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ELECTROCOMPANIET EC LIVING WIRELESS SYSTEM > Hi-Fi Pig review - INTEK HI-FI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And Subwoofer18. June 2021 \u00b7 Comments Offon Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And Subwoofer \u00b7 Categories: Computer audio and Streaming, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews, Loudspeakers. \u00b7 Tags: hi fi reviews, hifi reviews, Loudspeakers, music streaming, Roon Ready, speakers, streaming audio, SubwooferELECTROCOMPANIET TANA SL-2 STREAMER\/WIRELESS SPEAKER, TANA L2 ADD ON SPEAKER AND SIRA L1 WIRELESS SUBWOOFER REVIEWElectrocompaniet\u2019s Tana SL-2 is the Norwegian brand\u2019s second-generation Tana all in one, streamer, amp and wireless speaker, from the EC Living wireless lifestyle audio series. Linette Smith explores its capabilities, along with its second speaker and sub, and is suitably impressed.It comes packed in a smart customer-friendly box and is stylish looking in an understated way with black fabric speaker grills and silver brushed aluminium detailing to the lower part, (the fabric and \u2018stripes\u2019 are user-replaceable). The Tana 2 updates the outgoing Tana 1 model with new software, a new cabinet, new functionality, and new packaging. It is a brand new product standing out from its predecessor with a re-designed stiffer aluminium chassis, with custom made passive grilles on the sides for maximum bass response. The in-house (as all Electrocompaniet\u2019s electronics are) designed amplifier is a 150W Class A\/B amplifier and is built and designed on the same principle as the Classic Line amplifiers from Electrocompaniet. The 5\u201d bass\/midrange speaker and 1\u201d tweeter are designed by Electrocompaniet to match the amplifier. It has new in-house developed software and accompanying app.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet EC Living familyIt is reassuringly heavy and seems much more substantial than many standalone wireless speakers. As well as being a system in its own right the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 has the option of a second speaker, to create a stereo pair, the Tana L2. Plus you can also go down the route of adding Electrocompaniet\u2019s wireless sub, the Sira L1. There are also stands available for the Tanas, though we didn\u2019t review these. The Sira L1 looks deceptively small but is actually very heavy, which I took as a good sign for a sub.Electrocompaniet sent us all three to try so I used the Tana SL-2 on its own and then with the other two components.DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 is designed for use in a smaller room, maybe as a second system in a bedroom or kitchen, or you can set them up around the house as a multi-room system. Although compact I found the Tana, particularly in its two speaker stereo configuration, worked well even in the large, high ceilinged living\/listening room that we have downstairs.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe rear of the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 wireless speaker\/streamerI must admit to being someone who never used to enjoy hearing the words \u2018wireless\u2019 and \u2018speaker\u2019 used in close proximity. The market is full of cheap, almost disposable, options, however, the Electrocompaniet offering is in the class of the likes of the iFi Aurora, Devialet Phantoms and Naim Musos, being a high-quality build with \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi credentials.SET UPSet up of the Tana SL-2 was really simple. Just a matter of plugging into the mains and then checking there was a light on the top panel, and then doing the rest through the app. Electrocompaniet recommends setting up with a wired connection but I set it up wirelessly via the Android app and my phone, this can also be done using an iOS Apple device. I had no issues doing it wirelessly at all.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 without the grilleAdding the second Tana speaker was also very, very simple using the app. I moved the pair of speakers onto an IKEA unit that partially separates our main listening room from our living room, setting them up with a bit over 70cm space between them.The manual advises a corner set up if possible for the Sira L1 subwoofer, though I had it below the Tanas on a low unit, which seemed to suit it well enough.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 is not too fussy about where it is placedGETTING CONNECTEDThe app is very simple to use. If you like listening to the radio there is a massive choice of stations, organised by country, through the app. So whether BBC Radio 4 or some obscure foreign Jazz station is your preferred media you are bound to find something to entertain you.The app makes controlling volume etc simple and it is easy to set up the system, check all the components are assigned into the correct positions, and control and balance bass etc.You can also easily access music on your NAS drive and use Qobuz, Tidal, and Spotify.There are soft-touch \u2018buttons\u2019 to adjust the volume and turn the units on and off, on top of the unit that light up when you sweep your hand above them, these also have the useful option of being able to disable them from the app, which avoids any accidental turning off of the system.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 and Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferElectrocompaniet uses wireless technology from Summit Systems, the makers of WiSA to transmit data between the wireless speakers. It is the only wireless technology created for the transmission of high quality sound in music systems and Home Theatres. It is used by many major manufacturers of wireless Hifi systems, like System Audio, B&O, Klipsch, Buchardt, Harman Kardon among others. WiSA transmits High Definition sound in a resolution of 24 bit \/96 Khz. It works like this: From the master Tana SL-2, a special 96kHz\/24bit real-time link is used to transfer audio data to the other loudspeakers in a room (Tana L-2 and Sira L-1). This is done with a continuous data stream, as opposed to Wifi which is packet switched. It is specially designed so that the speakers are synchronized within one microsecond, which cannot be achieved with ordinary WiFi. Only the master communicates with the network and sources, and controls the timing with the other wireless units. This ensures a correct and wide stereo image, as intended during the music production.I then switched to the iPad mini and Roon as this is the way we usually stream music around the house and on our various HiFi systems. The Tana 2 is Roon Ready which means it was just a simple matter of logging into Roon and it was there as an option to stream to. I really liked the fluidity of being able to pick up my phone or the Apple or Amazon tablet and control the Tana 2 from whichever is to hand, for example when I had set Roon playing from the tablet, I could then flick through tracks through the Electrocompaniet Play app on my phone.Being Roon Ready is more or less essential for any streaming products as it is becoming the go-to choice for organising and selecting digital music. If a product doesn\u2019t have the Roon option it becomes very noticeable through its absence and to be honest, not being Roon Ready is becoming a bit of a factor in whether we would actually be able to live with a piece of HiFi or not.SOUND QUALITYFlicking through a few Radio stations with the Tana SL-2 in standalone set up I was immediately impressed with the sound quality. I had the unit on a normal piece of furniture. It doesn\u2019t really seem important where the speaker is as it does give a very omni-directional sound. For listening to radio the sound quality was great, I\u2019d be perfectly happy using it as background music whilst getting on with other tasks. As a single unit it does have plenty of bass and doesn\u2019t distort at all when you turn it up loud.With the pair of speakers, the sound was very good indeed. With them positioned as they were, on the unit, more or less in the middle of the listening space, their omni-directional quality was even more pronounced. It didn\u2019t matter where in the room I chose to sit, the sound quality and listening experience was very enjoyable.Having lived with the Tana 2\u2019s for a while I found myself listening to radio, particularly BBC Radio 4 much more, and putting the Radio on rather than the TV. Documentaries and plays were particularly enjoyable with there being a very natural quality to the human voice.I then added the Sira L1 subwoofer and switched to something that would test it out. With the two speakers plus the sub set up and using for music through Roon rather than radio, the Tana 2 HiFi credentials became very apparent.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Tana L-2 and Sira L1 subwooferThe sound was very tight and controlled with no distortion at all, even when pushing them with high volume. My thoughts of these being \u2018good for background music\u2019 were banished. This system will obviously draw comparisons with Devialet\u2019s Phantom, which I have heard on many occasions. Suffice to say you can push the Electrocompaniet to high volume without distortion, where I have heard the Phantom give in to farty and flappy bass. I\u2019ll leave you to draw your own conclusions there.The little Sira L1 sub underpinned the bass with that nice, dry, fast sub-bass that I really enjoy from electronic music. The sign of a good subwoofer is that you don\u2019t actually notice it until you turn it off, and this is exactly the case with the Tana 2 and Sira L1 set up. The Sira integrates perfectly, you can adjust the levels on the app to dial it in to your taste. Again, as I found with every aspect of these EC Living components this was all, very, very simple\u2026and this is coming from someone who generally prefers to use a HiFi that I can operate with dials, buttons and a remote rather than an app on a phone.Whilst the Tana 2s on their own are a very acceptable system, the Sira L1 just gives that extra bit of \u2018je ne sais quoi\u2019 and I think it is well worth adding to your Tana set up if you enjoy a full bass sound.THE ROON RABBIT HOLEInfected Mushroom are well known for their frenetic and bass-heavy tunes \u2018Becoming Insane\u2019 from Vicious Delicious gives the system a proper workout, in fact so drawn in am I, I work through several of the Mushroom\u2019s albums.Roon takes over and I let it take me off down that famous Roon Rabbit Hole of discovery, one of the new tracks I find on the way is Modeselektor and Flohio \u2018Social Distancing\u2019\u2026which I thoroughly enjoy, finding myself happily listening to both tracks old and new with great pleasure.The Chemical Brothers \u2018Don\u2019t Hold Back\u2019 from the brilliant Push The Button album sounds as energetic as it does on our second system. The stabbing string sound gives the track the edgy sound it demands and once again the bass and sub-bass is perfectly integrated. Particularly enjoying the Chems I switch to their 2015 album Born In The Echos and their smash hit (and much used in TV adverts) \u2018Go\u2019. This Electrocompaniet system really is a joy to use and listen to, it\u2019s very much a \u2018chuck on what you fancy and enjoy\u2019 system.Of course, this wouldn\u2019t be a proper HiFi Pig review without one of our favourite tests in the form of some Daft Punk. \u2018Giorgio By Moroder\u2019 from RAM is followed by the ultimate test of \u2018Contact\u2019. This is where things can go wrong for a system that is \u2018not all that\u2019. On this system there was the definition that one would expect from a well-put-together HiFi system and no muddling or jumble in the wall of musical noise that this track slams into you with.I am aware that I\u2019ve been drawn into listening to electronica, the system suits it so well, so as a transition to other genres I put on the new Reprise album from Moby, which we have been enjoying recently, the orchestral reworkings of his classic tunes on Deutsche Gramophon. The blend of electronic and orchestra is well suited to the system yet again, with \u2018Go\u2019 and \u2018Porcelain\u2019 being beautifully balanced, expansive, and enjoyable. Tops and mids have a wonderful and airy clarity with an emotional connection that I would not have expected from this kind of system, and of course, there is that wonderfully integrated bass running underneath it all.Switching to another genre I select Nirvana\u2019s classic, Nevermind. \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d has exactly the raw edge that I am looking for, with Cobain\u2019s broken vocal cutting through the instruments.Miles Davis\u2019s Kind Of Blue shows the system\u2019s jazz credentials, again engaging and toe-tapping, you really can just go anywhere in the Rooniverse and enjoy what you find\u2026the system is definitely an all-rounder genre-wise.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferA compact system in three boxesCONCLUSIONYes, this is quite a lot of money for a wireless system, however, I think it is well worth it. Rather than just being a \u2018second system\u2019, the Electrocompaniet Tana 2 and Sira L1 combination sounds like a \u2018proper\u2019 system. It is room-filling, defined, and detailed with oodles of wonderfully controlled bass. Electrocompaniet have got into the realms of \u2018get rid of all your boxes and cables\u2019 territory here, I was very, very impressed. Whilst discussing it, Stuart and I agreed that you could put a \u2018dummy\u2019 big system in a room and hide this behind a screen and no one would suspect that it wasn\u2019t the big system playing.It is safe to say that the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2, L-2 and Sira L1 system has changed my perception of wireless systems. This isn\u2019t a compromise, it\u2019s a totally enjoyable and versatile streaming system and I have no hesitation putting it forward for our highest award.AT A GLANCEBuild Quality:Understated looking, built like a tank, don\u2019t drop the sub on your footSound Quality:Exceptional, this is \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi sound in a wireless packageValue For Money:You are looking at over \u00a34000 for the full complement of two speakers and sub, but when you listen to the sound you get and how much that would cost you in separates and cables and then add in the sheer convenience and ease of use that \u00a34k starts to look like exceptional value for moneyWe Loved:The easy-to-use app, fluidity of control, build quality, sound quality, Roon Readyness and the tight controlled bas\u2026did we mention the bass?!We Didn\u2019t Love So Much:I honestly can\u2019t think of anything that I don\u2019t like about this system.Price: Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 \u00a31439, Tana L-2 \u00a31199, Sira L-1 \u00a31599, Tana stands \u00a3200 pair in the UK.The RRP\u2019s in Europe are: Tana SL-2: 1699 \u20ac, Tana L-2 1499 \u20ac Sira L-1 1999 \u20ac.Elevator Pitch Review: A wireless streaming system for people that don\u2019t like wireless streaming systems, easy to set up and use, incredibly well made and sounds like \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi. Take my money. Linette SmithOver to Stu\u2026I was asked to review the system by way of seeing if it got the seal of approval for the Editor\u2019s Choice Award. Read on for my take on this system.I was in the upstairs review room all day yesterday listening to loudspeakers that are in for review whilst Linette had spent the day listening to the speakers and sub you are reading about here. We\u2019d had them on in the background for a while for radio and Linette had listened to them by way of the usual review process, but I\u2019d not taken much notice \u2013 we\u2019ve had a pair of the first model of these for ages and used them sparingly for listening to Radio 4. Yesterday was really the first time I\u2019d taken any real notice of them for anything other than background noise. My comment on entering the downstairs room was along the lines of \u201cMy word, Linette, these sound really rather splendid!\u201d Except perhaps with more expletives and with a much thicker Yorkshire accent than that conveys.Anyway, Linette was coming towards the end of the review and asked if I\u2019d take a serious listen to them by way of seeing if I thought they should get an Editor\u2019s Choice award. The protocol is that nothing gets this award without having my input \u2013 it takes longer and is a pain in the fundament but it\u2019s just how we do things here.I\u2019m not going to comment on the set up procedure as that\u2019s not my job here and will already have been covered. I\u2019m also not going to go into massive detail about the product as I\u2019m assuming that Linette will have covered all that, though as I write this I haven\u2019t seen her copy so as not to influence my thoughts.Aesthetically the two speakers and their sub look pretty cool and unobtrusive. They were set up for me on an IKEA unit and with the sub between them. Perhaps the sub should have been in a corner but the truth of the matter is that with this kind of product the user is likely to be more interested in just getting them set up where they are convenient and look good rather than getting into the minutiae of getting them on stands and exactly measuring where they are placed in the room \u2013 they are a lifestyle product first and foremost, that is undoubtable!They run Roon which is a must for me. I use it constantly other than when listening to vinyl. Set up is apparently a doddle and the app looks and works well, though my main interface was an iPad running Roon.Saying these sound good for a lifestyle pair of speakers is doing them an injustice I feel. The simple fact of the matter is that they sound good\u2026period! I\u2019m going to talk about these as a system including the sub as that is how they were sent. I would say that the sub is essential as when you turn it off the speakers are a bit light for my taste and so factor this in when buying or thinking of buying. Talking about the sub \u2013 it\u2019s tiny and could be hidden away should you not want it on display, but it looks pretty cool anyway. The sub integrates very well and it\u2019s one of those \u201cyou don\u2019t know what you got \u2018til it\u2019s gone\u201d kind of things. It adds great weight to everything but doesn\u2019t get in the way or honk away at you. A well-thought-out system!Having the satellites set up where Linette has them isn\u2019t going to present the most ideal of soundstages but even so it\u2019s not bad at all. I position myself in the middle of them and they do image very well. They aren\u2019t on a par with the Raidhos we have in with regards this and they\u2019re not as open and spatial as the Audiovector R3 Aret\u00e9 but they throw a good stage plonked where they are and I imagine on a pair of dedicated stands and properly positioned they\u2019d be even better \u2013 but they aren\u2019t that kind of product and so I\u2019m not going to fanny about doing that!I\u2019ve listened to a good few speakers of this type, most notable the Devialet Phantoms which I always find just a bit too much for my taste in the bass \u2013 look, I like bass but it needs to be properly done and not OTT! This speaker system seems to have a good deal more subtlety in its presentation, but then crank them up (Daft Punk\u2019s Contact is on) and they really do fill the room \u2013 great for when you have a few friends round for a party (remember that?) or when you just want to blast the tunes out and blow away the cobwebs. I could see us dragging these onto the window sill, flinging the windows wide, and using them to add music for when we are in the garden.But they aren\u2019t all about the bass and no treble (to paraphrase Meghan Trainor). These do pretty much all I threw at them very nicely. They have detail and refinement to satisfy all but the most dedicated of audiophile \u2013 and all that in a package that is pretty much self-contained and good-looking.Listening to Fun Loving Criminals at