McIntosh RS150

Vintage McIntosh style with modern wireless performance

McIntosh built their reputation on superior sound quality and good old-fashioned craftsmanship. Innovation is another reason they're still around after 70 years. The RS150 wireless speaker system is a perfect example of this. It's a retro-styled speaker cabinet that meets your streaming needs with AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, and Roon. Play music wirelessly from your phone, tablet, or PC and stream tunes from virtually any music service — Spotify, TIDAL, Pandora, Qobuz, and many more. The RS150 also offers lossless playback of songs in your digital library. It'll even play your high-resolution files, decoding at rates up to 24-bit/192kHz.

McIntosh mirrors other audiophile brands with their recent move to open-platform streaming options. I love that freedom of choice. You can build your multi-room system out of speakers and components from a variety of brands and control them all with your phone. As for the RS150, it's 100% McIntosh, which you can see from one glance at the classic-looking front panel, knobs, and glowing blue meter.

Powerful, detailed McIntosh sound

Wireless streaming audio keeps getting better, and the RS150 delivers it with authoritative McIntosh punch and clarity. Its 3/4" titanium dome tweeter provides smooth highs, while the 5-1/4" long throw woofer delivers accurate mids and tight bass. And a rear-firing port in the solid, distortion-dampening cabinet reinforces deep lows.

Flexible system setup and control

The RS150 connects to your home network via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. Once set up, you can stream tunes from your favorite services, including Spotify and TIDAL. It's also compatible with AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, and Roon so you can create a simple yet flexible multi-room audio system across brands. All three platforms allow you to send the same song to multiple compatible components and speakers or play a different song in every room.

Whichever way you connect, you can use your favorite device to choose your music, control playback, and adjust volume. Friends and family can even control speakers independently with their own devices.

Built-in Bluetooth 5.0

You can also stream music wirelessly from your smartphone or tablet to the RS150 speaker system via Bluetooth 5.0. This version of the popular wireless technology represents a big step forward. You get a stronger, more stable connection. And the built-in aptX HD audio coding allows CD-quality sound from compatible devices.

Compatible with voice assistants

The RS150 does not have built-in microphones. But if you add (or already own) a Google Assistant device, you can control it with your voice. And Siri will take your commands for all things AirPlay 2. So you can stay on the couch while you tell it to turn the music on or off, up or down, and more.