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Rabu, 24 Februari 2016

Kitsound Dancefloor Bluetooth Speaker 1st Impressions Video & Review


Kitsound Dancefloor Bluetooth Speaker 

Heya peeps are you keeping snuggled up in the warm; out of the cold, snow, wind and rain? If so then you may need something to cheer you up when listening to your favorite sounds.

As you guys know I love my mini speakers and Ive reviewed quite a few now from Kitsound; so I just couldn't wait to get my hands on this little beauty that came out this year.

Well...just look at it...it has flashy LEDs!
So if you love your sounds or collect unusual speakers then hang around for a bit and watch my unboxing and chatty 1st impressions video as well as my post below.


Ive always loved unique speakers and as soon as I saw this I fell in love..



Packaging
The packaging boxes from Kitsound are always modern and explanatory.


Inside the box you have the Kitsound Bluetooth speaker, your standard USB charging cable and the user manual.


 The speaker itself is a gorgeous dinky size of 
5.1cm depth x 9.5cm width x 17.3cm high and it only weighs 181grams.


It is made of ABS plastic with a soft rubberized edging which will mark if scratched. 

The handle presses open like a karabina and will clip to a belt or hang from anywhere you wish, a tree, tent, branch anything and the fact it opens up allows you to clip it securely.

This is so good when you need to attach it to something you cant just slide it onto; like this branch, you wouldn't want to break off the branches. You can then also make sure its wont just slide off.

Dancefloor features
  • Amazing LED light display.
  • Great sound from the 40mm drivers with 3 watt sound.
  • Bluetooth connectivity.
  • Portable size and shape.
  • 7 different light settings....see LED's later in the review.*

The 5 buttons have a more rubbersised feel than the case which makes it easy to feel in the dark.
From top to bottom;
  • Microphone hole to answer calls, 
  • LED mode button, 
  • Play/pause, 
  • + and - volume and/or track button,
  • On/off button,
Its sits so ergonomically and comfortably in your hand so your fingers are placed over the buttons perfectly.
 Underneath is the covered flap for the USB charging port. This is protected from dampness if your out camping or hiking.


To charge simply plug your USB cable into the bottom of the speaker and you see a red LED (you can see 2 here as its reflecting on the cable). This needs to be charged for approximately 4 hours for the 1st time.


Pairing
Both my tablet and phone paired fast and easily with this Dancefloor speaker; I show you just how quick and easy it is in my video below. It found the Bluetooth almost immediately.
The Bluetooth extends easily to the 10m, I managed to walk away to approx 15m-17m. I have found our thick walls do cause slight break up of music between upstairs and downstairs in our cottage as our walls are very thick and we have alot of electronic gadgetry.
For me personally I'm always in the same room as the speaker when I want to hear music so for me its no problem.

Checkout my Kitsound Dancefloor Bluetooth speaker Unboxing and chatty Review.



Sound Test
I have to say Im so impressed with this little dude, its loud, crisp and clear, great trebles with good but average Bass. The balance is just right.
This has 40mm driver so Ive certainly seen a marked improvement to my many other 20mm driver speakers and of course it has 3 watts too its really loud with no distortion whatsoever...amazing!
Of course I always want more Bass and with some tweaking on my phone and tablet equalizers it gives me some fab Bass...see in my video you can see for yourself and make your own decisions  to see if you like it as much as I do.

The volume buttons do two jobs volume or track change:
  • Quick press changes track forward or backward with + or - button.
  • Press and hold + or - will change the volume.
Call answering
This is a cool addition to the speaker that Ive seen on quite a few other speakers recently; as when you have a call coming through your phone while listening to your music from it; the speaker will shut off with a ringing tone, answer your phone normally and you will be able to hear your caller and answer it through your Dancefloor. Its very slightly echo-y but I haven't had a call answering speaker yet that isn't. You can still easily hear your caller and they can hear you.


LED's
*This gorgeous little speaker has 7 led modes according to the manual, but it actually has 9...see my video as I go through them all so you can actually see it. They are just amazing especially at night.
  1. Stripes of colour.
  2. Equalizer 1 - Level colours to music
  3. Equalizer 2 - Bouncy colours to the music...this is my favorite out of all the LED modes.
  4. Bouncy colours...very cool.
  5. Chasing colours in a circle, rectangle ;-).
  6. Diagonal upward colours.
  7. Block upward colours.
  8. Scrolls through all the 7 modes every 3 seconds.
  9. LED's off but speaker still working.
 Modes 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 can be viewed with or without the music.

The main factor is that it has 2 Equalizer modes which will bounce in time with any music. This is the resting LEDs of the equalizers.

Here are just some of the gorgeous LEDs colour combinations you can get, but believe me you get so much more; these piks dont do it justice...just take a quick gander at my video for the full effects.


