soundcore by Anker Motion x600 Speaker, Hi-Res Spatial Audio, 50W

Clear and good sound, bass not too high.

Very satisfied

Anker never disappoints! They really do know how to make excellent products that punch above their weight for price. This is probably one of the sleakest looking Bluetooth speakers you'd be happy to have on a shelf in your living room but waterproof so you can take to the beach or the pool. The sound is crystal clear which is why I chose it over more bass heavy speakers like JBL. The handle makes it so easy to carry. I like their app soundcore always gives you lots of audio options to tweak the sound to your liking. When I say it's not as bass heavy as JBL speakers I'm not trying to say it sound lacking. You wouldn't notice unless you had both speakers side by side. But JBL speakers have more distortion at high volume than the x600. ****UPDATE**** I have found that I have a minor issue with my X600 unit. Sometimes after turning it on and pairing, the volume is stuck at a low level and nothing changes it, turning it off and on again seems to fix it. I will be buying a second one as a Christmas gift and will find out if they have any problems as well.

First time I used it I was underwhelmed. The Youtube reviews were OVERHYPED and even the official advertisement. Sound - 8.5/10 - Without the spatial sound and bass on, it feels lacking. - The sound is clear though. The spatial sound DOES make a difference. It widens and opens up and the sound is nice even if the speaker is in another room. If you start without this and then turn it on, there is ‘oh nice!’ reaction factor. However, again, it’s now as advertised. The advertisement on YT is overhyped. - Spatial sound is much better with rock/metal genres. - For pop/alternative, it’s just ‘good’ - However, for any genre, to appreciate the sound, you’ll have to increase the volume. You don’t get the same quality with lower volume around less than 25%. Bass is there, you’ll feel it. Build - 10/10 Seems built to last. Surprisingly, I actually loved the handle and it has become very useful! Battery - 7/10 Not bad. If bass up and spatial audio is up, it lasts between 6-8hrs only. Charging also takes 6hrs. I’d love it if battery lasts more than that. Once you use spatial and bass up, you’d not want to turn it off. So basically that’s what you need and if you can only use it for 6hrs, it’s underwhelming.

Good quality and quick service

The best until now

Build quality is excellent. Sound quality great especially when paired with an additional units, which was effortless. Great price with the Prime sale, I got 2 for less than my Bose Soundlink Max which was also on sale. The Bose has more base for a single unit and has a better IP rating but for around the house and garden these are perfect, I was so impressed I bought 4 in total!

I wanted perfect sound for my room cause I always listen to music. I tried JBL flip 6 first it's too small and the bass was distorted so I returned. Then I tried JBL encore which was too big to handle. Then I come across this speaker which at first I didn't trust because it's not JBL or Marshal but it had good reviews on Amazon as well as youtube. S9 thought let's give it a try. When I first turn it on I understood this is what I was searching for. Perfect size and perfect sound. The spacial sound feature is amazing. If you are looking for a perfect speaker for your room give this one a try. I assure you you won't be disappointed. And it's cheap as compared to other night brands.

Comincio subito col parlare del suo peggior difetto: l'ascolto con i controlli "extra bass" e "audio spaziale" disattivati, comporta un suono riprodotto del tutto deludente, in quanto spento, noioso, insignificante. Ciò, al contrario della maggior parte degli apparecchi concorrenti, che sono già in grado di riprodurre da subito, una qualità audio al 90 per cento delle loro capacità senza dover agire su specifiche regolazioni. Quindi, prima cosa da fare: attivare entrambi i due controlli, anche se a mio giudizio, l'"audio spaziale" si può lasciare disattivo, con risultati obbiettivamente migliori. Successivamente, occorre perdere parecchio tempo con l'equalizzatore, questo sì ben progettato, che permette di agire su ben nove frequenze. Alla fine, quello che si ottiene è una qualità audio notevole, se si considera anche il prezzo a cui viene spesso proposto, ben al di sotto dei 200 Euro di listino. Adesso passo ad elencare gli ulteriori pregi e difetti. Pregi: - costruzione estremamente robusta, struttura quasi interamente metallica, con materiali di pregio ed ottime rifiniture. Per dare un'idea della sua robustezza basti sapere che mi è caduto sul pavimento, da un altezza di 80 cm e l'ho raccolto pensando che si fosse rotta la maniglia o ammaccato da qualche parte e invece niente! Neppure un graffio. - App veramente ben fatta, con utilissimo equalizzatore. Diverse regolazioni predefinite di fabbrica e possibilità di poterne creare nuove. - Presenza del Codec bluetooth LDAC, che consente la trasmissione di contenuti audio ad alta risoluzione (Hi-Res). - Volume di riproduzione notevole, anche se i 50 Watt di targa mi sembrano abbastanza ottimistici. - Ben 5 altoparlanti, di cui quattro in configurazione stereo, due per i medio bassi e due per gli acuti e uno specifico per l'effetto 3D , cosa non comune tra i concorrenti, anche se la loro reciproca vicinanza non permette un effetto stereo apprezzabile, ma ne guadagna sicuramente l'ampiezza della scena sonora. - Suoni bassi abbastanza sostenuti e alte ben estese. Per cui l'ascolto è abbastanza appagante (sempre dopo aver effettuato le indispensabili regolazioni). - La maniglia ne permette una facile trasportabilità, nonostante il peso. - Presenza di un ingresso aux. - Possibilità di usare un qualsiasi caricabatterie USB-C per la sua ricarica. _ Autonomia della ricarica, intorno alle 10 ore. Dipende anche dal volume di ascolto e dal Codec utilizzato, nel senso che l'LDAC abbrevia le ore. - Impermeabilità IPX7, quindi lo si può tranquillamente esporre (eventualmente) anche alla pioggia. Difetti: - non un vero e proprio difetto, ma l'audio spaziale a mio giudizio è poco "spaziale". Per averne una sufficiente percezione, bisogna ascoltare a non più di un metro di distanza e soprattutto, peggiora la qualità delle frequenze medio alte, accentuando le sibilanti sulle voci, soprattutto le femminili. Io lo lascio sempre disattivato. - Altro difetto: l'ho già detto prima, dover intervenire sull'equalizzatore o sulle preimpostazioni, per avere una riproduzione soddisfacente. E qui mi fermo, perché non riesco ad individuare altri difetti. In definitiva penso che questo apparecchio abbia ben pochi concorrenti, soprattutto considerandone il rapporto qualità/prezzo.