volume is a very good experience and on a par with a good quality full-on system costing this kind of money, only in a package that is more home-friendly. There is plenty of detail there and there is subtlety and nuance to the delivery. As good as the mid-priced system costing around three grand a box? Nope! But that\u2019s not a fair comparison. The depth and subtlety of this system is evident on Miles Davis\u2019 Kind of Blue where the tape hiss is clear to hear and so is the rasp of the horns. Subtle changes in the piano chords on So What are easy to hear and there is a real dynamism to the presentation with the bass underpinning the whole sound. Face the speakers and sit in the middle and there is a good soundstage with the players set out before you.In summary, this is a very good system for those that want to have a great sounding musical experience without the hassle of lots of boxes lying around. Get Qobuz and a Roon subscription and you are away. It does a lot of what a full-on system can achieve in a compact and good-looking three boxes. In comparison to the original Tana, they are more resolving and better sounding. That said it is the originals we have, but having now experienced the latest iteration with their sub I will be considering purchasing the sub to add to ours. I can\u2019t help but give my sign-off on the Editors Choice award. This is a very accomplished solution. Stuart SmithSupplied by ElectrocompanietReview Equipment: Roon, Qobuz, Google Pixel 3XL, Apple iPad mini.SPECIFICATIONSTECHNICAL SPECS TANA SL2Power Amplifier150 Watt Class AB amplifierDAC 192kHz\/24bit32-bit floating-point DSPCabinetRigid metal enclosureTwo way passive radiator speakerConnections1 x USB for external storage1x TOSlink and COAX inputs1x Ethernet 10\/100\/1000 Mbit\/sWireless ConnectionsAdvanced 802.11 AC WiFi with MIMO96 kHz\/24bit wireless speaker connectionBluetooth \u00ae 4.2Streaming Features: AirPlay, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Qobuz, TIDAL, TIDAL Connect, Roon Ready, DLNA, Internet Radio, Bluetooth streaming from any Bluetooth enabled device.Supported Formats: All popular formats including: WAV\/WAVE, MP3, AAC+, Vorbis, ALAC, FLAC, APE, WMA, up to 192kHZ\/24bit, DSD, up to DSD 128 (5.6 MHz)DimensionsH250 x W180 x D180 mmWeight: 7 kgTECHNICAL SPECS TANA L2RequirmentsAny EC Living streamer such as TANA SL2 Speaker and Streamer.PC, Mac, Linux , Apple iOS or Android device on the same network.Power Amplifier150 Watt Class AB amplifierDAC 192kHz\/24bit32-bit floating-point DSPCabinetRigid metal enclosureTwo way passive radiator speakerWireless Connections96 kHz\/24bit wireless speaker connectionDimensionsH250 x W180 x D180 mmWeight: 7 kgTECHNICAL SPECS SIRA L-1Amplifier & Power200W CLASS D amplifierAuto on\/off universal input: 100-240V, 50-60Hz AC.Frequency ResponsePlays down to 26Hz (\u00b13dB), with extension down to 22Hz (\u00b16dB)Adjustable lowpass frequency (30-200Hz, 1Hz increment)*Adjustable phase response (0-180\u00ba, 1\u00ba increment)*Acoustic Designtwo 7\u201c high-output woofersone 7\u201d vibration cancelling passive radiatorEnclosureRigid metal enclosureChangeable decorative speaker grillsWireless Connection96 kHz\/24bit HD AudioWiSA\u2122 Certified.Auto AdjustmentAutomatic sound integration with all EC Living speakers.DIMENSIONS: \u2022 ( W x D x H ) 278mm x 260 mm x 256 mm 10.94 x 10.23 x10.08 inchesWeight: 13kg \/ 28.66 lbsThe App is available for iOS or Android in English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Norwegian, Hungarian and Simplified Chinese.Read more HiFi reviews from HiFi PigRead More Posts Like ThisNaim Audio Streaming Day At Midland Audio XchangeMidland Audio Xchange are hosting a Naim Audio streaming day on May the 16th. Visitors will be able to find out all about the latest Naim streamers and the Uniti range of products. For more info and links to this and loads of other Hifi Shows and Hifi Events worldwide, go to our Hifi Diary page. Spotify HiFi AnnouncedSpotify HiFi AnnouncedStreaming service Spotify has said that both artists and fans have told them that sound quality is important to them. For that reason, they have announced Spotify HiFi. Beginning later this year, Premium subscribers in \u2018select markets\u2019, we don\u2019t know where yet, will be able to upgrade their sound quality to Spotify HiFi Spotify HiFi Spotify says that high-quality music\u2026Oxford Audio Consultants Streaming Open DayOxford Audio Consultants will be holding an event devoted to streaming. Richard Bates from Auralic and Scott Berry from CAD will be there on Saturday 8th of April to help guide you and answer all your questions on streaming audio. The event will feature products from many manufacturers including Auralic, CAD, Melco, dCS and Chord Electronics ranging from models under\u2026 EC Living. Makes music live. No strings attached.EC Living provides you with a simple and elegant way to bring wireless HiFi music into your home.The EC Living is a wireless and modular audio system of speakers\/amplifiers and streaming devices that can be combined into one wireless system with the highest standards of quality.Forty years of producing world-class HiFi is not a coincidence.It is our heritage and your guarantee.Quick viewTANA SL2 Speaker & streamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA L2 Add-on speakerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewSira L-1 Wireless subwooferEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewEC Living Floor standEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA SL-1 Speaker & streamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA L-1 Add-on speakerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewRENA SA-1 Streamer & StereoamplifierEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewRENA S-1 Wireless StreamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETUSER FRIENDLYEasy to install.Our free app for iPhone, iPad or Android devicesoffers easy access to all features and system settings. 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It will automatically find your system, lock on to it, set up and let you control it.THE EC REMOTE APPEasy to control.EC Living is a simple all-in-one solution that lets you play music wirelessly throughout your home in remarkable quality, easily controlled from any tablet, smartphone, PC\/Mac, or directly from the system itself.MUSIC SERVICESStreaming your favorite music.EC Living is compatible with all popular streaming formats and services, including Spotify and Tidal, Airplay etc. The system also has built-in internet radio.ELECTROCOMPANIET.COMFacebookInstagramLinkedInYouTube\u00a92020 ELECTROCOMPANIETContact UsAboutMedia CenterReviewsSupportCCPA ComplianceGDPR CompliancePrivacy policyCookie PolicyEC LIVINGTANA SL2 Speaker & StreamerTANA L2 Add-on speakerSIRA L-1 SubwooferRENA S1 StreamerRENA SA-1 Amp & StreamerCLASSIC LINEPower amplifiersIntegrated amplifiersStreamers and SourcesPreamplifiers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/en\/electrocompaniet-ec-living-wireless-system-hi-fi-pig-review\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ELECTROCOMPANIET EC LIVING WIRELESS SYSTEM > Hi-Fi Pig review - INTEK HI-FI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And Subwoofer18. June 2021 \u00b7 Comments Offon Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And Subwoofer \u00b7 Categories: Computer audio and Streaming, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews, Loudspeakers. \u00b7 Tags: hi fi reviews, hifi reviews, Loudspeakers, music streaming, Roon Ready, speakers, streaming audio, SubwooferELECTROCOMPANIET TANA SL-2 STREAMER\/WIRELESS SPEAKER, TANA L2 ADD ON SPEAKER AND SIRA L1 WIRELESS SUBWOOFER REVIEWElectrocompaniet\u2019s Tana SL-2 is the Norwegian brand\u2019s second-generation Tana all in one, streamer, amp and wireless speaker, from the EC Living wireless lifestyle audio series. Linette Smith explores its capabilities, along with its second speaker and sub, and is suitably impressed.It comes packed in a smart customer-friendly box and is stylish looking in an understated way with black fabric speaker grills and silver brushed aluminium detailing to the lower part, (the fabric and \u2018stripes\u2019 are user-replaceable). The Tana 2 updates the outgoing Tana 1 model with new software, a new cabinet, new functionality, and new packaging. It is a brand new product standing out from its predecessor with a re-designed stiffer aluminium chassis, with custom made passive grilles on the sides for maximum bass response. The in-house (as all Electrocompaniet\u2019s electronics are) designed amplifier is a 150W Class A\/B amplifier and is built and designed on the same principle as the Classic Line amplifiers from Electrocompaniet. The 5\u201d bass\/midrange speaker and 1\u201d tweeter are designed by Electrocompaniet to match the amplifier. It has new in-house developed software and accompanying app.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet EC Living familyIt is reassuringly heavy and seems much more substantial than many standalone wireless speakers. As well as being a system in its own right the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 has the option of a second speaker, to create a stereo pair, the Tana L2. Plus you can also go down the route of adding Electrocompaniet\u2019s wireless sub, the Sira L1. There are also stands available for the Tanas, though we didn\u2019t review these. The Sira L1 looks deceptively small but is actually very heavy, which I took as a good sign for a sub.Electrocompaniet sent us all three to try so I used the Tana SL-2 on its own and then with the other two components.DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 is designed for use in a smaller room, maybe as a second system in a bedroom or kitchen, or you can set them up around the house as a multi-room system. Although compact I found the Tana, particularly in its two speaker stereo configuration, worked well even in the large, high ceilinged living\/listening room that we have downstairs.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe rear of the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 wireless speaker\/streamerI must admit to being someone who never used to enjoy hearing the words \u2018wireless\u2019 and \u2018speaker\u2019 used in close proximity. The market is full of cheap, almost disposable, options, however, the Electrocompaniet offering is in the class of the likes of the iFi Aurora, Devialet Phantoms and Naim Musos, being a high-quality build with \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi credentials.SET UPSet up of the Tana SL-2 was really simple. Just a matter of plugging into the mains and then checking there was a light on the top panel, and then doing the rest through the app. Electrocompaniet recommends setting up with a wired connection but I set it up wirelessly via the Android app and my phone, this can also be done using an iOS Apple device. I had no issues doing it wirelessly at all.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 without the grilleAdding the second Tana speaker was also very, very simple using the app. I moved the pair of speakers onto an IKEA unit that partially separates our main listening room from our living room, setting them up with a bit over 70cm space between them.The manual advises a corner set up if possible for the Sira L1 subwoofer, though I had it below the Tanas on a low unit, which seemed to suit it well enough.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 is not too fussy about where it is placedGETTING CONNECTEDThe app is very simple to use. If you like listening to the radio there is a massive choice of stations, organised by country, through the app. So whether BBC Radio 4 or some obscure foreign Jazz station is your preferred media you are bound to find something to entertain you.The app makes controlling volume etc simple and it is easy to set up the system, check all the components are assigned into the correct positions, and control and balance bass etc.You can also easily access music on your NAS drive and use Qobuz, Tidal, and Spotify.There are soft-touch \u2018buttons\u2019 to adjust the volume and turn the units on and off, on top of the unit that light up when you sweep your hand above them, these also have the useful option of being able to disable them from the app, which avoids any accidental turning off of the system.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 and Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferElectrocompaniet uses wireless technology from Summit Systems, the makers of WiSA to transmit data between the wireless speakers. It is the only wireless technology created for the transmission of high quality sound in music systems and Home Theatres. It is used by many major manufacturers of wireless Hifi systems, like System Audio, B&O, Klipsch, Buchardt, Harman Kardon among others. WiSA transmits High Definition sound in a resolution of 24 bit \/96 Khz. It works like this: From the master Tana SL-2, a special 96kHz\/24bit real-time link is used to transfer audio data to the other loudspeakers in a room (Tana L-2 and Sira L-1). This is done with a continuous data stream, as opposed to Wifi which is packet switched. It is specially designed so that the speakers are synchronized within one microsecond, which cannot be achieved with ordinary WiFi. Only the master communicates with the network and sources, and controls the timing with the other wireless units. This ensures a correct and wide stereo image, as intended during the music production.I then switched to the iPad mini and Roon as this is the way we usually stream music around the house and on our various HiFi systems. The Tana 2 is Roon Ready which means it was just a simple matter of logging into Roon and it was there as an option to stream to. I really liked the fluidity of being able to pick up my phone or the Apple or Amazon tablet and control the Tana 2 from whichever is to hand, for example when I had set Roon playing from the tablet, I could then flick through tracks through the Electrocompaniet Play app on my phone.Being Roon Ready is more or less essential for any streaming products as it is becoming the go-to choice for organising and selecting digital music. If a product doesn\u2019t have the Roon option it becomes very noticeable through its absence and to be honest, not being Roon Ready is becoming a bit of a factor in whether we would actually be able to live with a piece of HiFi or not.SOUND QUALITYFlicking through a few Radio stations with the Tana SL-2 in standalone set up I was immediately impressed with the sound quality. I had the unit on a normal piece of furniture. It doesn\u2019t really seem important where the speaker is as it does give a very omni-directional sound. For listening to radio the sound quality was great, I\u2019d be perfectly happy using it as background music whilst getting on with other tasks. As a single unit it does have plenty of bass and doesn\u2019t distort at all when you turn it up loud.With the pair of speakers, the sound was very good indeed. With them positioned as they were, on the unit, more or less in the middle of the listening space, their omni-directional quality was even more pronounced. It didn\u2019t matter where in the room I chose to sit, the sound quality and listening experience was very enjoyable.Having lived with the Tana 2\u2019s for a while I found myself listening to radio, particularly BBC Radio 4 much more, and putting the Radio on rather than the TV. Documentaries and plays were particularly enjoyable with there being a very natural quality to the human voice.I then added the Sira L1 subwoofer and switched to something that would test it out. With the two speakers plus the sub set up and using for music through Roon rather than radio, the Tana 2 HiFi credentials became very apparent.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Tana L-2 and Sira L1 subwooferThe sound was very tight and controlled with no distortion at all, even when pushing them with high volume. My thoughts of these being \u2018good for background music\u2019 were banished. This system will obviously draw comparisons with Devialet\u2019s Phantom, which I have heard on many occasions. Suffice to say you can push the Electrocompaniet to high volume without distortion, where I have heard the Phantom give in to farty and flappy bass. I\u2019ll leave you to draw your own conclusions there.The little Sira L1 sub underpinned the bass with that nice, dry, fast sub-bass that I really enjoy from electronic music. The sign of a good subwoofer is that you don\u2019t actually notice it until you turn it off, and this is exactly the case with the Tana 2 and Sira L1 set up. The Sira integrates perfectly, you can adjust the levels on the app to dial it in to your taste. Again, as I found with every aspect of these EC Living components this was all, very, very simple\u2026and this is coming from someone who generally prefers to use a HiFi that I can operate with dials, buttons and a remote rather than an app on a phone.Whilst the Tana 2s on their own are a very acceptable system, the Sira L1 just gives that extra bit of \u2018je ne sais quoi\u2019 and I think it is well worth adding to your Tana set up if you enjoy a full bass sound.THE ROON RABBIT HOLEInfected Mushroom are well known for their frenetic and bass-heavy tunes \u2018Becoming Insane\u2019 from Vicious Delicious gives the system a proper workout, in fact so drawn in am I, I work through several of the Mushroom\u2019s albums.Roon takes over and I let it take me off down that famous Roon Rabbit Hole of discovery, one of the new tracks I find on the way is Modeselektor and Flohio \u2018Social Distancing\u2019\u2026which I thoroughly enjoy, finding myself happily listening to both tracks old and new with great pleasure.The Chemical Brothers \u2018Don\u2019t Hold Back\u2019 from the brilliant Push The Button album sounds as energetic as it does on our second system. The stabbing string sound gives the track the edgy sound it demands and once again the bass and sub-bass is perfectly integrated. Particularly enjoying the Chems I switch to their 2015 album Born In The Echos and their smash hit (and much used in TV adverts) \u2018Go\u2019. This Electrocompaniet system really is a joy to use and listen to, it\u2019s very much a \u2018chuck on what you fancy and enjoy\u2019 system.Of course, this wouldn\u2019t be a proper HiFi Pig review without one of our favourite tests in the form of some Daft Punk. \u2018Giorgio By Moroder\u2019 from RAM is followed by the ultimate test of \u2018Contact\u2019. This is where things can go wrong for a system that is \u2018not all that\u2019. On this system there was the definition that one would expect from a well-put-together HiFi system and no muddling or jumble in the wall of musical noise that this track slams into you with.I am aware that I\u2019ve been drawn into listening to electronica, the system suits it so well, so as a transition to other genres I put on the new Reprise album from Moby, which we have been enjoying recently, the orchestral reworkings of his classic tunes on Deutsche Gramophon. The blend of electronic and orchestra is well suited to the system yet again, with \u2018Go\u2019 and \u2018Porcelain\u2019 being beautifully balanced, expansive, and enjoyable. Tops and mids have a wonderful and airy clarity with an emotional connection that I would not have expected from this kind of system, and of course, there is that wonderfully integrated bass running underneath it all.Switching to another genre I select Nirvana\u2019s classic, Nevermind. \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d has exactly the raw edge that I am looking for, with Cobain\u2019s broken vocal cutting through the instruments.Miles Davis\u2019s Kind Of Blue shows the system\u2019s jazz credentials, again engaging and toe-tapping, you really can just go anywhere in the Rooniverse and enjoy what you find\u2026the system is definitely an all-rounder genre-wise.