Soundcore Motion X600

I needed these speakers to compensate for the classic conundrum clash, consumers have little choice to choose between the splendidly superb & spectacular 10-bit color as well as the crystal clear clarity (e.g.) the 32" class Samsung Q60A panel versus its anorexic sound due to contemporary esthetics in addition to the unprecedentedly bizarre clause in our apartment that bars bringing in items unless brought by the owner! which precludes me from having to pass up more appropriate $300-$400 soundbars! Nevertheless, I hope I solved the sound issue scourging modern tellies! Out Of Box Experience Upon delivery via one of my siblings On Wednesday 27th December 2023, I was impressed with the brawniness of the boxes as well as the Rubix cube-style, Matryoshka doll challenge exclusively to open it up which began with an outside sleeve which introduced its newly minted owner to the speaker's attributes in polyglot languages; then came the sleeve separating the two levels of cellophane wrap as well as the foam which looks to be a half-inch thick holding the 2.3' USB-C to C cable designed to be used with a wall charger, a Safety & 10 page Quick Start pamphlets, @ the top there's a UPC, the International Environmental & Radio regulationatory agencies this device has to conform to before being approved for sale on the global markets. Finally, at the bottom, a serial number UPC! Construction This Motion X600 consists of a three-part fabrication; a handle & grill forged from aluminum on the front with a color-coordinated plastic posterior available in "Polar Black", "Lunar Blue" and "Aurora Green" upon visual inspection is difficult to discern where the aluminum metal ends & the plastic begins! Meanwhile, the handle has respectively, "Spatial Harmony" & "High Fidelity Audio" in block font along the bottom left & right ends of the handle as well as "Soundcore" in stylized lettering on the top right. The ridges that aid grip-ability are located in the bottom middle part while the perimeter periphery is smooth. Staying in the back has a unique rubber stop flap which guarantees the X600 its Ingress Protection Level 7 status that enables the speaker can handle H2O from misting & condensation up to an accidential dunk up to a meter for 30 minutes. the rear also conceals a passive radiator, linked to the Midrange "Sky Driver" but helps the system sound better via Digital Sound Processing, a USB-C port as well as a 1/8" auxiliary jack. Driver Configuration The Anker Soundcore Motion X600 Speaker System is a 3-way, quintuple driver powered by 5 amplifiers producing 10-watt RMS for a total of 50 watts RMS configured as twin 2.06" woofers, duo 1.06" tweeters & a unique 1.92" passive radiator augmented midrange "Sky Driver" Spatial Driver is controlled by a 12 core Intel i7 12700K processor clocked from 3.6-5.0 GHz, ohm: N/A, Frequency Response: 48-40,000Hz+- 2.84dB, Horizontal Dispersion, 5.49dB, Signal to Noise Ratio: 72dB, Total Harmonic Distortion: <1%, Sensitivity, 92.1dB, Crossover: 54Hz, 2,500 Hz & 19,100Hz, Battery, SW-34MP2S2P; 6400mAh Dimensions: 6.25" High x 11.75" Wide x 3.88" deep, Weight: 5.17lbs. I charged my first Motion X600 with a 45watt Samsung wall charger connected to a 100watt Anker cable taking 4.5 hours to charge while the 2nd X600 was charged using an Anker 30watt wall charger with a second 100watt cable connected to two of the 8 electrical outlets which was done in 5 hours. When both speakers completed their compulsory charging session, on Thursday, December 28th, 2023, most of the scribes advised switching on both the Spatial Audio & Bass Buttons to mitigate its mettle as well as promote the prowess of the Motion X600 otherwise owners would likely feel the engineering savants were snookering them impacting future sales. Eargasmic Ecstasy! That began when I decided to play my 450-song Latino 🎄Carols playlist on YouTube Music designed to tide me over a 13-hour journey from Gastonia, North Carolina to Philadelphia! Once I activated, the 15-segment equalizer, the Spatial & Bass buttons It was 😱WOW!!!, WOW SQUARED!!!!!!, WOW CUBED!!!!!!!!!! 😲 It was as if I heard the music for the first time! for it sent chills through my body to not just the 🦴s but the bone marrow! Which is exactly how good the X600s are! Sibling #6 was as duly impressed with the speakers as he was with my Q60A panel when was deployed 21 months ago! for he considers them Home Theater caliber! This was confirmed on Three Kings Day/Epiphany; January 6, 2024, when after still trying to use the Soundcore app to no avail, it was not only severing The True Wireless Stereo bond but replaced the X600 pairing with the generic LG driver on the TV which necessitated a speaker reset so in despair, I watched "Terminator; Judgment Day" & realized how good the X600 sounded as normal solitary speakers when I could readily discern where the various soundtrack aspects occurred via the individual speaker drivers! Once I reset the speaker it started at maximum volume which almost got us reported by the next-door neighbors for bringing the noise! After a successful reset, and recharge (for 7 & 8 hours) which for an idiosyncratic orientation, included playing the YouTube playlist, I watched & thoroughly enjoyed the lush, vigorously robust soundtrack of "Wonder Woman 1984" & Quite honestly, What I heard through my 👂holes brought me back to when I had my last CRT, The NEC 2030S & my first LCD panel, the Samsung LN-T1954 when TVs had enough space to include decent stereo sound to match their displays! The Soundcore App It's an authentic atrocity that this program is oriented toward audio music when the Motion X600 itself can adapt itself to Audio/Video Home Theater & worse yet when I called Anker Innovations Tech Support on January 2nd, they confirmed its bias toward record collections because every time I endeavor to utilize its features, it shut down the TRUE WIRELESS STEREO facet which is the reason why I strived to save the >$200 more to score the second speaker! which rendered the other speaker as mute as a mime, furthermore, the app caused more agita by making it more problematic to pair with my Samsung Q60A panel! I sincerely wish and desire that this Cucaracha is finally fumigated from future updates ASAP! STAT! In addition from December 28th, 2023, when I first tried to establish a legitimate Soundcore Account it wouldn't recognize it even though I followed the procedure precisely to the letter! Conclusion I'm happy that the operation of these Anker Soundcore Motion X600 speaker systems isn't dependent upon this program because they sound incredibly amazing, augmented by its uniquely innovative design & technologies both external & internal, its configuration and price. And the President Grant-sized discount on top makes it even more of a steal of a deal! Addendum: Monday 12 February, 2024 One of my pet peeves with my pair is that I had to sync it with the YouTube Music account before working successfully with my panel; for the past month after subsequent charging sessions, that weirdness has vanished. Both speakers hook up normally, provided that the owner/operator powers them in the proper sequence Also, I acquired the 45-watt Anker 313 wall charger for the 2nd speaker to have them fully charged & ready at the same time enhancing my satisfaction with these speakers.

