Sumvision® Psyc® Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Psyc Mako Bluetooth Speaker Stand with Built in Microphone for Iphone, Ipad, Samsung, HTC, Smartphone and Tablet

If, like I was, you're looking for a wireless speaker for chilling out in the garden this summer without having to completely blow your PC's speakers or any others you have, or to use about the house, whilst walking about or to improve the environment at lunch in college (or work, or school) then this is a great buy.Honestly, for about £20, It's a mystery that Sumvision can be making a profit off of these. Originally, I was looking at forking out an extra £140 for the Beats Pill, by Dr.Dre - I haven't heard sound through these to date, but I was lured into them from the design, they are aesthetically brilliant, you can't disagree, and if you own any other beats product like you I do, you will be pretty much already sold.However, I thought I'd risk going for a cheap, lower market product instead of beats, I could not be happier actually, for only £20 you couldn't ask for more, so I'll get into more depth of the product now.To start, the item will arrive in a rectangular box, covered in graphics to do with Psyc Audio, it looks quite grunge and well designed. After that, you will find a smaller pure black box, which packages the speaker itself. I guess this will be nice to case the product when moving it around a larger distance than just around the house and for storage.I immediately turned on the power and was happy to see it had a charge, and start sending its bluetooth connectivity straight away, I got my iPod, hit the bluetooth switch on the settings and it picked up the Speaker almost immediately. I was impressed straight away, I legitimately thought that with such a low priced product the audio would be very static, but no, it was perfectly clear, blaring out even the more minor details in the song that I was listening too. I cranked up the volume to max, and admitedly distortion took place, but it is hardly noticeable and very minor, it may have been the song or the fact that the speaker was right next to me and my ears just couldn't bare the volume being so close (because this system is VERY loud for such a small device).I'm not quite sure how the speakers are set out, whether there are four small rounded speaker grills or if they're just long strips on each side (If anything I'm saying that they're the two, from the feel of it).I'm treading on a bit of thin ice here because I'm not sure on the right term, however, the Audio doesn't even sound 'mono', the system manages to give the effect off sounds from the left speaker and right speaker. (For example a cross vocal creating an effect of a movement across the speakers from left to right, I believe the term may be 'Stereo[effect]')Also inside of the packaging, the speaker comes with a small metal strip, which at the back of middle part fits in to create a stand, because of the speakers shape it copes perfectly fine standing on it's own or with an iPod or iPhone placed into the 'dock'. However, I recommend putting the piece into the back for any other device that's larger or heavier than the iPod touch. (Mines 4th gen so maybe with lower gens that might be heavier also) just for your devices safety to be guaranteed, I own a Samsung Galaxy S3 and when I put it in without the stand it fell backwards (luckily onto a soft surface).There will also be a small bag in your packaging, this contains a 3.5mm (I think) Auxiliary (Aux) cable and a USB lead with a Micro USB ending.[for those who do not know what an aux cable is]The aux cable will fit into the universal headphone jack of your device (the ones on most phones these days and on all of apple's devices) This is pretty good if you want to plug in your device without totally draining it's battery because of bluetooth usage. I have also used it to hook up to my laptop even though the speakers on that are fairly decent it greatly improved volume and quality, so it's another bonus point!The device is charged Via USB, so you can plug it into your computer of mains if you have a USB charger, I'm not sure how long the battery life lasts. [I WILL MOST LIKELY UPDATE THIS PART OF MY REVIEW AT A LATER TIME.]The only negatives I can find about this speaker (especially for the price) is that the devices manufactured material scratches easily, mine arrived in some light scratching but nothing severe, and I guess that's just being picky.One more brilliant feature is that the system has a built in microphone, which I used when a friend FaceTimed me by surprise, my iPods microphone is broken and they had no comment about microphone quality, so i'm assuming that is pretty good too!The device also allows you to link 5 devices (Up to 5 at a time I believe, CANNOT YET CONFIRM] Which is great if your friends want to play their music etcetera etcetera.My only improvement would be an exact battery charge monitor or indicator, and also the cables quality seems pretty cheap.So overall, for such a low price, it's an amazing quality product, if you're contemplating purchasing this, just go for it. You won't be disappointed, I really have to emphasise that the speaker is ONLY £20. If I would put my own price tag, I would pay at least £80 as a minimum for such quality.

This speaker is very easy to set up and works well for its size.There is a limit to the sound quality you can get from such small speakers but it isn't bad really. It does give stereo sound but with speakers so close together it doesn't really show.There is a bit of background noise when nothing is playing so I'm not sure it will work as a radio alarm with my tablet - we will see.After a couple of weeks use.... I can say that it is not possible to leave this on overnight to use for my radio alarm on my tablet due to various noises it makes. Another annoying thing is the position of the on/off switch on the back, behind the stainless steel support leg. This makes it very awkward to get at, especially when a bit sleepy in the morning!I will leave the rating at 4 stars as I'm still happy with it and the sound it produces.

I've got a couple of these and they are the best for these sort of speakers (small).Great bass, clear highs for such tiny speakers.They will blow any laptop speakers, even ipad air's speakers and those are quite good.Not only are they good quality, nice sounding, but also very flexible and last but not least very portable and with huge autonomy.Resuming:1) They feel sturdy2) Generous bass comparing to my laptop's beatsaudio speakers (which are themselves great comparing to average laptop speakers) and my Altec Lansing inMotion iM4. Of course, for such tiny speakers, louder volumes may distort, still these hold up pretty well to certain levels.3) Clear highs, they react really well to 3D audio exciters from nowadays media players like Poweramp. So they open up the stereo image nicely.4) Very flexible usage:4.1) They can be placed anywhere. For example, you can put a phone on its holder, or tablet (with a provided piece to hold the weight), or inverted it can be attached to your laptop's screen (the holder's rubber may require inverting also), the stereo inversion is a bonus (you should be laughing now), or you can simply place it anywhere as long as it is within the Bluetooth's radius (about 10m), it even provides you with a pause/play Bluetooth button. Bluetooth's pairing is fast and easy. After that when pairing doesn't work out, simply turn off the speakers (it has a convenient on/off switch for that), make sure no other paired equipment is around (these things happen) switch it back on. You may have to re-pair the thing if someone has paired with it before or in the meantime.4.2) Not only can you use Bluetooth (with smartphones, tables, pc's...) as input, but you can also insert a mini-jack for all other devices that don't have Bluetooth, making it "audio universal" speakers.5) Very portable. They are light and take little space on your PC bag or trolley, even on a tablet bag they take little space.6) Excellent battery life. You may find yourself only charging these once in a week and with really heavy using. They come with some charge that may hold for your first week already. And they are conveniently charged via a micro usb slot, quite standard for most phones (except apple's), so the provided micro usb cable may be handy for other situations too.Like I said I already had one of these and had to get me another, at a fifth of the price of my Altec Lansing's, I've got quality, more flexibility, more portability and more autonomy.Advice... At this price... Get'em now!