Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsLove the speaker, love the functionality, and the fit and finish are superior
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2019
First of all, it is important to acknowledge that since you are looking at a single speaker, sound quality isn't your highest goal. A pair of high-end speakers will almost always give you a fuller sound experience. This speaker, and several like it from Sonos, Apple, and others, will give you a great - very satisfying sound, but for the same money you can get better sound quality out of 2 speakers or a nice big sound bar. I wanted a single speaker for its portability, small footprint, aesthetics, convince, and feature set. I also enjoy the Alexa integration and appreciate how much I can customize it.
Setup was simple. However, I have found that if you are willing to spend some time with it you can really customize your experience. Their app makes this a fairly straight forward experience. In the morning, I just tap the top 3 times and my favorite music starts playing. Tapping two times advances the music to the next song, a single tap pauses or resumes. You can also customize the double tap to whatever you want. Later in the day I tend to change genres and simply ask Alexa to play what I want. I found that you can customize Alexa to prioritize one music service over another (for example to search Pandora first or Spotify or Amazon Music, etc.). You can also ask Alexa to play a particular playlist you have created. My family really appreciates its ease of use and sound quality as well. The fit and finish is quite superior. Holding it, turning the volume knob, or just looking at it you can know the high quality of the craftsmanship. It is a bit of a show piece. They got all the details right, even down to the cloth wrapped power cord.
I’m surprised just how much we really enjoy this speaker and how well it has integrated into our daily lives. It is so helpful to be able to move it on a whim and drop it into it’s charging dock at night. Again, if you really want high end sound quality, go with multiple speakers or a large sound bar and sub. We have a very nice sound system as well and it fills it’s purpose. If you are going for any combination of portability, convince, a small size, or a great feature set (to say nothing of its aesthetics) – this is an easy, and unique choice.