I had bought Anker ear buds last year which were excellent for the money so when I was looking and saw this speaker with a $50 coupon and high ratings, I pulled the trigger and ordered it without much thought. Being a musician who usually takes about 3+ months of research to buy any piece of audio equipment, this was a big step for me LOL. All I can say is that this speaker has been great so far. It's a very cool, clean, modern looking speaker. The construction feels solid and durable and having the handle to carry it around from place to place is more of a plus than I thought it would be. The sound quality is excellent, bass is very good at low to medium volumes but gets lost a bit when you really turn it up (or that could just be my aging ears), and it is loud! I didn't notice any significant distortion at high volumes and the overall clarity and presence of the individual instruments was very good. I tested a variety of musical genres (jazz, rock, pop, punk, ska, hip hop, rap, classical) and all sounded good to great. The Anker app is great and gives you more flexibility with the EQ settings as well as showing the battery level of the speaker. The voice prompt when you power on/off isn't obnoxious like some other speakers I've heard, it's just a tone but you can also turn it on and off in the Anker app. Since I already had the app for my earbuds, I just needed to add the speaker to my devices in the app (click of a button) and I was good to go. The battery life seems solid. It does take a while to charge fully (about 6 hours) but from what I read you can charge while using it in a pinch, but you shouldn't do that all the time or it can cause damage to the battery. I tend to listen at a fairly loud volume most of the time and after listening to music for about 4 hours using the BassUp and Spatial features on, the battery level is still showing as about 60%-65% so I'd expect to get about another 6-8 hours before I have to recharge. In short, I am very happy with the speaker and would definitely recommend it. I am definitely considering getting a second to have stereo pairing.

