"iLoud feels more like a musicians' product... it sounds significantly better and if IK Multimedia's intention was to create a portable monitoring solution that's a step ahead of the pack, it seems to have succeeded."
MusicRadar's Ben Rogerson has taken a first look at iLoud and was certainly impressed: "If IK Multimedia's intention was to create a portable monitoring solution that's a step ahead of the pack, they seem to have succeeded."
Here some more of Ben's comments:
"A portable, Bluetooth-enabled product, this is designed to give you 'studio monitor sound' anywhere and everywhere you go."
"We've just taken delivery of an iLoud, and first impressions are pretty favourable. It's about as wide as an iPad is long but not quite as tall ... it feels like it could handle being slung in a bag and carted around."
"We should point out that it's not just iOS devices that the iLoud will sync with - we successfully paired it to both an iPad and an Android phone. If you want to use a cabled audio connection, a mini-jack input is included to help you out."
"The final connection is an interesting one - a 1/4-inch Guitar/Mic input that works like an iRig audio interface in that it sends its signal to any connected iOS device ... It's a nice little feature that helps to make the iLoud feel more like a musicians' product than a straight-up 'music listening' one."
"The good news is that it also sounds significantly better than many of its cheaper rivals, and - as its name suggests – delivers plenty of volume."
And Ben's final conclusion is:
"if IK Multimedia's intention was to create a portable monitoring solution that's a step ahead of the pack, it seems to have succeeded."
Read the full MusicRadar review here
Learn more about iLoud here