Sound quality: Monster's Superstar Firecracker had fair overall sound quality. What little bass there is has little impact is subdued and deep bass is lacking. Midrange is nasal, grainy, and thin. Treble is extended but prominent and sizzly. Doesn't do a good job recovering room ambience, lacks fine detail and sounds congested. Provides a decent volume level in a small sized room but is better suited for near field listening.
Ease of use: We found the Monster Superstar Firecracker ease of use to be good overall. Bluetooth pairing requires the press of a button, then discover with your device; the pairing control is a an unmarked, multifunction (Circle symbol for power and Bluetooth pairing, answer/hangup calls, Play/Pause, Mic-Mute toggle). There is an indication when unit is in pairing mode and when it has paired. Must manually reconnect with a paired device after powering off/on. The volume controls are high contrast buttons () which are also part of an unlabeled multifunction Bluetooth reset control. Has max volume audible indicator. Switching between sources: line-in audio plays, but is automatically overridden by connected wireless audio playback, when wireless audio is stopped (line-in does not needed to be disconnected) line-in audio resumes. Line-in input label is low contrast.
