While the speakers coming from mainstream electronics companies like Samsung, LG, and the like can be sleek, they are never known to be out of the ordinary in the styling department like, say, a speaker that is incognito as a picture frame or a transparent box that spits out lyrics of the song being played. But that changed earlier this year at CES 2024 when Samsung introduced the Music Frame Smart Speaker.
The Samsung Music Frame is the electronics giant’s most creative speaker yet. It is Samsung’s take on creating a speaker that blends into the home, just like The Frame TV. However, the Music Frame does have a digital display to masquerade itself as a picture frame; it is a picture frame that lets you display the good’ol printed photos or art pictures.
The Music Frame is not just a picture frame slapped with a hidden speaker system and audio streaming circuitry; in addition to displaying your own printed photos, and artwork, you can also personalize it with a different color bezel.
At a glance, it looks just like a sleek, contemporary picture frame but in reality, it is a 120 W 2.0 speaker system that packs no less than 6 speakers which include a pair of woofers, two mid-range drivers, and two tweeters.
The speaker, which supports Dolby Atmos audio, is not just a standalone speaker that you can place on the table or mount on the wall; it supports Samsung Q-Symphony letting it become part of your home theater system, playing sound from soundbar and TV speakers at the same time to enhance the surround sound experience.
Other features include automatic sound calibration to the room, an adaptive sound that lets you hear voices better even at low volume, smart integrations with popular voice assistants, Chromecast built-in, support AirPlay, support Spotify Connect, Tidal (Hi-Fi) Connect, tap (with your phone) to start listening, Hi-Res Audio decoding, support 2.4/5 GHz WiFi, Bluetooth 5.2, and more.
The Samsung Music Frame can be had for US$399.99.
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