Rating: 4/5
Review:
A good compact speaker
As a small unit for under twenty quid (at the time of
writing) this is a good speaker.
The speaker is very stylishly packaged and comes with just a micro-USB charging cable and a good manual. It has a good, durable feel to it and seems solidly made with a stylish look. The AUX input and charging port are, behind a seal but easily accessible Bluetooth connection was straightforward; it is solid with a good range of at least 7m and the jack input allows connection to non-Bluetooth devices. The controls allow you to skip forward and back, pause/play and change the volume; they all work fine.
In use, I found the sound pretty good for such a small speaker. I have listened to a lot of music through it, including my Test Playlist from Tudor choral music to London Grammar and it all sounds pretty good. The output is clear and hiss-free, the tops and middles are very good and it goes pretty loud with no distortion. The bass is not great – for a small unit at this price it's not bad, but don't expect hi-fi depth: things like the low strings in Sibelius's Karelia Suite or the deep bass in London Grammar's Hey Now get rather lost. Battery life seems to be around 4 hours and may possibly improve to the manufacturers' claimed 5 hours after a few cycles.
I think the speaker is good value at this price. It's a very nice-looking object which is well made and has decent sound as a desk or bedside speaker, for example. Recommended.
