Outdoor Alexa Speaker Not Battery

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve been using this speaker for the past few days with family for outdoor usage, and it’s absolutely gnarly. We were actually really surprised at how loud this thing got, and the amount of dynamic range (bass, treble) the EVERBOOM throws out is great for its size. We were genuinely surprised at how much power is in this package. Another feat that we thought this speaker excelled at was battery life. We used it for 3 days, about 4-5 hours each, with no charging in-between. The battery life is extremely solid. Also, the waterproofing is a really nice feature as well. Brought this in the shower to test, and worked perfectly during a rinse. Haven’t tested out floating with submerging the speaker in water, but will be testing this weekend with a trip to the lake! Only real gripe is using the outdoor boost function while out and about. Can’t really tell the difference with it on or off, both sound. Also, the app is a bit of a pain to navigate, but you don’t have to use it, it works as a regular Bluetooth speaker. Overall, it definitely gets 5 stars from me. Very high quality speaker for the price point.

Love this speaker. It pairs well with my one and Alexa to make listening to music so convenient

Pros.. Great sound, easy set up, alarm clock where there is a speaker. Cons.. sometimes Alexa starts up with no prompt. When I do ask Alexa, sometimes another speaker in my house will pick it up instead of the speaker in close proximity

I'm a trainer & bought this speaker for outdoor circuits. Awesome!!!

Great new camping speaker and outdoor parties. The thing jams.

Durable Outdoor commercial speaker that will last a lifetime

It's a great portable smart speaker for indoor and outdoor use.

This speaker is fairly small but give out awesome, clear sound. It’s also WiFi so I can do updates and can use it as an Alexa speaker, if I can figure out how to work that well. It runs on a rechargeable battery but I usually keep it at the ready on the charging plate, which is sold separately. A nice little powerhouse.

When I bought these speaker stands, my only concern was whether they would support the Alexa version of Sonos One. B&H told me they would & they did. Easy to set up. Highly recommended.

Let’s be clear the HomePod was never meant to be a smart speaker. Instead it was designed and developed to produce outstanding sound in a compact package within the Apple ecosystem and that is exactly what it does. The sound of speakers is truly subjective and to say if Google Home or Sonos is the better speaker is just that, subjective. One thing is clear the tinny sounding echo or echo dot does not compete in sound quality to the HomePod. Siri does not compete in answering trivia, playing fireplace sounds etc. like Alexa. �Siri does take commands in a low voice and does it well. Ask it to play music, set an alarm, play the news, or give the weather no problems. Is it as robust as Alexa? No but it wasn’t made to be that way. Shortcomings? A few... can you ask Siri to stream other music providers through voice commands? No, but you can stream it through Airplay. HomePod does many things well and yes shortcomings exist but the software exists within the HomePod for future upgrades. HomePod is still new but if you are looking for amazing sound particularly if you are signed up to Apple Music you will not be disappointed.