B&O are horrible at durability, all B&O speakers I've owned have distorted low end within a few months. Try a freq. spectrum response test at loud levels, B&O will lose them all.
Anonymous Pro Beoplay Products absolut right, heavy bass problems. B&O (Bang&Olufsen) Speakers never distort. I own Beolab 18 and they sound great. The bass heavily roll off at 60 Hz - and stay always clear. Some Subbass is missing for Metal or Trance, but can i can live with this. Beoplay ist „Chinaschrott“ B&O is premium.
Excellent comparison. With new firmware more musical/enjoyable as the bass provides foundation for the music. But old firmware better for classical music due to the clarity and openness
Great review as always Speaker Toni. Spanish Harlem sounds amazing on the "old" Reykjavik, when Vifa finally get the mid and treble right on the "new" Reykjavik, this will be the bluetooth speaker to beat in 2018!
Very nice video! Unfortunately every company would like to release its products free of any defect but there is no product without flaws and it may happen to go on the market with a product which is not 100 % as expected just because the market does not wait for you.. competition is strong. For this reason I would not blame Vifa.. if not for false claimings.
I really love the looks of this speaker. Most of my music is not very bass-driven, but vocals are important, unusual instruments, acoustic, etc... Looking for a small speaker that doesn't look like a speaker and doesn't have big branding, and this one comes closest. Will place it on a side-board for music all across livingroom/open kitchen (thus kind of 360 degrees sound important), and on lower volume mostly. It's right at the top of my budget. Would you chose this one, or do you have another idea?
The vifa's mids sound really pleasing but is not actually that neutral. It's actually slightly boxy around 300-500 ish. Upper midrange though is detailed. Denon treble is also too bright for me but still one of the best in the class.
I am thinking Toni when comparing the two reykjavik’s that maybe it’s posdible the material wool cover makes the sound less clear than that of the the metal grill ? 🎶😚
Overall sound is better in Denon, also nice stereo seperation. What about low level listening in Vifa? because Denon is so successful with that as well.
Nice comparison, thanks. At this stage, considering both the former and the new updated firmware of the Vifa Reykjavik, is the B&O BeoPlay A1 an option which you would consider instead?
My gf bought recently a 2nd gen A1 and I bought a Reykjavik. Vifa's bass is better. The mids and highs feel slightly cleaner on the A1. The A1 sounded also louder to me but gets quite distorted at higher volumes.
thanks for another informative and helpful video Toni.. ! I didn't like the other fella's comment about blahblah but he does have a bit of a point because you repeat yourself a lot in this video, it's late, and I'm very tired. no hard feelings cos it's well worth it for the benefits you bring..
Dunno if you guys gives a shit but if you're stoned like me atm you can stream pretty much all the latest movies on instaflixxer. Have been binge watching with my brother for the last months =)
Thanks for so nice review! One question that bothers me about Denon is its tonality at low-mid-loud volume levels. Is it changing its tonal balance as you turn the volume up? I've heard it has kinda bug which reduces bass at low volumes and increases at higher (which is the opposite to the right tonal compensation when gears push more bass at low volumes and reduce at high). COuld you please express how Denon behaves when you listen at low, mid and loud sound levels? thx
Hi Speaker Toni, do you think it's worth it to pair those for stéréo now? And if I have a device that supports bt 2.1+edr only, would it be worth it to connect with jack?
Speaker Toni I did and they were prompt and very helpful. Just picked up the Stockholm and am impressed. These vifa products are great... Thanks Toni, you have awesome content.
I just made a small boombox overview and review video on the JBL boombox by itself and 2 units playing together and I don't exactly have good mics so I directed people towards your channel for the audio part since you have a decible reading video and higher quality mics. Thought you should know and nice video :-)
hello bro good video !! i have a question is .You need to prove the speakers x-mini because i have the go play and studio 3 and x mini me and the sound are incredible for the sizes sound like a big speaker and is another version more new that have bluethot x mini we this thing is so small .
Ein wenig wie die A1 - als erstes eher.. hm.. aber nach dem "großen" Update klingen beide echt gut und nun sehr nahe bei einander, kommt hier jetzt echt glaub ich mehr aufs Design an / Material an. :)
okay the update is pretty good but the denon is still way better for modern anc others song ... bass and trble are better one the denon but lids are similar on the 2 !