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferA compact system in three boxesCONCLUSIONYes, this is quite a lot of money for a wireless system, however, I think it is well worth it. Rather than just being a \u2018second system\u2019, the Electrocompaniet Tana 2 and Sira L1 combination sounds like a \u2018proper\u2019 system. It is room-filling, defined, and detailed with oodles of wonderfully controlled bass. Electrocompaniet have got into the realms of \u2018get rid of all your boxes and cables\u2019 territory here, I was very, very impressed. Whilst discussing it, Stuart and I agreed that you could put a \u2018dummy\u2019 big system in a room and hide this behind a screen and no one would suspect that it wasn\u2019t the big system playing.It is safe to say that the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2, L-2 and Sira L1 system has changed my perception of wireless systems. This isn\u2019t a compromise, it\u2019s a totally enjoyable and versatile streaming system and I have no hesitation putting it forward for our highest award.AT A GLANCEBuild Quality:Understated looking, built like a tank, don\u2019t drop the sub on your footSound Quality:Exceptional, this is \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi sound in a wireless packageValue For Money:You are looking at over \u00a34000 for the full complement of two speakers and sub, but when you listen to the sound you get and how much that would cost you in separates and cables and then add in the sheer convenience and ease of use that \u00a34k starts to look like exceptional value for moneyWe Loved:The easy-to-use app, fluidity of control, build quality, sound quality, Roon Readyness and the tight controlled bas\u2026did we mention the bass?!We Didn\u2019t Love So Much:I honestly can\u2019t think of anything that I don\u2019t like about this system.Price: Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 \u00a31439, Tana L-2 \u00a31199, Sira L-1 \u00a31599, Tana stands \u00a3200 pair in the UK.The RRP\u2019s in Europe are: Tana SL-2: 1699 \u20ac, Tana L-2 1499 \u20ac Sira L-1 1999 \u20ac.Elevator Pitch Review: A wireless streaming system for people that don\u2019t like wireless streaming systems, easy to set up and use, incredibly well made and sounds like \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi. Take my money. Linette SmithOver to Stu\u2026I was asked to review the system by way of seeing if it got the seal of approval for the Editor\u2019s Choice Award. Read on for my take on this system.I was in the upstairs review room all day yesterday listening to loudspeakers that are in for review whilst Linette had spent the day listening to the speakers and sub you are reading about here. We\u2019d had them on in the background for a while for radio and Linette had listened to them by way of the usual review process, but I\u2019d not taken much notice \u2013 we\u2019ve had a pair of the first model of these for ages and used them sparingly for listening to Radio 4. Yesterday was really the first time I\u2019d taken any real notice of them for anything other than background noise. My comment on entering the downstairs room was along the lines of \u201cMy word, Linette, these sound really rather splendid!\u201d Except perhaps with more expletives and with a much thicker Yorkshire accent than that conveys.Anyway, Linette was coming towards the end of the review and asked if I\u2019d take a serious listen to them by way of seeing if I thought they should get an Editor\u2019s Choice award. The protocol is that nothing gets this award without having my input \u2013 it takes longer and is a pain in the fundament but it\u2019s just how we do things here.I\u2019m not going to comment on the set up procedure as that\u2019s not my job here and will already have been covered. I\u2019m also not going to go into massive detail about the product as I\u2019m assuming that Linette will have covered all that, though as I write this I haven\u2019t seen her copy so as not to influence my thoughts.Aesthetically the two speakers and their sub look pretty cool and unobtrusive. They were set up for me on an IKEA unit and with the sub between them. Perhaps the sub should have been in a corner but the truth of the matter is that with this kind of product the user is likely to be more interested in just getting them set up where they are convenient and look good rather than getting into the minutiae of getting them on stands and exactly measuring where they are placed in the room \u2013 they are a lifestyle product first and foremost, that is undoubtable!They run Roon which is a must for me. I use it constantly other than when listening to vinyl. Set up is apparently a doddle and the app looks and works well, though my main interface was an iPad running Roon.Saying these sound good for a lifestyle pair of speakers is doing them an injustice I feel. The simple fact of the matter is that they sound good\u2026period! I\u2019m going to talk about these as a system including the sub as that is how they were sent. I would say that the sub is essential as when you turn it off the speakers are a bit light for my taste and so factor this in when buying or thinking of buying. Talking about the sub \u2013 it\u2019s tiny and could be hidden away should you not want it on display, but it looks pretty cool anyway. The sub integrates very well and it\u2019s one of those \u201cyou don\u2019t know what you got \u2018til it\u2019s gone\u201d kind of things. It adds great weight to everything but doesn\u2019t get in the way or honk away at you. A well-thought-out system!Having the satellites set up where Linette has them isn\u2019t going to present the most ideal of soundstages but even so it\u2019s not bad at all. I position myself in the middle of them and they do image very well. They aren\u2019t on a par with the Raidhos we have in with regards this and they\u2019re not as open and spatial as the Audiovector R3 Aret\u00e9 but they throw a good stage plonked where they are and I imagine on a pair of dedicated stands and properly positioned they\u2019d be even better \u2013 but they aren\u2019t that kind of product and so I\u2019m not going to fanny about doing that!I\u2019ve listened to a good few speakers of this type, most notable the Devialet Phantoms which I always find just a bit too much for my taste in the bass \u2013 look, I like bass but it needs to be properly done and not OTT! This speaker system seems to have a good deal more subtlety in its presentation, but then crank them up (Daft Punk\u2019s Contact is on) and they really do fill the room \u2013 great for when you have a few friends round for a party (remember that?) or when you just want to blast the tunes out and blow away the cobwebs. I could see us dragging these onto the window sill, flinging the windows wide, and using them to add music for when we are in the garden.But they aren\u2019t all about the bass and no treble (to paraphrase Meghan Trainor). These do pretty much all I threw at them very nicely. They have detail and refinement to satisfy all but the most dedicated of audiophile \u2013 and all that in a package that is pretty much self-contained and good-looking.Listening to Fun Loving Criminals at volume is a very good experience and on a par with a good quality full-on system costing this kind of money, only in a package that is more home-friendly. There is plenty of detail there and there is subtlety and nuance to the delivery. As good as the mid-priced system costing around three grand a box? Nope! But that\u2019s not a fair comparison. The depth and subtlety of this system is evident on Miles Davis\u2019 Kind of Blue where the tape hiss is clear to hear and so is the rasp of the horns. Subtle changes in the piano chords on So What are easy to hear and there is a real dynamism to the presentation with the bass underpinning the whole sound. Face the speakers and sit in the middle and there is a good soundstage with the players set out before you.In summary, this is a very good system for those that want to have a great sounding musical experience without the hassle of lots of boxes lying around. Get Qobuz and a Roon subscription and you are away. It does a lot of what a full-on system can achieve in a compact and good-looking three boxes. In comparison to the original Tana, they are more resolving and better sounding. That said it is the originals we have, but having now experienced the latest iteration with their sub I will be considering purchasing the sub to add to ours. I can\u2019t help but give my sign-off on the Editors Choice award. This is a very accomplished solution. Stuart SmithSupplied by ElectrocompanietReview Equipment: Roon, Qobuz, Google Pixel 3XL, Apple iPad mini.SPECIFICATIONSTECHNICAL SPECS TANA SL2Power Amplifier150 Watt Class AB amplifierDAC 192kHz\/24bit32-bit floating-point DSPCabinetRigid metal enclosureTwo way passive radiator speakerConnections1 x USB for external storage1x TOSlink and COAX inputs1x Ethernet 10\/100\/1000 Mbit\/sWireless ConnectionsAdvanced 802.11 AC WiFi with MIMO96 kHz\/24bit wireless speaker connectionBluetooth \u00ae 4.2Streaming Features: AirPlay, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Qobuz, TIDAL, TIDAL Connect, Roon Ready, DLNA, Internet Radio, Bluetooth streaming from any Bluetooth enabled device.Supported Formats: All popular formats including: WAV\/WAVE, MP3, AAC+, Vorbis, ALAC, FLAC, APE, WMA, up to 192kHZ\/24bit, DSD, up to DSD 128 (5.6 MHz)DimensionsH250 x W180 x D180 mmWeight: 7 kgTECHNICAL SPECS TANA L2RequirmentsAny EC Living streamer such as TANA SL2 Speaker and Streamer.PC, Mac, Linux , Apple iOS or Android device on the same network.Power Amplifier150 Watt Class AB amplifierDAC 192kHz\/24bit32-bit floating-point DSPCabinetRigid metal enclosureTwo way passive radiator speakerWireless Connections96 kHz\/24bit wireless speaker connectionDimensionsH250 x W180 x D180 mmWeight: 7 kgTECHNICAL SPECS SIRA L-1Amplifier & Power200W CLASS D amplifierAuto on\/off universal input: 100-240V, 50-60Hz AC.Frequency ResponsePlays down to 26Hz (\u00b13dB), with extension down to 22Hz (\u00b16dB)Adjustable lowpass frequency (30-200Hz, 1Hz increment)*Adjustable phase response (0-180\u00ba, 1\u00ba increment)*Acoustic Designtwo 7\u201c high-output woofersone 7\u201d vibration cancelling passive radiatorEnclosureRigid metal enclosureChangeable decorative speaker grillsWireless Connection96 kHz\/24bit HD AudioWiSA\u2122 Certified.Auto AdjustmentAutomatic sound integration with all EC Living speakers.DIMENSIONS: \u2022 ( W x D x H ) 278mm x 260 mm x 256 mm 10.94 x 10.23 x10.08 inchesWeight: 13kg \/ 28.66 lbsThe App is available for iOS or Android in English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Norwegian, Hungarian and Simplified Chinese.Read more HiFi reviews from HiFi PigRead More Posts Like ThisNaim Audio Streaming Day At Midland Audio XchangeMidland Audio Xchange are hosting a Naim Audio streaming day on May the 16th. Visitors will be able to find out all about the latest Naim streamers and the Uniti range of products. For more info and links to this and loads of other Hifi Shows and Hifi Events worldwide, go to our Hifi Diary page. Spotify HiFi AnnouncedSpotify HiFi AnnouncedStreaming service Spotify has said that both artists and fans have told them that sound quality is important to them. For that reason, they have announced Spotify HiFi. Beginning later this year, Premium subscribers in \u2018select markets\u2019, we don\u2019t know where yet, will be able to upgrade their sound quality to Spotify HiFi Spotify HiFi Spotify says that high-quality music\u2026Oxford Audio Consultants Streaming Open DayOxford Audio Consultants will be holding an event devoted to streaming. Richard Bates from Auralic and Scott Berry from CAD will be there on Saturday 8th of April to help guide you and answer all your questions on streaming audio. The event will feature products from many manufacturers including Auralic, CAD, Melco, dCS and Chord Electronics ranging from models under\u2026 EC Living. Makes music live. No strings attached.EC Living provides you with a simple and elegant way to bring wireless HiFi music into your home.The EC Living is a wireless and modular audio system of speakers\/amplifiers and streaming devices that can be combined into one wireless system with the highest standards of quality.Forty years of producing world-class HiFi is not a coincidence.It is our heritage and your guarantee.Quick viewTANA SL2 Speaker & streamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA L2 Add-on speakerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewSira L-1 Wireless subwooferEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewEC Living Floor standEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA SL-1 Speaker & streamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA L-1 Add-on speakerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewRENA SA-1 Streamer & StereoamplifierEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewRENA S-1 Wireless StreamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETUSER FRIENDLYEasy to install.Our free app for iPhone, iPad or Android devicesoffers easy access to all features and system settings. 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It will automatically find your system, lock on to it, set up and let you control it.THE EC REMOTE APPEasy to control.EC Living is a simple all-in-one solution that lets you play music wirelessly throughout your home in remarkable quality, easily controlled from any tablet, smartphone, PC\/Mac, or directly from the system itself.MUSIC SERVICESStreaming your favorite music.EC Living is compatible with all popular streaming formats and services, including Spotify and Tidal, Airplay etc. The system also has built-in internet radio.ELECTROCOMPANIET.COMFacebookInstagramLinkedInYouTube\u00a92020 ELECTROCOMPANIETContact UsAboutMedia CenterReviewsSupportCCPA ComplianceGDPR CompliancePrivacy policyCookie PolicyEC LIVINGTANA SL2 Speaker & StreamerTANA L2 Add-on speakerSIRA L-1 SubwooferRENA S1 StreamerRENA SA-1 Amp & StreamerCLASSIC LINEPower amplifiersIntegrated amplifiersStreamers and SourcesPreamplifiers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/en\/electrocompaniet-ec-living-wireless-system-hi-fi-pig-review\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"INTEK HI-FI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-22T18:09:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-08-28T18:31:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ec-living-tana-1280x720-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"darko\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/\",\"name\":\"INTEK HI-FI\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/en\/electrocompaniet-ec-living-wireless-system-hi-fi-pig-review\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ec-living-tana-1280x720-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ec-living-tana-1280x720-1.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"EC LIVING\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/en\/electrocompaniet-ec-living-wireless-system-hi-fi-pig-review\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/en\/electrocompaniet-ec-living-wireless-system-hi-fi-pig-review\/\",\"name\":\"ELECTROCOMPANIET EC LIVING WIRELESS SYSTEM > Hi-Fi Pig review - INTEK HI-FI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/en\/electrocompaniet-ec-living-wireless-system-hi-fi-pig-review\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-22T18:09:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-08-28T18:31:30+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/#\/schema\/person\/02fa1742be92272c2fe50f2579f320e7\"},\"description\":\"Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And Subwoofer18. June 2021 \\u00b7 Comments Offon Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And Subwoofer \\u00b7 Categories: Computer audio and Streaming, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews, Loudspeakers. \\u00b7 Tags: hi fi reviews, hifi reviews, Loudspeakers, music streaming, Roon Ready, speakers, streaming audio, SubwooferELECTROCOMPANIET TANA SL-2 STREAMER\/WIRELESS SPEAKER, TANA L2 ADD ON SPEAKER AND SIRA L1 WIRELESS SUBWOOFER REVIEWElectrocompaniet\\u2019s Tana SL-2 is the Norwegian brand\\u2019s second-generation Tana all in one, streamer, amp and wireless speaker, from the EC Living wireless lifestyle audio series. Linette Smith explores its capabilities, along with its second speaker and sub, and is suitably impressed.It comes packed in a smart customer-friendly box and is stylish looking in an understated way with black fabric speaker grills and silver brushed aluminium detailing to the lower part, (the fabric and \\u2018stripes\\u2019 are user-replaceable). The Tana 2 updates the outgoing Tana 1 model with new software, a new cabinet, new functionality, and new packaging. It is a brand new product standing out from its predecessor with a re-designed stiffer aluminium chassis, with custom made passive grilles on the sides for maximum bass response. The in-house (as all Electrocompaniet\\u2019s electronics are) designed amplifier is a 150W Class A\/B amplifier and is built and designed on the same principle as the Classic Line amplifiers from Electrocompaniet. The 5\\u201d bass\/midrange speaker and 1\\u201d tweeter are designed by Electrocompaniet to match the amplifier. It has new in-house developed software and accompanying app.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet EC Living familyIt is reassuringly heavy and seems much more substantial than many standalone wireless speakers. As well as being a system in its own right the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 has the option of a second speaker, to create a stereo pair, the Tana L2. Plus you can also go down the route of adding Electrocompaniet\\u2019s wireless sub, the Sira L1. There are also stands available for the Tanas, though we didn\\u2019t review these. The Sira L1 looks deceptively small but is actually very heavy, which I took as a good sign for a sub.Electrocompaniet sent us all three to try so I used the Tana SL-2 on its own and then with the other two components.DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 is designed for use in a smaller room, maybe as a second system in a bedroom or kitchen, or you can set them up around the house as a multi-room system. Although compact I found the Tana, particularly in its two speaker stereo configuration, worked well even in the large, high ceilinged living\/listening room that we have downstairs.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe rear of the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 wireless speaker\/streamerI must admit to being someone who never used to enjoy hearing the words \\u2018wireless\\u2019 and \\u2018speaker\\u2019 used in close proximity. The market is full of cheap, almost disposable, options, however, the Electrocompaniet offering is in the class of the likes of the iFi Aurora, Devialet Phantoms and Naim Musos, being a high-quality build with \\u2018proper\\u2019 HiFi credentials.SET UPSet up of the Tana SL-2 was really simple. Just a matter of plugging into the mains and then checking there was a light on the top panel, and then doing the rest through the app. Electrocompaniet recommends setting up with a wired connection but I set it up wirelessly via the Android app and my phone, this can also be done using an iOS Apple device. I had no issues doing it wirelessly at all.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 without the grilleAdding the second Tana speaker was also very, very simple using the app. I moved the pair of speakers onto an IKEA unit that partially separates our main listening room from our living room, setting them up with a bit over 70cm space between them.The manual advises a corner set up if possible for the Sira L1 subwoofer, though I had it below the Tanas on a low unit, which seemed to suit it well enough.