Amazon Basics Portable Wireless, 2.1 Bluetooth Speaker, Black

This little speaker is fantastic and absolutely perfect for my needs. I bought an Amazon Echo Dot on Prime Day (and then another one a few days later at full price I loved it so much!), but I have an open living/room/kitchen kind of area that made placing the Dot tricky. In the living room, I couldn't hear it from the kitchen, even cranked up to volume 10. Since I love to have music playing while I cook, I thought I would look into Blue Tooth speakers that would work with the Echo Dot.When I first opened the box, I was a bit disappointed because it is so small, but this speaker far exceeded my expectations. I have a tin ear and don't care about (or really understand) bass and woofers and whatnot. I just want to hear my music selections while I'm cooking. I don't need it to be entertainment/party quality, I just wanted something to chop onions, sip wine, and putter to. And this fits the bill perfectly.After charging it up and then turning it on, the speaker paired effortlessly with Amazon Echo's Dot. I'm not actually sure how it even did it since all I had to do was select the correct blue tooth device in my Alexa app. Voila! Instant sound in my kitchen (I keep the Dot in the living area where we are most of the time, and I put the speaker on a little shelf I have in the kitchen).I love that I can turn off the speaker and Alexa hops out of the speaker and repopulates her hockey puck. The speaker is portable within 30ish feet of the Echo product to which it's paired, so you can move it around within that range. You can also just turn it off and use the Dot normally.Other reviewers have noted that the speaker makes Alexa too loud in certain conditions, such as playing Sleep Sounds, but it seems that you can modify this a bit by using both Alexa's voice commands and the speaker's volume controls. For example, if you tell Alexa, "Alexa volume 5" and the speaker is set to its highest setting, it will be loud. If you set the speaker to a lower volume and tell Alexa "Alexa volume 5," it will play less loudly. Set it to volume 1, and it will be quiet. As I said, I don't have this in my bedroom, so I am not sure that it will ever be quiet enough, but if it's too loud, just turn it off and use the Dot speaker.Anyway, I love this item, and I think that it's a great buy at $20 (when I got it, the black one was slightly less expensive, but it's definitely worth the current price.). If you're looking for an amazing, immersive sound with blah blah woofer blah blah bass, this is not your speaker (or your price range), but if you just want the Alexa Dot to be louder in certain instances, it's fantastic. I love it and would definitely buy it again.

Is affordable and years later still works great. Solid battery life and good sound.

Nearly 2 years of nearly daily use and still going strong. Unfazed by light water splatter from sitting beside the bathroom sink.Update: After a year-and-a-half, I’m still using this almost every day, sometimes all day on the weekends. Battery still charges ok. Power switch is getting a bit worn but still works. I’d be crushed if mine were lost or broken and it wasn’t available for sale anymore.I had been looking for another BT speaker to replace one I bought at Rat Shack several years ago. It was brilliant, connected easily, full stereo sound, compact & lightweight, phone functionality, full controls. The battery would no longer take a charge. I took it apart thinking I would replace the battery, but then I got lazy.Then Prime Day came, and I saw this for about the same money as a new battery. It had good reviews, so I went with it. I got the used one for a few dollars less, but I see no discernible difference versus a new one. Even though it was listed as a Prime item, I selected regular shipping as I was going out of town for a few days; I got a $1 credit toward digital purchases. (Which I'll probably never use.) Came in about a week later.I wasn't prepared for small it was. And very lightweight. Like I could almost carry it around in my pocket, or easily in my backpack for my next trip (which in fact I did). It took a little while for the device and my phone to recognize each other, but once they did, they're practically inseparable. I'm also quite surprised at the sound. It's fairly clear; I got a small amount of distortion at higher volumes, but nothing objectionable, and the bass response isn't booming, but it's not bad. It does vibrate in my hand (no I haven't tried it down my pants). "Smoke On The Water" sounds decent. But there might be something to be said for whatever song or music app I'm using (which is, uh...Amazon Music, actually...). Good stereo separation (try Ozzy's "Crazy Train" and you'll hear it at the beginning).The manual is thick, but only has a few short pages of instructions in about every United Nations-recognized language. So not very informative.I never used my old BT speaker very often, and the same might become true for this speaker. But I decided to use it today just around the house, and that's when I noticed it. There's no forward or backward buttons. There's a volume up and volume down button, and two different buttons that appear to do the same thing (connect / disconnect BT) as well as the switch on the back....but no way to skip tracks. That lost a star for me.Seriously? I get that one would use this with a phone, and that one can use the phone to skip tracks. But dammit, if I can make calls with it and if it gives me three different options for controlling calls, why can't I control how the music plays? I can do this with my cheap corded earbuds, why not with this?I'd gladly have paid a few dollars more for this feature. I'd gladly have given up phone features or one of the three ways to turn off Bluetooth in order to have this feature. But no. Maybe Amazon has a software update that can be loaded through the micro-USB port?Update: Took it to Germany with me last week, fit nicely in my carry-on backpack. It was very useful and convenient in our work area for two full days to stream music from our phones to help pass the time. Lack of skip controls wasn't really an issue, not sure it was even noticed. I have now taken to using it in the morning to listen to podcasts while I shower (on the counter, not IN the shower), where for years I had been using an iPod dock. Just in time as my trusty iPod no longer keeps a charge.Also you should know that, at least when connected to my iPhone 6s, it does NOT override the volume control on the phone in the same way that connecting to a car's Bluetooth system would. So the volume controls on this speaker and on the phone continue to work totally independently. So it's still a bit of a balancing act.Update: I got curious today; it's really hard to see through the speakers even with a flashlight, but I verified there are two speakers, AND what I can only assume is a an oval-shaped bass port in the center. And actually the bass response is more than adequate. And I still use it almost daily.

