RIVA ARENA Black – Multiroom Wi-Fi Speaker, Bluetooth, Chromecast, Airplay, Google Home DNLA 50W Black

I absolutely love this product. First: the sound is really rich and detailed, and it easily fills a medium/large room. Second: its support for multiple protocols is really comprehensive. Setting up the device with Google Home was very easy. I already have 2 other wifi speakers connected through chromecast and the Riva just blended seamlessly into the network. I could include it in the group of speakers and play synchronised music from all 3 speakers at the same time. (Playing music through each speaker individually is of course also supported.) Very uncommon for a single device: the Riva supports AirPlay as well! This was a major issue with my other two speakers: I had to choose between AirPlay and Chromecast, going for the latter in the end because I needed to use them with non-Apple devices and it would blend with my NAS setup much more straightforwardly (not to mention multi-room etc). With the Riva I get the best of both worlds: I can stream music to it from my NAS, or simply from my Mac. The wide support for protocols is in my opinion the strongest unique selling point of this speaker. The device itself is polished and feels sturdy. I am not planning to take it on the go but it's interesting to have the option (it has a "away" mode where the speaker acts as a hub). I haven't explored the customisation offered by the Wand app yet. All in all, very impressed with the product, would absolutely recommend it!

I wanted this primarily because it was the only speaker I could find that was supposed to be fully Apple airplay compatible, with good sound quality and didn't come bundled with Alexa, or Siri or whatever else. The reality is the sound quality is poor with no defined bass or treble, just middle and muddy and, worst of all it doesn't show up as multi selectable as an air play device by the lastest Apple TV 4K. Selectable as a single speaker yes, but not selectable with others. This did however work from iTunes so I'm guessing Riva have missed something. Amazon refunded me without quibble and so 2 stars it is. I've since bought an Apple HomePod... which truly is amazing sound quality and I'v just switched siri off. Works perfectly.

Don't bother with this product, electronik are scams, they will make you pay extra for battery built-in and deliver without battery and when you contact them they simple refuse you ordered battery built-in. Waste of time and money. Wish I had bought from curry's pc world.

I have two of these ...Can't fault them at all. Sound great and easy to incorporate into an existing Chromecast network. On setting up I would advise setting up on Google Home app wiith the speaker in a strong WiFi signal area and then moving it to it's eventual location. (If the speaker loses WiFi on setting up it's a pain). Bluetooth and an auxillary socket means all options are covered well into the future. Even though each individual speaker plays in stereo using the Trillium option, if you have two they can be stereo paired by using the Riva Wand app to dedicate one to play the right channel and the other speaker to play the left. Put the 2 speakers into a Home group and you have your stereo pair...and with better stereo imaging they sound even better!!

I'd give it strong 4 stars, but power supplying design is real concern for us as we have to small kids. Because PSU is built into speaker the AC 240V power cable have to be connected directly to speaker instead of solution with external PSU where speaker is feed with DC power (usually 5 to 12 Volts) where contact may be not pleasant but shouldn't cause any serious harm. Unfortunately cable on speaker side may be very easy detached even by small baby so I think this is something that should be re-designed and improved for sake of safety customers with families and kids. Especially that speaker can be used with battery pack so it will be detached and power cable may be left unattended. A side of above issue this is really nice speaker, great portability with attached battery, decent sound, hi resolution DAC, plenty of bass (can be adjusted to your preference). It's even emulating stereo as much as possible by playing left and right channel from side speakers. We really like it. You can enjoy it at home connected standard electric socket or take it with you with attached battery (don't remember anymore if it is provided with speaker) and enjoy it in garden, park or camping site (if allowed) etc. even in car. Battery last for quite a long time, few hours (depends from volume level etc) and its not dying after 1h ;) We have it already few years and it still fully functional. Wifi connectivity much more robust than BT (blutooth) so no more annoying disconnections when you leave the room with speaker.