SoundcoreMotion+ Bluetooth Speaker with Hi-Res 30W Audio

This is such a beautiful speaker that sounds really amazing; especially for it's size!!! I haven't updated the firmware on any of the 3 Motion Pluses that I bought or downloaded the app yet; so my review is what I think of them straight out of the box. Anyway, when I first spotted these things on Amazon, I just knew that I had to have one (and then 2 more after I got 1 of them).Pros:1) Really really great sound out of these things even with the BassUp feature "OFF".2) For larger rooms turning "ON" the BassUp features helps just enough with the bass in larger rooms without bogging down the sound.3) Tight punchy bass with or without the BassUp feature "ON".4) Mids & highs sound fantastic, very clear with great instrument separation.5) Pairing 2 speakers together makes these sound even better for increased stereo separation and fullness of sound—and the BassUp feature isn't needed as much when using 2 speakers.6) Beautiful design, it's the best looking speaker that Anker has made to date, in my opinion.7) IPX7 rated...so it's completely waterproof.8) USB-C charging and cable (I think that the first charging time on one of mine was about 3.5 hours but charge faster with a better socket adapter, or so I hear).9) Still has an 3.5mm stereo auxiliary jack and supplied cable.10) Battery level indicator shows up on my iPod even without Soundcore Motion application installed.11) Decent battery life (12 hours) however, one of mine, so far (haven't tested the others yet), has exceeded the 12 hour mark. I listen to it just below half volume and this is usually enough volume for me.12) This speaker sounds better and is louder than the Soundcore Pro (the most comparable equivalent to this speaker).13) You can turn the BassUp feature "ON" and "OFF" with this Motion Plus speaker but you can't do that with the Soundcore Pro.14) There is an application download for this speaker that I hear has some nice features on it but you can still pair it up with another speaker to get a right & left channel stereo paring without the app.—totally unlike the JBL flip 4s and JBLs which require their app to get their pair speakers out of "Party Mode".15) It's a little wider physically than the Soundcore Pro and the Boost so the stereo separation is still a little better than other models, even without having to pair it to another speaker,POTENTIAL cons but ONLY if these things are important to you (they are usually NOT a problem for me):1) Although, it has good battery life the Soundcore Pro (another Anker model) has an 8000 milliamp battery (18 hours of battery life) and this one is only a 6700 milliamp battery. It might have been nice to get a little bit of a bigger battery in the Motion but it's not that disappointing to me that we didn't.2) The Soundcore Pro has a standard USB port so you can charge your phone from the speaker. (This is not important to me as I would rather just carry an extra Anker battery charging bank to charge my phone rather than use the speaker's battery.)3) It doesn't have quite as much bass as the Soundcore Pro—if you're primarily into really heavy bass, which I am NOT. This is NOT a con for me personally because I think that the Motion Plus has the perfect amount of bass with or without the BassUp turned "ON". I found that I always needed to EQ down the bass on the Soundcore Pro to get it where I personally liked it. I don't have to do that with this speaker.4) This speaker is larger or wider than the Soundcore Pro and the Boost; so if you're looking for something really small, this speaker might not be quite as easy to carry around as the Boost or Pro. (This is not a problem for me at all though; I actually like this feature a lot.)5) No multi light battery indicator on the actual speaker itself—but the power button does start flashing red when batteries are getting low. (It would have been nice to have battery level lights on the speaker but I am still okay with it showing up just on the iPod and/or on the application.)6) Has sizable quantized volume increases for every click of the volume button however, these increases are NOT nearly as bad as the larger jumps in volume on the Soundcore Pro.Only 3 of these potential cons represented any problem for me:* the battery play time* no battery level indicator lights on speaker* the sizable volume increasesHowever, these issues still haven't seemed to have been that big of a deal so far because I get more than the expected battery time because the speaker is loud enough so I can just listen to it at lower volumes and get longer battery life that way. Also, I can track battery levels on my device and/or application so this isn't much of an issue with me. And as far as the sizable volume increase, I seem to be able to micro adjust them when using my finger along the slider (at least with the newer iPods and iPhones, older ones seem a bit more jumpy).Anyway, this is a really great speaker and I highly recommend it!!!NOTE: If you like your mids and highs scaled back some, then I would highly recommend the Soundcore Boost and if you really like a lot of bass with a dip in the mids, I would then recommend the Soundcore Pro. All 3 of these are good speakers though.

Like the heading says, I use this speaker for EVERYTHINGGGG!! lol! For example, when I'm home I use it as a surround sound speaker for my tv/movies. If I need more bass, I hook up my minirig subwoofer, via hard wire, and voila! Instant cinematic sound! I also use it for my DJ set up with records for scratching and mixing/listening, and thanks to it's ZERO LAG it works perfectly!! Then when I go out on my ebike for work, I put it in my little camera shoulder bag, where it fits PERFECTLY facing up, and I have INCREDIBLE sound for my entire ride, with barely 20 percent of the battery being drained due to it's also amazingly sized battery!! No it isn't quite as convenient as a strap or clip speaker like I have owned many in the past, but the sound quality and loudness really outweighs any of that! I also learned just yesterday that it actually works phenomenally as a handsfree speaker phone if i need to talk on my phone while riding without getting dangerous, so that was just another amazing little surprise that this tiny speaker is capable of. I must point out however, that it doesn't sound that great out of the box. Very important to know!! It needs to be tuned, but thanks to the soundcore app, it is actually very easy to do!! I included my personal tune that I created, which is a hybrid of a couple different youtubers I found on Youtube, and then I really fine tuned it with my records to make sure that everything would sound good (no, amazing) coming out of it. I posted pics of my tunes. This is with the latest firmware, and I tend to move the last two bass levels up and down depending on if I'm inside or outside. It also sounds quite different depending on your placement in a room, etc. due to it's passive subwoofers on the front and back. Speaking of which, they don't make speakers like this anymore!! It has a total of SIX speakers!!! TWO tweeters!! Yes I said tweeters!! Which really give it that extra special sparkle. They'r also stereo!! Who does this anymore??? Two drivers and TWO passive subwoofers!! The trick I learned with the passive subs, is that you really need to be aware of where you place the speaker to really take advantage of the passive subs. Meaning, put them near a wall, or even when I have the speaker in my bag, it helps to bring out the bass. Which if done right, is actually super impressive!! If I go up on the roof to smoke, I put it in a chair near one of the walls and WOW!! Super bass heavy!! It honestly doesn't take much. But if you just have it on a table by itself, not near anything at all, then the bass can only do so well. All due to the two passive subs and their placement. The great thing about that though, is that you can really bring out so much more of this speakers potential, just by experimenting! Really fun actually to hear it in different circumstances. I obviously can't say enough about this speaker, and in my opinion from experience with most of the best portable bluetooth speakers on the market (including the UE ROLL 2's the MINIRIG 2.1 and several JBL's and other random speakers) this is hands down, bar none the best portable bluetooth speaker on the market!! Especially for it's swiss army like versatility, as well as incredibly top notch (after you tune it) sound quality! I can't wait to get a second one to pair them in stereo!! I can only imagine how insane that will end up being