The Romfield Stereo Cubes: A New Era in Sound Quality
When it comes to sound quality, there are few things more subjective than personal preference. What sounds good to one person may not resonate with another, and what matters most is that the speakers can deliver the kind of performance you want from your music. For those who value clarity and precision, the Romfield Stereo Cubes offer a unique solution that sets them apart from other speaker systems on the market.
The design language of the Stereo Cubes is unmistakably German, with a throwback look mixed with modern touches. The industrial design aesthetic is bold and distinctive, with clean lines and minimal ornamentation. While it may not be for everyone, the look alone is enough to make these speakers stand out from the crowd.
But what really matters is how they sound. The Stereo Cubes feature two drivers - a tweeter for the highs and a mid-base driver - each powered by 160W of amp containing in the master unit. This may seem like a lot, but trust us when we say that it's just enough to make these speakers truly shine. In our testing, we found that the Stereo Cubes offered crisp, detailed sound with none of the mushiness or blandness that can often be present in other speakers.
One of the standout features of the Stereo Cubes is their lack of bass reflex response. Unlike the 1M, which had a dedicated down firing subwoofer for added thump on the low end, the Stereo Cubes rely solely on their drivers to deliver the deep sounds. And it's here that we found them truly impressive. The mid-range is clear and articulate, with none of the haze or distortion that can often plague other speakers.
The rear of the main cabinet houses a line-in Ethernet USB port, reset setup button, and speaker outport to connect to a passive speaker. A power switch and power plug are located in the bottom right-hand corner of the case. While the Stereo Cubes may not be particularly small or light, they're still compact enough to fit on most desktops.
The Romfield App: A Mixed Bag
One area where the Stereo Cubes fall short is in their app. Unfortunately, it hasn't changed much since our review of the 1M. The lack of Apple Music support is a major glaring flaw - if you're an Apple user, this speaker system may not be for you. However, if you're using Spotify, non-drm music from iTunes, or iTunes Match with local files, the app works well enough.
One positive note: the Stereo Cubes do offer seamless integration with the Spotify app, allowing you to control the speakers directly from within the app itself. This is a big plus for fans of the platform.
Multi-Room Audio and Beyond
Another feature that sets the Stereo Cubes apart is their multi-room audio capabilities. If you own both the 1M and the Stereo Cubes, you can play music in two locations at once - perfect for those with large homes or multiple rooms to fill. The Stereo Cubes also support streaming audio directly from analog RCA inputs on either device.
In our testing, we found that these features were seamless and intuitive to use. However, the lack of Google Play Music support is still a major drawback - it's not clear when this will be implemented, but it's something to keep in mind if you're an Android user.
Overall, the Romfield Stereo Cubes are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to sound quality. While they may not have everything, from bass reflex response to Apple Music support, they deliver in so many other areas that we can forgive these shortcomings.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enback in August we took a look at the romfield 1M wireless speaker and today we're taking a look at the romfield stereo cubes so obviously the biggest difference between the 1M and the stereo cubes is that you get two of these things and you get a real Stereo Sound Stage which is going to make a huge difference in the way you listen to these speakers now what isn't different is the industrial design language it's sort of a throwback look mixed with modern and Tech these are German design speakers that are meant to be seen as much as heard now sadly unlike the 1M you don't have any memory preset buttons but you do have the volume up volume down and your power button and these are only on the active speaker now romfield does include a detachable speaker Grill you can just pull off like this and that will reveal the drivers now in each speaker you have two drivers a tweeter for the highs and a mid-base driver and each of these drivers is powered by the 160 W amp containing in the master unit so that's 40 WTS a piece for each driver now there is a difference in the way these speakers sound when compared to the 1M the 1M had its own dedicated down firing subwoofer which gave it a lot of thump on the low end and that coupled with the fact that you just don't get the flexibility that you get from a single speaker system you're not going to get that same base reflex response that you get from the 1M and that's not a bad thing I actually find that the highs and the mid-range is a little more crisp on the stereo cubes you're not going to have the same amount of of thundering bass that you get with the 1M but I find that that's a good thing for most genres of music now on the rear of the main cabinet you have a line in Ethernet USB port reset setup button and a speaker outport to connect to the passive speaker now of course you also have your power switch and your power plug in the bottom right hand corner of the case now the stereo cubes aren't particularly light and they aren't particularly small looks can be deceiving these are solid just make sure you have enough desktop real estate to fit these cubes on your desk now the romfield app unfortunately hasn't changed much since I reviewed the 1M you still can use title you can use Spotify you can use TuneIn streaming services and a few others but you're not going to find Apple music that is a glaring flaw for anyone who's in the Apple ecosystem anyone who uses Apple music you can still use non drrm music from iTunes and for music that you that you sync locally or that you use iTunes match with but you're not going to be able to use apple music tracks at all I just simply won't work and even the iTunes music that you purchase I find that it doesn't display very well you can see the missing album artwork uh just not a very polished experience with the app the app is a little complex it's just not as streamlined and as polished as something like a Sono system for instance which does support apple music so that is a definite