Sonodyne Alaap 80W Wireless Bluetooth Speaker for Home with Rigid Wooden Cabinet, High Fidelity Audio, Duet Mode, Class D Amplifiers, Remote Controlled (Black)

Diverse input range both digital & analog ( usb, , bluetooth, aux........... ; aestestic design & looks; awsome functionality & easy installation too; brilliant sound quality. Remote is simple, but full operationality: forwarding songs, playing pausing, input switching.......on connected device. Sound is brilliant, bought an 80 w model & it's loud, with full sound clarity.Experimented with various music genre's Rock, Electronic, Metal, even Extreme Metal genre's too; sound's exceptional. Brilliant made in India product still ex....... primenting and so far so awsome as India and the phenomena Music........

About 30-35 years ago, I had a sonodyne system. The sound was good. But the amplifier had lot of problems. In my city there wasn’t a soul to repair. The system used to work for a month and not work the next two. Although it sounded great, my overall experience was pathetic. So pathetic that I forgot it as I grew up.I have heard Bose, Elac, Polk Audio, Bang and Olufsen and many others and satisfied with all of them. And one fine day I saw that Sonodyne has Alaap, Bandish and Malhar. I was skeptical. But then my childhood got reminded and decided that I will buy alaap thinking it will be small in size.Although I wanted to buy Bandish, due to space constraints I bought Alaap which saved me money as well. Alaap finally arrived. To my surprise it was larger than I imagined. Now let’s get down to business than nostalgia.As far as the design is concerned, sonodyne needs to get a product designer. The top panel is very crude, the back panel is horrendous with a gazillion screws. The glaring make in India lion giving the false assumption that Indian products will be bad looking. Well the cribbing ends here. It was extremely well packed and it took me about half an hour to keep removing cover after cover and side boards to even get a sight of the speaker.Connected my phone via Bluetooth. Connected quite easily. Played 2 songs, just 2 - Fly me to the moon by Frank Sinatra and Love by Nat Cole King. I was impressed by the quality. Lows are good for 60Hz and I thought they would be non existent literally. Highs aren’t a shrill and the only problem is with a garbled or not so pronounced mid range. But then it’s still good. Sound is well balanced and rounded. Packs the punch. Well sonodyne has exceeded itself well. 17500 is a bit too on a slightly higher side. But it sounds simply superb. Hopefully, the electronics won’t go bad. Today is my first day and I shall update the after few weeks again.5 star for the sound quality. Yes, I am proud that this is a truly make in India beauty.UpdatesAs claimed by the company the sound is neutral. It doesn’t add any additional bass. I listened to some tracks by the weeknd and they sounded good. Revelacion by Selena Gomez couldn’t take up too lows. However the modern ballads like De una vez, save your tears and I feel it coming sound beautiful. The soundstage is slightly packed and not very open. This could be due to smaller sized speakers. Instrument sounds are pristine. May be the next variant Bandish will be able to handle these flaws better.Some more additionsUse a decent lossless music source. Apple Music and Spotify premium did the work. I used some random aux cable and the sound was way too muffled and low when I connected it to my computer. I then changed to a better quality aux cable with gold plated jacks. This made it sound much better. I haven’t tried the optical out yet.

The speaker is very stylish with crisp audio both the mids and bass is great with a balanced treble for a super music experience.

I bought Alaap last July as an impulse buy! As someone who owns a few Sonos products, the first two weeks I was a bit upset (probably a bit high on expectation) that it did not sound upto the mark. However, over a period it settled quite nicely as an amazing personal speaker, and stays produly in my bedroom bookshelf - could be that the burn-in (without getting in to myth or fact) worked out well. It has a decently wide soundstage and enough bass for a pleasent listening experience. I have it hooked to an Amazon echo device and that coverts it in to a smart speaker. For the price, I think it beats every other brand that we are obsessed with.

Before 37 years I had bought Sonodyne SCR 1050 model, to reminisce those experience I again buy Sonodyne Alaap. With high frequency and beautiful sound it produces amazing song. Every music lover should buy Sonodyne once

Stunning looks and absolutely pleasure to ears

Probably among the top wired BT speakers you can get in this price range. Very well tuned, natural and full sound with decent amount of bass. Only downside is that this is not a portable speaker as it is on the heavy side and requires a power connection. However, still recommend if you are looking for a high quality audio product for your home.

Look is awesome. Sound is very good. It gives a vintage look with new features.