16/09/2022
Harman Kardon Multibeam 700
There’s only so much you can do to differentiate the design of a long home cinema slab. But Harman Kardon’s Citation MultiBeam 700 is about as sleek sophisticated as soundbar styling gets, with an acoustically transparent Kvadrat wool covering and neat, compact dimensions that don’t compromise the sound.
You’ll find a 25mm horn-loaded tweeter at each end, working together with five 50mm front-facing woofers to fire out audio at different angles, bouncing waves off the walls of your gaff to create some semblance of surround sound. It’s never going to compete with a proper Dolby Atmos setup, but it certainly spreads wider than the width of the unit itself.
Powered by 210W of Class D amplification, it wields enough power to fill all but the most cavernous living rooms, with plenty of dynamism and good separation. While bass is well controlled, there can be a little too much – but that’s a very minor complaint considering how well the Multibeam performs overall.
The modern design extends to the features, too. There’s Wi-Fi and AirPlay 2 on-board, plus support for Google Home – which means easy setup and built-in Chromecast. You also get access to Google Assistant and loads of music streaming services.