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 is not too fussy about where it is placedGETTING CONNECTEDThe app is very simple to use. If you like listening to the radio there is a massive choice of stations, organised by country, through the app. So whether BBC Radio 4 or some obscure foreign Jazz station is your preferred media you are bound to find something to entertain you.The app makes controlling volume etc simple and it is easy to set up the system, check all the components are assigned into the correct positions, and control and balance bass etc.You can also easily access music on your NAS drive and use Qobuz, Tidal, and Spotify.There are soft-touch \\u2018buttons\\u2019 to adjust the volume and turn the units on and off, on top of the unit that light up when you sweep your hand above them, these also have the useful option of being able to disable them from the app, which avoids any accidental turning off of the system.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 and Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferElectrocompaniet uses wireless technology from Summit Systems, the makers of WiSA to transmit data between the wireless speakers. It is the only wireless technology created for the transmission of high quality sound in music systems and Home Theatres. It is used by many major manufacturers of wireless Hifi systems, like System Audio, B&O, Klipsch, Buchardt, Harman Kardon among others. WiSA transmits High Definition sound in a resolution of 24 bit \/96 Khz. It works like this: From the master Tana SL-2, a special 96kHz\/24bit real-time link is used to transfer audio data to the other loudspeakers in a room (Tana L-2 and Sira L-1). This is done with a continuous data stream, as opposed to Wifi which is packet switched. It is specially designed so that the speakers are synchronized within one microsecond, which cannot be achieved with ordinary WiFi. Only the master communicates with the network and sources, and controls the timing with the other wireless units. This ensures a correct and wide stereo image, as intended during the music production.I then switched to the iPad mini and Roon as this is the way we usually stream music around the house and on our various HiFi systems. The Tana 2 is Roon Ready which means it was just a simple matter of logging into Roon and it was there as an option to stream to. I really liked the fluidity of being able to pick up my phone or the Apple or Amazon tablet and control the Tana 2 from whichever is to hand, for example when I had set Roon playing from the tablet, I could then flick through tracks through the Electrocompaniet Play app on my phone.Being Roon Ready is more or less essential for any streaming products as it is becoming the go-to choice for organising and selecting digital music. If a product doesn\\u2019t have the Roon option it becomes very noticeable through its absence and to be honest, not being Roon Ready is becoming a bit of a factor in whether we would actually be able to live with a piece of HiFi or not.SOUND QUALITYFlicking through a few Radio stations with the Tana SL-2 in standalone set up I was immediately impressed with the sound quality. I had the unit on a normal piece of furniture. It doesn\\u2019t really seem important where the speaker is as it does give a very omni-directional sound. For listening to radio the sound quality was great, I\\u2019d be perfectly happy using it as background music whilst getting on with other tasks. As a single unit it does have plenty of bass and doesn\\u2019t distort at all when you turn it up loud.With the pair of speakers, the sound was very good indeed. With them positioned as they were, on the unit, more or less in the middle of the listening space, their omni-directional quality was even more pronounced. It didn\\u2019t matter where in the room I chose to sit, the sound quality and listening experience was very enjoyable.Having lived with the Tana 2\\u2019s for a while I found myself listening to radio, particularly BBC Radio 4 much more, and putting the Radio on rather than the TV. Documentaries and plays were particularly enjoyable with there being a very natural quality to the human voice.I then added the Sira L1 subwoofer and switched to something that would test it out. With the two speakers plus the sub set up and using for music through Roon rather than radio, the Tana 2 HiFi credentials became very apparent.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Tana L-2 and Sira L1 subwooferThe sound was very tight and controlled with no distortion at all, even when pushing them with high volume. My thoughts of these being \\u2018good for background music\\u2019 were banished. This system will obviously draw comparisons with Devialet\\u2019s Phantom, which I have heard on many occasions. Suffice to say you can push the Electrocompaniet to high volume without distortion, where I have heard the Phantom give in to farty and flappy bass. I\\u2019ll leave you to draw your own conclusions there.The little Sira L1 sub underpinned the bass with that nice, dry, fast sub-bass that I really enjoy from electronic music. The sign of a good subwoofer is that you don\\u2019t actually notice it until you turn it off, and this is exactly the case with the Tana 2 and Sira L1 set up. The Sira integrates perfectly, you can adjust the levels on the app to dial it in to your taste. Again, as I found with every aspect of these EC Living components this was all, very, very simple\\u2026and this is coming from someone who generally prefers to use a HiFi that I can operate with dials, buttons and a remote rather than an app on a phone.Whilst the Tana 2s on their own are a very acceptable system, the Sira L1 just gives that extra bit of \\u2018je ne sais quoi\\u2019 and I think it is well worth adding to your Tana set up if you enjoy a full bass sound.THE ROON RABBIT HOLEInfected Mushroom are well known for their frenetic and bass-heavy tunes \\u2018Becoming Insane\\u2019 from Vicious Delicious gives the system a proper workout, in fact so drawn in am I, I work through several of the Mushroom\\u2019s albums.Roon takes over and I let it take me off down that famous Roon Rabbit Hole of discovery, one of the new tracks I find on the way is Modeselektor and Flohio \\u2018Social Distancing\\u2019\\u2026which I thoroughly enjoy, finding myself happily listening to both tracks old and new with great pleasure.The Chemical Brothers \\u2018Don\\u2019t Hold Back\\u2019 from the brilliant Push The Button album sounds as energetic as it does on our second system. The stabbing string sound gives the track the edgy sound it demands and once again the bass and sub-bass is perfectly integrated. Particularly enjoying the Chems I switch to their 2015 album Born In The Echos and their smash hit (and much used in TV adverts) \\u2018Go\\u2019. This Electrocompaniet system really is a joy to use and listen to, it\\u2019s very much a \\u2018chuck on what you fancy and enjoy\\u2019 system.Of course, this wouldn\\u2019t be a proper HiFi Pig review without one of our favourite tests in the form of some Daft Punk. \\u2018Giorgio By Moroder\\u2019 from RAM is followed by the ultimate test of \\u2018Contact\\u2019. This is where things can go wrong for a system that is \\u2018not all that\\u2019. On this system there was the definition that one would expect from a well-put-together HiFi system and no muddling or jumble in the wall of musical noise that this track slams into you with.I am aware that I\\u2019ve been drawn into listening to electronica, the system suits it so well, so as a transition to other genres I put on the new Reprise album from Moby, which we have been enjoying recently, the orchestral reworkings of his classic tunes on Deutsche Gramophon. The blend of electronic and orchestra is well suited to the system yet again, with \\u2018Go\\u2019 and \\u2018Porcelain\\u2019 being beautifully balanced, expansive, and enjoyable. Tops and mids have a wonderful and airy clarity with an emotional connection that I would not have expected from this kind of system, and of course, there is that wonderfully integrated bass running underneath it all.Switching to another genre I select Nirvana\\u2019s classic, Nevermind. \\u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\\u201d has exactly the raw edge that I am looking for, with Cobain\\u2019s broken vocal cutting through the instruments.Miles Davis\\u2019s Kind Of Blue shows the system\\u2019s jazz credentials, again engaging and toe-tapping, you really can just go anywhere in the Rooniverse and enjoy what you find\\u2026the system is definitely an all-rounder genre-wise.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferA compact system in three boxesCONCLUSIONYes, this is quite a lot of money for a wireless system, however, I think it is well worth it. Rather than just being a \\u2018second system\\u2019, the Electrocompaniet Tana 2 and Sira L1 combination sounds like a \\u2018proper\\u2019 system. It is room-filling, defined, and detailed with oodles of wonderfully controlled bass. Electrocompaniet have got into the realms of \\u2018get rid of all your boxes and cables\\u2019 territory here, I was very, very impressed. Whilst discussing it, Stuart and I agreed that you could put a \\u2018dummy\\u2019 big system in a room and hide this behind a screen and no one would suspect that it wasn\\u2019t the big system playing.It is safe to say that the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2, L-2 and Sira L1 system has changed my perception of wireless systems. This isn\\u2019t a compromise, it\\u2019s a totally enjoyable and versatile streaming system and I have no hesitation putting it forward for our highest award.AT A GLANCEBuild Quality:Understated looking, built like a tank, don\\u2019t drop the sub on your footSound Quality:Exceptional, this is \\u2018proper\\u2019 HiFi sound in a wireless packageValue For Money:You are looking at over \\u00a34000 for the full complement of two speakers and sub, but when you listen to the sound you get and how much that would cost you in separates and cables and then add in the sheer convenience and ease of use that \\u00a34k starts to look like exceptional value for moneyWe Loved:The easy-to-use app, fluidity of control, build quality, sound quality, Roon Readyness and the tight controlled bas\\u2026did we mention the bass?!We Didn\\u2019t Love So Much:I honestly can\\u2019t think of anything that I don\\u2019t like about this system.Price: Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 \\u00a31439, Tana L-2 \\u00a31199, Sira L-1 \\u00a31599, Tana stands \\u00a3200 pair in the UK.The RRP\\u2019s in Europe are: Tana SL-2: 1699 \\u20ac, Tana L-2 1499 \\u20ac Sira L-1 1999 \\u20ac.Elevator Pitch Review: A wireless streaming system for people that don\\u2019t like wireless streaming systems, easy to set up and use, incredibly well made and sounds like \\u2018proper\\u2019 HiFi. Take my money. Linette SmithOver to Stu\\u2026I was asked to review the system by way of seeing if it got the seal of approval for the Editor\\u2019s Choice Award. Read on for my take on this system.I was in the upstairs review room all day yesterday listening to loudspeakers that are in for review whilst Linette had spent the day listening to the speakers and sub you are reading about here. We\\u2019d had them on in the background for a while for radio and Linette had listened to them by way of the usual review process, but I\\u2019d not taken much notice \\u2013 we\\u2019ve had a pair of the first model of these for ages and used them sparingly for listening to Radio 4. Yesterday was really the first time I\\u2019d taken any real notice of them for anything other than background noise. My comment on entering the downstairs room was along the lines of \\u201cMy word, Linette, these sound really rather splendid!\\u201d Except perhaps with more expletives and with a much thicker Yorkshire accent than that conveys.Anyway, Linette was coming towards the end of the review and asked if I\\u2019d take a serious listen to them by way of seeing if I thought they should get an Editor\\u2019s Choice award. The protocol is that nothing gets this award without having my input \\u2013 it takes longer and is a pain in the fundament but it\\u2019s just how we do things here.I\\u2019m not going to comment on the set up procedure as that\\u2019s not my job here and will already have been covered. I\\u2019m also not going to go into massive detail about the product as I\\u2019m assuming that Linette will have covered all that, though as I write this I haven\\u2019t seen her copy so as not to influence my thoughts.Aesthetically the two speakers and their sub look pretty cool and unobtrusive. They were set up for me on an IKEA unit and with the sub between them. Perhaps the sub should have been in a corner but the truth of the matter is that with this kind of product the user is likely to be more interested in just getting them set up where they are convenient and look good rather than getting into the minutiae of getting them on stands and exactly measuring where they are placed in the room \\u2013 they are a lifestyle product first and foremost, that is undoubtable!They run Roon which is a must for me. I use it constantly other than when listening to vinyl. Set up is apparently a doddle and the app looks and works well, though my main interface was an iPad running Roon.Saying these sound good for a lifestyle pair of speakers is doing them an injustice I feel. The simple fact of the matter is that they sound good\\u2026period! I\\u2019m going to talk about these as a system including the sub as that is how they were sent. I would say that the sub is essential as when you turn it off the speakers are a bit light for my taste and so factor this in when buying or thinking of buying. Talking about the sub \\u2013 it\\u2019s tiny and could be hidden away should you not want it on display, but it looks pretty cool anyway. The sub integrates very well and it\\u2019s one of those \\u201cyou don\\u2019t know what you got \\u2018til it\\u2019s gone\\u201d kind of things. It adds great weight to everything but doesn\\u2019t get in the way or honk away at you. A well-thought-out system!Having the satellites set up where Linette has them isn\\u2019t going to present the most ideal of soundstages but even so it\\u2019s not bad at all. I position myself in the middle of them and they do image very well. They aren\\u2019t on a par with the Raidhos we have in with regards this and they\\u2019re not as open and spatial as the Audiovector R3 Aret\\u00e9 but they throw a good stage plonked where they are and I imagine on a pair of dedicated stands and properly positioned they\\u2019d be even better \\u2013 but they aren\\u2019t that kind of product and so I\\u2019m not going to fanny about doing that!I\\u2019ve listened to a good few speakers of this type, most notable the Devialet Phantoms which I always find just a bit too much for my taste in the bass \\u2013 look, I like bass but it needs to be properly done and not OTT! This speaker system seems to have a good deal more subtlety in its presentation, but then crank them up (Daft Punk\\u2019s Contact is on) and they really do fill the room \\u2013 great for when you have a few friends round for a party (remember that?) or when you just want to blast the tunes out and blow away the cobwebs. I could see us dragging these onto the window sill, flinging the windows wide, and using them to add music for when we are in the garden.But they aren\\u2019t all about the bass and no treble (to paraphrase Meghan Trainor). These do pretty much all I threw at them very nicely. They have detail and refinement to satisfy all but the most dedicated of audiophile \\u2013 and all that in a package that is pretty much self-contained and good-looking.Listening to Fun Loving Criminals at volume is a very good experience and on a par with a good quality full-on system costing this kind of money, only in a package that is more home-friendly. There is plenty of detail there and there is subtlety and nuance to the delivery. As good as the mid-priced system costing around three grand a box? Nope! But that\\u2019s not a fair comparison. The depth and subtlety of this system is evident on Miles Davis\\u2019 Kind of Blue where the tape hiss is clear to hear and so is the rasp of the horns. Subtle changes in the piano chords on So What are easy to hear and there is a real dynamism to the presentation with the bass underpinning the whole sound. Face the speakers and sit in the middle and there is a good soundstage with the players set out before you.In summary, this is a very good system for those that want to have a great sounding musical experience without the hassle of lots of boxes lying around. Get Qobuz and a Roon subscription and you are away. It does a lot of what a full-on system can achieve in a compact and good-looking three boxes. In comparison to the original Tana, they are more resolving and better sounding. That said it is the originals we have, but having now experienced the latest iteration with their sub I will be considering purchasing the sub to add to ours. I can\\u2019t help but give my sign-off on the Editors Choice award. This is a very accomplished solution. Stuart SmithSupplied by ElectrocompanietReview Equipment: Roon, Qobuz, Google Pixel 3XL, Apple iPad mini.SPECIFICATIONSTECHNICAL SPECS TANA SL2Power Amplifier150 Watt Class AB amplifierDAC 192kHz\/24bit32-bit floating-point DSPCabinetRigid metal enclosureTwo way passive radiator speakerConnections1 x USB for external storage1x TOSlink and COAX inputs1x Ethernet 10\/100\/1000 Mbit\/sWireless ConnectionsAdvanced 802.11 AC WiFi with MIMO96 kHz\/24bit wireless speaker connectionBluetooth \\u00ae 4.2Streaming Features: AirPlay, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Qobuz, TIDAL, TIDAL Connect, Roon Ready, DLNA, Internet Radio, Bluetooth streaming from any Bluetooth enabled device.Supported Formats: All popular formats including: WAV\/WAVE, MP3, AAC+, Vorbis, ALAC, FLAC, APE, WMA, up to 192kHZ\/24bit, DSD, up to DSD 128 (5.6 MHz)DimensionsH250 x W180 x D180 mmWeight: 7 kgTECHNICAL SPECS TANA L2RequirmentsAny EC Living streamer such as TANA SL2 Speaker and Streamer.PC, Mac, Linux , Apple iOS or Android device on the same network.Power Amplifier150 Watt Class AB amplifierDAC 192kHz\/24bit32-bit floating-point DSPCabinetRigid metal enclosureTwo way passive radiator speakerWireless Connections96 kHz\/24bit wireless speaker connectionDimensionsH250 x W180 x D180 mmWeight: 7 kgTECHNICAL SPECS SIRA L-1Amplifier & Power200W CLASS D amplifierAuto on\/off universal input: 100-240V, 50-60Hz AC.Frequency ResponsePlays down to 26Hz (\\u00b13dB), with extension down to 22Hz (\\u00b16dB)Adjustable lowpass frequency (30-200Hz, 1Hz increment)*Adjustable phase response (0-180\\u00ba, 1\\u00ba increment)*Acoustic Designtwo 7\\u201c high-output woofersone 7\\u201d vibration cancelling passive radiatorEnclosureRigid metal enclosureChangeable decorative speaker grillsWireless Connection96 kHz\/24bit HD AudioWiSA\\u2122 Certified.Auto AdjustmentAutomatic sound integration with all EC Living speakers.DIMENSIONS: \\u2022 ( W x D x H ) 278mm x 260 mm x 256 mm 10.94 x 10.23 x10.08 inchesWeight: 13kg \/ 28.66 lbsThe App is available for iOS or Android in English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Norwegian, Hungarian and Simplified Chinese.Read more HiFi reviews from HiFi PigRead More Posts Like ThisNaim Audio Streaming Day At Midland Audio XchangeMidland Audio Xchange are hosting a Naim Audio streaming day on May the 16th. Visitors will be able to find out all about the latest Naim streamers and the Uniti range of products. For more info and links to this and loads of other Hifi Shows and Hifi Events worldwide, go to our Hifi Diary page. Spotify HiFi AnnouncedSpotify HiFi AnnouncedStreaming service Spotify has said that both artists and fans have told them that sound quality is important to them. For that reason, they have announced Spotify HiFi. Beginning later this year, Premium subscribers in \\u2018select markets\\u2019, we don\\u2019t know where yet, will be able to upgrade their sound quality to Spotify HiFi Spotify HiFi Spotify says that high-quality music\\u2026Oxford Audio Consultants Streaming Open DayOxford Audio Consultants will be holding an event devoted to streaming. Richard Bates from Auralic and Scott Berry from CAD will be there on Saturday 8th of April to help guide you and answer all your questions on streaming audio. The event will feature products from many manufacturers including Auralic, CAD, Melco, dCS and Chord Electronics ranging from models under\\u2026 EC Living. Makes music live. No strings attached.EC Living provides you with a simple and elegant way to bring wireless HiFi music into your home.The EC Living is a wireless and modular audio system of speakers\/amplifiers and streaming devices that can be combined into one wireless system with the highest standards of quality.Forty years of producing world-class HiFi is not a coincidence.It is our heritage and your guarantee.Quick viewTANA SL2 Speaker & streamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA L2 Add-on speakerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewSira L-1 Wireless subwooferEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewEC Living Floor standEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA SL-1 Speaker & streamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA L-1 Add-on speakerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewRENA SA-1 Streamer & StereoamplifierEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewRENA S-1 Wireless StreamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETUSER FRIENDLYEasy to install.Our free app for iPhone, iPad or Android devicesoffers easy access to all features and system settings. 