For having a reputation of being sold at Walmart I overlooked this speaker for that reason. When I watched a review on youtube that put it up against other reputable brands and it sounded better than all the others I was curious and had to find out how good it actually was. You won’t be disappointed, specially for the price. It has an aluminum body and is made well. No unwanted resonance playing at loud volume and easy to carry with the handle built in. It is waterproof and submersible. One of the things that are a plus is the great spacial sound it emits due to a top speaker in the center in addition to the 2 tweeters and 2 mid/woofers. Now you can turn off the bass boost via a button on top and you can also via a button turn off the top speaker to turn off the spacial sound but I don’t think you will ever want to because it sounds so much better with them on. The app is one of the best with tons of EQ options and even individual frequency adjustments in a custom EQ which is unheard of on all other bluetooth speakers i’ve tested in any range and is usually found on a sound engineer’s equipment. Over all I recommend this to anyone who wants great sound at a fantastic price specially if you get it on sale. I am a professional sound engineer so for me to say this is a great BT speaker is not to be said lightly.

I have been a fan of Anker's Soundcore lineup for a while. I have the Flare 2, Motion Plus, Motion Boom, and Motion Boom Plus and while not the best sounding of the lineup it is my new favorite Anker has produced. First off the aesthetics. Except for the Flare 2 I'm used to speakers from them that frankly are rather ugly. Plastic and rubber with a metal mesh grill on the front. What a beauty this speaker is. I own a lot of bluetooth speakers and this is right up there with best. The look and feel of this speaker is just a pleasing all around. Of course if I bought speakers just for the looks I would likely not own what us arguabley one of the best affordable speaker brands out there. The Motion Plus has some of the best mids and highs, but lacks bass. The Motion Boom has the best bass of any speaker for its size, but is lacking on the highs. The Motion Boom Plus combines those two to deliver what I would consider the best sounding speaker of the lineup. The only speaker I think sounds better than the Boom Plus at its size would be the Tribit Stormbox Blast. Anything better than those cost twice the price and are a bit larger. Going a size down my favorite would be my JBL Charge 5. So where does this speaker fall? Well I would say it is a larger Motion Plus with bass that comes very close to the Motion Boom. It doesn't match up to the Boom Plus but it is also half the size. If we compare to my favorite speaker one size down the Charge 5 it destroys that speaker. I saw some reviews claiming this speaker lacked bass... No it definitely does not. It may not hit quite as hard as the M Boom, but that like I said has the best bass of absolutely all bluetooth speakers at its size and the gap here is very small. Suggesting it has less bass the the Motion Plus though could only be possible if their X600 is defective. Lastly the reason I'm a huge fan of Soundcore speakers is honestly because they have the best eq software out of any bluetooth speaker brand I have come across. You can truly tune your speaker to sound how you want it to with a tremendous amount of control. Most custom eqs have little change to the speaker. I mention this because except for maybe the Motion Boom Plus I have not had any speaker that sounds it's best with the standard Soundcore Signature tuning and this speaker is no exception. Out of the gate it is lacking a tiny bit in mid bass which might be what the other reviewers are complaing about with lack of bass as most speakers are mid bass forward. Even my Charge 5 had a little more mid bass out of the gate, but this trumped it on sub bass. You can even crank up the sub bass but too much and this speaker can't handle it and becomes a bit distorted at higher volumes. Overall this is hands down the best looking and nicest sounding speaker you will find at this price point. There is no smaller speaker that sounds better, so if you want better sound you will have to go larger. I highly recommend!

I was looking for a higher fidelity sound system for bathroom & shower, but not interested in the expense, bother, and inflexibility of built-in solutions. I've been using waterproof BT speakers for years, and while generally satisfactory (including Photive Hydra and JBL Clip 4), none of them exactly had a lot of "oomph". That's not a problem with Anker's Soundcore Motion X600. This hefty handful of brushed metal, speakers, amp, and batteries has enough muscle to fill a room, probably louder than you need if you're in anything smaller than a great room. It's a gorgeous thing to boot (got mine in a striking uncommon green that wouldn't be out of place in Oz's Emerald City), its attractive unvarying metal mesh finish and fixed metal handle making for a package that's somehow both obviously familiar and highly distinctive, a minimalist near featureless re-imagining of a boombox from decades past. Simple membrane touch controls sit discreetly on top alongside an upward firing speaker intended to contribute to the sound field; the handy fixed carrying handle serves double duty in ensuring that this top speaker isn't blocked by being set too close to an overhead shelf. Portability is good but not great. It'd be fine for travel by car and nice to have at a cabin or camp site, but not the sort of thing one would schlep onto an airplane, much less bring on a hike. The waterproof rating makes it a great fit for bathroom or pool side, though the large footprint may complicate placing it in tight spaces. The spatial sound features are about as much as one could expect of what's essentially a mid-size boombox, enhanced by selectable synthesized expanded sound field and bass boost effects (the extra bass is especially welcome in warming up the sound at lower volume levels). The surround effect is especially noticeable when listening to music, pushing the stereo sound stage out past the boundaries of the box itself - it increases battery consumption but except as casual background I wouldn't listen to music without it. The equalizer in Soundcore's app (I'm using it on Android) provides fine tuning of the sound with a variety of presets and the ability to save multiple graphic EQ settings (I keep a custom mix heavy on the treble for news and talk podcasts, but the preset offerings suit me fine for music). The app is also where you can select a higher-bandwidth LDAC connection if your phone supports it, but this shortens both battery life and Bluetooth range. It's a subtle but audible difference, although in most cases it's not enough to be worth the tradeoffs for me, so I usually turn it off. The one star off is for sound quality that, while very good, doesn't quite meet the expectations set by the breathless product description. For one comparison, I prefer the sound of Google's Nest Audio, but in fairness the Nest Audio doesn't run on batteries and can't get quite as loud as the X600. By default the X600's "out of the box" sound is not quite as "warm" as I prefer, although the equalizer can make up for a lot of that with careful tuning. The "surround sound" capability is also a bit oversold, at least to my ear. This is a solid BT speaker with reasonable portability, very good sound, some limited stereo/spatial capability, and impressive power.