strike against romfield hopefully they can make their app a little bit better I will say if you're a Spotify user though it's pretty good because you can actually control the romfield speakers directly from the Spotify app you don't really have to interface with the romfield app at all so ladies and gentlemen that is a look at the romfield stereo cubes great sounding speakers wonderful sound actually you also have access to cool things like multi-room audio so if you own for instance a 1M and you own a pair of stereo cubes you can play music in two locations at the same time you can also stream audio directly from the analog RCA inputs on either device so say I had a turntable that I hooked up to the uh stereo cubes I can actually stream that music to my 1M in another location inside my house which is pretty awesome but the downside the biggest glaring downside is the lack of Apple music support it even will support Google play music in the future but that has been delayed a few times so we're still waiting on that as well so if you're an Android User that's something to keep in mind Google play music will be coming via Google cast in the future but it's not not here just yet so we talked about the romfield 1M back in August and this is going to give you a little bit more flexibility because it's a single speaker unit it has that down firing dedicated subwoofer for a little extra on the low end but you don't get the same level of stereo separation that is possible with the stereo cubes and that's where these speakers definitely shine so ladies and gentlemen if you'd like to know more please check out our post over at 9 to5 Mac it's linked in the description and let me know what you guys think Down Below in the comments section this is Jeff with 9 to-5 Macback in August we took a look at the romfield 1M wireless speaker and today we're taking a look at the romfield stereo cubes so obviously the biggest difference between the 1M and the stereo cubes is that you get two of these things and you get a real Stereo Sound Stage which is going to make a huge difference in the way you listen to these speakers now what isn't different is the industrial design language it's sort of a throwback look mixed with modern and Tech these are German design speakers that are meant to be seen as much as heard now sadly unlike the 1M you don't have any memory preset buttons but you do have the volume up volume down and your power button and these are only on the active speaker now romfield does include a detachable speaker Grill you can just pull off like this and that will reveal the drivers now in each speaker you have two drivers a tweeter for the highs and a mid-base driver and each of these drivers is powered by the 160 W amp containing in the master unit so that's 40 WTS a piece for each driver now there is a difference in the way these speakers sound when compared to the 1M the 1M had its own dedicated down firing subwoofer which gave it a lot of thump on the low end and that coupled with the fact that you just don't get the flexibility that you get from a single speaker system you're not going to get that same base reflex response that you get from the 1M and that's not a bad thing I actually find that the highs and the mid-range is a little more crisp on the stereo cubes you're not going to have the same amount of of thundering bass that you get with the 1M but I find that that's a good thing for most genres of music now on the rear of the main cabinet you have a line in Ethernet USB port reset setup button and a speaker outport to connect to the passive speaker now of course you also have your power switch and your power plug in the bottom right hand corner of the case now the stereo cubes aren't particularly light and they aren't particularly small looks can be deceiving these are solid just make sure you have enough desktop real estate to fit these cubes on your desk now the romfield app unfortunately hasn't changed much since I reviewed the 1M you still can use title you can use Spotify you can use TuneIn streaming services and a few others but you're not going to find Apple music that is a glaring flaw for anyone who's in the Apple ecosystem anyone who uses Apple music you can still use non drrm music from iTunes and for music that you that you sync locally or that you use iTunes match with but you're not going to be able to use apple music tracks at all I just simply won't work and even the iTunes music that you purchase I find that it doesn't display very well you can see the missing album artwork uh just not a very polished experience with the app the app is a little complex it's just not as streamlined and as polished as something like a Sono system for instance which does support apple music so that is a definite strike against romfield hopefully they can make their app a little bit better I will say if you're a Spotify user though it's pretty good because you can actually control the romfield speakers directly from the Spotify app you don't really have to interface with the romfield app at all so ladies and gentlemen that is a look at the romfield stereo cubes great sounding speakers wonderful sound actually you also have access to cool things like multi-room audio so if you own for instance a 1M and you own a pair of stereo cubes you can play music in two locations at the same time you can also stream audio directly from the analog RCA inputs on either device so say I had a turntable that I hooked up to the uh stereo cubes I can actually stream that music to my 1M in another location inside my house which is pretty awesome but the downside the biggest glaring downside is the lack of Apple music support it even will support Google play music in the future but that has been delayed a few times so we're still waiting on that as well so if you're an Android User that's something to keep in mind Google play music will be coming via Google cast in the future but it's not not here just yet so we talked about the romfield 1M back in August and this is going to give you a little bit more flexibility because it's a single speaker unit it has that down firing dedicated subwoofer for a little extra on the low end but you don't get the same level of stereo separation that is possible with the stereo cubes and that's where these speakers definitely shine so ladies and gentlemen if you'd like to know more please check out our post over at 9 to5 Mac it's linked in the description and let me know what you guys think Down Below in the comments section this is Jeff with 9 to-5 Mac\n"
