Upgraded, Anker Soundcore Boost Bluetooth Speaker with Well-Balanced Sound, BassUp, 12H Playtime, USB-C, IPX7 Waterproof, Wireless Customizable EQ via App, Stereo Pairing

Firstly, this is a review is specifically aimed at the use of two speakers in stereo mode. This is the reason I bought these speakers. So if that's your interest, I've provided detail below. The overall sound quality goes up SIGNIFICANTLY when using two of these speakers in Stereo mode, in comparison with a single speaker. If you can afford two, then I'd say buy two, because two of them sound about 5x better than one.That said, as a standalone speaker it's a great speaker for the money, Anker proves itself over and over to be a cutting edge company that cares about making good products. I've purchased their goods for many years and I've never been disappointed. The sound quality of this speaker is excellent given it's price tag (for me $49.99 USD). I can't imagine anyone not being happy with it given the build quality and price and sound.For fun I compared the sound quality against my single $299 Bose Mini-SoundLink II speaker, and of course the Bose is much richer and cleaner, but considering the Soundcore Boost is 1/6th the price of the Bose, it performed absolutely outstanding!! So again, I would recommend the Soundcore highly.Battery life so far (owned them for a month), is very impressive. Nice work Anker!!!STEREO MODE FUNCTION: Key Points- Quite a few people in the reviews complain that the stereo mode function is unreliable, and some seem to think its terrible and claim it's very difficult to use. I'd agree that it *was* ... until I figured out how to use it properly, and then it's been pretty easy, ... so, more on this below for those that care.On the issue of stereo connectivity, one should first consider that it's a $100 set of speakers and this is relatively new technology, so perhaps expectations shouldn't be so high? One also needs to understand that the speakers will perform differently depending on the hardware they are interacting with, and various other factors, such as speaker placement. THEY WILL NOT PERFORM AS SUCCESSFULLY IN STEREO MODE WITH ALL INPUT DEVICES. MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THIS. Here are my detailed findings:- In my case, the speakers operate in stereo mode *almost* perfectly with my iPhone XR and my girlfriend's IMac Pro, but do not do so well with my Hewlett Packard PC running Windows 10, so I've given up trying to use the speakers with my PC. It's a bit disappointing, but again, what can I expect for $100 bucks?!- Note that the sound WILL drop out occasionally even on the Apple devices for maybe 0.2-0.5 seconds, which can be annoying, but it doesn't happen very often, and sometimes I can play music for many hours without a single issue. So for the price, I can easily deal with these minor disturbances. The problem seems to be worse when streaming online movies. They perform great with streaming Apple music.- Getting the speakers synced up with each other and connected in stereo mode with my device for the first time could be tricky and frustrating. On top of that Anker's instructions to set them up are PATHETICALLY bad (Come on Anker ... REALLY?), so it takes a bit of messing around to figure it out. It seems best to follow a specific sequence of events each time, if they are to connect reliably in stereo mode. It seems that the device connects to one of the speakers first, and then the second speaker connects to the first speaker to create stereo mode, so this creates a linear connection rather than a network type connection. One doesn't want to attempt to connect the device to both speakers if the intent is to use Stereo Mode. Therefore here's what I've found successful:1. (see photos provided) Label one of your speakers with a number 1 (using a sticker that you can see in the dark). Label the other number 2 (Or label them A & B, whatever, just some what that you can easily tell them apart). It's good to make the stickers in the shape of an arrow so it's easy to see which direction the sound comes out. Why Anker made these into homogeneous rectangular prisms is beyond me ... one shouldn't have to carefully examine a portable speaker every time they put it down to make sure it's facing the right way, and, it would be nice to be able to see the buttons in a dimly lit room, but they are very flat with very little texture (see photo).2. MAKE IT A POLICY TO CONNECT YOUR DEVICE ONLY TO SPEAKER 1. Do not allow your device to pair to Speaker 2 ever, and if you do create a pairing with Speaker 2 by accident, delete that connection from your device.3. Once labeled, power on ONLY Speaker 1 and pair it to your device.4. Once the device is paired to Speaker 1, then turn on Speaker 2. Then use some combination of the TWS buttons under the rubber connection protectors and the power buttons, to pair the speakers together in Stereo Mode. This can be tricky, and Anker's instructions don't make it very clear what order to do this so it works easily. I just kept pressing them in various ways until the two speakers paired. When they pair, a sound is emitted from both speakers. Then you're ready to go and if your lucky, you won't have to do this again!5. When you're done listening just touch either power button and both speakers will shut down, COOL!6. IMPORTANT: When you return to use your speakers another day, turn on Speaker 1 first and wait for the goofy sound. Then power on Speaker 2, and it will make the same goofy sound, then after a moment, both speakers should repeat the goofy sound together indicating they've auto-paired. You are then ready to play music from your paired device in stereo!7. To add another device, shut down Speaker 2, pair the 2nd device to Speaker 1, and it should work just like your first device.Since getting this process down, they've worked great. Why Anker didn't explain all this more clearly is nuts. They only provide a tiny leaflet with silly, difficult to interpret diagrams on them. Kitschy and cute maybe, but stupid. My only serious complaint. These speakers are great for the money and I recommend them highly ... just understand they have limitations.

