This review is from a blindness prospective. I can not speak on the units look, but I can speak on usage, sound quality, and accessibility for a totally blind person.
Introduction: I am happy with this unit. The sound is mostly clean and it does have a nice bit of volume, please keep that in mind when reading technical thoughts below.
use case Scenarios? Who may want to seriously think about purchasing?
College students in Dorm rooms. Those working outdoors or in a large warehouse style building. Campers/outdoors men. Guitarists looking for a very clean sounding battery powered amp for acoustic guitars. DJ's looking for a small rig that won't brake the bank. Small groups/ small churches, toastmasters etc.
Exterior features:
Units outer casing is plastic which seams strong.
I love that this unit has wheals and a telescoping suitcase like handle that pops up from the back. The unit is very easy to roll and control.
The speaker grill is metal, much like on a PA standalone speaker.
I feel a nice edition to a future version of this unit would be to ad a standard speaker stand tripod mount on the bottom so that it could be lifted up off the ground.
As someone who can not see, I am unable to tell the battery status of the unit, as unlike some BT devices it's charge does not show up on a smartphone.
Volume controls are easy to turn and have more play than I would like.
I do appreciate the tactile mark on each volume to understand how loud the unit is without looking at it.
Audio quality/sound:
The Microphone included with the unit is a joke. If you want something intelligible, may I suggest the Shure SM-58.
Audio output from this single speaker unit is obviously mono which is fine for events. The audio from the source is mixed from both channels into Mono so you aren't going to lose any single channel.
The cab is totally sealed, no ports for bass kick which is a good thing for something that will be outside to not get dirt in the cab.
Preamps are quieter than I expected.
Inputs, jacks and Bluetooth seam to be quite hot, this is before audio hits the amp/volume nobs so nothing you can do about it.
Using an iOS device, you need to have your device volume three clicks down from the top to eliminate audible clipping/distortion.
Their is a ground loop/static when charging a tablet/device from the USB jack, and also running this same device into either the Line/aux or Mic jack
Volume of the unit:
The unit does get quite loud and is clear. The volume does cover a block depending on buildings in it's way.
Remember that this is only one speaker, such as, one side of a PA system and runs off of battery, so it is quite awesome what you get.
When you start turning the master up, you get a lot of volume right away.
When you get past half with the tactile mark past 12 o'clock the amp is being pushed close to it's max for clean audio, towards clipping/distortion. Their is more play in the volume, meaning that you can turn the nob and not a lot of actual volume increase, but audio starts to distort.'
Overall tone of the unit:
sub bass/lows: Don't exist: 0-45HZ. though You will still hear mid range bass which accounts for sub bass in headphones or systems with no subs because of how a lot of today's music is produced. The G Sharp 50 HZ in a number of today's hip-hop songs though is present.
mid range Lows: their is a boost between 80-150 HZ (especially when the bass boost is on) which is heard more in close proximity which seams to color the sound.
At times, kick drums (acoustic/synth) are not always tight, quarter second delay and you hear a bit of an extra thump.
Mids: Seam to nicely fit in the mix.
Highs: It seams between 10-16KHZ drop off a bit which makes this unit seam a bit more mid range and bass heavy.
Bass boost button, helps to tighten up the sound, is a must.
No onboard EQ to customize things. If your using Spotify as your main music source, may I suggest the following EQ settings for cleaner less muddy audio.
60H/z=5
150HZ=-10
400HZ=-1
1KHZ=-1
2.4KHZ=-1
15KHZ=2
Guitarists: Sounds great with an acoustic with an active pickup running into the Quarter Inch mic jack. Honestly much cleaner than I would have expected. Depending on your pickup system, you may have to have your guitars volume at less than 100%/all the way up to keep from clipping. The boost in the mid range bass actually brings out nice tone in an acoustic guitar. This alone with it's battery power, at it's price point is a steal for an acoustic amp!
Button/nob/socket layout.
Face/front of unit top left side of panel: quarter inch Microphone input, to the right eighth inch line/aux input. Top Right side of panel: USB charging port.
lower left side of panel: Microphone input volume nob, Same spot on the right side of panel Master output nob.
Buttons: To the right of the microphone nob: top to bottom: On/Off, Bluetooth, FM, AM
Bottom row of buttons are radio presets.
On the right side very bottom button on row of presets is bass boost toggle.
Back of unit: Power socket.
Thanks for reading. I do hope this was useful for some. If I am able I am also going to upload videos with stereo audio examples of the units sound recorded through a pair of in-ear Binaural Microphones. (Hoping Amazon videos are stereo not mixed to mono) The audio is very lifelike. Please listen with headphones.
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This thing has really good sound quality. The bass boost button actually boost the bass without altering the quality of the sound output. Most bass boost buttons are just preset eqs that really change the sound quality but not this one. The interface is really intuitive I was able to connect my iPad without even reading instruction manual. The microphone input works really well I'm using a pair of wireless microphones and having the dedicated microphone input dial really allows you to dial in the perfect sound mix.Using this thing with a connected iPad and using YouTube for the karaoke videos is a super easy way to do karaoke with family and friends. The setup takes a grand total of 30 seconds so it really encourages spontaneity.In terms of using this thing just as a Bluetooth speaker, it really shines there. The base is clear and it really plays the low frequencies very well. It can get quite loud if you want it to. The unit is also very light. I can pick it up with one hand easily. If I had to guess I would say it weighs no more than 12 lb. All in all, I would really recommend this thing for karaoke but also just as a speaker.
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However, anything comparable in terms of output and portability easily costs 2 or 3 times as much. For it's price, this devices defends itself very well in the outdoors.
PROS:
- Handy wheels, telescoping handle and 3 carying handles ... Makes for easy lugging around despite its 20lbs weight
- Very good Bluetooth range
- Very good battery life ... Only used it for a couple weeks, we'll see how it handles in the future.
- Ability to recharge your phone with USB cord
CONS
- At max volume, I experience audio clipping ... To mitigate the effect, use an equalizer to lower the bass tones.
- Do not expect deep bass from this device at elevated volumes
NOTE
- The red "Bass Boost" annunciator is only visible in the dark
- This device does not play from a USB stick
CAPACITY
- Indoors, it will easily pleases a room with 60+ people
- Outdoors, will easily please a group of 10 people at party level volumes
- Outdoors, should be able to handle a patio with 30 people at party volumes using an equalizer to mitigate clipping.
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