Anker bluetooth outdoor speaker - 48.99

Thanks just picked one up. Was in the market for one of these for my balcony!

Anker is generally reliable, but you get what you're paying for here. If you care about audio quality you're much better off paying more for Ultimate Ears or Sony.

Excitations wrote: ↑ Anker is generally reliable, but you get what you're paying for here. If you care about audio quality you're much better off paying more for Ultimate Ears or Sony.

Zero experience with Sony bluetooth speakers, but if you compare apples to apples, Ultimate Ears Boom 2 didn't blow me away with its sound quality. I would say it's pretty much on par with the Anker Flare 2 I got from Amazon at 1/3 price (I paid $100+tax for UE Boom 2 vs $69+tax for a pack of 2 Anker Flare 2)

Excitations wrote: ↑ Anker is generally reliable, but you get what you're paying for here. If you care about audio quality you're much better off paying more for Ultimate Ears or Sony.

I've owned every UE speaker and also the Anker soundcore motion+ and motion boom speakers, Anker blows them away in sound quality. UE serves it's purpose as an outdoor speaker due to its ruggedness but sound quality has always been mediocre.

Lots of reviews on YouTube rank the motion+ as one of the best, if not best speakers you can get for ~$100. I didn't like their smaller speakers at all when they first started making them but they've made huge leaps.

peakingduck wrote: ↑ I've owned every UE speaker and also the Anker soundcore motion+ and motion boom speakers, Anker blows them away in sound quality. UE serves it's purpose as an outdoor speaker due to its ruggedness but sound quality has always been mediocre.

Lots of reviews on YouTube rank the motion+ as one of the best, if not best speakers you can get for ~$100. I didn't like their smaller speakers at all when they first started making them but they've made huge leaps.

Then I'd question the objectivity of the reviewers. Anker makes great cables and generally solid products — and yes these speakers are much better than their early models — but head to head their audio quality is nowhere close to best.

Excitations wrote: ↑ Then I'd question the objectivity of the reviewers. Anker makes great cables and generally solid products — and yes these speakers are much better than their early models — but head to head their audio quality is nowhere close to best.

I had the same doubts until I picked up the motion+ and tested it against my UE megaboom which is 3x the price. It wasn't even close, the Anker was leaps ahead in sound quality and loudness. After owning maybe 20-30 portable BT speakers I've settled on the two Anker models as my daily drivers.

SammyDavis wrote: ↑ Yeah, no reviewers of Bluetooth speakers back up this.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/revi ... h-speaker/

1. The Anker Soundcore Motion+ is an impressive portable speaker, and has the best sound quality I’ve heard from a Bluetooth speaker at or around this price point.

2. Anker's Soundcore Motion Plus came out in 2019 and managed to slip beneath my radar, which is a shame because it's arguably one of the best-sounding speakers under $100 (£90, $AU175), if not the best

3. The Anker Soundcore Motion Plus is the best affordable Bluetooth speaker for bassheads.

Excitations wrote: ↑Anker is generally reliable, but you get what you're paying for here. If you care about audio quality you're much better off paying more for Ultimate Ears or Sony.

Unless you are an audiophile, most speakers (Wired or Bluetooth) is in the ears of the listener. Some ppl have a personal preference for a specific type of audio/sound and unless the speaker fulfills that preference, it's automatically discarded due to it not being up to their standard of audio/sound.

For most, this Anker speaker is perfectly fine for listening to music on the back deck, front porch or even a picnic in the park. Are there better Bluetooth speakers out there? Ya sure but at what cost? For $50, this speaker fulfills most ppl's requirements for a Bluetooth speaker.

We get it, you're a UE/Sony guy and that's fine, but this Anker speaker is perfectly fine for most ppl's use.

I got this as a shower speaker in 2019 when Showcase had it for $40. Didn't know how good I had it at the time but it's held up and I'd say it'd have been worth $50.

Not sure about this speaker but i have tried alot of them. I have the 50W version of this and this is super loud with alot of bass. This 30W version might be a better offer.

https://www.amazon.ca/Bluetooth-W-KING- ... 159&sr=1-8