Sound quality: Braven's BRV-XXL had very good sound quality overall. Bass has good impact but is somewhat prominent and boomy, and goes fairly deep. Midrange is somewhat thin and a bit nasal and constricted. Treble is extended but is slightly prominent and sizzly. Does a decent job of recovering room ambience. No significant difference between Bluetooth and wired sound quality. Provides a decent volume level in large sized room. However, at higher volumes bass becomes more prominent and boomy and midrange becomes harsh.
Ease of use: We found the Braven ease of use to be very good overall. Bluetooth pairing: Checking instructions is a must because Bluetooth pairing is ambiguous where Bluetooth pairing requires a press of the "Play" control Button on unit and then the selection of unit from Bluetooth selection list on source device; unit provides an obvious indication that the unit is in pairing mode as well as when pairing has actually occurred. As such, the Bluetooth button is also multifunction. The volume control are low contrast labeled buttons (+/-) which are multifunction and poorly placed. However, when actuated there is a led graphical level indicator of settings and also used to adjust bass and treble controls. Switching sources involves Plug/Unplug but Aux has priority over BT. Aux input is well labeled under a protective door. Nothing ambiguous.
