Amazon Basics Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers / Portable

A Amazon Basics portable wireless Bluetooth speaker system.

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Overall Score

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What goes into the Overall Score?

Sound quality

/ 5

Ease of use

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Color

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Sound quality: Amazon Basics's Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker had fair overall sound quality. Bass has so so impact but is subdued and deep bass is lacking. Midrange is gritty and somewhat thin. Treble is somewhat smeared and upper treble is muted. Does a so-so job of recovering room ambience and is congested. There is no significant difference between Bluetooth and wired sound quality. Provides a decent volume level in a small sized room.

Ease of use: We found the Amazon Basics Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker ease of use to be good overall. Volume controls are low contrast, there is nothing to indicate that it is a volume control except + and - symbols. Bluetooth pairing is easy - the unit is always in pairing mode when not already paired, shows a pairing mode indicator. Indicates when pairing mode has occurred and never times out. Source selector is an unlabeled button with ambiguous led lights to indicate which source is selected. Aux input has low contrast labeling.

About

A Bluetooth wireless portable speaker system from Amazon with an analog input.

Features & Specs

Features

IP rating

Claimed battery life (hrs.)

Adjustable tone settings

Wireless stereo pairing

Speaker phone w/built-in mic

Yes

Optional multi-room sharing

Remote

Power source

Battery/AC

Updatable software/firmware

Warranty (mos.): parts/labor

12/12

Other features

None

Included accessories

USB charging cable and quick start.

WiFi content sharing technology

Wake timer

Sleep timer

Specs

Wireless type

Bluetooth

Audio format

Stereo

Height (in.)

Width (in.)

Depth (in.)

Weight (lbs.)

Dimensions HxWxD (in.)

2.6 x 6.3 x 1.5

Connections

Stereo analog audio input

Yes

Optical digital audio input

Headphone jack

Active subwoofer pre-amp out

Other connections

None.

iPod Docking

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Amazon Basics Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

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