Bem
has provided me with my latest product review. In the form of a
Bluetooth speaker with no wires to power. The Outlet Speaker is just
that, a small box that plugs directly into the wall to stream from your
personal Bluetooth enabled device. This of course means no charging and
no worry of losing charge along with providing the security of knowing
it can be always on, it is quick and easy to connect and start
streaming. The size is slightly larger that a juice box, so it does not
take up a lot of space and depending on the outlet you choose to plug
into, it does not stick out like a sore thumb, so lets get to it.
While
convenience is always a plus, the size and folding plug on the speaker
is nice, but not portable enough for anything more outdoors. Though
having it always connected to a power source that is scattered around
most houses is pretty convenient because walking into my office, and
just hitting play on my phone to start a room filling audio experience
is about as convenient as it gets. Performance is best in smaller rooms
as the Outlet Speaker does not have to try too hard to fill it with my
playlist. That being said, the sound quality is as loud as it is clear,
however it does lack depth in in its sound, works well for rock fans,
not so much for the hip hopper. Lastly, and this was my biggest issue,
but the connectivity got choppy at about ten feet for me and when trying
to play from my MacBook Pro, but that is likely due to the handful of
Bluetooth connects, feedback was expected.