Toni one question: but this new version is also available for you or for all?im gonna buy the rekiavjk,if i got it on official site, they ll send me the speaker with new version?comparison with denon is it louder?thanks
emmearchitect the new version will ship in February. If you buy one now you’ll get the old version which you can update tho. It’s about as loud as the Denon but with quite a bit more compression and especially volume dropping on max volume.
Scott's reviews a9... I don’t know why it had this problem. It’s the first time this happened to me. I think I tapped something that was too close to focus on that’s why it got confused.
To my ears the Denon sounds much more hi fi than the Vifa. The stereo imaging of the Denon is the difference for me. I just love the full sound of the Denon. The Vifa sounds very closed in. To me it’s not even close. Denon the much more impressive speaker.
Wow, nice update. Still going to go for the denon, but Vifa sure still needed to do this update.
The inevitable comparison would between the Vifa and the B & O A1.
B&O are horrible at durability, all B&O speakers I've owned have distorted low end within a few months. Try a freq. spectrum response test at loud levels, B&O will lose them all.
Anonymous Pro Beoplay Products absolut right, heavy bass problems. B&O (Bang&Olufsen) Speakers never distort. I own Beolab 18 and they sound great. The bass heavily roll off at 60 Hz - and stay always clear. Some Subbass is missing for Metal or Trance, but can i can live with this. Beoplay ist „Chinaschrott“ B&O is premium.
Kann man zwei Recyas pairen? Wäre das besser als ein Helsinki?
@@Dr.AnonymousPro : what type of b&o you have is distorted low base ? I have m5 and it has a good low base.
@@Dr.AnonymousPro Thats the way how Bang and Olufsen tune their audios they don't make the bass higher. Their products aren't for bouncy musics.
the video starts at about 10:25
The moving focus is nice actually... shows that it is video instead of still pic since nothing else was moving... 😁👍
Excellent comparison. With new firmware more musical/enjoyable as the bass provides foundation for the music. But old firmware better for classical music due to the clarity and openness
Great review as always Speaker Toni. Spanish Harlem sounds amazing on the "old" Reykjavik, when Vifa finally get the mid and treble right on the "new" Reykjavik, this will be the bluetooth speaker to beat in 2018!
Very nice video!
Unfortunately every company would like to release its products free of any defect but there is no product without flaws and it may happen to go on the market with a product which is not 100 % as expected just because the market does not wait for you.. competition is strong. For this reason I would not blame Vifa.. if not for false claimings.
I really love the looks of this speaker. Most of my music is not very bass-driven, but vocals are important, unusual instruments, acoustic, etc... Looking for a small speaker that doesn't look like a speaker and doesn't have big branding, and this one comes closest. Will place it on a side-board for music all across livingroom/open kitchen (thus kind of 360 degrees sound important), and on lower volume mostly. It's right at the top of my budget. Would you chose this one, or do you have another idea?
Wonderful video Toni... if not the wider sound stage of the denon, I would say the Vifa sounds better. A very good improvement on Vifa last update.
The vifa's mids sound really pleasing but is not actually that neutral. It's actually slightly boxy around 300-500 ish. Upper midrange though is detailed. Denon treble is also too bright for me but still one of the best in the class.
I am thinking Toni when comparing the two reykjavik’s that maybe it’s posdible the material wool cover makes the sound less clear than that of the the metal grill ? 🎶😚
Hi! Can you show me how to update my Vifa city?
There will be new speakers from jbl this spring. Like the jbl xtreme 2, jbl go 2,and jbl clip 3. I hope you can check them out.
Carlos Guadiana I know
Update following today
Speaker Toni even sony is releasing new speakers
Overall sound is better in Denon, also nice stereo seperation. What about low level listening in Vifa? because Denon is so successful with that as well.
Nice comparison, thanks. At this stage, considering both the former and the new updated firmware of the Vifa Reykjavik, is the B&O BeoPlay A1 an option which you would consider instead?
My gf bought recently a 2nd gen A1 and I bought a Reykjavik. Vifa's bass is better. The mids and highs feel slightly cleaner on the A1. The A1 sounded also louder to me but gets quite distorted at higher volumes.
Hello I hope you can help me, how can i upgrade the Vifa Reykjavik, thanks Dear Sven
Schimi1974 it’s not a super easy process
You should ask the Vifa support for a exact “tutorial “
thanks for another informative and helpful video Toni.. ! I didn't like the other fella's comment about blahblah but he does have a bit of a point because you repeat yourself a lot in this video, it's late, and I'm very tired. no hard feelings cos it's well worth it for the benefits you bring..
Hello speaker toni ! I would like to know what is the firmware running on the white one (5.3 or 5.7) ? Thanks a lot !!