Maybe it's just me but I think there is too much hype over this x600. Oh it sounds amazing for it's size and the app is one of the best I've worked with. Build quality is superb. With spatial audio off it's just another boombox and an overpriced one at that. I've heard better for less Tribit makes excellent products. Spatial makes it beats all others. Not a gimmick...it actually creates a room filling hifi sound. Play hi res audio thru it and it's mind blowing. This can get real loud and I mean loud. Better than the Bose i've owned in all regards. The app allows custom audio settings so even the most fussiest people will find the sound they like. Instant bluetooth connect. Seriously this is a game changer in small BT speakers. The bass boost can be a little too much on certain music so I found myself keeping it off in the house in smaller rooms. Outside probably fine. The retail packaging alone is premium. You'd think it was a $1000 the way they packed it. Anker is good in that way. Make sure you charge to 100% before using it when it arrives. It took 3hrs for mine so it must come with a 50% charge. That is the one negative. Slow charge only. 5v 3amps is a joke. Fast charge is the new norm. I doubt 12hrs runtime is accurate unless you just leave it on with nothing connected to it. After a few hrs I decided to charge it and it took around 2hrs and I wasn't driving it hard. Of course there is no way of knowing the exact % of battery drain which is another negative. Even the app doesn't offer that info. Would have been nice to have a 100% to 0% gauge. Maybe next model will offer more features and better battery life. Slow charging is still ok planning use around that. I bought a padded case for it off of amazon. Got a refund and kept it because it was nothing like the ad stated. It's ok for storing it in to avoid dust etc but as far as other protection it offered minimal. Thin and cheap. So be careful which one you order. $29 is a joke dollarstore quality so was going to return it but told keep it and refunded. It's worth free. LOL Maybe there will be far better hardshell ones available or buy a case with removable foam inserts to custom fit it. Its worth protecting. 2 of these paired together would be amazing if you want mind blowing stereo. I might even invest in another if they go on sale again. It comes down do I recommend it. Oh yeah...no questions...it's that good. Don't expect too much from it and its great. They can only get so much from such a small speaker but it is stunning what Anker has done.

I wasn't planning to replace my main room speaker. I just wanted something I could move around the house without sacrificing sound. What I ended up with is a speaker that made the permanent setup redundant. The spatial audio is the thing that catches people off guard when they hear it for the first time. Five drivers and five amplifiers positioned to push sound in every direction rather than straight at you. It doesn't sound like a speaker sitting on a shelf, it sounds like the room is the speaker. Standing in the middle of the living room with this going feels closer to a listening room setup than anything I expected from something portable and battery powered. Guests notice it before they notice anything else. 50W is real output for a speaker this size. It fills my living room without straining and handles a party without anyone asking to turn it up. The volume ceiling is high enough that I've never actually needed to find it, which is the right way to feel about a speaker you're using as a main room setup. It stays clean at high volumes too, no distortion creep where the bass gets loose or the highs get harsh. Portability was supposed to be the secondary benefit and ended up being more useful than I expected. I move it to the kitchen, the backyard, the patio, without thinking twice about it. The IPX7 waterproofing means outdoor use isn't a conversation I have to have with myself every time. It can handle rain, poolside proximity, the kind of casual outdoor situations where you'd otherwise be babying a speaker. 12 hours of battery is enough for a full gathering plus whatever spills into the next morning. I haven't once run out of battery at an inconvenient time, which is the actual measure of whether a battery claim means anything in real use. One thing worth doing out of the box: update the firmware through the Soundcore app before your first serious listen. The sound quality improvement after the update is noticeable enough that skipping it would mean forming your first impression on a version of the speaker that isn't what it's supposed to be. For anyone weighing this against a traditional home speaker setup at the same price — this is the better buy. You get the room-filling sound and you get to take it with you. That combination at this price point doesn't have much competition.

Super.

Fantastic speaker! Premium look & feel with incredible spatial audio! Nice compact size!