With the ESP32-P4 not having any wireless functionality and instead focusing on being a small SoC, it makes sense to combine it with a second chip that handles features like WiFi and Bluetooth.

And the Coda W comes in at the same price as KEF’s more compact LSX II LT and – this is the big one – slightly less than Sonos’ flagship ARC Ultra soundbar. That should be important to those who value ...