Sound quality: Braven's 2200m had good overall sound quality. Bass has good impact and is somewhat boomy and deep bass is lacking. Midrange is a bit thin, constricted and somewhat grainy. Treble is subdued and smeared and lacks upper treble. Does a so so job of recovering room ambience and is a bit congested. Provides a decent volume level in a medium to large sized room. No significant difference between Bluetooth and wired sound quality. When combined with a second unit to form a stereo pair because these are two separate speakers they can be placed to provide better stereo separation than many other models and the midrange is somewhat congested and a bit grainy - remains good.
Ease of use: We found the Braven 2200m ease of use to be good overall. The Braven Balance connecting to Bluetooth is easy. Bluetooth pairing requires a press of the low contrast play button which is unmarked for Bluetooth pairing and then the selection of unit from Bluetooth selection list on source device; the unit provides an obvious indication that the unit is in pairing mode as well as when pairing has actually occurred. Console controls are in a prominent place but nothing to indicate that it is a volume control except + and - symbols which are low contrast, no index markings but it has a tone burst indication when you reach the max settings. Pressing and holding volume control will skip tracks which is a unlabeled function and may occur accidentally while adjusting volume up or down. Works with line in and Bluetooth inputs. Optional app can be installed, app installation is straight forward. Once app is installed and paired with speaker, switching between inputs is fairly intuitive. However, exiting app is necessary to access local content on mobile device.
