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Wren Sound Systems V5US speaker review: A versatile, solid-sounding, but ultimately overpriced wireless speaker

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<p>Wireless speaker systems abound, but too many lock you into a single ecosystem. Some support only Bluetooth, others support only Apple’s AirPlay standard, while still others ride the DTS Play-Fi bandwagon. The elegantly crafted Wren V5US bucks that trend by supporting all of those platforms.</p><p>But that flexibility comes at a price: Due to discounts on Wren’s older speakers, the V5US costs far more than the older speakers that only supported one ecosystem. For example, it costs $250 more than the AirPlay-only Wren V5AP and Bluetooth-only V5PF, and it’s priced $200 more than the Play-Fi-only Wren V5PF.</p><p>In fact, the Wren V5US’s $500 price tag is $100 higher than the Bowers &amp; Wilkins Zeppelin Air (http://www.macworld.com/article/1159526/bw_zeppelin_air.html), which is one of the finest sounding wireless speakers I’ve ever auditioned. That’s a tough sell in my book, even if the Wren sounds very good and is some ways more versatile.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2921008/wren-sound-systems-v5us-speaker-review-a-versatile-solid-sounding-but-ultimately-overpriced-wireles.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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