Anker - Soundcore Select Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black

For the size it is I'm totally shocked at how much loud it gets! I bought it on sale and would purchase this again in a heartbeat. I use it with my tablet when watching YouTube videos and listening to music. It's not going to shake the windows but for a speaker that's a little bit larger than a soda can, I'm impressed.

It is small but well designed waterproof bluetooth speaker. Very good for small party, camping. Good battery life.

The unit looks small and that works well because its very portable but still has good sound. It uses a standard cell phone charger. I use it on my bike and even in the rain, it worked fine. the blue tooth works perfect and has good range. I thought it would be cheap but its not. it has two speakers and plays in stereo. that is why it doesn't pair with a second unit.

I thought I had heard great speakers. Oh no, this one takes the cake. I am so happy I found this Anker SoundCore Speaker. Small, but it punches a great clear and bass sound. If you have not ever own one, this is a must buy. Thanks Bestbuy and Anker for a great product!

Perfect size and excellent shape, good grip, sound loaded, charging quickly. Are my bathroom speaker and my beach trip favorite speaker. I paid a very low price but is this kind of item that if you paid the almost regular price you never regret.

I really wasn't sure I needed to upgrade to the latest version of the Soundcore speaker. I've had the first generation for a few years and it's served me well since it's super light with a long battery. I keep it in my workbag and it hardly adds any extra weight. I love that whenever the need arrives, I have a great little speaker ready to go. I decided to take a chance and get the latest version simple because it doubled the battery life and I thought the water resistance was a nice touch. I really didn't expect much in terms of sound improvement, but all I can say is WOW! When played side by side to the previous mode, the difference is amazing. The sound is so much fuller and rich. The size and weight is practically identical to the first generation so I really don't know how they were able to increase the sound quality SO much! If you're on the fence about upgrading, don't hesitate. This little speaker is my new best friend and I'll be carrying it with me everywhere I go!

Firstly I bought this speaker because of its price. I have a local discount chain store that sells all kinds of Bluetooth speakers from $10 to $50. If the speaker had not been on sale for the same price that the generic speaker was at another store I probably would have passed it up. Bluetooth speakers are kind of hit and miss with me. Most lack any sort of clarity volume or bass response. Most of the cheaper brands like Sylvania and Polaroid which you can find at the unnamed chain stores have an obnoxious and annoying startup Voice or beep or tone. However before checking Best buy I did go to the other store and found what I believed was a pretty good speaker. However after I checked some weekly sales at Best Buy I found this Anker at the same price that I had paid for the generic speaker. The Anker had similar power specifications and form size. However the Anker had a much better battery life and water resistance plus it did not have that annoying startup voice or tone. Now I can get over the initial startup noise with generic speakers and the one I had found actually had pretty good sound and bass response with FM mode, and USB/TF Card, however it was a no-brainer to pick up the Anker at the same price on such a steep discount with the added features like NFC pairing. When it comes to sound reproduction on a Bluetooth speaker you really need to consider any other equalizer settings on the device you are streaming from to the speaker. On a generic setting with nothing amplified from my phone the speaker sounded fairly decent. Of course when I tweaked some of the audio settings for the equalizer on the phone the speaker did sound better. Any equalization on the device streaming from is going to pre-amplify what is sent to the speaker and typically these small speakers cannot reproduce without some sort of distortion over 75%. I found the best setting to be something heavy on treble lower on mids and midway on bass. I am using a OnePlus 6t with classic EQ set for OnePlus wireless bullets. You also have to remember on Android whether you have absolute bluetooth volume enabled or not otherwise the speaker may or may not turn on at the same volume you previously were listening to it at when you turned it off. To summarize this is a great sounding speaker but the bass does lack and I probably would not have purchased it at its regular price.

I got this for ~$15 on sale, so that was the main reason I picked it up. The other reason is I've used many Anker products, from portable cell phone chargers to wall plugs, and I've always had a good experience with the brand. This replaced an old plugin Bluetooth speaker, and by far is an upgrade from it. The first night I had this outside in the backyard, playing in the background while we sat around the fire. The sound was great, I've heard better but for the size and price of this speaker it was really good! Pros: - Size, easy to toss in a bag or backpack - Price, when on sale - ease of use, think connects and stays connected no issues Cons: - Doesn't Amazing bass, but is good for the size of the speaker. Overall, would recommend if you are looking for a good portable speaker on a budget!