Rating: 4/5
Review:
A good speaker
I was sent this speaker for an unbiased review and I like it.
It's not hi-fi, obviously, but it is a very nice little unit at this price.
The speaker is very well packaged in a smart, sturdy box and comes with a micro-USB charging cable, a jack-to-jack lead, a decent quick-start manual which tells you all you need, and a "bass pad." This is a neoprene-type pad to stand the speaker on, but to be honest, I don't think it affects the sound significantly.
The speaker is very well packaged in a smart, sturdy box and comes with a micro-USB charging cable, a jack-to-jack lead, a decent quick-start manual which tells you all you need, and a "bass pad." This is a neoprene-type pad to stand the speaker on, but to be honest, I don't think it affects the sound significantly.
The speaker has a good, durable feel to it and is very well
made. It is solidly built with a protective rubberised finish. The AUX input,
charging port and on/off switch are on the side so they are accessible but
unobtrusive and the controls are on the top. They are clear, neat and work very
well, giving volume up and down, skip forward and back and a multi-function
phone button to take calls via the inbuilt microphone. Bluetooth connection was
straightforward and solid with a good range of at least 8m and the jack input
allows connection to non-Bluetooth devices.
In use, I found the sound very good for such a compact speaker. I have listened to a lot of music through it, from Tudor choral music to London Grammar and it all sounds pretty good. The top is very sharp, the middles distinct and full and the bass is decent for a unit like this. If you want a real bass kick, you'll find it a bit weak and things like the low strings in Sibelius's Karelia Suite or the deep bass in London Grammar's Hey Now don't come over that well, but it's quite adequate for most things. It goes loud enough to fill a medium-sized room without audible distortion and battery life seems to be around 8 hours, which is fine for me.
I have tried a lot of speakers in this sort of price range, and I think this is good value at this price. Personally, I think I prefer the sound on two similarly priced speakers from Audio Dynamix, the Fusion V3 and the Clarity2, or the (much bulkier) Apie Sound Cannon but these things are personal and you may well prefer the look and sound of this one. It's certainly a very good product which is well made and has good sound and I can recommend it.
In use, I found the sound very good for such a compact speaker. I have listened to a lot of music through it, from Tudor choral music to London Grammar and it all sounds pretty good. The top is very sharp, the middles distinct and full and the bass is decent for a unit like this. If you want a real bass kick, you'll find it a bit weak and things like the low strings in Sibelius's Karelia Suite or the deep bass in London Grammar's Hey Now don't come over that well, but it's quite adequate for most things. It goes loud enough to fill a medium-sized room without audible distortion and battery life seems to be around 8 hours, which is fine for me.
I have tried a lot of speakers in this sort of price range, and I think this is good value at this price. Personally, I think I prefer the sound on two similarly priced speakers from Audio Dynamix, the Fusion V3 and the Clarity2, or the (much bulkier) Apie Sound Cannon but these things are personal and you may well prefer the look and sound of this one. It's certainly a very good product which is well made and has good sound and I can recommend it.
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