I have a 7.1 media room at home and use audiophile quality IEMs with a dongle DAC when lounging in bed or when I travel - I absolutely love music. I had never explored owning a portable Bluetooth speaker - I guess I've been too old school thinking wired sound is the only way to go. My sons use Bluetooth for everything, so I recently started researching wireless speakers and ran across this X600. Reviews were very positive, so I decided to buy one. I've spent a good 10 hours listening to it in less than a week since getting it, and I've become a big fan of this speaker, especially at this price point. It provides a level of detail beyond what I'd expect from a smaller portable speaker, it has a fairly open sound stage from the combination of real stereo separation (a must for me) and the spatial speaker, and it creates surprisingly accurate bass - even at very low volume (another must for me). Deeper sub-bass rolls off, but that's to be expected given the speaker's compact size. Other reviewers have mentioned this, but the heft and build quality of the speaker is really good. Overall, I'm very impressed and happy to add the X600 as a new option to listen to music - bravo. Okay - a brief update on my review. My wife and I recently went out for dinner and had a couple of margaritas. We came back home and she wanted to listen to some music vs. watch TV, so I thought to pull the X600 out and play it. We did some “digging in the crates” on Qobuz playing some old school music in the family room and I cranked this box up more than I had before. I was really amazed - the sound opened up a lot, it was clear, loud and actually did bounce around the family room - it was plent loud for us at 50% volume. Lastly, I couldn’t believe the bass extension I was getting from a speaker this size. I have to say Bravo again!

Great sounding unit Easy operation I like that it's waterproof Well designed with solid feel

Holy moly--this thing has power!!!! Beautiful sound, good battery life, easy to pair . I can't say enough good things about this. Super happy about this purchase!

