soundcoreMotion+ Bluetooth Speaker - Portable, Hi-Res 30W Audio, Enhanced Bass and Treble, Wireless, Customizable EQ, 12H Playtime, IPX7 Waterproof, USB-C, Ideal for Home Office

This little speaker has never let me down. Coming up to two years since purchased and not one issue in all that time.Today the speaker was on at just under half volume for 8 hours straight, still plenty of battery left at the end (again, this is after almost 2 years). Bluetooth connectivity is flawless, instant and easy. The controls on the top of the speaker are easy to press and fairly intuitive, meaning you can just reach over and adjust the volume or skip tracks without looking.Asides from a bit of rain I can’t comment on just how waterproof this speaker is, but a small amount of rain caused no issues.This has been used many times at get togethers with friends and family and has never failed to impress. The quality of the sound is fantastic, and it can get surprisingly loud. There is a bass boost button which noticeably improves bass, however where this speaker really shines is in its mids and highs (top tip - to improve the bass, position the speaker in the corner of a room, it makes a big difference).I have since upgraded to the ‘soundcore motion boom plus 2’ which has monstrous bass in comparison. It is also much larger and far more expensive.As far as value for money goes I believe that this speaker is unbeatable. It’s highly portable, small, sounds fantastic and (having been dropped multiple times over the years) appears to be indestructible. We have other ‘bigger’ brands of Bluetooth speaker in the house and to my ear the ‘motion +’ is easily the best of the bunch.

Attached custom Equalizer settings for latest firmware 36.38 that are more or less coincide with recommendations from famous youtubers (Oluv's gadgets, Alan Ross and others), providing deep clean bass, treble and overall pleasant sound.Obviously you should use presets when listening to the music and search for your own custom Eq setup.Pros:1) Sturdy quality build, feels good in the hand, has some weight to it2) Great appealing design with 3 color options - red, blue, black (black is the cheapest)3) Presence of tweeters which are regularly lacking on many other speakers and provide sizzling treble and clean highs4) Deep clean low frequencies without distortion which is met on every speaker above 80% volume - frequency range of 50 Hz to 40 kHz5) Loud inside and outside6) Wipes the floor with competitors under 200$7) Has speakerphone8) Has AUX input, cable included9) Large battery lasting 3-4 hours playing on maximum loudness 80-100%, up to 8-10 on 50% loudness10) Price around 70 pounds (under 100$)11) Can be paired with another one12) Has mobile application for firmware updates13) Has equalizer inside the applications - presets are good, custom EQ makes the speaker shine14) IPX7 waterproof and can be taken outdoors to pools, fountains, lakes, rivers, sea/ocean shore (do not submerge)15) Bass Up button and functionality, boosts immersive sound indoors and outdoors16) Still the king of market since first appearance in 2019, live and kicking17) aptX codec which makes it Android friendly18) 30 Watts of power, other speakers usually feature less than 20 Watts19) USB Type-C support, cable includedCons:1) Red and blue speaker version cost higher which is strange2) Has its own competitor inside the brand - Anker Motion Boom - priced similarly3) Does not sound that awesome out of the box, custom equalizer settings make it divineCompetitors:A) If budget is not an issue and you want to invest in products that are no longer developing1) Vifa Helsinki - 300-400$ (company is sold, stock is still available)2) Danon Envaya 250 - 180-250$ (left portable bluetooth speaker market)B) Its own brand - Anker Motion Boom (check the reviews - boombox that shines with sound quality, battery life and other features) priced similarly under 100$C) Too popular but lacking WOW effect3) Marshall Stockwell 2, Killburn 2, Emberton are only good at rock losing their shine in other genres, twice the price, noticeably virtual/syntetic/unnatural sound can be slightly adjusted by bass/treble settings4) JBL Charge 5 - boomy despite the tweeter, mono sound, no aux, no speakerphone, twice the price, no equalizer5) Sonos Roam - twice expensive, doubtful sound signatureSummary: bought mine to substitute outdated JBL Charge 3. And it does that successfully.Note: check Anker Motion Boom before buying.

Nicely packaged, reassuringly weighty product with rubber base for stability, well made, worked right away. Comes with aux input for those wanting to connect to an older Tv or PC.Really quite good sound quality which is much better than my JBL Go 4 which had no bass at all, very similar to my old JBL Flip but the Soundcore is stereo which is very rare. Sounds similar but maybe not quite as musical as my (mono and wired) Apple HomePod mini.Has a decent app with EQ.Good price well worth the money.

Decent little speaker this - especially at just over £50 when it's in the sale.Great sound and easy to use. Battery lasts pretty long.The app to connect to it and change the EQ is great. Very stable.Something I hadn't realised at first is that when the bass boost is switched on, its actually changes the EQ profile on the unit to be the bass boost profile - so it removes whatever custom profile you had set - in turn changing the treble/mid response. Not a massive deal because the unit is voiced pretty well for small spaces in my opinion.It's a speaker that works well in smaller spaces when you don't need it to bang hard - but it can be turned up for sure.I had the bigger one they do (boom something?) with the handle and loved that too but it was too big for casual listening on holiday, so returned and got this.All in all I'm pleased it it - and the price point is bang on. I don't think there's many other speakers at this price that can compete.