Buttons set into the elegant metal casing allow you to adjust the volume, select music titles, take phone calls and activate voice control or personal assistant features.

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Eliminating the volume control component from the inside of the casing reduces the noise in the circuit, allowing the music to be heard more clearly.

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There is also a display, just you don't see it until you nudge the volume up, or change the audio source etc, as it's set behind the casing.

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