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June 2021 \u00b7 Comments Offon Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And Subwoofer \u00b7 Categories: Computer audio and Streaming, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews, Loudspeakers. \u00b7 Tags: hi fi reviews, hifi reviews, Loudspeakers, music streaming, Roon Ready, speakers, streaming audio, SubwooferELECTROCOMPANIET TANA SL-2 STREAMER\/WIRELESS SPEAKER, TANA L2 ADD ON SPEAKER AND SIRA L1 WIRELESS SUBWOOFER REVIEWElectrocompaniet\u2019s Tana SL-2 is the Norwegian brand\u2019s second-generation Tana all in one, streamer, amp and wireless speaker, from the EC Living wireless lifestyle audio series. Linette Smith explores its capabilities, along with its second speaker and sub, and is suitably impressed.It comes packed in a smart customer-friendly box and is stylish looking in an understated way with black fabric speaker grills and silver brushed aluminium detailing to the lower part, (the fabric and \u2018stripes\u2019 are user-replaceable). The Tana 2 updates the outgoing Tana 1 model with new software, a new cabinet, new functionality, and new packaging. It is a brand new product standing out from its predecessor with a re-designed stiffer aluminium chassis, with custom made passive grilles on the sides for maximum bass response. The in-house (as all Electrocompaniet\u2019s electronics are) designed amplifier is a 150W Class A\/B amplifier and is built and designed on the same principle as the Classic Line amplifiers from Electrocompaniet. The 5\u201d bass\/midrange speaker and 1\u201d tweeter are designed by Electrocompaniet to match the amplifier. It has new in-house developed software and accompanying app.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet EC Living familyIt is reassuringly heavy and seems much more substantial than many standalone wireless speakers. As well as being a system in its own right the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 has the option of a second speaker, to create a stereo pair, the Tana L2. Plus you can also go down the route of adding Electrocompaniet\u2019s wireless sub, the Sira L1. There are also stands available for the Tanas, though we didn\u2019t review these. The Sira L1 looks deceptively small but is actually very heavy, which I took as a good sign for a sub.Electrocompaniet sent us all three to try so I used the Tana SL-2 on its own and then with the other two components.DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 is designed for use in a smaller room, maybe as a second system in a bedroom or kitchen, or you can set them up around the house as a multi-room system. Although compact I found the Tana, particularly in its two speaker stereo configuration, worked well even in the large, high ceilinged living\/listening room that we have downstairs.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe rear of the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 wireless speaker\/streamerI must admit to being someone who never used to enjoy hearing the words \u2018wireless\u2019 and \u2018speaker\u2019 used in close proximity. The market is full of cheap, almost disposable, options, however, the Electrocompaniet offering is in the class of the likes of the iFi Aurora, Devialet Phantoms and Naim Musos, being a high-quality build with \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi credentials.SET UPSet up of the Tana SL-2 was really simple. Just a matter of plugging into the mains and then checking there was a light on the top panel, and then doing the rest through the app. Electrocompaniet recommends setting up with a wired connection but I set it up wirelessly via the Android app and my phone, this can also be done using an iOS Apple device. I had no issues doing it wirelessly at all.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 without the grilleAdding the second Tana speaker was also very, very simple using the app. I moved the pair of speakers onto an IKEA unit that partially separates our main listening room from our living room, setting them up with a bit over 70cm space between them.The manual advises a corner set up if possible for the Sira L1 subwoofer, though I had it below the Tanas on a low unit, which seemed to suit it well enough.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 is not too fussy about where it is placedGETTING CONNECTEDThe app is very simple to use. If you like listening to the radio there is a massive choice of stations, organised by country, through the app. So whether BBC Radio 4 or some obscure foreign Jazz station is your preferred media you are bound to find something to entertain you.The app makes controlling volume etc simple and it is easy to set up the system, check all the components are assigned into the correct positions, and control and balance bass etc.You can also easily access music on your NAS drive and use Qobuz, Tidal, and Spotify.There are soft-touch \u2018buttons\u2019 to adjust the volume and turn the units on and off, on top of the unit that light up when you sweep your hand above them, these also have the useful option of being able to disable them from the app, which avoids any accidental turning off of the system.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 and Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferElectrocompaniet uses wireless technology from Summit Systems, the makers of WiSA to transmit data between the wireless speakers. It is the only wireless technology created for the transmission of high quality sound in music systems and Home Theatres. It is used by many major manufacturers of wireless Hifi systems, like System Audio, B&O, Klipsch, Buchardt, Harman Kardon among others. WiSA transmits High Definition sound in a resolution of 24 bit \/96 Khz. It works like this: From the master Tana SL-2, a special 96kHz\/24bit real-time link is used to transfer audio data to the other loudspeakers in a room (Tana L-2 and Sira L-1). This is done with a continuous data stream, as opposed to Wifi which is packet switched. It is specially designed so that the speakers are synchronized within one microsecond, which cannot be achieved with ordinary WiFi. Only the master communicates with the network and sources, and controls the timing with the other wireless units. This ensures a correct and wide stereo image, as intended during the music production.I then switched to the iPad mini and Roon as this is the way we usually stream music around the house and on our various HiFi systems. The Tana 2 is Roon Ready which means it was just a simple matter of logging into Roon and it was there as an option to stream to. I really liked the fluidity of being able to pick up my phone or the Apple or Amazon tablet and control the Tana 2 from whichever is to hand, for example when I had set Roon playing from the tablet, I could then flick through tracks through the Electrocompaniet Play app on my phone.Being Roon Ready is more or less essential for any streaming products as it is becoming the go-to choice for organising and selecting digital music. If a product doesn\u2019t have the Roon option it becomes very noticeable through its absence and to be honest, not being Roon Ready is becoming a bit of a factor in whether we would actually be able to live with a piece of HiFi or not.SOUND QUALITYFlicking through a few Radio stations with the Tana SL-2 in standalone set up I was immediately impressed with the sound quality. I had the unit on a normal piece of furniture. It doesn\u2019t really seem important where the speaker is as it does give a very omni-directional sound. For listening to radio the sound quality was great, I\u2019d be perfectly happy using it as background music whilst getting on with other tasks. As a single unit it does have plenty of bass and doesn\u2019t distort at all when you turn it up loud.With the pair of speakers, the sound was very good indeed. With them positioned as they were, on the unit, more or less in the middle of the listening space, their omni-directional quality was even more pronounced. It didn\u2019t matter where in the room I chose to sit, the sound quality and listening experience was very enjoyable.Having lived with the Tana 2\u2019s for a while I found myself listening to radio, particularly BBC Radio 4 much more, and putting the Radio on rather than the TV. Documentaries and plays were particularly enjoyable with there being a very natural quality to the human voice.I then added the Sira L1 subwoofer and switched to something that would test it out. With the two speakers plus the sub set up and using for music through Roon rather than radio, the Tana 2 HiFi credentials became very apparent.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Tana L-2 and Sira L1 subwooferThe sound was very tight and controlled with no distortion at all, even when pushing them with high volume. My thoughts of these being \u2018good for background music\u2019 were banished. This system will obviously draw comparisons with Devialet\u2019s Phantom, which I have heard on many occasions. Suffice to say you can push the Electrocompaniet to high volume without distortion, where I have heard the Phantom give in to farty and flappy bass. I\u2019ll leave you to draw your own conclusions there.The little Sira L1 sub underpinned the bass with that nice, dry, fast sub-bass that I really enjoy from electronic music. The sign of a good subwoofer is that you don\u2019t actually notice it until you turn it off, and this is exactly the case with the Tana 2 and Sira L1 set up. The Sira integrates perfectly, you can adjust the levels on the app to dial it in to your taste. Again, as I found with every aspect of these EC Living components this was all, very, very simple\u2026and this is coming from someone who generally prefers to use a HiFi that I can operate with dials, buttons and a remote rather than an app on a phone.Whilst the Tana 2s on their own are a very acceptable system, the Sira L1 just gives that extra bit of \u2018je ne sais quoi\u2019 and I think it is well worth adding to your Tana set up if you enjoy a full bass sound.THE ROON RABBIT HOLEInfected Mushroom are well known for their frenetic and bass-heavy tunes \u2018Becoming Insane\u2019 from Vicious Delicious gives the system a proper workout, in fact so drawn in am I, I work through several of the Mushroom\u2019s albums.Roon takes over and I let it take me off down that famous Roon Rabbit Hole of discovery, one of the new tracks I find on the way is Modeselektor and Flohio \u2018Social Distancing\u2019\u2026which I thoroughly enjoy, finding myself happily listening to both tracks old and new with great pleasure.The Chemical Brothers \u2018Don\u2019t Hold Back\u2019 from the brilliant Push The Button album sounds as energetic as it does on our second system. The stabbing string sound gives the track the edgy sound it demands and once again the bass and sub-bass is perfectly integrated. Particularly enjoying the Chems I switch to their 2015 album Born In The Echos and their smash hit (and much used in TV adverts) \u2018Go\u2019. This Electrocompaniet system really is a joy to use and listen to, it\u2019s very much a \u2018chuck on what you fancy and enjoy\u2019 system.Of course, this wouldn\u2019t be a proper HiFi Pig review without one of our favourite tests in the form of some Daft Punk. \u2018Giorgio By Moroder\u2019 from RAM is followed by the ultimate test of \u2018Contact\u2019. This is where things can go wrong for a system that is \u2018not all that\u2019. On this system there was the definition that one would expect from a well-put-together HiFi system and no muddling or jumble in the wall of musical noise that this track slams into you with.I am aware that I\u2019ve been drawn into listening to electronica, the system suits it so well, so as a transition to other genres I put on the new Reprise album from Moby, which we have been enjoying recently, the orchestral reworkings of his classic tunes on Deutsche Gramophon. The blend of electronic and orchestra is well suited to the system yet again, with \u2018Go\u2019 and \u2018Porcelain\u2019 being beautifully balanced, expansive, and enjoyable. Tops and mids have a wonderful and airy clarity with an emotional connection that I would not have expected from this kind of system, and of course, there is that wonderfully integrated bass running underneath it all.Switching to another genre I select Nirvana\u2019s classic, Nevermind. \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d has exactly the raw edge that I am looking for, with Cobain\u2019s broken vocal cutting through the instruments.Miles Davis\u2019s Kind Of Blue shows the system\u2019s jazz credentials, again engaging and toe-tapping, you really can just go anywhere in the Rooniverse and enjoy what you find\u2026the system is definitely an all-rounder genre-wise.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferA compact system in three boxesCONCLUSIONYes, this is quite a lot of money for a wireless system, however, I think it is well worth it. Rather than just being a \u2018second system\u2019, the Electrocompaniet Tana 2 and Sira L1 combination sounds like a \u2018proper\u2019 system. It is room-filling, defined, and detailed with oodles of wonderfully controlled bass. Electrocompaniet have got into the realms of \u2018get rid of all your boxes and cables\u2019 territory here, I was very, very impressed. Whilst discussing it, Stuart and I agreed that you could put a \u2018dummy\u2019 big system in a room and hide this behind a screen and no one would suspect that it wasn\u2019t the big system playing.It is safe to say that the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2, L-2 and Sira L1 system has changed my perception of wireless systems. This isn\u2019t a compromise, it\u2019s a totally enjoyable and versatile streaming system and I have no hesitation putting it forward for our highest award.AT A GLANCEBuild Quality:Understated looking, built like a tank, don\u2019t drop the sub on your footSound Quality:Exceptional, this is \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi sound in a wireless packageValue For Money:You are looking at over \u00a34000 for the full complement of two speakers and sub, but when you listen to the sound you get and how much that would cost you in separates and cables and then add in the sheer convenience and ease of use that \u00a34k starts to look like exceptional value for moneyWe Loved:The easy-to-use app, fluidity of control, build quality, sound quality, Roon Readyness and the tight controlled bas\u2026did we mention the bass?!We Didn\u2019t Love So Much:I honestly can\u2019t think of anything that I don\u2019t like about this system.Price: Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 \u00a31439, Tana L-2 \u00a31199, Sira L-1 \u00a31599, Tana stands \u00a3200 pair in the UK.The RRP\u2019s in Europe are: Tana SL-2: 1699 \u20ac, Tana L-2 1499 \u20ac Sira L-1 1999 \u20ac.Elevator Pitch Review: A wireless streaming system for people that don\u2019t like wireless streaming systems, easy to set up and use, incredibly well made and sounds like \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi. Take my money. Linette SmithOver to Stu\u2026I was asked to review the system by way of seeing if it got the seal of approval for the Editor\u2019s Choice Award. Read on for my take on this system.I was in the upstairs review room all day yesterday listening to loudspeakers that are in for review whilst Linette had spent the day listening to the speakers and sub you are reading about here. We\u2019d had them on in the background for a while for radio and Linette had listened to them by way of the usual review process, but I\u2019d not taken much notice \u2013 we\u2019ve had a pair of the first model of these for ages and used them sparingly for listening to Radio 4. Yesterday was really the first time I\u2019d taken any real notice of them for anything other than background noise. My comment on entering the downstairs room was along the lines of \u201cMy word, Linette, these sound really rather splendid!