Harman’s Citation 100 speaker is a lot of fun. The bass is strong and the sound fills the room, but it’s not the best choice if you’re after a speaker with neutral and balanced audio performance. The Harman Kardon Citation 100 is a large smart speaker that connects with Google Assistant. You can use its built-in microphone to request tracks and organize yourHarman Kardon Citation 100 Speaker battery life.
It’s also one of the most serious-looking smart speakers on the market. It’s a large black tower speaker that matches the cute elements of the Libratone Zipp 2 and Amazon Echo Plus. It’s 27.5cm tall, 11cm taller than the Sonos One. For most people, this isn’t a major practical issue. The Citation 100 is an upright speaker. Its base doesn’t need to take up a lot of space, being about as tall as a bookshelf speaker.
However, if you want a smart speaker that people will barely notice unless it’s playing music, the Citation 100 isn’t an obvious choice. JBL makes smaller versions like the Citation One for this audience.
Aside from its massive size, the Harman Kardon Citation 100 is actually pretty neutral in appearance. A fabric mesh, predominantly black with a hint of dark gray, covers its sides. Harman Kardon also offers a gray version that looks a little less drab.
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There’s a large plate of anodized aluminum on the top. Don’t expose the top to too much sunlight, as its paint will start to fade after a while.
Citation 100A holding a Samsung S20, showing the lock screen
All of the controls are on the Citation 100’s top plate, and none of them use proper buttons. It’s a capacitive touch surface with hotspots that adjust the volume, switch to Bluetooth, mute the microphone, and play/pause.
The Bluetooth button is one of the most important parts to note. Smart speakers use Wi-Fi to communicate with connected digital assistants, but if they also have Bluetooth, you can more easily play audio from any of your favorite phone apps.
The Harman Kardon Citation 100 doesn’t have everything, though. It doesn’t have a 3.5mm port, and it doesn’t easily plug into a turntable if that’s the last thing you want to add to your transition to all-digital music.
Citation 100 A photo of a large empty stadium
This is also a completely non-portable speaker. There’s no
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, no option to add a battery, and no waterproofing or sense of ruggedness. It’s designed for the home, not a road trip. There are two threaded stand mounting points on the bottom, though, which is handy.
The Harman Kardon Citation 100 is very easy to set up. Everything is handled through the Google Home app, which doesn’t let poorly developed custom apps ruin the experience. It also allows you to group the Citation with other speakers on the platform, not just JBL speakers.
There is one feature that isn’t as advanced as the average smart speaker, though. The Citation 100 only has two microphones, not the six found in Amazon’s Echo speakers, or even the relatively cheap Echo Dot.
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Harman Kardon Citation 100 sound quality – while it does get loud, it’s not a particularly neutral-sounding speaker
Harman Kardon calls the Citation 100 “the smallest, most powerful-sounding smart home speaker.” Small might be a little misleading, but “powerful” is not. Its bass is deep and full, extending far beyond neutral sound quality into the party zone.
It would be wrong to call it a mindless bass monster. The Harman Kardon Citation 100 has very pleasant, sweet highs, good midrange texture, and the volume of the sound is enough that you will worry about disturbing the neighbors.
Picture of the Citation 100 black BO earphone box on a white table
If you want rich sound that can fill a fairly large room at higher volumes without the strained tones heard with small speakers such as the Sonos One, this speaker is one of the best choices at this price point.
Bass integration is also good, although the clearly emphasized bass is not natural in definition. And this is the main potential stumbling block here. In a classic rock band arrangement, the Harman Kardon Citation 100 made the bass guitar stand out too much, as if the bassist’s brother was on the soundboard.
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