Vifa City is a cute and colourful portable Bluetooth speaker

Vifa City is a cute and colourful portable Bluetooth speaker
(Image credit: Vifa)

Danish audio brand Vifa has gained a reputation for its attractive, competitive-sounding wireless speakers, all of which are named after cities. We called its Reykjavik "a good choice" and the Helsinki "a stylish speaker with good sound [and a] Scandinavian je ne sais quoi".

The company's latest (and sixth overall) wireless speaker no doubt looks to build on that praise, but it does buck the trademark city naming... kind of. Simply called City, it's a portable Bluetooth speaker with plenty of selling points – a 360-degree sound, 12 hours of battery life from a single charge, and an attractive design available in six different colourways: Lemon, Stone Grey, Burgundy Blush, Sage Green, Terracotta Blue or Ultramarine Coral.

(Image credit: Vifa)

Committing to the practicalities of portable, the Vifa City weighs just 300g and sports an aluminium casing that's water and dust resistant to IPX4 standards. Inside is a 6.5cm woofer with aluminium cone and neodymium magnet, and a 1.5cm soft dome tweeter.

There's NFC for quick pairing, and for the most epic of picnics owners can pair up to four speakers over Bluetooth to provide a bigger sound, too. A USB port provides a playback alternative to Bluetooth.

At €125/$169, it's also the cheapest speaker Vifa currently makes.

MORE: Best Bluetooth speakers 2019: portable speakers for every budget

Becky Roberts

Becky is the managing editor of What Hi-Fi? and, since her recent move to Melbourne, also the editor of the brand's sister magazines Down Under – Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica. During her 11+ years in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices. In her spare time, Becky can often be found running, watching Liverpool FC and horror movies, and hunting for gluten-free cake.

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