\u201d Except perhaps with more expletives and with a much thicker Yorkshire accent than that conveys.Anyway, Linette was coming towards the end of the review and asked if I\u2019d take a serious listen to them by way of seeing if I thought they should get an Editor\u2019s Choice award. The protocol is that nothing gets this award without having my input \u2013 it takes longer and is a pain in the fundament but it\u2019s just how we do things here.I\u2019m not going to comment on the set up procedure as that\u2019s not my job here and will already have been covered. I\u2019m also not going to go into massive detail about the product as I\u2019m assuming that Linette will have covered all that, though as I write this I haven\u2019t seen her copy so as not to influence my thoughts.Aesthetically the two speakers and their sub look pretty cool and unobtrusive. They were set up for me on an IKEA unit and with the sub between them. Perhaps the sub should have been in a corner but the truth of the matter is that with this kind of product the user is likely to be more interested in just getting them set up where they are convenient and look good rather than getting into the minutiae of getting them on stands and exactly measuring where they are placed in the room \u2013 they are a lifestyle product first and foremost, that is undoubtable!They run Roon which is a must for me. I use it constantly other than when listening to vinyl. Set up is apparently a doddle and the app looks and works well, though my main interface was an iPad running Roon.Saying these sound good for a lifestyle pair of speakers is doing them an injustice I feel. The simple fact of the matter is that they sound good\u2026period! I\u2019m going to talk about these as a system including the sub as that is how they were sent. I would say that the sub is essential as when you turn it off the speakers are a bit light for my taste and so factor this in when buying or thinking of buying. Talking about the sub \u2013 it\u2019s tiny and could be hidden away should you not want it on display, but it looks pretty cool anyway. The sub integrates very well and it\u2019s one of those \u201cyou don\u2019t know what you got \u2018til it\u2019s gone\u201d kind of things. It adds great weight to everything but doesn\u2019t get in the way or honk away at you. A well-thought-out system!Having the satellites set up where Linette has them isn\u2019t going to present the most ideal of soundstages but even so it\u2019s not bad at all. I position myself in the middle of them and they do image very well. They aren\u2019t on a par with the Raidhos we have in with regards this and they\u2019re not as open and spatial as the Audiovector R3 Aret\u00e9 but they throw a good stage plonked where they are and I imagine on a pair of dedicated stands and properly positioned they\u2019d be even better \u2013 but they aren\u2019t that kind of product and so I\u2019m not going to fanny about doing that!I\u2019ve listened to a good few speakers of this type, most notable the Devialet Phantoms which I always find just a bit too much for my taste in the bass \u2013 look, I like bass but it needs to be properly done and not OTT! This speaker system seems to have a good deal more subtlety in its presentation, but then crank them up (Daft Punk\u2019s Contact is on) and they really do fill the room \u2013 great for when you have a few friends round for a party (remember that?) or when you just want to blast the tunes out and blow away the cobwebs. I could see us dragging these onto the window sill, flinging the windows wide, and using them to add music for when we are in the garden.But they aren\u2019t all about the bass and no treble (to paraphrase Meghan Trainor). These do pretty much all I threw at them very nicely. They have detail and refinement to satisfy all but the most dedicated of audiophile \u2013 and all that in a package that is pretty much self-contained and good-looking.Listening to Fun Loving Criminals at volume is a very good experience and on a par with a good quality full-on system costing this kind of money, only in a package that is more home-friendly. There is plenty of detail there and there is subtlety and nuance to the delivery. As good as the mid-priced system costing around three grand a box? Nope! But that\u2019s not a fair comparison. The depth and subtlety of this system is evident on Miles Davis\u2019 Kind of Blue where the tape hiss is clear to hear and so is the rasp of the horns. Subtle changes in the piano chords on So What are easy to hear and there is a real dynamism to the presentation with the bass underpinning the whole sound. Face the speakers and sit in the middle and there is a good soundstage with the players set out before you.In summary, this is a very good system for those that want to have a great sounding musical experience without the hassle of lots of boxes lying around. Get Qobuz and a Roon subscription and you are away. It does a lot of what a full-on system can achieve in a compact and good-looking three boxes. In comparison to the original Tana, they are more resolving and better sounding. That said it is the originals we have, but having now experienced the latest iteration with their sub I will be considering purchasing the sub to add to ours. I can\u2019t help but give my sign-off on the Editors Choice award. This is a very accomplished solution. Stuart SmithSupplied by ElectrocompanietReview Equipment: Roon, Qobuz, Google Pixel 3XL, Apple iPad mini.SPECIFICATIONSTECHNICAL SPECS TANA SL2Power Amplifier150 Watt Class AB amplifierDAC 192kHz\/24bit32-bit floating-point DSPCabinetRigid metal enclosureTwo way passive radiator speakerConnections1 x USB for external storage1x TOSlink and COAX inputs1x Ethernet 10\/100\/1000 Mbit\/sWireless ConnectionsAdvanced 802.11 AC WiFi with MIMO96 kHz\/24bit wireless speaker connectionBluetooth \u00ae 4.2Streaming Features: AirPlay, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Qobuz, TIDAL, TIDAL Connect, Roon Ready, DLNA, Internet Radio, Bluetooth streaming from any Bluetooth enabled device.Supported Formats: All popular formats including: WAV\/WAVE, MP3, AAC+, Vorbis, ALAC, FLAC, APE, WMA, up to 192kHZ\/24bit, DSD, up to DSD 128 (5.6 MHz)DimensionsH250 x W180 x D180 mmWeight: 7 kgTECHNICAL SPECS TANA L2RequirmentsAny EC Living streamer such as TANA SL2 Speaker and Streamer.PC, Mac, Linux , Apple iOS or Android device on the same network.Power Amplifier150 Watt Class AB amplifierDAC 192kHz\/24bit32-bit floating-point DSPCabinetRigid metal enclosureTwo way passive radiator speakerWireless Connections96 kHz\/24bit wireless speaker connectionDimensionsH250 x W180 x D180 mmWeight: 7 kgTECHNICAL SPECS SIRA L-1Amplifier & Power200W CLASS D amplifierAuto on\/off universal input: 100-240V, 50-60Hz AC.Frequency ResponsePlays down to 26Hz (\u00b13dB), with extension down to 22Hz (\u00b16dB)Adjustable lowpass frequency (30-200Hz, 1Hz increment)*Adjustable phase response (0-180\u00ba, 1\u00ba increment)*Acoustic Designtwo 7\u201c high-output woofersone 7\u201d vibration cancelling passive radiatorEnclosureRigid metal enclosureChangeable decorative speaker grillsWireless Connection96 kHz\/24bit HD AudioWiSA\u2122 Certified.Auto AdjustmentAutomatic sound integration with all EC Living speakers.DIMENSIONS: \u2022 ( W x D x H ) 278mm x 260 mm x 256 mm 10.94 x 10.23 x10.08 inchesWeight: 13kg \/ 28.66 lbsThe App is available for iOS or Android in English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Norwegian, Hungarian and Simplified Chinese.Read more HiFi reviews from HiFi PigRead More Posts Like ThisNaim Audio Streaming Day At Midland Audio XchangeMidland Audio Xchange are hosting a Naim Audio streaming day on May the 16th. Visitors will be able to find out all about the latest Naim streamers and the Uniti range of products. For more info and links to this and loads of other Hifi Shows and Hifi Events worldwide, go to our Hifi Diary page. Spotify HiFi AnnouncedSpotify HiFi AnnouncedStreaming service Spotify has said that both artists and fans have told them that sound quality is important to them. For that reason, they have announced Spotify HiFi. Beginning later this year, Premium subscribers in \u2018select markets\u2019, we don\u2019t know where yet, will be able to upgrade their sound quality to Spotify HiFi Spotify HiFi Spotify says that high-quality music\u2026Oxford Audio Consultants Streaming Open DayOxford Audio Consultants will be holding an event devoted to streaming. Richard Bates from Auralic and Scott Berry from CAD will be there on Saturday 8th of April to help guide you and answer all your questions on streaming audio. The event will feature products from many manufacturers including Auralic, CAD, Melco, dCS and Chord Electronics ranging from models under\u2026 EC Living. Makes music live. No strings attached.EC Living provides you with a simple and elegant way to bring wireless HiFi music into your home.The EC Living is a wireless and modular audio system of speakers\/amplifiers and streaming devices that can be combined into one wireless system with the highest standards of quality.Forty years of producing world-class HiFi is not a coincidence.It is our heritage and your guarantee.Quick viewTANA SL2 Speaker & streamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA L2 Add-on speakerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewSira L-1 Wireless subwooferEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewEC Living Floor standEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA SL-1 Speaker & streamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA L-1 Add-on speakerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewRENA SA-1 Streamer & StereoamplifierEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewRENA S-1 Wireless StreamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETUSER FRIENDLYEasy to install.Our free app for iPhone, iPad or Android devicesoffers easy access to all features and system settings. Simply download the app and start the installation. It will automatically find your system, lock on to it, set up and let you control it.THE EC REMOTE APPEasy to control.EC Living is a simple all-in-one solution that lets you play music wirelessly throughout your home in remarkable quality, easily controlled from any tablet, smartphone, PC\/Mac, or directly from the system itself.MUSIC SERVICESStreaming your favorite music.EC Living is compatible with all popular streaming formats and services, including Spotify and Tidal, Airplay etc. The system also has built-in internet radio.ELECTROCOMPANIET.COMFacebookInstagramLinkedInYouTube\u00a92020 ELECTROCOMPANIETContact UsAboutMedia CenterReviewsSupportCCPA ComplianceGDPR CompliancePrivacy policyCookie PolicyEC LIVINGTANA SL2 Speaker & StreamerTANA L2 Add-on speakerSIRA L-1 SubwooferRENA S1 StreamerRENA SA-1 Amp & StreamerCLASSIC LINEPower amplifiersIntegrated amplifiersStreamers and SourcesPreamplifiers","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/intek-hifi.com\/en\/electrocompaniet-ec-living-wireless-system-hi-fi-pig-review\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"ELECTROCOMPANIET EC LIVING WIRELESS SYSTEM > Hi-Fi Pig review - INTEK HI-FI","og_description":"Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And Subwoofer18. June 2021 \u00b7 Comments Offon Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And Subwoofer \u00b7 Categories: Computer audio and Streaming, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews, Loudspeakers. \u00b7 Tags: hi fi reviews, hifi reviews, Loudspeakers, music streaming, Roon Ready, speakers, streaming audio, SubwooferELECTROCOMPANIET TANA SL-2 STREAMER\/WIRELESS SPEAKER, TANA L2 ADD ON SPEAKER AND SIRA L1 WIRELESS SUBWOOFER REVIEWElectrocompaniet\u2019s Tana SL-2 is the Norwegian brand\u2019s second-generation Tana all in one, streamer, amp and wireless speaker, from the EC Living wireless lifestyle audio series. Linette Smith explores its capabilities, along with its second speaker and sub, and is suitably impressed.It comes packed in a smart customer-friendly box and is stylish looking in an understated way with black fabric speaker grills and silver brushed aluminium detailing to the lower part, (the fabric and \u2018stripes\u2019 are user-replaceable). The Tana 2 updates the outgoing Tana 1 model with new software, a new cabinet, new functionality, and new packaging. It is a brand new product standing out from its predecessor with a re-designed stiffer aluminium chassis, with custom made passive grilles on the sides for maximum bass response. The in-house (as all Electrocompaniet\u2019s electronics are) designed amplifier is a 150W Class A\/B amplifier and is built and designed on the same principle as the Classic Line amplifiers from Electrocompaniet. The 5\u201d bass\/midrange speaker and 1\u201d tweeter are designed by Electrocompaniet to match the amplifier. It has new in-house developed software and accompanying app.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet EC Living familyIt is reassuringly heavy and seems much more substantial than many standalone wireless speakers. As well as being a system in its own right the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 has the option of a second speaker, to create a stereo pair, the Tana L2. Plus you can also go down the route of adding Electrocompaniet\u2019s wireless sub, the Sira L1. There are also stands available for the Tanas, though we didn\u2019t review these. The Sira L1 looks deceptively small but is actually very heavy, which I took as a good sign for a sub.Electrocompaniet sent us all three to try so I used the Tana SL-2 on its own and then with the other two components.DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 is designed for use in a smaller room, maybe as a second system in a bedroom or kitchen, or you can set them up around the house as a multi-room system. Although compact I found the Tana, particularly in its two speaker stereo configuration, worked well even in the large, high ceilinged living\/listening room that we have downstairs.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe rear of the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 wireless speaker\/streamerI must admit to being someone who never used to enjoy hearing the words \u2018wireless\u2019 and \u2018speaker\u2019 used in close proximity. The market is full of cheap, almost disposable, options, however, the Electrocompaniet offering is in the class of the likes of the iFi Aurora, Devialet Phantoms and Naim Musos, being a high-quality build with \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi credentials.SET UPSet up of the Tana SL-2 was really simple. Just a matter of plugging into the mains and then checking there was a light on the top panel, and then doing the rest through the app. Electrocompaniet recommends setting up with a wired connection but I set it up wirelessly via the Android app and my phone, this can also be done using an iOS Apple device. I had no issues doing it wirelessly at all.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 without the grilleAdding the second Tana speaker was also very, very simple using the app. I moved the pair of speakers onto an IKEA unit that partially separates our main listening room from our living room, setting them up with a bit over 70cm space between them.The manual advises a corner set up if possible for the Sira L1 subwoofer, though I had it below the Tanas on a low unit, which seemed to suit it well enough.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 is not too fussy about where it is placedGETTING CONNECTEDThe app is very simple to use. If you like listening to the radio there is a massive choice of stations, organised by country, through the app. So whether BBC Radio 4 or some obscure foreign Jazz station is your preferred media you are bound to find something to entertain you.The app makes controlling volume etc simple and it is easy to set up the system, check all the components are assigned into the correct positions, and control and balance bass etc.You can also easily access music on your NAS drive and use Qobuz, Tidal, and Spotify.There are soft-touch \u2018buttons\u2019 to adjust the volume and turn the units on and off, on top of the unit that light up when you sweep your hand above them, these also have the useful option of being able to disable them from the app, which avoids any accidental turning off of the system.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 and Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferElectrocompaniet uses wireless technology from Summit Systems, the makers of WiSA to transmit data between the wireless speakers. It is the only wireless technology created for the transmission of high quality sound in music systems and Home Theatres. It is used by many major manufacturers of wireless Hifi systems, like System Audio, B&O, Klipsch, Buchardt, Harman Kardon among others. WiSA transmits High Definition sound in a resolution of 24 bit \/96 Khz. It works like this: From the master Tana SL-2, a special 96kHz\/24bit real-time link is used to transfer audio data to the other loudspeakers in a room (Tana L-2 and Sira L-1). This is done with a continuous data stream, as opposed to Wifi which is packet switched. It is specially designed so that the speakers are synchronized within one microsecond, which cannot be achieved with ordinary WiFi. Only the master communicates with the network and sources, and controls the timing with the other wireless units. This ensures a correct and wide stereo image, as intended during the music production.I then switched to the iPad mini and Roon as this is the way we usually stream music around the house and on our various HiFi systems. The Tana 2 is Roon Ready which means it was just a simple matter of logging into Roon and it was there as an option to stream to. I really liked the fluidity of being able to pick up my phone or the Apple or Amazon tablet and control the Tana 2 from whichever is to hand, for example when I had set Roon playing from the tablet, I could then flick through tracks through the Electrocompaniet Play app on my phone.Being Roon Ready is more or less essential for any streaming products as it is becoming the go-to choice for organising and selecting digital music. If a product doesn\u2019t have the Roon option it becomes very noticeable through its absence and to be honest, not being Roon Ready is becoming a bit of a factor in whether we would actually be able to live with a piece of HiFi or not.SOUND QUALITYFlicking through a few Radio stations with the Tana SL-2 in standalone set up I was immediately impressed with the sound quality. I had the unit on a normal piece of furniture. It doesn\u2019t really seem important where the speaker is as it does give a very omni-directional sound. For listening to radio the sound quality was great, I\u2019d be perfectly happy using it as background music whilst getting on with other tasks. As a single unit it does have plenty of bass and doesn\u2019t distort at all when you turn it up loud.With the pair of speakers, the sound was very good indeed. With them positioned as they were, on the unit, more or less in the middle of the listening space, their omni-directional quality was even more pronounced. It didn\u2019t matter where in the room I chose to sit, the sound quality and listening experience was very enjoyable.Having lived with the Tana 2\u2019s for a while I found myself listening to radio, particularly BBC Radio 4 much more, and putting the Radio on rather than the TV. Documentaries and plays were particularly enjoyable with there being a very natural quality to the human voice.I then added the Sira L1 subwoofer and switched to something that would test it out. With the two speakers plus the sub set up and using for music through Roon rather than radio, the Tana 2 HiFi credentials became very apparent.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Tana L-2 and Sira L1 subwooferThe sound was very tight and controlled with no distortion at all, even when pushing them with high volume. My thoughts of these being \u2018good for background music\u2019 were banished. This system will obviously draw comparisons with Devialet\u2019s Phantom, which I have heard on many occasions. Suffice to say you can push the Electrocompaniet to high volume without distortion, where I have heard the Phantom give in to farty and flappy bass. I\u2019ll leave you to draw your own conclusions there.The little Sira L1 sub underpinned the bass with that nice, dry, fast sub-bass that I really enjoy from electronic music. The sign of a good subwoofer is that you don\u2019t actually notice it until you turn it off, and this is exactly the case with the Tana 2 and Sira L1 set up. The Sira integrates perfectly, you can adjust the levels on the app to dial it in to your taste. Again, as I found with every aspect of these EC Living components this was all, very, very simple\u2026and this is coming from someone who generally prefers to use a HiFi that I can operate with dials, buttons and a remote rather than an app on a phone.Whilst the Tana 2s on their own are a very acceptable system, the Sira L1 just gives that extra bit of \u2018je ne sais quoi\u2019 and I think it is well worth adding to your Tana set up if you enjoy a full bass sound.THE ROON RABBIT HOLEInfected Mushroom are well known for their frenetic and bass-heavy tunes \u2018Becoming Insane\u2019 from Vicious Delicious gives the system a proper workout, in fact so drawn in am I, I work through several of the Mushroom\u2019s albums.Roon takes over and I let it take me off down that famous Roon Rabbit Hole of discovery, one of the new tracks I find on the way is Modeselektor and Flohio \u2018Social Distancing\u2019\u2026which I thoroughly enjoy, finding myself happily listening to both tracks old and new with great pleasure.The Chemical Brothers \u2018Don\u2019t Hold Back\u2019 from the brilliant Push The Button album sounds as energetic as it does on our second system. The stabbing string sound gives the track the edgy sound it demands and once again the bass and sub-bass is perfectly integrated. Particularly enjoying the Chems I switch to their 2015 album Born In The Echos and their smash hit (and much used in TV adverts) \u2018Go\u2019. This Electrocompaniet system really is a joy to use and listen to, it\u2019s very much a \u2018chuck on what you fancy and enjoy\u2019 system.Of course, this wouldn\u2019t be a proper HiFi Pig review without one of our favourite tests in the form of some Daft Punk. \u2018Giorgio By Moroder\u2019 from RAM is followed by the ultimate test of \u2018Contact\u2019. This is where things can go wrong for a system that is \u2018not all that\u2019. On this system there was the definition that one would expect from a well-put-together HiFi system and no muddling or jumble in the wall of musical noise that this track slams into you with.I am aware that I\u2019ve been drawn into listening to electronica, the system suits it so well, so as a transition to other genres I put on the new Reprise album from Moby, which we have been enjoying recently, the orchestral reworkings of his classic tunes on Deutsche Gramophon. The blend of electronic and orchestra is well suited to the system yet again, with \u2018Go\u2019 and \u2018Porcelain\u2019 being beautifully balanced, expansive, and enjoyable. Tops and mids have a wonderful and airy clarity with an emotional connection that I would not have expected from this kind of system, and of course, there is that wonderfully integrated bass running underneath it all.Switching to another genre I select Nirvana\u2019s classic, Nevermind. \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d has exactly the raw edge that I am looking for, with Cobain\u2019s broken vocal cutting through the instruments.Miles Davis\u2019s Kind Of Blue shows the system\u2019s jazz credentials, again engaging and toe-tapping, you really can just go anywhere in the Rooniverse and enjoy what you find\u2026the system is definitely an all-rounder genre-wise.