Teenage Engineering OB-4

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers / Portable

A Teenage Engineering OB-4 Wireless Bluetooth Portable speaker system.

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How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

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What goes into the Overall Score?

Sound quality

/ 5

Ease of use

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Sound quality: Teenage Engineering's OB-4 had acceptable overall sound quality - this model reproduces music and dialog reasonably well despite the obvious shortcomings in its sound. Bass has good impact but is a bit prominent and tubby the deep bass is lacking. Midrange is fairly even but is a bit hazy and echoey and a touch grainy. Treble is fairly extended but is smeared and sizzly and the mid treble is subdued and the upper treble is a touch prominent. With some content compression artifacts may have a limiting effect on the dynamic range. Although it does a decent job of recovering room ambience, the slight echoey quality of the midrange adds a touch more spaciousness than exists in the original program material and the overall sound is somewhat congested. Provides a decent volume level in a medium sized room.

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A Teenage Engineering OB-4 Wireless Bluetooth Portable speaker system. In our tests the sound quality, and the versatility of provided features are assessed.

Features & Specs

Features

IP rating

None

Claimed battery life (hrs.)

Adjustable tone settings

Wireless stereo pairing

Speaker phone w/built-in mic

Optional multi-room sharing

Remote

Yes

Power source

Battery

Updatable software/firmware

Yes

Warranty (mos.): parts/labor

NS/NS

Other features

Has motorized user interface that enables you to use your fingers to grab, spin and interact with the sound. Has built in endless looping tape that allows you to rewind up to two hours of the source listened to. Has built in metronome to keep time or beat match audio loops in a live remix. Can generate brown and pink noise frequencies as well as ambient soundscapes. Free Orthoplay app download for Apple and Android mobile devices can be used to act as a remote control, switch sources and update the unit's firmware.

Included accessories

Antenne, Power Cable, Quick Start

Specs

Wireless type

Bluetooth

Audio format

Stereo

Height (in.)

Width (in.)

8.5

Depth (in.)

2.25

Weight (lbs.)

3.7

Connections

Stereo analog audio input

Yes

Optical digital audio input

Headphone jack

Active subwoofer pre-amp out

Other connections

None.

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