Sound quality: Como Audio's Solo had good overall soud quality. Bass has decent impact but is somewhat subdued and lacks deep bass. Midrange is fairly even but is slightly grainy. Treble is extended but upper treble is a bit subdued and lacks treble air. Does a so-so job of recovering room ambience, lacks fine detail and sounds a slightly congested. WiFi, Bluetooth, USB and wired sound quality are similar. Provides a decent volume level in a medium to large sized room. Speaker is monophonic. However, when combined (a wired RCA connection - can run approx. 11Ft) with the "Ambiente" speaker to form a stereo pair, because these are two separate speakers they can be placed to provide better stereo separation than many other models and the room recovery improves to decent - score remains good.
Ease of use: We found the Como Audio Solo ease of use to be excellent overall. Volume controls are prominent and well labeled, multifunction with indicators of volume level which are not persistent and easily repeatable and easy to actuate. Analog (line-in) and wireless volume control action and features are the same. The mute control is on the remote control which is well marked, well placed, has a clear indication when it is engaged on unit display and mutes the line input. Source selection: Use of an input/source knob that is prominent and clearly labeled and clearly indicates with words and symbols on unit display screen which source has been selected. (Unambiguous.). However, if CA app is used for source selection it requires exiting to access mobile content via a third party app (like Bubble PNP) to send local device content to the speaker. WPS: Claims three steps - push WPS button on router, push button menu selection for WPS on unit, wait for connection. Connects within TBD seconds. (However, during our tests it did not connect after several attempts). WiFi Setup: Upon unit first power-up follow setup wizard instructions on console screen to make settings selections and for WiFi name selection and password entry using console knob controls. Also, prompts for firmware update. DLNA: Instructions are provided, are tedious and non intuitive requiring instructions, speaker unit requires setup onto network prior to DLNA setup on Windows system. However, to play local device content we used a third party app to cast content to the speaker (Bubble PNP). Bluetooth: Once Bluetooth source is selected the unit is always in pairing mode when not already paired, shows a pairing mode indicator. Indicates when pairing mode has occurred and never times out. Also, has NFC pairing capability. Remote Control: Volume controls and Mute are prominent and well labeled. Transport controls are obvious good contrast, standard symbols, play/pause, skip, and scan. Works for all wireless and USB.