There are a lot of bluetooth speakers on the market. The prices vary wildly and so you have to consider the price when reviewing any bluetooth speaker. This is not an expensive device. But is it worth the price?Design - The design is simple and basic. It's a black box with some small speakers in the the front, four, clearly marked buttons on the top and a small panel in the back with an on/off switch, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB port. It's not a big device and would fit easily in a bag or even a coat pocket.Sound quality - This is not an expensive hi-fidelity speaker. Remember the price. The sound quality is good enough for a device of this size and the volume is pretty good. Think of this as your "beater" speaker for outdoor fun and it will meet your needs pretty well.Battery life and bluetooth connectivity - The bluetooth connectivity is good. I have been able to connect this to a number of devices with ease. It takes a few seconds to connect but then the connection is robust and seems to have good range. The battery life is good for a few hours and if it's fully charged will last a decent while on a beach (depending upon the volume). The device charges over a couple of hours and holds charge well.Conclusions - This is not a $300 - $400 speaker. At the price it will meet your needs as an outdoor, fun speaker letting you play music over bluetooth on a day outside. The sound quality and battery life are good enough and I can highly recommend it.

I'm using this mainly for a 15 inch portable CD player (the CD player's sound is not good - the speaker is much better). For this, it works well. It's connected to the player using the wired auxiliary input of the speaker. I also tried connecting the speaker to my computer using Bluetooth, and didn't have any problems getting connected.

En la descripción no dice que tenga sonido estéreo ni en las preguntas me lo pudieron responder con certeza (unos respondieron que sí y otros que no). Confirmo yo, sí tiene sonido estéreo por tener dos bocinas el altavoz (poniéndotelo en la frente y escuchando música, unos sonidos se escuchan en una bocina y otros en la otra), las chinas que no son de marca aunque tengan dos bocinas el sonido es mono (parejo). En general tiene muy buen sonido y la pila le dura 12 horas al 70% del volumen. Los acabados teniéndolo ya en la mano se ven mucho mejores que en las fotos. Me llegó el empaque totalmente sellado e impecable. Sin duda le doy 5 estrellas y pienso seguir comprando a futuro más productos de la marca Amazon Basics, que veo que son fabricados con la más alta calidad.

Super produit, cela doit faire 2 ans ou 3 ans que je l'ai et l'enceinte fonctionne à merveille !Je ne regrette pas du tout.

Just amazed by product quality Amazon basics provide. Ordered the speaker a day ago and got delivered today on24th October. Product is of top quality and provides a crystal clear sound. It has a good bass effect and output quality is a treat to your ears . Anybody like looking for a nice quality product with awesome voice go for it. It suits to your pocket.

Compré este altavoz como regalo para mi novia, ya que no le funciona muy bien los altavoces de su ordenador ni el del móvil y quería algo para poder escuchar música, ya que debido a su trabajo lo necesita.Vi este altavoz de oferta (menos de 15€) y no dudé en probarlo personalmente para verificar si le serviría, y vaya si sirvió.Gracias a sus tres altavoces (supongo, por mis pruebas) permite una calidad de sonido muy buena.¿Por ese precio tres altavoces, el central haciendo función de subwoffer? Pues sí, ¡y con una grandísima calidad!Sinceramente, en cuanto lo probé me quedé impresionado, los graves suenan con una calidad muy buena y con unos máximos y mínimos de intensidad muy buenos, tanto por amplitud como que al subir mucho de volumen no pierden en exceso de calidad sonora.En resumen, si buscas un buen altavoz portátil, esta es una gran elección.