However, the instructions do not speak to the proper placement of the hub for correct use or how to connect and place IR blasters. The instructions focus heavily on pairing the hub/remote and setting up the devices and activities. The instructions are the weakest piece here, and I am being generous. In the box were a well-packaged remote, the hub, a couple of IR blasters, two USB cables (one for charging the remote and one for the hub), a power brick, and instructions. So I will be honest, I was not expecting a lot from a Kickstarter, but I was pretty impressed with the exterior and interior packaging.

Shop Sofabaton X1 on Amazon What’s In The Box? Will it be the new “must-have” remote? Let’s discuss! So, a couple of clicks later, we both backed it and eagerly awaited delivery.Īfter what seemed like an eternity, I finally was able to get my hands on my new Sofabaton X1, set it up and give it a real test to see how it fared against my beloved Harmony Ultimate. It also had a handheld remote with an OLED screen, backlight, and an iOS and Android app. The Sofabaon X1 promised a hub-based remote that supported IR, wi-fi, and Bluetooth, all a must in today’s home theater. Luckily Rob H from the AV Rant Podcast and I were chatting on Twitter, and we had both heard about Sofabaton dropping a Kickstarter to fund a new hub-based remote. I refuse to feed scalpers anything, so I decided to start searching for a new solution just in case my beloved Harmony chose to kick the bucket or Harmony (doubtful) suddenly cut support for the database. Like me, you probably started to search for used Harmony remotes to stockpile but quickly found that prices skyrocketed. Anywho, so here we are, and Harmony is no more. Enter the Sofabaton X1, the only hub-based remote on the market that anyone is talking about. Although they had teased killing it for years prior, we Audio Enthusiasts never thought this day would happen.

So I am not going to lie I was very disappointed when Logitech finally announced it was killing the Harmony line of remotes and hubs.

Disassemble harmony elite