Rythflo Wearable Bluetooth V5.3 Speaker, 30H Working Time Clip-On Wireless Jobsite Water-Resistant TWS Portable Speaker, IPX7 Waterproof, Built-in ENC Mic for Hands-Free Music/Calls

I have a fair amount of Bluetooth speakers ranging from the really cheap $10 range up into the $300 range, no-names and premium brands. I wanted something that could handle the environments the sub $50 speakers don’t do well in. This does that. I wanted something that I could take with me for travel when sitting in a hotel room or using the shower. In my experience the smaller speakers can’t really get loud enough to be heard over the running water. At that volume the sound distorts. I also wanted something I could take outside when gardening and leave in a central location but hear the speaker all around my backyard. I also wanted something I could use while lying in my hammock, using my pizza oven, sitting in the hot tub. I also wanted something that was loud enough and clear enough for picnics at the park. I didn’t try this at work, the beach, a boat, or as a bedside speaker. However, I imagine it would function well there. With it’s IPX6 rating, I don’t think the beach would be an issue. Also since it has a lanyard I’d feel safe taking this on a boat since I can lash it down to not get lost. This speaker handled all those areas really, really well. The sounds is good across the spectrum of human hearing (7Hz to 17kHz). It had good bass (lows), vocals (mids), and trebles (highs). For outdoor use I like that this speaker is a triangle so it doesn’t roll away. I found the stable base useful for both making sure it didn’t roll into my hot tub, and also not rolling off a rock when I stop at the top of a mountain when hiking and chill for a bit before descending. With the lanyard I was able to safely attach it to my bag with a carabiner and then use the elastic cord on the back of my back to hold it in place so it didn’t sway. It sort of worked like a portable boom box. I could enjoy my music while hiking while not having headphones in my ears to block out the world around me. With my phone I could lower the volume so as to not disturb others. It’s light enough for hiking use in this regard. The lights on this are pretty. However, I often turned them off to preserve battery life. My one recommendation for this speaker would be to get a decent carrying case so as to protect the side silicone element from damage (tearing or getting pierced) as that is a large part of what makes the bass so rich and deep. For the money I haven’t found a better speaker in this product space (cost).

I wanted a bluetooth speaker to use in my workshop so I can listen to some music while I work, and since it can get kind of noisy when I'm using some equipment/tools I needed something that can get loud enough. Well let me just say that this guy definitely gets loud! The sound profile is definitely tilted towards bass heavy but doesn't distort or overwhelm the mids/highs either. Don't expect studio reference quality audio, it's tuned for fun punchy bass good for rock/metal/r&b/action movies/etc. If I had a potential complaint involving the audio it would be that even on the lowest volume it's quite loud, with volume adjustment steps being rather coarse. I want my music loud anyway so not a problem, but I can see cases where this might be a bad thing if you just want to listen to relaxing stuff in a quiet small room without disturbing your neighbors. When it arrived it was actually a bit larger than I thought based off the pictures on the product page but for me that doesn't matter too much as it's just gonna sit on a table and doesn't need to be transported or anything like that. As for build quality this thing is built like a tank. The construction is made of plastic and metal both of which are nice and thick/heavy. The passive radiators on the sides are mounted to strong rubber so I'm not really worried of them getting damaged in normal use. The speakers themselves are mounted behind a metal grill so that's also good. The buttons on top have distinctive shapes you can easily use without looking at them, with a satisfying clickiness. Controls are logical if you've ever used a similar speaker. The bottom has nice rubber feet to prevent any movement when it's belting out strong bass. The back ports are covered with a rubber flap that seals them from any liquid (the unit is apparently ip waterproof rated). Not sure if I'd ever use this in a wet environment but it's never a bad thing to know it'd stand a good chance of surviving and dunk in water. USB C is used for charging which was pretty quick, fully charging in about two hours. Battery life is good enough for me to use for a few hours a day for a week without hitting the low battery warning. Now that's with the rgb led's off, but apparently even with then enabled you can still expect on the order of 10 hours or so. There are a few light effect modes that'll change color and flash along with the music, which I guess is a neat party trick but not something I will often use. The downside I've noticed is if you set a specific color mode the speaker won't remember it if you power off and on again. Not a big deal for me but may be annoying if you use the lighting feature a lot which will require a few extra button presses to get to the setting you want. One feature I really like is the right speaker led will momentarily light up when adjusting volume to show you the level. Such a simple feature but useful. Bluetooth connection is solid with the few tablets and phones I've tested with. I really like that it has an auxiliary audio input jack to plug in older non-bluetooth devices. I've plugged in some high-end minidisc portables and they sound absolutely fantastic. Also has a micro-sd card slot that can play mp3s directly off a memory card, will probably never use that feature but cool that I can if I ever wanted to. So do I think it's worth the asking price? Well comparing with similarly sized and performing portable bluetooth speakers like jbl makes this guy is significantly cheaper, like half the price or less. Sure maybe other big brand name speakers sound richer or have more advanced features like apps to adjust more settings but I really just need a tough but loud speaker with good battery life that'll take some abuse but keep on ticking. So far this one ticks those boxes for me without breaking my wallet.