Baby got FLAC
When it comes
to file formats, the
Drumfire isn’t fussy.
It can support MP3,
WMA, AAC, FLAC
and Apple Lossless
tracks.
TESTED AUDIO PRO DRUMFIRELarge, loud and lots of fun, Audio Pro’s
300-Watt Drumfire speaker duo is a
multiroom lion among the hyenas
QThe Audio Pro Drumfire is a
disastrous proposition in a national
lockdown, because to get anywhere
close to its 300W limit you really
need the neighbours to be out,
or better still residing in the next
postcode. You can even stereo-pair
two, although we’re too frightened.QLooking like a luxury guitar amp
stack, it’s actually two devices in
one, wrapped in faux leather with
hand-stitched threads, topped off
by an aluminium control panel and
accents. It’s beautifully conceived
and a sophisticated statement
piece when placed in a corner.QThe lower half is home to an 8in
long-throw 200W subwoofer with
phase and crossover controls. The
top half is a class-D amplifier with
two 1in textile-domed tweeters
and two more long-throw woofers,
this time 4.5 inches each. That’s a
lot of woof.QIt’s hugely versatile in terms
of connectivity, but there are a
couple of caveats. With Bluetooth
4 and Apple AirPlay you can only
enable multiroom via the Audio Pro
app, and so can’t mix and match
with other speaker brands.QAll is forgiven once you fire it
up and run it in, because hand
on heart this is the loudest,
most belly-rumbling but also
sophisticated and subtle speaker
stack we’ve clapped ears on
outside of a gig venue. Combine
two and you’d create a truly
colossal PA system.Despite some multiroom awkwardness, this might just be the best wireless speaker
we’ve heard for under £800. Naim’s second-gen Mu-so (450W) and Mu-so Qb
(300W) are certainly vying to be king of the Pride Lands, but neither can be paired
for stereo – and while that idea fills us with trepidation, it’s a feather in Audio Pro’s
cap. For now, though, we’ll err on the side of neighbourly empathy.A sonic titan
that’s hugely
impressive as
well as just huge
James DayBaby got stack
STUFF SAYS One of the most absurd and grin-inducing wireless speakers ever +++++
Audio 300W, 2x 1in tweeters,
2x 4.5in woofers, 1x 8in sub
Connectivity Bluetooth 4, Wi-Fi,
Apple Airplay, RCA, 3.5mm aux,
Ethernet Dimensions
650x520x190mm, 16.6kgQ I’ve seen the sources
Bluetooth, AirPlay, Works with
Alexa, Spotify Connect, major
streaming services, NAS drives,
turntables, CD players, DJ
controllers, Wi-Fi presets: the
Drumfire can cope with it all...
but forget Chromecast built-in.Q Uptown top spanking
That top unit is a solid speaker in
its own right. It’s called the D-1
and costs £350. It does feel a bit
flat on its own – but that’s just as
well, because buying it without
the subwoofer would be like
buying cannoli without the filling.£650 / stuff.tv/DrumfireTech specs