Es difícil que un dispositivo de música, ya sea auriculares, altavoces o equipos de sonido tipo DAC me sorprenda a día de hoy. Llevo décadas escuchando música y he sido usuario de dispositivos en todos los rangos de precio del mercado. Soy de esos audiófilos que busca una experiencia inmersiva, definida y con una firma de sonido tirando a neutral, donde todo sea medianamente apreciable. No me gusta la exageración en los bajos de la música moderna ni el sonido que la mayoría de altavoces integran hoy en día. Cuando oí hablar del diseño y la idea detrás de este Soundcore X600 me sentí intrigado, aunque no esperaba nada especial porque ya me he llevado muchas decepciones o sensaciones de indiferencia a lo largo de los años. Buscaba un altavoz para uso en interiores que lograra llenar el espacio, con musicalidad, equilibrio, y que me permitiese disfrutar de todos los matices de la música que más escucho (metal, jazz, clásica, rock y algo de electrónica principalmente). El Soundcore X600 prometía un sonido espacial inédito hasta la fecha mediante el uso de dos botones especiales llamados 'Sonido Espacial' y 'Bajos Profundos'. Hasta que ha llegado este Soundcore X600, todos los altavoces que había probado en rangos de precio medios o bajos me daban la sensación de congestión o de intromisión de los bajos en las frecuencias medias, por lo que nunca pude disfrutar de estos géneros de verdad sin auriculares. El Soundcore X600, sin el 'Sonido Espacial' ni los 'Bajos profundos' activados, es un altavoz más del montón tirando a flojo (considerando su precio). Cuando lo probé sin sus dos extras estrella me dejó una sensación más bien pobre y sosa. Sin embargo, fue presionar los dos botones y me quedé mudo. Nunca un altavoz había conseguido una separación y espacialidad como esta. La integración del altavoz en la parte superior y el reparto de frecuencias está tan bien conseguido que no exagero cuando digo que en una habitación de tamaño medio-pequeño el Soundcore X600 te hace sentir la música en un directo íntimo pero amplio. La diferencia cuando aprietas el botón de 'Sonido Espacial' es abismal. Sin este botón este altavoz es un 5/10, cuando lo activas es un 10/10. Una auténtica pasada. Hay que experimentarlo para entenderlo. Con el botón de "Bajos Profundos" la música gana todavía más feeling y empuje, aunque a veces puede resultar necesario el uso de EQ para que los bajos no se coman demasiado el resto de frecuencias. En líneas generales la implementación de esta idea es sublime, en Soundcore pueden estar orgullosos. Cuanta además con una aplicación muy fácil de utilizar en Android con la que podremos actualizar el firmware del altavoz y utilizar diferentes EQs que podemos customizar o descargar de internet. También cuenta con la tecnología LDAC, por lo que el sonido transmitido por Bluetooth suena espectacularmente bien. Emparejado con dispositivos Sony como el WM1A se alcanza un sonido difícil de superar en dispositivos con este tamaño. Para un uso más allá de la música el altavoz pierde un poco desde mi punto de vista, aunque tirando de EQ creo que se pueden conseguir parámetros decentes. Por ejemplo, en películas el altavoz resuelve la espacialidad del sonido de una manera rara, que no me convence, generando un sonido un tanto desequilibrado, provocando un desfase entre los sonidos lejanos y los cercanos que a mí personalmente no me gusta. Cuando se activa el botón de 'Bajos Profundos' para darle algo más de chicha los bajos desfasan el sonido y se pierde claridad y transparencia, siendo bastante difícil encontrar el equilibrio con un EQ. No es imposible, pero los resultados no están a la altura de los que se consiguen con la música ni mucho menos. RESUMEN + Espectacular sonido espacial, nítido y potente en un altavoz portátil + Portabilidad bastante decente, con un diseño muy bonito + Batería bastante decente con entre 8 y 10 horas de música con los botones 'SE' y 'BP' activados + Tecnología LDAC, idónea para música de calidad con Bluetooth. - Sin los botones 'SE' y 'BP' activados el altavoz es muy normalito, aunque la batería dura más. - En exteriores se pierde parte de su magia, aunque sigue siendo muy decente. - El efecto en películas o videojuegos no se implementa tan bien como con la música.

Simply love it!

Comincio subito col parlare del suo peggior difetto: l'ascolto con i controlli "extra bass" e "audio spaziale" disattivati, comporta un suono riprodotto del tutto deludente, in quanto spento, noioso, insignificante. Ciò, al contrario della maggior parte degli apparecchi concorrenti, che sono già in grado di riprodurre da subito, una qualità audio al 90 per cento delle loro capacità senza dover agire su specifiche regolazioni. Quindi, prima cosa da fare: attivare entrambi i due controlli, anche se a mio giudizio, l'"audio spaziale" si può lasciare disattivo, con risultati obbiettivamente migliori. Successivamente, occorre perdere parecchio tempo con l'equalizzatore, questo sì ben progettato, che permette di agire su ben nove frequenze. Alla fine, quello che si ottiene è una qualità audio notevole, se si considera anche il prezzo a cui viene spesso proposto, ben al di sotto dei 200 Euro di listino. Adesso passo ad elencare gli ulteriori pregi e difetti. Pregi: - costruzione estremamente robusta, struttura quasi interamente metallica, con materiali di pregio ed ottime rifiniture. Per dare un'idea della sua robustezza basti sapere che mi è caduto sul pavimento, da un altezza di 80 cm e l'ho raccolto pensando che si fosse rotta la maniglia o ammaccato da qualche parte e invece niente! Neppure un graffio. - App veramente ben fatta, con utilissimo equalizzatore. Diverse regolazioni predefinite di fabbrica e possibilità di poterne creare nuove. - Presenza del Codec bluetooth LDAC, che consente la trasmissione di contenuti audio ad alta risoluzione (Hi-Res). - Volume di riproduzione notevole, anche se i 50 Watt di targa mi sembrano abbastanza ottimistici. - Ben 5 altoparlanti, di cui quattro in configurazione stereo, due per i medio bassi e due per gli acuti e uno specifico per l'effetto 3D , cosa non comune tra i concorrenti, anche se la loro reciproca vicinanza non permette un effetto stereo apprezzabile, ma ne guadagna sicuramente l'ampiezza della scena sonora. - Suoni bassi abbastanza sostenuti e alte ben estese. Per cui l'ascolto è abbastanza appagante (sempre dopo aver effettuato le indispensabili regolazioni). - La maniglia ne permette una facile trasportabilità, nonostante il peso. - Presenza di un ingresso aux. - Possibilità di usare un qualsiasi caricabatterie USB-C per la sua ricarica. _ Autonomia della ricarica, intorno alle 10 ore. Dipende anche dal volume di ascolto e dal Codec utilizzato, nel senso che l'LDAC abbrevia le ore. - Impermeabilità IPX7, quindi lo si può tranquillamente esporre (eventualmente) anche alla pioggia. Difetti: - non un vero e proprio difetto, ma l'audio spaziale a mio giudizio è poco "spaziale". Per averne una sufficiente percezione, bisogna ascoltare a non più di un metro di distanza e soprattutto, peggiora la qualità delle frequenze medio alte, accentuando le sibilanti sulle voci, soprattutto le femminili. Io lo lascio sempre disattivato. - Altro difetto: l'ho già detto prima, dover intervenire sull'equalizzatore o sulle preimpostazioni, per avere una riproduzione soddisfacente. E qui mi fermo, perché non riesco ad individuare altri difetti. In definitiva penso che questo apparecchio abbia ben pochi concorrenti, soprattutto considerandone il rapporto qualità/prezzo.

