Sound quality: Ecoxgear's Sol Jam had fair overall sound quality. What little bass there is has little impact is subdued and deep bass is lacking. Mirdrange is grainy and somewhat hazy, upper midrange can be piercing with some program material. Treble is subdued, and somewhat smeared and lower and upper treble is lacking. Doesn't do a good job of recovering room ambience and is congested. Bluetooth and wired sound quality are similar. Provides a decent volume level in a small to medium sized room but better suited for near field listening.
Ease of use: We found the Ecoxgear Sol Jam to be very good overall. Bluetooth pairing was very easy - Unit is always in pairing mode when not already paired, shows a pairing mode indicator. Indicates when pairing mode has occurred. Console lacks mute control. Volume controls are high contrast and well labeled, has audible beep to indicate when you reach the max setting. However, the controls require a firm press otherwise more difficult than most to depress. Source selection - Plug and unplug - The line input has priority over Bluetooth when plugged in with no delay. Unplug to directly go back to BT. Bluetooth content keeps playing when line-in is used unless directly paused. This unit lacks a remote; not an issue if it's being used within arm's reach or if it's being used with a mobile Bluetooth device which can be used like a remote itself, but inconvenient in other situations.