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferA compact system in three boxesCONCLUSIONYes, this is quite a lot of money for a wireless system, however, I think it is well worth it. Rather than just being a \u2018second system\u2019, the Electrocompaniet Tana 2 and Sira L1 combination sounds like a \u2018proper\u2019 system. It is room-filling, defined, and detailed with oodles of wonderfully controlled bass. Electrocompaniet have got into the realms of \u2018get rid of all your boxes and cables\u2019 territory here, I was very, very impressed. Whilst discussing it, Stuart and I agreed that you could put a \u2018dummy\u2019 big system in a room and hide this behind a screen and no one would suspect that it wasn\u2019t the big system playing.It is safe to say that the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2, L-2 and Sira L1 system has changed my perception of wireless systems. This isn\u2019t a compromise, it\u2019s a totally enjoyable and versatile streaming system and I have no hesitation putting it forward for our highest award.AT A GLANCEBuild Quality:Understated looking, built like a tank, don\u2019t drop the sub on your footSound Quality:Exceptional, this is \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi sound in a wireless packageValue For Money:You are looking at over \u00a34000 for the full complement of two speakers and sub, but when you listen to the sound you get and how much that would cost you in separates and cables and then add in the sheer convenience and ease of use that \u00a34k starts to look like exceptional value for moneyWe Loved:The easy-to-use app, fluidity of control, build quality, sound quality, Roon Readyness and the tight controlled bas\u2026did we mention the bass?!We Didn\u2019t Love So Much:I honestly can\u2019t think of anything that I don\u2019t like about this system.Price: Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 \u00a31439, Tana L-2 \u00a31199, Sira L-1 \u00a31599, Tana stands \u00a3200 pair in the UK.The RRP\u2019s in Europe are: Tana SL-2: 1699 \u20ac, Tana L-2 1499 \u20ac Sira L-1 1999 \u20ac.Elevator Pitch Review: A wireless streaming system for people that don\u2019t like wireless streaming systems, easy to set up and use, incredibly well made and sounds like \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi. Take my money. Linette SmithOver to Stu\u2026I was asked to review the system by way of seeing if it got the seal of approval for the Editor\u2019s Choice Award. Read on for my take on this system.I was in the upstairs review room all day yesterday listening to loudspeakers that are in for review whilst Linette had spent the day listening to the speakers and sub you are reading about here. We\u2019d had them on in the background for a while for radio and Linette had listened to them by way of the usual review process, but I\u2019d not taken much notice \u2013 we\u2019ve had a pair of the first model of these for ages and used them sparingly for listening to Radio 4. Yesterday was really the first time I\u2019d taken any real notice of them for anything other than background noise. My comment on entering the downstairs room was along the lines of \u201cMy word, Linette, these sound really rather splendid!\u201d Except perhaps with more expletives and with a much thicker Yorkshire accent than that conveys.Anyway, Linette was coming towards the end of the review and asked if I\u2019d take a serious listen to them by way of seeing if I thought they should get an Editor\u2019s Choice award. The protocol is that nothing gets this award without having my input \u2013 it takes longer and is a pain in the fundament but it\u2019s just how we do things here.I\u2019m not going to comment on the set up procedure as that\u2019s not my job here and will already have been covered. I\u2019m also not going to go into massive detail about the product as I\u2019m assuming that Linette will have covered all that, though as I write this I haven\u2019t seen her copy so as not to influence my thoughts.Aesthetically the two speakers and their sub look pretty cool and unobtrusive. They were set up for me on an IKEA unit and with the sub between them. Perhaps the sub should have been in a corner but the truth of the matter is that with this kind of product the user is likely to be more interested in just getting them set up where they are convenient and look good rather than getting into the minutiae of getting them on stands and exactly measuring where they are placed in the room \u2013 they are a lifestyle product first and foremost, that is undoubtable!They run Roon which is a must for me. I use it constantly other than when listening to vinyl. Set up is apparently a doddle and the app looks and works well, though my main interface was an iPad running Roon.Saying these sound good for a lifestyle pair of speakers is doing them an injustice I feel. The simple fact of the matter is that they sound good\u2026period! I\u2019m going to talk about these as a system including the sub as that is how they were sent. I would say that the sub is essential as when you turn it off the speakers are a bit light for my taste and so factor this in when buying or thinking of buying. Talking about the sub \u2013 it\u2019s tiny and could be hidden away should you not want it on display, but it looks pretty cool anyway. The sub integrates very well and it\u2019s one of those \u201cyou don\u2019t know what you got \u2018til it\u2019s gone\u201d kind of things. It adds great weight to everything but doesn\u2019t get in the way or honk away at you. A well-thought-out system!Having the satellites set up where Linette has them isn\u2019t going to present the most ideal of soundstages but even so it\u2019s not bad at all. I position myself in the middle of them and they do image very well. They aren\u2019t on a par with the Raidhos we have in with regards this and they\u2019re not as open and spatial as the Audiovector R3 Aret\u00e9 but they throw a good stage plonked where they are and I imagine on a pair of dedicated stands and properly positioned they\u2019d be even better \u2013 but they aren\u2019t that kind of product and so I\u2019m not going to fanny about doing that!I\u2019ve listened to a good few speakers of this type, most notable the Devialet Phantoms which I always find just a bit too much for my taste in the bass \u2013 look, I like bass but it needs to be properly done and not OTT! This speaker system seems to have a good deal more subtlety in its presentation, but then crank them up (Daft Punk\u2019s Contact is on) and they really do fill the room \u2013 great for when you have a few friends round for a party (remember that?) or when you just want to blast the tunes out and blow away the cobwebs. I could see us dragging these onto the window sill, flinging the windows wide, and using them to add music for when we are in the garden.But they aren\u2019t all about the bass and no treble (to paraphrase Meghan Trainor). These do pretty much all I threw at them very nicely. They have detail and refinement to satisfy all but the most dedicated of audiophile \u2013 and all that in a package that is pretty much self-contained and good-looking.Listening to Fun Loving Criminals at volume is a very good experience and on a par with a good quality full-on system costing this kind of money, only in a package that is more home-friendly. There is plenty of detail there and there is subtlety and nuance to the delivery. As good as the mid-priced system costing around three grand a box? Nope! But that\u2019s not a fair comparison. The depth and subtlety of this system is evident on Miles Davis\u2019 Kind of Blue where the tape hiss is clear to hear and so is the rasp of the horns. Subtle changes in the piano chords on So What are easy to hear and there is a real dynamism to the presentation with the bass underpinning the whole sound. Face the speakers and sit in the middle and there is a good soundstage with the players set out before you.In summary, this is a very good system for those that want to have a great sounding musical experience without the hassle of lots of boxes lying around. Get Qobuz and a Roon subscription and you are away. It does a lot of what a full-on system can achieve in a compact and good-looking three boxes. In comparison to the original Tana, they are more resolving and better sounding. That said it is the originals we have, but having now experienced the latest iteration with their sub I will be considering purchasing the sub to add to ours. I can\u2019t help but give my sign-off on the Editors Choice award. This is a very accomplished solution. Stuart SmithSupplied by ElectrocompanietReview Equipment: Roon, Qobuz, Google Pixel 3XL, Apple iPad mini.SPECIFICATIONSTECHNICAL SPECS TANA SL2Power Amplifier150 Watt Class AB amplifierDAC 192kHz\/24bit32-bit floating-point DSPCabinetRigid metal enclosureTwo way passive radiator speakerConnections1 x USB for external storage1x TOSlink and COAX inputs1x Ethernet 10\/100\/1000 Mbit\/sWireless ConnectionsAdvanced 802.11 AC WiFi with MIMO96 kHz\/24bit wireless speaker connectionBluetooth \u00ae 4.2Streaming Features: AirPlay, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Qobuz, TIDAL, TIDAL Connect, Roon Ready, DLNA, Internet Radio, Bluetooth streaming from any Bluetooth enabled device.Supported Formats: All popular formats including: WAV\/WAVE, MP3, AAC+, Vorbis, ALAC, FLAC, APE, WMA, up to 192kHZ\/24bit, DSD, up to DSD 128 (5.6 MHz)DimensionsH250 x W180 x D180 mmWeight: 7 kgTECHNICAL SPECS TANA L2RequirmentsAny EC Living streamer such as TANA SL2 Speaker and Streamer.PC, Mac, Linux , Apple iOS or Android device on the same network.Power Amplifier150 Watt Class AB amplifierDAC 192kHz\/24bit32-bit floating-point DSPCabinetRigid metal enclosureTwo way passive radiator speakerWireless Connections96 kHz\/24bit wireless speaker connectionDimensionsH250 x W180 x D180 mmWeight: 7 kgTECHNICAL SPECS SIRA L-1Amplifier & Power200W CLASS D amplifierAuto on\/off universal input: 100-240V, 50-60Hz AC.Frequency ResponsePlays down to 26Hz (\u00b13dB), with extension down to 22Hz (\u00b16dB)Adjustable lowpass frequency (30-200Hz, 1Hz increment)*Adjustable phase response (0-180\u00ba, 1\u00ba increment)*Acoustic Designtwo 7\u201c high-output woofersone 7\u201d vibration cancelling passive radiatorEnclosureRigid metal enclosureChangeable decorative speaker grillsWireless Connection96 kHz\/24bit HD AudioWiSA\u2122 Certified.Auto AdjustmentAutomatic sound integration with all EC Living speakers.DIMENSIONS: \u2022 ( W x D x H ) 278mm x 260 mm x 256 mm 10.94 x 10.23 x10.08 inchesWeight: 13kg \/ 28.66 lbsThe App is available for iOS or Android in English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Norwegian, Hungarian and Simplified Chinese.Read more HiFi reviews from HiFi PigRead More Posts Like ThisNaim Audio Streaming Day At Midland Audio XchangeMidland Audio Xchange are hosting a Naim Audio streaming day on May the 16th. Visitors will be able to find out all about the latest Naim streamers and the Uniti range of products. For more info and links to this and loads of other Hifi Shows and Hifi Events worldwide, go to our Hifi Diary page. Spotify HiFi AnnouncedSpotify HiFi AnnouncedStreaming service Spotify has said that both artists and fans have told them that sound quality is important to them. For that reason, they have announced Spotify HiFi. Beginning later this year, Premium subscribers in \u2018select markets\u2019, we don\u2019t know where yet, will be able to upgrade their sound quality to Spotify HiFi Spotify HiFi Spotify says that high-quality music\u2026Oxford Audio Consultants Streaming Open DayOxford Audio Consultants will be holding an event devoted to streaming. Richard Bates from Auralic and Scott Berry from CAD will be there on Saturday 8th of April to help guide you and answer all your questions on streaming audio. The event will feature products from many manufacturers including Auralic, CAD, Melco, dCS and Chord Electronics ranging from models under\u2026 EC Living. Makes music live. No strings attached.EC Living provides you with a simple and elegant way to bring wireless HiFi music into your home.The EC Living is a wireless and modular audio system of speakers\/amplifiers and streaming devices that can be combined into one wireless system with the highest standards of quality.Forty years of producing world-class HiFi is not a coincidence.It is our heritage and your guarantee.Quick viewTANA SL2 Speaker & streamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA L2 Add-on speakerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewSira L-1 Wireless subwooferEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewEC Living Floor standEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA SL-1 Speaker & streamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA L-1 Add-on speakerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewRENA SA-1 Streamer & StereoamplifierEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewRENA S-1 Wireless StreamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETUSER FRIENDLYEasy to install.Our free app for iPhone, iPad or Android devicesoffers easy access to all features and system settings. 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June 2021 \u00b7 Comments Offon Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And Subwoofer \u00b7 Categories: Computer audio and Streaming, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews, Loudspeakers. \u00b7 Tags: hi fi reviews, hifi reviews, Loudspeakers, music streaming, Roon Ready, speakers, streaming audio, SubwooferELECTROCOMPANIET TANA SL-2 STREAMER\/WIRELESS SPEAKER, TANA L2 ADD ON SPEAKER AND SIRA L1 WIRELESS SUBWOOFER REVIEWElectrocompaniet\u2019s Tana SL-2 is the Norwegian brand\u2019s second-generation Tana all in one, streamer, amp and wireless speaker, from the EC Living wireless lifestyle audio series. Linette Smith explores its capabilities, along with its second speaker and sub, and is suitably impressed.It comes packed in a smart customer-friendly box and is stylish looking in an understated way with black fabric speaker grills and silver brushed aluminium detailing to the lower part, (the fabric and \u2018stripes\u2019 are user-replaceable). The Tana 2 updates the outgoing Tana 1 model with new software, a new cabinet, new functionality, and new packaging. It is a brand new product standing out from its predecessor with a re-designed stiffer aluminium chassis, with custom made passive grilles on the sides for maximum bass response. The in-house (as all Electrocompaniet\u2019s electronics are) designed amplifier is a 150W Class A\/B amplifier and is built and designed on the same principle as the Classic Line amplifiers from Electrocompaniet. The 5\u201d bass\/midrange speaker and 1\u201d tweeter are designed by Electrocompaniet to match the amplifier. It has new in-house developed software and accompanying app.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet EC Living familyIt is reassuringly heavy and seems much more substantial than many standalone wireless speakers. As well as being a system in its own right the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 has the option of a second speaker, to create a stereo pair, the Tana L2. Plus you can also go down the route of adding Electrocompaniet\u2019s wireless sub, the Sira L1. There are also stands available for the Tanas, though we didn\u2019t review these. The Sira L1 looks deceptively small but is actually very heavy, which I took as a good sign for a sub.Electrocompaniet sent us all three to try so I used the Tana SL-2 on its own and then with the other two components.DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 is designed for use in a smaller room, maybe as a second system in a bedroom or kitchen, or you can set them up around the house as a multi-room system. Although compact I found the Tana, particularly in its two speaker stereo configuration, worked well even in the large, high ceilinged living\/listening room that we have downstairs.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe rear of the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 wireless speaker\/streamerI must admit to being someone who never used to enjoy hearing the words \u2018wireless\u2019 and \u2018speaker\u2019 used in close proximity. The market is full of cheap, almost disposable, options, however, the Electrocompaniet offering is in the class of the likes of the iFi Aurora, Devialet Phantoms and Naim Musos, being a high-quality build with \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi credentials.SET UPSet up of the Tana SL-2 was really simple. Just a matter of plugging into the mains and then checking there was a light on the top panel, and then doing the rest through the app. Electrocompaniet recommends setting up with a wired connection but I set it up wirelessly via the Android app and my phone, this can also be done using an iOS Apple device. I had no issues doing it wirelessly at all.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 without the grilleAdding the second Tana speaker was also very, very simple using the app. I moved the pair of speakers onto an IKEA unit that partially separates our main listening room from our living room, setting them up with a bit over 70cm space between them.The manual advises a corner set up if possible for the Sira L1 subwoofer, though I had it below the Tanas on a low unit, which seemed to suit it well enough.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 is not too fussy about where it is placedGETTING CONNECTEDThe app is very simple to use. If you like listening to the radio there is a massive choice of stations, organised by country, through the app. So whether BBC Radio 4 or some obscure foreign Jazz station is your preferred media you are bound to find something to entertain you.The app makes controlling volume etc simple and it is easy to set up the system, check all the components are assigned into the correct positions, and control and balance bass etc.You can also easily access music on your NAS drive and use Qobuz, Tidal, and Spotify.There are soft-touch \u2018buttons\u2019 to adjust the volume and turn the units on and off, on top of the unit that light up when you sweep your hand above them, these also have the useful option of being able to disable them from the app, which avoids any accidental turning off of the system.