Scosche BoomCan MS review: M is for magnet (not marvelous)

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$49.99

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$45.00

The Scoshe BoomCan MS Bluetooth speaker strategies stocking-stuffer degrees of ease, portability, and simplicity.

This speaker is as uncomplicated as they come: a 2.5-inch extensive disc made to give a small burst of audio anywhere you occur to want it. The hook is that the back is magnetic, so you can stick it to any ideal surface—including the bottom of an Apple iphone 12 or bigger, via the phone’s perfectly sized MagSafe connection. (Take note that it won’t adhere if your cell phone has a non-MagSafe-accredited scenario.) As a tiny reward, when snapped to the again of your mobile phone, the speaker functions like a landscape-oriented kickstand (albeit just one with a viewing angle that are not able to be altered).

This assessment is portion of TechHive’s in-depth coverage of the best Bluetooth speakers.

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There’s a one 3-watt driver and a 500mAh battery. Scoshe promises battery existence of 5 several hours on a complete charge in my testing I defeat that mark by extra than an hour. Housed in plastic—white or black—the grille is covered by a tender, gray cloth mesh. In spite of this fabric covering and a very simple rubber flap to deal with its USB-C charging port, the device boasts IP67 temperature resistance, this means its impervious to dust ingress and can stand up to staying submerged in up to 3.3 ft of water for 30 minutes. You’ll study all about IP codes at the previous connection. A USB-C to USB-A cable is provided, but no A/C adapter.

Controls are as standard as they occur: A twin-purpose button for electric power and Bluetooth pairing. This button can also be utilised to couple two BoomCans jointly to make stereo, but we were unable to exam this characteristic due to the fact we gained only a solitary unit for overview. Notably, the speaker does not contain any onboard media controls or volume-altering skill you’re left to your own system(s) for fundamentally all the things. On the furthermore aspect, the pairing system was seamless in my screening.

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Even though Scosche promises a frequency response of 20Hz to 20kHz, there is evidently some wishful contemplating in that spec. Bass is nonexistent, which is possibly unsurprising offered the dimensions of the driver. I located the audio clarity and highs to be sufficient in a modest area, only the slightest bit tinny, but the absence of any type of small output was an right away obvious letdown that remaining the total expertise on par with generic, moveable units that charge half as much. In the end, $50 is asking a large amount for a a few-watt speaker, magnet or no. Whilst I enjoy the portability, the sound good quality just is not higher enough to justify its inquiring cost.