neocore A1 Portable Wireless Bluetooth 5.3 Speaker, 24h+ battery, SD Card, AUX, Stereo with Subwoofer for iPhone, Android

On powering the speaker it paired quickly and easily with my iPhone13. When I first played some music I was disappointed with the sound quality however after a few hours use the sound is now very good for such a small unit. Vocals are very clear and it has a surprising amount of bass to give a decent overall sound quality. It’s also loud enough for an average sized room, it’s the ideal speaker to take away on holiday or on a picnic or day trip. It charges quite quickly and the battery seems to last for ages although I haven’t done a full charge-to-empty test as yet. Bear in mind that this is quite a small speaker and not a lot of money but it’s definitely good value. The design of the unit is very pleasing with a modern, sharp looking cabinet with a hard rubberised shell finish. On the top there are four press pads for power, source, vol+ and vol-, there is a useful hook on the left side to attach the supplied carabiner which can be used to hook the speaker onto your rucksack or to suspend the speaker during playback. Also supplied is a funky orange USB charging cable and a mini jack cable for aux input. The ports are located under a flap on the rear panel to give a degree of water protection. So to sum up, the Neocore Wave is a great little speaker for the money, I might buy another to make stereo pair. By the way, I changed the Spotify EQ to Small Speaker.

This speaker is amazing! - So far. I've only been using it for the past day or so and it is undoubtedly the best of the three I've tried in the last month. The speaker is very sturdy with a kind of rubberised base for stability and grip (and bass isolation. there's no rattling!) - It's Bluetooth 4.2 and this does make a difference in terms of speed, reliability and ease of connection - a lot of the cheap Bluetooth speakers on the market use very old BT technology). It's quite large (compared to some) and obviously this benefits the the speaker acoustics as the 'cabinet' itself produces a rich & deeply satisfying sound, whilst retaining clarity - I used it yesterday in a roomful of students doing a Listening Exam and they were very complimentary. The size also allows a bigger rechargeable battery to be fitted, so more time between charges and/or more volume when it's required. The manual is clear, simple and sufficient - connecting to my laptop / tablet / mobile phone was as easy as Bluetooth is supposed to be! There is a 2-year warranty, a useful website and a dedicated page to request a repair so the aftersales support seems to be there if needed! Included in the box were a pretty decent USB cable, a 3.5mm > 3.5mm aux/Line-in cable and even a Carabiner to hang the speaker in a tent or somewhere outside (its IPX6 'waterproof' - so according to the manual - 3-5 minutes water flushing is OK - but don't soak) I'll keep this review up to date if things change *I bought mine from MangoMobile (via Amazon) and they are an excellent seller! - the speaker arrived on-time, well packaged and they sent me a courtesy email with instructions to 'reach out' if I'm dissatisfied. Amazing product too ... :)

Firstly, lets remember that this speaker costs a fraction over 20 quid. As the old adage goes, "You get what you pay for". I received the speaker a couple of days ago having added it to an order to try one out. I wanted something compact and inexpensive to use out and about, and when driving my old Morris Minor. The speaker is nicely packaged and of decent build quality. For the money it does not appear cheap and tacky, but actually quite weighty and well made. It is very compact and smaller than I imagined, which appealed given the intended use. Within seconds I had the speaker powered up and paired to my Samsung phone. Then comes that feeling of wonder as the first track is selected and the volume raised... There is plenty of power from this speaker. It will crank up to a good volume easily. There is a good amount of mid range and loads of treble. Stereo separation is minimal, but is going to be in a box with the drivers millimetres apart. Bass, on the other hand is somewhat less apparent. First impressions seemed very lacking in this area. A few experiments in different locations brought about a subtle improvement, with the kitchen shelf giving the best result. I fear that in the car there will be no audible bass whatsoever. Am I pleased with this speaker? Not really. It is okay for the price of a few gallons of diesel, but you do get what you pay for. I shall look at an alternative (I wish I had gone for the Anker but was being a cheapskate) and pay a little more. I do like a bit of depth and bass behind my music (my house is littered with Sonos devices) and this doesn't cut it. If you like clear top end and good volume it is fine, but don't expect any punch behind the music at all... Update April 2020: I have upped my rating to four stars having used this speaker quite a lot recently. When cranked up it does produce quite a punch and is great in the garden. I am considering buying a second to pair them in stereo. I was probably being a little over critical first time around, especially given the low price.