What would you recommend now between vifa Reykjavik and b&o a1?
Dunno if you guys gives a shit but if you're stoned like me atm you can stream pretty much all the latest movies on instaflixxer. Have been binge watching with my brother for the last months =)
@Stanley Melvin Yup, I have been using InstaFlixxer for since december myself =)
@Stanley Melvin Definitely, have been watching on instaflixxer for since december myself =)
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Thanks for so nice review! One question that bothers me about Denon is its tonality at low-mid-loud volume levels. Is it changing its tonal balance as you turn the volume up? I've heard it has kinda bug which reduces bass at low volumes and increases at higher (which is the opposite to the right tonal compensation when gears push more bass at low volumes and reduce at high). COuld you please express how Denon behaves when you listen at low, mid and loud sound levels? thx
Hi Speaker Toni, do you think it's worth it to pair those for stéréo now?
And if I have a device that supports bt 2.1+edr only, would it be worth it to connect with jack?
Fantastic stuff, nice post. I’m curious if the light cloth sounds different than the dark aluminum when running the same firmware.
also, where can this firmware be had? :)
You'll have to ask the Vifa support
Speaker Toni I did and they were prompt and very helpful. Just picked up the Stockholm and am impressed. These vifa products are great... Thanks Toni, you have awesome content.
I just made a small boombox overview and review video on the JBL boombox by itself and 2 units playing together and I don't exactly have good mics so I directed people towards your channel for the audio part since you have a decible reading video and higher quality mics. Thought you should know and nice video :-)
I recently wrote to customer support asking how to update the firmware and was told that you can't. Can anyone help me?
OMG the new JBL Xtreme 2 is so beautiful :O
Do you have the link for the firmware? Thank you!
Do you have the link for the firmware
The reverb tails sound natural on the vifa.
hello bro good video !! i have a question is .You need to prove the speakers x-mini because i have the go play and studio 3 and x mini me and the sound are incredible for the sizes sound like a big speaker and is another version more new that have bluethot x mini we this thing is so small .
Where is the firmware update link?
Ein wenig wie die A1 - als erstes eher.. hm.. aber nach dem "großen" Update klingen beide echt gut und nun sehr nahe bei einander, kommt hier jetzt echt glaub ich mehr aufs Design an / Material an. :)
Ty for the upload, still wondering is it worth the price
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okay the update is pretty good but the denon is still way better for modern anc others song ... bass and trble are better one the denon but lids are similar on the 2 !
Vocals are so nice and detailed in Vifa, more open sound...But as you said, Denon performs much better for powerful and modern musics...
@Speaker Toni, Where to get the firmware? Can you please share.
now the new firmware reykjavik compare with denon at MAX volume?
Would you please put the link down in here?
Toni one question: but this new version is also available for you or for all?im gonna buy the rekiavjk,if i got it on official site, they ll send me the speaker with new version?comparison with denon is it louder?thanks
emmearchitect the new version will ship in February.
If you buy one now you’ll get the old version which you can update tho.
It’s about as loud as the Denon but with quite a bit more compression and especially volume dropping on max volume.
thanks toni, denon seems really a must have!
Juuuhu Toni hast du dir den SACKIT MOVEit mal angehört ? Gruß
Do you think that now the vifa reykjavik can compete with the b&o A1?
Gianmarco Fantinuoli I think it even beats it
Is the Vifa omni directional like the A1 and Bose SL Revolve?
I would argue with this. IMO, Vifa is not 100% omni speaker which was designed with this in mind.
What the price in the us
What camera are u using? A7rii?
Scott's reviews a9...
I don’t know why it had this problem.
It’s the first time this happened to me.
I think I tapped something that was too close to focus on that’s why it got confused.
so the ones that got the old version (including me) can be updated?
Franz Ian Dy yes
sweet :) do you have the firmware and installation guide?
Hey toni the Jbl xtreme 2 has just been reviled at ces check it out
To my ears the Denon sounds much more hi fi than the Vifa. The stereo imaging of the Denon is the difference for me. I just love the full sound of the Denon. The Vifa sounds very closed in. To me it’s not even close. Denon the much more impressive speaker.
Luke MTECH maybe it’s more impressive but when you compare them objectively they are on one level
I think Denon tuned the speaker perfectly. The Vifa sounds better then it did but for me the larger sound field of the Denon is the difference.
The old firmware sounds better
now needs more treble
Focus of you camera......!!
Talk too much....