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Product review of Sonos Roam 2
Sentiment: Mixed
The Sonos Roam 2 offers improved usability with its standalone Bluetooth connectivity and solid sound quality, but persistent app issues and the lack of significant hardware upgrades may not justify the price for all users.
...Ideal choice for smart speaker beginners.... Next quote
Sonos Roam 2 Review: A Portable Speaker with Pros and Cons
5:37
27 Jul 2024
🔋 Solid battery life
...Sonos still advertises 10 hours of playback with the Rome 2, which is a little under some of its competitors, but of course your mileage will vary depending on certain factors... Watch in video
🎶 Good sound quality
...I found the stock sound of the Rome 2 pretty enjoyable with decent clarity and the high in the mids when listening to some rock music around the house or chilling out... Watch in video
⚙️ Versatile connectivity
...With its new connectivity option, just connecting over Bluetooth, you could essentially forego the app and use it as a dead simple Bluetooth speaker... Watch in video
💦 Durable design
...The Rome 2 retains an IP 67 rating, making it both dustproof and waterproof... Watch in video
🤔 😕 Connectivity issues with the Sonos app
...It took me a solid hour of constantly restarting the speaker and my phone just to get the app to recognize the Rome 2... Watch quote in video
🤔 🔋 No battery life improvements
...Compared to the previous generation, unfortunately we don't see any updates to battery life. Sonos still advertises 10 hours of playback with the Rome 2... Watch quote in video
🤔 🎶 No hardware upgrades for sound quality
...On the sound quality, again, the Rome 2 has not received any hardware upgrades... Watch quote in video
🤔 📡 Limited EQ options in the app
...When it comes to EQ options, its functionality is a little limited. The Sonos app just supplies you with a simple bass and treble slider to personalize your sound... Watch quote in video
🤔 📞 No support for Google Assistant
...However, it is worth noting that there is no longer support for Google Assistant... Watch quote in video
🤔 😬 Prices do not justify if not using smart functions
...However, it becomes a little pricey if you don't plan on taking advantage of any of its smart functions... Watch quote in video
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Product review of Beats Pill
Sentiment: Mixed
The Beats Pill (2024) impresses with its portability, robust bass, and impressive battery life, but falls short for larger gatherings due to sound distortion at high volumes, making it a great personal speaker but a tougher sell for party settings.
...A pill worth swallowing or stuck in the past?... Next quote
Revisiting the Beats Pill: A 2024 Update on the Classic Speaker
5:41
19 Jul 2024
📦 Perfect size for portability
...Thankfully, the beats pill falls right in that Goldilocks zone between portability and performance... Watch in video
🌊 IP67 dust and water resistance
...No matter the environment, the Beats pills got you covered with IP 67 dust and water resistance... Watch in video
📱 Cross-platform compatibility
...Despite being owned by Apple, Beets plays nice with Android. You get fast pairing to both iOS and Android devices... Watch in video
🔋 Impressive battery life
...The Beets Pill has a promised battery life of up to 24 hours. That is very impressive for its size... Watch in video
🎵 Prominent bass for small size
...The beats pill has more bass than pretty much any other speaker I've heard around this size... Watch in video
🔗 Companion app support for Android
...Beets also has a companion app available for Android users. You can use this app to turn on the Find My feature, as well as stereo pairing with a second Beets pill... Watch in video
🤔 🔊 Sound quality issues at high volumes
...When you increase the volume past 50%, everything starts to sound a little bit compressed and then past 80%, you get a lot of distortion, especially in the highs... Watch quote in video
🤔 ❌ No equalizer options
...You won't find an equalizer in either the beats app or the iOS Settings panel for the speaker, so it's not super easy to adjust the way that the speaker sounds... Watch quote in video
🤔 🤔 Not for high-fidelity audio setups
...If you really care about high fidelity audio, are you gonna make this the center of your audio setup? Probably not... Watch quote in video
🤔 🤷‍♂️ Limits for larger gatherings
...But it doesn't sound great at loud volumes, which means it's not ideal for larger gatherings, which is a hard pill to swallow at this price... Watch quote in video
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Product review of Anker Soundcore Motion 300
Anker Soundcore Motion 300 Review: Best Portable Bluetooth Speaker?
5:25
10 Dec 2023