Pioneer - Elite Powered Wireless Smart Speaker (Each) - Black

I was excited to get this speaker but it only has two pros and more cons. The speaker is very loud for it size. The blue bright light when communicating with speaker is cool. Alexa feature is horrible, When trying to communicate u find urself yelling and repeating urself a lot. Apple Music was an updated feature added to amazon but this speaker still states it can’t play Apple Music even if ur pair threw the app for the speaker so u will see ur Apple Music is pair with the app but it says Apple Music not allowed. It doesn’t pair Bluetooth with any device. It will only pair with other speakers that’s connected with ur WiFi. I own 5 smart speakers this is the loudest but it’s the worst I own. Only speaker worst in MY OPINION Samsung radiant 360 R1. Hated it so bad I give it away. Best and my favorite is the Insignia voice smart Bluetooth wireless google assistant speaker. I purchased 5 for Christmas 3 small 2 large only the large is wireless kept 1 of the large one. Love it.

I am going to try to keep this fairly short but since there are only a few reviews I want this to be an in depth review. This product is nearly flawless for the Home Smart Speaker Market and is truly ELITE. 1) Setup is done via the Pioneer Music Control App for Android or iOS. 2) The unit is essentially two Amazon Echo Gen 2 Units in one attractive package that plays in true stereo due to the discrete switching amplifiers. 3) The Bass Frequency Response is down to 28 Hz - 20 kHz and it delivers the right amount of bass punch at any volume setting from low to high. The music will fill up to a medium size great room with sound and you can set up a group of rooms or use the app to control each speaker individually. 4) The Alexa integration is fantastic and works flawlessly with additional setup options available using the Amazon Alexa app. 5) For the advanced user it has the option to setup the unit with a fixed ip address which in a household with a dozen devices running and communicating with each other it is a must for managing them on the network. 6) Other features include; 4 preset buttons, 5 GHz & 2.4 GHz band setup, auxiliary audio input and a line output. 7) This unit does not have bluetooth capabilities which is not really required because streaming over Wi-Fi is more efficient, better quality, and a more stable connection. 8) Suggested improvements are a short list and only minor - The buttons on the top of the unit are not clearly marked with white like the mute microphone button, limited documentation on updating the firmware, the preset buttons only work with Pandora, and can only be programmed when starting music from the Pioneer Music Control App. The Pioneer ELITE Smart Speaker F4 is a steal at a $150.00 price point (On Sale) and clearly outperforms the Sonos One at $200, the Amazon Echo Plus at $150, the JBL Link 20 at $150, and the massive Google Home Max at $400. It is a must buy if you are in the market for a smart speaker with Alexa and enjoy listening to music!

The speaker is a quality product but lacks in what I was expecting. I had to download 3 apps to set this speaker up. Then trying to link my Pandora and Spotify accounts I find out that this speaker does not support those. I had to plug my phone directly into the speaker and use the apps through my phone to listen to my music. The speaker did work with Amazon music but that appeared to be the only music app that would work. I ended up returning the speaker.

It took me awhile to actually use this speaker ( I'm a speaker junkie with too many to count - please help me!). When I did, I had no luck connecting it to my WiFi. I decided to use an AudioQuest auxillary line-in cord from my phone and iPod. Sounded really good. Nice balance and little distortion at full volume. This speaker is nicely made. Not the best sounding speaker out there, but far from the worst. Great for the price I paid on sale.

I read a lot of reviews before purchasing this speaker and truth be told most were negative,but the price was to good to pass up and so far we are happy with it. It did take a little time to connect to wifi but after it connected we have been pleased.

Got this on Best Buy deal of the day for $49.99, at this price point this is a great buy. However at $199.99 may be questionable cause at times the connection will cutoff for no apparent reason, 2nd it took quite sometime to get the speaker up and going,even for someone like me that has a high degree of technical knowledge. The lack of Bluetooth is also a negative and is not really portable as it must be plugged in. Alexa is responsive and the sound quality is the best I have heard from a speaker of this size. At $49.99 this is a great speaker, even at $99.99 would be a great buy, any higher not so much.

I have been using this speaker for about a week, and I have mixed feelings. Keep in mind, this is a speaker at its heart, not a "smart control device"; it would not replace a echo dot/spot. Alexa supplements its functionality. So, I am reviewing this as a speaker and music player. First, the hardware. I was disappointed to find that there is no way to fine tune the treble/bass settings. This could possibly be alleviated if you group this with other speakers (I simply don't know), but I doubt it based on the limits of the Pioneer Music and DTS apps. Now, on to the software. You will need at least 3 apps on your tablet or mobile device to setup and control the speaker. You get a few options through the Pioneer app, such as the use of DLNA servers, that you won't get through Alexa and voice commands. This leaves you feeling like you need a "remote" for the speaker. I use Spotify and found that you can play music through the speaker by going through the Spotify app itself. Alexa and Pioneer apps do not do this natively. Overall, happy with the speaker, but it could stand to have a few more options to get a few more tweaks out of the system.

This is a great sounding speaker. The problem is that it always disconnects from the network, even when you select to have it stay connected. It is frustrating to keep reconnecting the speaker, since it uses a different app than Alexa. It is well built, but annoying to use.