[General Accessories] Mon431:
Review of Lumsing® Portable Waterproof Bluetooth 4.0 Speaker

This is a great speaker that is surprisingly really loud and great in quality!

When you open the box, there will be a piece of styrofoam covering the top. You take that out and you see the speaker sitting in another styrofoam piece. It is inside a plastic wrapping. Along with the speaker, there is a micro-USB cable and a 3.5mm audio cord. There is also an instruction manual and a “Join Our Power User Program” card.

First Impressions: The speaker has some weight to it. It has a nice, rubber material that feels both durable and sturdy. It can easily survive the general bumps and accidental drops. The speaker has a pause/play button, speakerphone button, a volume up button, and a volume down button. The power button is on the bottom. It doesn't get pushed down when the speaker is placed down because it has a raised bottom preventing the button from being pushed when placed on a surface. The speaker also has a nice clip that is permanently attached to it. When I powered on the speaker, it says, "Powering on Bluetooth." I went on my phone and easily paired and connected to it. It showed up as MM526. Once I paired to it, the speaker says, "Paired." I started playing a song as maximum volume (the speaker will say "maximum volume" when you turn the volume up via the buttons). At the bottom of these buttons, you find a battery light indicator (for when the speaker is charging), the microphone, and a light for when the speaker is on and is on Bluetooth mode. The speaker sounds really nice and loud with nice bass. When loud enough, you can look inside the speaker through the grill and see the speaker bounce up and down with incredible sound. Also, you can feel air coming out of the speaker if you put your hand over it. So far, the speaker seems pretty great!

After using it for a while, I can say that the speaker’s battery seems like it lasts forever. It took me a while to finally kill the battery. I noticed that when you disconnect the speaker, it will say ready to pair. Also, if you plug in the auxiliary cable, it will say, “line in.” The Bluetooth light turns red when it is on auxiliary cable mode. When back on Bluetooth, the light will blink when it is trying to pair/connect and will be solid blue when connected. When turning off the speaker, it will say, “Powering off.” I wish you could turn off these verbal statements because they can get a little annoying sometimes. When testing out the speaker phone functionality, I could hear the person perfectly and the other person could hear me okay. I wouldn’t say that it sounds the best when you’re on the receiving end, but it works fairly well. The speaker can produce nice sound all around and I haven’t found any problems with it whatsoever. You can use the clip on the speaker to prop it up at an angle, which proved to be useful when I wanted to direct the audio from the speaker into a certain direction. The speaker would sound find for around 12-15 feet. Going farther away than that, the sound would start breaking up. I feel like the flap that is on the auxiliary cable port and micro-USB port could someday break off, but using it normally and carefully should keep it on there.

When I say the speaker was loud, it was LOUD. It measured 84 dB on my measuring tool. Also, the quality was pretty good in my opinion.

This is great for anyone who loves music and loves to share it with people! This can be great for parties, for having background music, or to simply show off with awesome tech gadgets!

Overall, this is a great speaker and I highly recommend it! With its IP64 grade protection, great build, and great sound quality, you simply can’t go wrong!!

I was supplied a unit for testing purposes and I promised to provide a completely honest and fair review.

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