I’m still love and use the OHM speakers I purchased in the 70’s, but needed speakers to connect to my phone in our snowbird condo. I read the reviews on the Anker speakers and ordered two. Syncing them to each other and my iPhone was a snap. The sound easily fills the condo using the bass+. My music range is from the Beatles and The Beach Boys to Jazz; no matter what genre the sound reproduction is great. I find these speakers to be an exceptional value.

The sound that comes out of this speaker is great. We use it for all our pool parties. It gets loud enough to party, but not loud to irritate the neighbors

This has some weight to it, so it's stable wherever I put it. Sounds great, even though it"s a small unit. I was going to return it when I saw cheaper ones from the same company. The cheaper ones could be linked in stereo, which was what I wanted. But this one could also be done that way. But there was no information in the packaging. These have a TWS switch inside to link another unit. So, I'm keeping this one and buying another. This unit is 20 watts and the cheaper ones only have 12 watts.

I am happy to say this speaker is a delight! What is even more wonderful is the guys at Soundcore have installed a TWS mode button which has ended the nightmare of trying to get two of these speakers to pair! I was surprised by the high quality of this device and advise that you buy it while you can, with the trade tariffs coming they won't be at this low price for long!

I have a friend that has a Bose soundlink mini II that made me want to get a small bluetooth speaker. The $150. price tag sent me off to find a cheaper alternative and I searched online, high and low, read reviews of different speakers, specs, youtube reviews and even went to best buy to listen to every single speaker on the shelf but I couldn't find anything cheaper than the Bose that sounded good enough. There were several others that sound great, like the UE Mega boom I think, the most expensive one and the super high end JBL that was around $300. I even looked on Ebay and found some of the JBL's that were new that were way cheaper than in the store, knockoffs! I nearly gave up my search but found a review on this speaker and since I found it on Amazon I figured why not give it a try. I am so glad I did.Pros:The price: for under $100 you sure can't beat thatThe Look: Nice look, rubbery top and bottom with nice fabric around the front side and back.The Size: It's not too big and doesn't weigh a lot but isn't light as a feather, this thing does have a little weight to itThe unboxing experience: The box that this comes in is a heavy duty cardboard box, the packaging is very nice! If you like the way that Apple packages their products to be just right, Anker has done a fantastic job of making the unboxing experience great as well.It's nice that you can plug your phone into this speaker to keep it charged but obviously this will reduce the run time of the speaker.Charging: Micro USB (A short cable is included but no brick. Just use your phone brick)Output: Bluetooth and the device also has an option to use the 3.5MM headphone port to receive input from your device of choice.Audio Quality/Volume: The sound is very clear, If you like music with Bass you'll want to use it with the UP button activated, the speaker gets loud enough to really get into the music!NeutralNo removable battery or user serviceable battery, no screws or panels that can be removed.NegativeWith the UP button off, the sound is clear and loud but flat as can be.ConclusionI wish the UP (Bass boost button) was by default in the on position and the button would be used to reduce the bass if needed. Turn the UP button on and it sounds great and not a cheap boomy bass. The speaker does use passive drivers but not an issue. I would put this thing up against a Bose SoundLink Mini II any day and for the price you really can't beat it.The warranty is great for this. I did have an issue with charging and got the device replaced twice. Here's the scenario: The first one came, charged it up and it worked properly. I used it and drained the battery after many hours of listening, the problem came with charging it. The device took a charge, no issues there however I found that if you do not take it off the charger and leave it for several days and disconnect the charging cable (Micro USB) the battery would be dead. The charger I used was an Anker charger and was plugged in the entire time. I did some testing and found that if you charge it up and take it off the charger within several hours of it reaching full capacity it was fine. Anker sent me a second one and had the same problem. They determined that there must have been an issue with a batch of devices. I haven't used the 3rd one yet but will see if the issue continues. Before they sent out the third one they checked to make sure I got a new one out of a different batch. Hopefully this one is good to go. This is a very minor annoyance and not something I would say is an issue enough not to buy it. The sound quality outweighs the annoyance of needing to remember to take it off the charger within a couple of hours of it completing the charge.Be sure to keep the order number, it'll stay in your amazon purchase list but Anker will need it to do an RMA if necessary. Also they may say look on the bottom for the serial number, it's in the battery compartment.

THIS IS VERY GOOD! THE AUDIO IS NICE CLEAR.. AND THE BASS IS EXCELLENT 😩

I had and enjoyed the previous version and this is definitely an upgrade from it. It had USB C charging which is great but the best part is that it connects to your device very quickly.