 Looks incredible day or night.

Opinion
The Kitsound Dancefloor has an excellent quality build and it feels solid in your hand. The rubberized edging gives it some bump protection, but does mark a bit. The buttons are super responsive but they are difficult to see what they do; but its easy to work them out from the manual.
The Bluetooth pairs fast and easily with both my Samsung S4 and my Nexus 10 and when you turn it off and on again it remembers your last song and LED mode...what a clever Dude.
 I absolutely love the LED modes and enjoy using it both day and night. My favorite are the 2 equaliser modes as you will see in my main video they are extremely sound responsive and look amazing!!!

What surprised me was just how bright it is under normal bright light it still looks fab...dont you think?

Sound has a great balance and is one of the best portable speakers Ive had. The 40mm driver does make a difference from the 20mm Ive had in the past, the sound, sounds sharper, clearer and crisper as well as louder with its 3 watts of power. I have had this badboy at full volume with NO distortion whatsoever; dont do this at home as you could damage the speaker...but for this review I needed to let you guys know.
Plus I had a music playtime of approx 6-7 hours which is just fabulous!
It also has the clever addition of call answering which cuts off your music and has its own ringtone for you to answer the call...love this thing!

Overall its definitely one of my alltime favorite speakers Ive reviewed on Gadget Girl; it has great sound, its rugged and if you've not used it, it will even turn itself off after 20 minutes...very impressed.


Its super portable and fits easy into your pocket, handbag or suitcase due to its ultra slim ergonomic design.
A slightly dearer speaker to others Ive reviewed; but I feel its well worth the extra pennies as the quality all round is just gorgeous with the extra fun twist of LED's modes.
Perfect for relaxing in the garden on a hot summers day!


Kitsound Dancefloor Bluetooth Recharegable Speaker with LED light show.
Amazon Uk
£29.75
or directly from Kitsound
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All my thanks goes to the lovely girls at Kitsound for kindly sending me this to share with you all.
All my views and opinions are honest, indepth and all my own and
unless otherwise stated, all photography is my own.
If you liked this review you may like more products from Kitsound below.



Plus many more speakers on my main gadget page HERE



Senin, 29 Juni 2015

WAVEstream Bluetooth Soundbar speaker by Rebelite Review


Hiya I have something for you music-aholics today I was kindly sent some gadgets to show you from the lovely guys at Rebelite



Rebelite are one of the largest distributors of cellular phone/tablet accessories in the US. Their state of the art product line is rigorously tested for the best possible performance.

See after the break for more details on this gorgeous Bluetooth speaker.
With an unboxing and review video too.


You may recognize the name Rebelite from the amazing Watershow speakers 
and the Fashion stylus pen reviews I posted earlier this year.


Packaging
The WAVEstream arrived in a solid box well protected and with fab clean designs to show it off. the underneath clearly showing the parts of this adorable speaker.

 Inside well packaged so no worries if like me your speaker is coming across the pond.

In the box you get your Soundbar, charging USB to micro USB cable and an auxillary cable for those who do not have Bluetooth on their device they wish to use; just wire it, but its great to get the choice.

 The beautiful shape and sexy curve.


Description
Ive reviewed alot of speakers with Gadget Girl over the years and so many are designed as a square or rectangle (which is absolutely fine of course, afterall its the insides that count); but its so nice to see something slightly different and I love the super sexy curve of this soundbar. 

 Dont you think its sexy...?

So on with the design your WAVEstream is made of pink ABS plastic which has a slightly soft touch to it...slightly rubberized. This gorgeous almost neon pink is bright, fun and adds a fun colour blast to any room. 




It comes in 4 colours; black, red, blue and of course my pink.

The front part of the speaker has a jet black aluminum grill protecting the two 1.5W stereo speakers.

Speaker unit is 40mm x 2 at 4 ohms.
Frequency Response 150Hz-20KHz.

 On top of the speaker is the Xtreme logo and indented 3 plastic black buttons to operate your speaker.

First button is to play and pause, the larger central rocker button fast forwards or rewinds, and the third button answers or ends calls. You can also see 3 LED holes which flash blue, green and red depending what the speaker is doing. Above them is the Xtreme patented logo.
These 3 buttons sit slightly in an indented dip making it quite touchy feely to use them...nice design touch.

 The back gently curves backwards so it angles the speaker forwards...if that makes sense..well you can see the design in my video.

At the back you have your on/off slider button, charging port and auxillary port.

Underneath is your battery compartment and 4 rubber feet.

I love that the feet lift the speaker a good 2mm clear from the surface and had amazing grip on shiny surfaces. It stuck so well to my kitchen worktop.


The battery compartment slot comes completely off which could get lost, its sometimes best to have it hinged.