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 and Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferElectrocompaniet uses wireless technology from Summit Systems, the makers of WiSA to transmit data between the wireless speakers. It is the only wireless technology created for the transmission of high quality sound in music systems and Home Theatres. It is used by many major manufacturers of wireless Hifi systems, like System Audio, B&O, Klipsch, Buchardt, Harman Kardon among others. WiSA transmits High Definition sound in a resolution of 24 bit \/96 Khz. It works like this: From the master Tana SL-2, a special 96kHz\/24bit real-time link is used to transfer audio data to the other loudspeakers in a room (Tana L-2 and Sira L-1). This is done with a continuous data stream, as opposed to Wifi which is packet switched. It is specially designed so that the speakers are synchronized within one microsecond, which cannot be achieved with ordinary WiFi. Only the master communicates with the network and sources, and controls the timing with the other wireless units. This ensures a correct and wide stereo image, as intended during the music production.I then switched to the iPad mini and Roon as this is the way we usually stream music around the house and on our various HiFi systems. The Tana 2 is Roon Ready which means it was just a simple matter of logging into Roon and it was there as an option to stream to. I really liked the fluidity of being able to pick up my phone or the Apple or Amazon tablet and control the Tana 2 from whichever is to hand, for example when I had set Roon playing from the tablet, I could then flick through tracks through the Electrocompaniet Play app on my phone.Being Roon Ready is more or less essential for any streaming products as it is becoming the go-to choice for organising and selecting digital music. If a product doesn\u2019t have the Roon option it becomes very noticeable through its absence and to be honest, not being Roon Ready is becoming a bit of a factor in whether we would actually be able to live with a piece of HiFi or not.SOUND QUALITYFlicking through a few Radio stations with the Tana SL-2 in standalone set up I was immediately impressed with the sound quality. I had the unit on a normal piece of furniture. It doesn\u2019t really seem important where the speaker is as it does give a very omni-directional sound. For listening to radio the sound quality was great, I\u2019d be perfectly happy using it as background music whilst getting on with other tasks. As a single unit it does have plenty of bass and doesn\u2019t distort at all when you turn it up loud.With the pair of speakers, the sound was very good indeed. With them positioned as they were, on the unit, more or less in the middle of the listening space, their omni-directional quality was even more pronounced. It didn\u2019t matter where in the room I chose to sit, the sound quality and listening experience was very enjoyable.Having lived with the Tana 2\u2019s for a while I found myself listening to radio, particularly BBC Radio 4 much more, and putting the Radio on rather than the TV. Documentaries and plays were particularly enjoyable with there being a very natural quality to the human voice.I then added the Sira L1 subwoofer and switched to something that would test it out. With the two speakers plus the sub set up and using for music through Roon rather than radio, the Tana 2 HiFi credentials became very apparent.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferThe Tana L-2 and Sira L1 subwooferThe sound was very tight and controlled with no distortion at all, even when pushing them with high volume. My thoughts of these being \u2018good for background music\u2019 were banished. This system will obviously draw comparisons with Devialet\u2019s Phantom, which I have heard on many occasions. Suffice to say you can push the Electrocompaniet to high volume without distortion, where I have heard the Phantom give in to farty and flappy bass. I\u2019ll leave you to draw your own conclusions there.The little Sira L1 sub underpinned the bass with that nice, dry, fast sub-bass that I really enjoy from electronic music. The sign of a good subwoofer is that you don\u2019t actually notice it until you turn it off, and this is exactly the case with the Tana 2 and Sira L1 set up. The Sira integrates perfectly, you can adjust the levels on the app to dial it in to your taste. Again, as I found with every aspect of these EC Living components this was all, very, very simple\u2026and this is coming from someone who generally prefers to use a HiFi that I can operate with dials, buttons and a remote rather than an app on a phone.Whilst the Tana 2s on their own are a very acceptable system, the Sira L1 just gives that extra bit of \u2018je ne sais quoi\u2019 and I think it is well worth adding to your Tana set up if you enjoy a full bass sound.THE ROON RABBIT HOLEInfected Mushroom are well known for their frenetic and bass-heavy tunes \u2018Becoming Insane\u2019 from Vicious Delicious gives the system a proper workout, in fact so drawn in am I, I work through several of the Mushroom\u2019s albums.Roon takes over and I let it take me off down that famous Roon Rabbit Hole of discovery, one of the new tracks I find on the way is Modeselektor and Flohio \u2018Social Distancing\u2019\u2026which I thoroughly enjoy, finding myself happily listening to both tracks old and new with great pleasure.The Chemical Brothers \u2018Don\u2019t Hold Back\u2019 from the brilliant Push The Button album sounds as energetic as it does on our second system. The stabbing string sound gives the track the edgy sound it demands and once again the bass and sub-bass is perfectly integrated. Particularly enjoying the Chems I switch to their 2015 album Born In The Echos and their smash hit (and much used in TV adverts) \u2018Go\u2019. This Electrocompaniet system really is a joy to use and listen to, it\u2019s very much a \u2018chuck on what you fancy and enjoy\u2019 system.Of course, this wouldn\u2019t be a proper HiFi Pig review without one of our favourite tests in the form of some Daft Punk. \u2018Giorgio By Moroder\u2019 from RAM is followed by the ultimate test of \u2018Contact\u2019. This is where things can go wrong for a system that is \u2018not all that\u2019. On this system there was the definition that one would expect from a well-put-together HiFi system and no muddling or jumble in the wall of musical noise that this track slams into you with.I am aware that I\u2019ve been drawn into listening to electronica, the system suits it so well, so as a transition to other genres I put on the new Reprise album from Moby, which we have been enjoying recently, the orchestral reworkings of his classic tunes on Deutsche Gramophon. The blend of electronic and orchestra is well suited to the system yet again, with \u2018Go\u2019 and \u2018Porcelain\u2019 being beautifully balanced, expansive, and enjoyable. Tops and mids have a wonderful and airy clarity with an emotional connection that I would not have expected from this kind of system, and of course, there is that wonderfully integrated bass running underneath it all.Switching to another genre I select Nirvana\u2019s classic, Nevermind. \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d has exactly the raw edge that I am looking for, with Cobain\u2019s broken vocal cutting through the instruments.Miles Davis\u2019s Kind Of Blue shows the system\u2019s jazz credentials, again engaging and toe-tapping, you really can just go anywhere in the Rooniverse and enjoy what you find\u2026the system is definitely an all-rounder genre-wise.Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 Tana L-2 And Sira L1 Wireless Speaker\/Streamer And SubwooferA compact system in three boxesCONCLUSIONYes, this is quite a lot of money for a wireless system, however, I think it is well worth it. Rather than just being a \u2018second system\u2019, the Electrocompaniet Tana 2 and Sira L1 combination sounds like a \u2018proper\u2019 system. It is room-filling, defined, and detailed with oodles of wonderfully controlled bass. Electrocompaniet have got into the realms of \u2018get rid of all your boxes and cables\u2019 territory here, I was very, very impressed. Whilst discussing it, Stuart and I agreed that you could put a \u2018dummy\u2019 big system in a room and hide this behind a screen and no one would suspect that it wasn\u2019t the big system playing.It is safe to say that the Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2, L-2 and Sira L1 system has changed my perception of wireless systems. This isn\u2019t a compromise, it\u2019s a totally enjoyable and versatile streaming system and I have no hesitation putting it forward for our highest award.AT A GLANCEBuild Quality:Understated looking, built like a tank, don\u2019t drop the sub on your footSound Quality:Exceptional, this is \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi sound in a wireless packageValue For Money:You are looking at over \u00a34000 for the full complement of two speakers and sub, but when you listen to the sound you get and how much that would cost you in separates and cables and then add in the sheer convenience and ease of use that \u00a34k starts to look like exceptional value for moneyWe Loved:The easy-to-use app, fluidity of control, build quality, sound quality, Roon Readyness and the tight controlled bas\u2026did we mention the bass?!We Didn\u2019t Love So Much:I honestly can\u2019t think of anything that I don\u2019t like about this system.Price: Electrocompaniet Tana SL-2 \u00a31439, Tana L-2 \u00a31199, Sira L-1 \u00a31599, Tana stands \u00a3200 pair in the UK.The RRP\u2019s in Europe are: Tana SL-2: 1699 \u20ac, Tana L-2 1499 \u20ac Sira L-1 1999 \u20ac.Elevator Pitch Review: A wireless streaming system for people that don\u2019t like wireless streaming systems, easy to set up and use, incredibly well made and sounds like \u2018proper\u2019 HiFi. Take my money. Linette SmithOver to Stu\u2026I was asked to review the system by way of seeing if it got the seal of approval for the Editor\u2019s Choice Award. Read on for my take on this system.I was in the upstairs review room all day yesterday listening to loudspeakers that are in for review whilst Linette had spent the day listening to the speakers and sub you are reading about here. We\u2019d had them on in the background for a while for radio and Linette had listened to them by way of the usual review process, but I\u2019d not taken much notice \u2013 we\u2019ve had a pair of the first model of these for ages and used them sparingly for listening to Radio 4. Yesterday was really the first time I\u2019d taken any real notice of them for anything other than background noise. My comment on entering the downstairs room was along the lines of \u201cMy word, Linette, these sound really rather splendid!\u201d Except perhaps with more expletives and with a much thicker Yorkshire accent than that conveys.Anyway, Linette was coming towards the end of the review and asked if I\u2019d take a serious listen to them by way of seeing if I thought they should get an Editor\u2019s Choice award. The protocol is that nothing gets this award without having my input \u2013 it takes longer and is a pain in the fundament but it\u2019s just how we do things here.I\u2019m not going to comment on the set up procedure as that\u2019s not my job here and will already have been covered. I\u2019m also not going to go into massive detail about the product as I\u2019m assuming that Linette will have covered all that, though as I write this I haven\u2019t seen her copy so as not to influence my thoughts.Aesthetically the two speakers and their sub look pretty cool and unobtrusive. They were set up for me on an IKEA unit and with the sub between them. Perhaps the sub should have been in a corner but the truth of the matter is that with this kind of product the user is likely to be more interested in just getting them set up where they are convenient and look good rather than getting into the minutiae of getting them on stands and exactly measuring where they are placed in the room \u2013 they are a lifestyle product first and foremost, that is undoubtable!They run Roon which is a must for me. I use it constantly other than when listening to vinyl. Set up is apparently a doddle and the app looks and works well, though my main interface was an iPad running Roon.Saying these sound good for a lifestyle pair of speakers is doing them an injustice I feel. The simple fact of the matter is that they sound good\u2026period! I\u2019m going to talk about these as a system including the sub as that is how they were sent. I would say that the sub is essential as when you turn it off the speakers are a bit light for my taste and so factor this in when buying or thinking of buying. Talking about the sub \u2013 it\u2019s tiny and could be hidden away should you not want it on display, but it looks pretty cool anyway. The sub integrates very well and it\u2019s one of those \u201cyou don\u2019t know what you got \u2018til it\u2019s gone\u201d kind of things. It adds great weight to everything but doesn\u2019t get in the way or honk away at you. A well-thought-out system!Having the satellites set up where Linette has them isn\u2019t going to present the most ideal of soundstages but even so it\u2019s not bad at all. I position myself in the middle of them and they do image very well. They aren\u2019t on a par with the Raidhos we have in with regards this and they\u2019re not as open and spatial as the Audiovector R3 Aret\u00e9 but they throw a good stage plonked where they are and I imagine on a pair of dedicated stands and properly positioned they\u2019d be even better \u2013 but they aren\u2019t that kind of product and so I\u2019m not going to fanny about doing that!I\u2019ve listened to a good few speakers of this type, most notable the Devialet Phantoms which I always find just a bit too much for my taste in the bass \u2013 look, I like bass but it needs to be properly done and not OTT! This speaker system seems to have a good deal more subtlety in its presentation, but then crank them up (Daft Punk\u2019s Contact is on) and they really do fill the room \u2013 great for when you have a few friends round for a party (remember that?) or when you just want to blast the tunes out and blow away the cobwebs. I could see us dragging these onto the window sill, flinging the windows wide, and using them to add music for when we are in the garden.But they aren\u2019t all about the bass and no treble (to paraphrase Meghan Trainor). These do pretty much all I threw at them very nicely. They have detail and refinement to satisfy all but the most dedicated of audiophile \u2013 and all that in a package that is pretty much self-contained and good-looking.Listening to Fun Loving Criminals at volume is a very good experience and on a par with a good quality full-on system costing this kind of money, only in a package that is more home-friendly. There is plenty of detail there and there is subtlety and nuance to the delivery. As good as the mid-priced system costing around three grand a box? Nope! But that\u2019s not a fair comparison. The depth and subtlety of this system is evident on Miles Davis\u2019 Kind of Blue where the tape hiss is clear to hear and so is the rasp of the horns. Subtle changes in the piano chords on So What are easy to hear and there is a real dynamism to the presentation with the bass underpinning the whole sound. Face the speakers and sit in the middle and there is a good soundstage with the players set out before you.In summary, this is a very good system for those that want to have a great sounding musical experience without the hassle of lots of boxes lying around. Get Qobuz and a Roon subscription and you are away. It does a lot of what a full-on system can achieve in a compact and good-looking three boxes. In comparison to the original Tana, they are more resolving and better sounding. That said it is the originals we have, but having now experienced the latest iteration with their sub I will be considering purchasing the sub to add to ours. I can\u2019t help but give my sign-off on the Editors Choice award. This is a very accomplished solution. Stuart SmithSupplied by ElectrocompanietReview Equipment: Roon, Qobuz, Google Pixel 3XL, Apple iPad mini.SPECIFICATIONSTECHNICAL SPECS TANA SL2Power Amplifier150 Watt Class AB amplifierDAC 192kHz\/24bit32-bit floating-point DSPCabinetRigid metal enclosureTwo way passive radiator speakerConnections1 x USB for external storage1x TOSlink and COAX inputs1x Ethernet 10\/100\/1000 Mbit\/sWireless ConnectionsAdvanced 802.11 AC WiFi with MIMO96 kHz\/24bit wireless speaker connectionBluetooth \u00ae 4.2Streaming Features: AirPlay, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Qobuz, TIDAL, TIDAL Connect, Roon Ready, DLNA, Internet Radio, Bluetooth streaming from any Bluetooth enabled device.Supported Formats: All popular formats including: WAV\/WAVE, MP3, AAC+, Vorbis, ALAC, FLAC, APE, WMA, up to 192kHZ\/24bit, DSD, up to DSD 128 (5.6 MHz)DimensionsH250 x W180 x D180 mmWeight: 7 kgTECHNICAL SPECS TANA L2RequirmentsAny EC Living streamer such as TANA SL2 Speaker and Streamer.PC, Mac, Linux , Apple iOS or Android device on the same network.Power Amplifier150 Watt Class AB amplifierDAC 192kHz\/24bit32-bit floating-point DSPCabinetRigid metal enclosureTwo way passive radiator speakerWireless Connections96 kHz\/24bit wireless speaker connectionDimensionsH250 x W180 x D180 mmWeight: 7 kgTECHNICAL SPECS SIRA L-1Amplifier & Power200W CLASS D amplifierAuto on\/off universal input: 100-240V, 50-60Hz AC.Frequency ResponsePlays down to 26Hz (\u00b13dB), with extension down to 22Hz (\u00b16dB)Adjustable lowpass frequency (30-200Hz, 1Hz increment)*Adjustable phase response (0-180\u00ba, 1\u00ba increment)*Acoustic Designtwo 7\u201c high-output woofersone 7\u201d vibration cancelling passive radiatorEnclosureRigid metal enclosureChangeable decorative speaker grillsWireless Connection96 kHz\/24bit HD AudioWiSA\u2122 Certified.Auto AdjustmentAutomatic sound integration with all EC Living speakers.DIMENSIONS: \u2022 ( W x D x H ) 278mm x 260 mm x 256 mm 10.94 x 10.23 x10.08 inchesWeight: 13kg \/ 28.66 lbsThe App is available for iOS or Android in English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Norwegian, Hungarian and Simplified Chinese.Read more HiFi reviews from HiFi PigRead More Posts Like ThisNaim Audio Streaming Day At Midland Audio XchangeMidland Audio Xchange are hosting a Naim Audio streaming day on May the 16th. Visitors will be able to find out all about the latest Naim streamers and the Uniti range of products. For more info and links to this and loads of other Hifi Shows and Hifi Events worldwide, go to our Hifi Diary page. Spotify HiFi AnnouncedSpotify HiFi AnnouncedStreaming service Spotify has said that both artists and fans have told them that sound quality is important to them. For that reason, they have announced Spotify HiFi. Beginning later this year, Premium subscribers in \u2018select markets\u2019, we don\u2019t know where yet, will be able to upgrade their sound quality to Spotify HiFi Spotify HiFi Spotify says that high-quality music\u2026Oxford Audio Consultants Streaming Open DayOxford Audio Consultants will be holding an event devoted to streaming. Richard Bates from Auralic and Scott Berry from CAD will be there on Saturday 8th of April to help guide you and answer all your questions on streaming audio. The event will feature products from many manufacturers including Auralic, CAD, Melco, dCS and Chord Electronics ranging from models under\u2026 EC Living. Makes music live. No strings attached.EC Living provides you with a simple and elegant way to bring wireless HiFi music into your home.The EC Living is a wireless and modular audio system of speakers\/amplifiers and streaming devices that can be combined into one wireless system with the highest standards of quality.Forty years of producing world-class HiFi is not a coincidence.It is our heritage and your guarantee.Quick viewTANA SL2 Speaker & streamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA L2 Add-on speakerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewSira L-1 Wireless subwooferEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewEC Living Floor standEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA SL-1 Speaker & streamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewTANA L-1 Add-on speakerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewRENA SA-1 Streamer & StereoamplifierEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETQuick viewRENA S-1 Wireless StreamerEC LIVING BY ELECTROCOMPANIETUSER FRIENDLYEasy to install.Our free app for iPhone, iPad or Android devicesoffers easy access to all features and system settings. 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