Audio Pro Addon C3
£180
Audio Pro’s strategy for its Addon range of wireless speakers has been pretty simple. Nail the design and sound quality for the standard Bluetooth models, then roll out multi-room versions of the same speakers.
It might be simple, but it has proved extremely effective, as four What Hi-fi? Awards in a row shows. And the accolade is as well deserved as it ever was because this is a neat package with attractive proportions, a carry handle and battery, although it isn’t lightweight enough to be carted around in a rucksack all day. It’s probably more suited to placing on a patio or putting on a desktop.
The C3 is basically the multi-room, wi-fi version of the Addon T3. From the front it looks almost identical – the 9cm woofer splitting a pair of 75mm tweeters in what we’ve affectionately dubbed Audio Pro’s ‘koala’ configuration
Wi-fi and multi-room are welcome features, although we would also have liked to see a USB port (as on the original T3). There is, though, an ethernet socket for hardwiring into your home network.
The level of refinement on offer from such a small package is hugely impressive. The C3 delivers the lead vocal from Chvrches’ Miracle with a sweet and pure tone. At both high and low volumes the speaker excels, and has no problem filling a decent-sized room with quality sound. The C3 manages to sound weighty, delving deep and rendering each note with detail and texture. By multi-room speaker standards, this is a remarkably refined performance.
Pro Audio’s Addon C3 is a superb multi-room speaker, and a worthy four-time winner of this Award.