We
have reviewed a number of the Supertooth’s Disco 2’s and just when you
thought Disco was no more, we now have the Twin. Similar to that of the
past Disco 2, the Twin still holds the same design, but this time around
the package includes two speakers for stereo output. The two speaker
come packing 16 watts a piece and provide a true left and right wireless
speaker setup with controls on the top of each. Setup is simple, done
by a push of a button and streaming wirelessly in seconds using the
Bluetooth 3.0 connection. So after toting around the Twins for a week,
it is time to get down to brass tacks. 
As
a fan of the previous SuperTooth Disco’s reviewed, it is safe to say
that this isn’t a step backward, but more likely a glimpse of what we
are to see next in the wireless speaker market. Having true left and
true right channels, greatly improves the experience, particularly in
larger areas and social occasions. They are very portable and fit in my
hand or tucked under my arm and upon power up each channel is identified
to listen the way your playlist intended. When I used around the pool,
the controls on the top of each speaker made it nice to control the
volume and track while knowing that my phone was at a safe and dry
distance away.
A
couple things to note were the choice of charger, amount of playtime on
full charge, and the lack of carrying case. You have to use two
separate chargers, completely filling most outlets when charging
simultaneously and both speakers must be charged for usage. Sure, you
only need the master charged, but if the right channel has juice and the
left doesn’t, the master will not play. Each speaker comes with it’s
own cloth speaker cover, but if there were a more solid carrying that
held both speakers they would have felt easier to transport further than
around the house. Lastly, the charge was about 5 to 6 hours before it
started cutting out, which seems a little short in comparison to other
Bluetooth speakers reviewed.
The
Disco Twin was a great set to stream music and videos to as with twice
the speakers come twice the sound. The true stereo sound is definitely a
highlight even though the tradeoff for the sound is a shorter play time
between charges. Supertooth’s Dynamic Duo is available now at the price
of $199, which seems about right as the Disco 3 is priced at $99 and
while you are paying a dollar more than you would purchasing separately,
wirelessly playing in stereo as opposed to daisy chaining is worth that
extra dollar.
