Smart Speakers

Smart Speakers are the latest way to get the most from your Bluetooth audio set-up. With new enhancements such as multi-room connectivity and Alexa integration, you can now verbally ask for songs to be played and change the atmosphere of your entire home in moments. Astounding for places of business and homes that host lots of parties!

Smart Speakers are the logical next step when it comes to affordable audio innovation. The power to transmit your Bluetooth signals across multiple speakers throughout the home will be in your hands and some models have Alexa integration too. Therefore at the touch of a button you can request songs from the worlds largest library of digital music or even ask a particular internet radio station be played. If you, like many others, have any burning questions or you simply need a recipe or a timer to be set, all problems are solved with our new range of Smart Speakers from TIBO.

What does a Smart Speaker do?

The advancements of Smart Speaker technology can be boiled down to the introduction of tactile app connectivity via a smart device such as a mobile phone or tablet. ‘Grouping’ as it’s known in this instance allows multiple smart speakers to connect to the same source of audio, giving you an expanded multiroom speaker system as a result! Not only this but smart speakers all across the market are making use of voice assistant technology such as Alexa but often times it seems you’re expected to pay through the nose for this addition. We visualise a set up of smart speakers being as integral to the modern home as Wi-Fi itself and you can get far more for your money by shopping for a better bargain.

Are Smart Speakers safe?

Smart Speakers in their nature are not eavesdropping on your conversations and other similar theories you may have read about. What is the case in your typical Smart Speaker however is that is it always awaiting words to kick the voice assistant into action at which point it will listen to you fully. Technically they are ‘hearing’ you and picking out the odd word, but not physically listening per se, you may have been discussing something during the day and an advert to do with your conversation pops up on your social feed, while awaiting the wake-up word it could have ‘heard’ your wanting of a new speaker, hoping to fulfil it. Either way, the compatible TIBO Speakers we stock need a button held down to even activate the Alexa function, so ours are more than safe to use freely without worry of them ‘hearing’ you until its time to do so.

Multi-Room Smart Speaker Setups

We offer several different multi-room smart speaker systems that use multiple speakers with separate amplifiers for each room. In these systems, the amplifiers connect to your home network using WiFi or RJ45 Ethernet cables, where they can then be recognised using a specialised app on a smart device. The speakers are powered from each amplifier, and you can then control the whole system from your phone or tablet.

Multi-room WiFi speaker systems are a fantastic modern investment for your home - giving you the ability to control the audio being played throughout your entire house. More than one smart device can use the system simultaneously, meaning that one person can listen to their own music in one room, while another person can play different audio in one or more different ‘zones’ of the system without distraction.

Wireless speakers are extremely beneficial in a home environment, as they can be positioned easily without needing to be directly next to a mains power supply. Multi-room smart ceiling speaker systems are similar in the sense that the amplifier(s) can be placed wherever you like, as long as it is well-ventilated and you can still run cables through wall and ceiling voids, as well as connect the amplifier to a wall socket.

In our multi-room smart speaker systems, it is also common for the amplifiers to have other input options such as Bluetooth or AUX. These are just used for single rooms of the system, but they allow you to connect devices such as laptops, CD players, and even televisions, making the systems highly versatile for different purposes within a home environment.

Bluetooth Vs WiFi

When it comes to wireless speakers, Bluetooth and WiFi are the most common. Bluetooth speakers are great for single-room uses and portable applications, while WiFi speakers are more commonly used for installed home systems. Both WiFi and Bluetooth speakers use wireless technology to receive audio, so what is the difference?

In Bluetooth setups, a receiver is built into the speaker that picks up a signal transmission from a smart device like a phone or tablet. This allows audio to be streamed wirelessly from your smart device to the speaker at a closer distance, which is perfect for single-room home uses.

WiFi speakers, on the other hand, are audio devices that connect to your home WiFi network to stream audio content wirelessly from various sources, such as smartphones, tablets, computers, or online streaming services. They operate on the same principles as traditional wired speakers, but instead of using physical cables to transmit audio signals, they use WiFi technology to establish a wireless connection.

One major advantage of using WiFi over Bluetooth speakers is that they can be grouped together to form one system - be it a wireless stereo setup in a single room, or a multi-room configuration. You can use multiple WiFi speakers at the same time from one device, while Bluetooth speakers are usually limited to one device per speaker, making them less adaptable to different users’ requirements.