 You have a supplied li-ion replaceable battery which you put in yourself. It has a clear plastic tag to help you remove it as its a tight fit inside. Speakers with built in batteries have to be thrown away if the battery dies...what a waste of money and waste of great technology; but not with the WAVEstream you simply buy another rechargeable battery.
 Although this is more specialized to replace unlike normal batteries.
Measurements
Approx 22cm in length, 5cm high and 7cm wide at its widest due to the curve and taper.

 USB to micro USB Charging cable
Charging
 The Xtreme WAVEstream Bluetooth soundbar...is such a long name...is rechargeable via the supplied USB cable from your PC or plug USB port.

The red LED comes on while charging; I found my speaker was more than half charged and was ready within an hour to use; great for those impatient like me and dying to use it.
 Usually it takes approx 4 hours to fully charge from flat.



Pairing with Bluetooth
Next I paired the WAVEstream with my S4, this was so easy, simply turn on your speaker and you will see a blue LED flashing by the buttons, this means its looking for Bluetooth. To connect to your device simply open up your Bluetooth settings and click scan.
My Samsung S4 found it in seconds as you will see on my video.
This speaker also has audible beeps letting you know when it has found Bluetooth or lost it; it also has low battery beeps too....what a clever WAVEStream!
I have recorded a quick video to show you how fast it pairs and what great sound it has.
I also found it has an easy 33ft Bluetooth range although its easily dropped if going from room to room. Or a tree is in the way between the speaker and device. I had my phone outside and walked easily 34 ft from the speaker without dropping connection, but indoors was slightly different as we do have foot thick cottage walls.
Its perfect for listening indoors in the same room or outside during a barbeque etc.

NOTE: You do not have to have Bluetooth on your device to use this speaker as it comes supplied with an auxillary 3.5 jack cable. This is perfect for my Laptop as its a bit ancient and has crappy speakers so I can simply plug this in while gaming or listening to YouTube videos and listen at a comfortable volume, clearly and easily.


Unboxing, pairing and sound samples

Sound Quality
I can sit here till the cows come home saying how good it is, so I have uploaded a quick video so you can hear for yourself. 
The sound range has a really good balance of treble and bass but what surprised me most was how loud it was. 
Something I do with all my speakers for testing is crank it up to full carefully and it surprised me by only distorting slightly at full volume; so I just brought mine down a fraction and it was fine. I found it bleeps when you hit the maximum showing it has a limiter; so you can never blow the speaker...hopefully.
It went up and down the volume quickly and easily and the same with moving from track to track.


Phone Calls and conference calling
As for phone calls I was planning to test this when a real call came through while I was using the speaker, it actually has a loud ring tone which is fab, I could hear my caller clearly and loudly perfect for conference calling.
The caller comes through on the speaker slightly muffled but loud enough to hear; a bonus for quick conference calls. It actually has a built in microphone and my other half said I could be heard clearly.
The speaker when playing music cuts out almost instantly by a loud ring tone (seen on the video) which is quite cool. The music then carries on where it left off when the caller hangs up; its so very responsive to the Bluetooth.

 Small and portable enough to fit easily into my handbag to take out. Looks like a glasses case to anyone else...so keeps hands off!

 Looks fab wherever you want to use it don't you think?

 Looks great with any fashion or designer handbag...girls!



Opinion
This gorgeous speaker not only looks good with a great sexy shape and curve, but the smooth texture feels gorgeous and has a lovely range of colours to suit almost anyone. Its audio controls are simple and easy to use and the buttons are super responsive.
Just remind you that this speaker works seamlessly with or without Bluetooth.
Bluetooth pairs quickly and easily and making and receiving calls is a cinch.
The sound quality is well balanced and has reasonable Bass for a Bass baby like me. If you want full on mega Bass then you need to choose something over a hundred dollars; but for this price $24...yes I said $24 you simply cannot go wrong.

Its small enough and light enough to pop into most handbags or rucksacks to take camping or to a barbeques or picnics.
This is ideal for a student bedroom or dorm or camping with no worries about taking your super expensive speaker with you. Plus wouldnt look out of place as a main PC speaker infront of your monitor.
Your getting a great fun affordable little speaker which is modern and elegant in its design with a fun blast of colour that has a place in every home. 
I love it!

Pro's
  • Great sexy curvy design.
  • Bluetooth pairs quickly and easily.
  • Lovely choice of colours.
  • Loud if wanted.
  • Great balance between treble and bass.
  • Rechargeable.
  • Replaceable battery not speaker.
  • Easy to use audio controls.

Con's
  • No pouch to keep speaker and cables in; but then it would be more expensive.


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All my thanks goes to the lovely guys at Rebelite for kindly sending me this speaker for this review.
All my views and opinions are my own.




More Rebelite reviews Coming Soon