Sylvania 8" Premium Rugged Water Resistant Bluetooth Speaker 360° Sound, Brilliant Blue, SP1043

I got this Bluetooth speaker for my husband because he loves to listen to music while he grills on our porch. It comes with a charging cord and needs to be charged before use. Once charged, it is very easy to pair and he paired it with his iPhone. It has simple large easy to use buttons on the front. It stands up straight and does not tip over. It has a loop so you can hang it. Best of all, it is waterproof and I love this feature as he sometimes forgets and leaves it on the porch. It has great sound.

I am still currently looking for the best portable (7.5" x 3" x3") speaker out there. However, I don't believe the perfect speaker to exists. This one comes very close, though. The sound from this speaker is really good, especially at higher volumes. It's not HiFi, but it's up there. It could definitely hold its own against a Soundlink mini 2 in sound quality. I put it up against the Soundcore boost, and it has less bass, but it's clearer. My ears sometimes would hurt if I had the boost near me. I also put it against the Tribit Max Sound plus, and the Miatone definitely sounds better. This is at full volume on both speakers and 70% volume on the phone for both. Now, to the drawbacks. For me, though, they don't bother me as much, seeing as the price is kind of low. The battery doesn't last long. On 50% volume, I get around 5 hours which is not much. Maybe I got a defective one. On the bright side, it does charge very quickly. The other thing is that the Bluetooth doesn't go through the walls very well. Again, these don't bother me as much because I've been looking for quality-sounding music from a speaker this size for a long time. The only good quality music I usually find is from something the size of a charge four or a sony srs-xb31. It's definitely better than a flip four, which is basically the same size in sound quality. Sylvania, if you read this, please, please keep making speakers this well and improve on battery life. I don't mind paying 100 bucks if you can make the battery last longer and improve the Bluetooth. The sound is just so good.