The Sound
This is the question that everyone wants answering - what does it sound like? Well, you flip down the little sprung rectangle of brushed Alu at the rear - and off you go!
Initially it's really a mixed reaction as my heart was saying 'it's Bang & Olufsen - it's going to be LOUD' - but my brain was saying 'there's no way you are going to get decent sound out of such a small space!'
When you turn the Serenata sideways - it's plain to see the engineers had a mammoth task - it really is thin, and the workings in there must be microscopic!
However, the first thing that hits you is the amazing clarity of the sound.
The top end really is pin sharp, and the midrange is strong too. Any vocal or acoustic songs sound awesome, and the pre-loaded song list on the model given to me is obviously designed to bring out the best in the phone.
Hotel California by the Eagles is impressive, but the beginning of 'Here I am' by Jette Torp demonstrates the strengths of the speaker perfectly.
Bass is never going to be it's strong point - but it does pack a little punch! If you hold the phone in your hand when it's on loudspeaker you can certainly feel it, and what it does with the cabinet volume given is miraculous!
Inbuilt is a 4-Channel Graphic Equaliser that adjusts to every song - a clever feature that reduces the chance of overload and distortion. This seems to do it's job perfectly well, and no matter how loud you turn it up - even on maximum, there is no distortion.
Can the sound fill a room? Well, yes - it can! Although it would be lost in a large room, and would be just background music even on full throttle - it gives a pleasant and audible account of itself in a medium sized room. Think of it as a small transistor radio and you would be about there. However, this is seriously selling it short again as we are talking about a speaker cabinet volume of five cubic centimetres! Poor old Bang & Olufsen can't win sometimes!
In short - for what they have had to work with, it's gob-smackingly good. Would i take it and play it in a Hotel Room or in the office? Yes, absolutely. I'm sat here typing with it playing next to me, and it's extremely relaxing. You don't have to just settle for hearing the melody and guessing the rest like on most phones, you can hear every word and every note perfectly and clearly - which makes it really easy to listen to.
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