Maybe it's just me but I think there is too much hype over this x600. Oh it sounds amazing for it's size and the app is one of the best I've worked with. Build quality is superb. With spatial audio off it's just another boombox and an overpriced one at that. I've heard better for less Tribit makes excellent products. Spatial makes it beats all others. Not a gimmick...it actually creates a room filling hifi sound. Play hi res audio thru it and it's mind blowing. This can get real loud and I mean loud. Better than the Bose i've owned in all regards. The app allows custom audio settings so even the most fussiest people will find the sound they like. Instant bluetooth connect. Seriously this is a game changer in small BT speakers. The bass boost can be a little too much on certain music so I found myself keeping it off in the house in smaller rooms. Outside probably fine. The retail packaging alone is premium. You'd think it was a $1000 the way they packed it. Anker is good in that way. Make sure you charge to 100% before using it when it arrives. It took 3hrs for mine so it must come with a 50% charge. That is the one negative. Slow charge only. 5v 3amps is a joke. Fast charge is the new norm. I doubt 12hrs runtime is accurate unless you just leave it on with nothing connected to it. After a few hrs I decided to charge it and it took around 2hrs and I wasn't driving it hard. Of course there is no way of knowing the exact % of battery drain which is another negative. Even the app doesn't offer that info. Would have been nice to have a 100% to 0% gauge. Maybe next model will offer more features and better battery life. Slow charging is still ok planning use around that. I bought a padded case for it off of amazon. Got a refund and kept it because it was nothing like the ad stated. It's ok for storing it in to avoid dust etc but as far as other protection it offered minimal. Thin and cheap. So be careful which one you order. $29 is a joke dollarstore quality so was going to return it but told keep it and refunded. It's worth free. LOL Maybe there will be far better hardshell ones available or buy a case with removable foam inserts to custom fit it. Its worth protecting. 2 of these paired together would be amazing if you want mind blowing stereo. I might even invest in another if they go on sale again. It comes down do I recommend it. Oh yeah...no questions...it's that good. Don't expect too much from it and its great. They can only get so much from such a small speaker but it is stunning what Anker has done.

In its price range, and quite far above it, this has to be the best sounding BT speaker. Sure, there are speakers that will hit you with more bass, but not better bass. It is natural and well defined and does not overpower the rest of the frequency range. Mids and highs are also well balanced with a natural timbre and in no way 'in your face'. I have Spatial Audio and Bass Up enabled all the time and use the Soundcore app's EQ for fine-tuning. LDAC support is another feature contributing to sound quality. Build quality is very good. The aluminum grille and handle, combined with a solid weight, add to the premium feel. Portability is good enough for indoor and restrained garden use. I would not drag it of to the beach, despite the IPX7 rating. As you can see, I really don't have anything negative to say about this speaker. Just get one if it's a BT speaker you want and if good sound is a priority.