Harman Kardon Aura Studio 3

Pretty powerful, great sounding and chic looking audio system with a built-in subwoofer. Compared to the previous model, the Aura Studio 3 has a new tinted acrylic body, perforated driver bezels and updated backlighting. It also became larger (dimensions 283.6 x 232 x 232 mm) and heavier (3.6 kg) than the Aura Studio 2. Like all representatives of the Aura series, this device belongs to the upper price segment and is made for connoisseurs of non-trivial things.

A transparent acrylic dome, through which you can see a non-standard convex speaker with an unusual backlight, literally draws attention to your own person. However, outrageousness is far from the most important trait of Aura Studio. With a built-in subwoofer and a set of six midrange/tweeters, the Aura delivers 360-degree sound and the music spreads evenly throughout the room.

The power of the built-in amplifier has increased to 130 watts, so the headroom is usually enough even for a fairly large room. Additional features are not particularly rich: it is possible to control playback and sound settings from a smartphone, there is a separate audio output and a USB port for updating the firmware. That's all: there is no voice assistant, support for Multiroom and AirPlay 2, as in other popular smart speakers. The built-in battery is also not provided, the power is supplied from the network.