This is a brilliant product. Superb, I love it every morning in my shower. Completely waterproof. Great, great sound. What more could you want? YOU COULD WANT AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL. The piece of paper provided was absolute rubbish. I could not work out how to operate it and had to undertake numerous emails to get any idea and still the people selling the product had no idea. So, I found out basically that there are four buttons on top. You use the USB line to drop MP3 music icons into the box's memory. There is no playing control other than to get it to play, at which point it plays the music around in the order that you dropped it onto the memory. It plays it round again and again. No shuffle. To get it to play, press the on-off button for a few seconds. As soon as the blue light comes on, press the phone button (why? no one knows) and it then plays the music. The volume buttons work ok with brief presses and the volume buttons shift to next and previous track by holding them down. That's all I know, except it was worth all the trouble. If you stand it on a shelf with a wall just a few centimetres behind it, the base really comes across well. It is brilliant. I wouldn't be without it. It is totally waterproof X6 level. You could put it at the bottom of your swimming pool and I spray it with water every day and it plays perfectly. Oh yes, the re-chargeable battery is charged through the USB lead, and lasts for hours and hours and hours. Brilliant.

This product is fantastic, it's much smaller than I expected and packs a punch. In order for me to do this review properly I think I need to break the product down to let you know what makes this such a great product. First I want to start with the design, it's not the most attractive look that a speaker can have, but I'm yet to see one that looks good, I think that the metal grids used on each side is neat but certainly doesn't do the sound any favours. The plastic casing that goes around the speakers is surprisingly good quality but of course not anywhere near the quality of say the beats pill or other premium Bluetooth speakers. However for this price point the plastics used are very durable and I find it hard to scuff up, plus the addition of rubbery pads to one side makes it far less likely to slide around. The addition of rubber to cover the buttons and ports for charging ect is fairly well executed and adds not only additional protection from bashing it around but a water resistants, however I wish the buttons were better defined so that you can tell which is for what when you can't see them. Moving on to sound, for most users of this product the sound should be just fine, in fact I think that you'll be astonished by the power of this little speaker, however I've found that is depends on the type of material behind the speaker, wood being one of the bests. The metal grills may look nice and be durable but greatly effect the low end that the speakers produce, the problem is without some absorption behind the speaker the bass either doesn't sound right or doesn't exist. The problem with this is in large spaces without something behind the speaker you can't hear the bass, but if you reflect bass back towards the speaker it bounces off and distorts making it sound terrible, so you need something that to a degree can absorb the bass and Chanel it in other directions. See it's a shame because if they added some sort of insolation to the back of this speaker it would sound fantastic, it would make the mids sound more full and make the bass more forward. However, it's not all bad news as the highs and mids-highs are very good with lots of definition and clarity. The Bluetooth is very good on this speaker with good range and stability, and the battery shown next to the Bluetooth symbol is very handy, that brings me on to battery life, which is really good also, the quoted life expectancy is up to 24 hours but that isn't quite accurate but I've found that even at full blast it lasted 15 hours which is very respectful. All in all this is a great little speaker for a great little price, it offers good sound in a durable package and I would recommend this product that wants it for outdoors maybe for jobs like gardening or painting, the low price makes it very affordable to use without worry of damaging it.

I bought this as an upgrade to a cheap blue tooth shower speaker that I got free with a shower gel gift set last Christmas. So I was hoping by paying for one I would get a better sound than the tinny one that delivered. I was not disappointed as this one kicks out a great level of sound which is really clear and has plenty of Bass too. I have to turn my phone down to about 3 or 4 on the volume now whereas before I used to have to turn it up to 11. It is too large to fit in a pocket so not that portable if you are out and about, unless you're taking a bag with you, but great around the home or in the garden. The triangular clip thing makes it ideal for hanging up in the shower which you can do as it is splash proof. I also bought it to use in the kitchen instead of a Bluetooth DAB radio as it can fulfil that function via streaming from my phone + Spotify & my own music stored on my phone. I also liked the ability to add an SD Card to it or connect via aux in cable, although I have not tried either of these yet. Battery life seems very good. I guess the only thing that might have been nice if you are using the SD Card facility would be a random or shuffle play facility as I believe it just plays the SD Card tracks in order, but as I play music from a card in my phone which can shuffle it's not that big a deal for me. So overall it seems like a great little package with a big sound for not too much money - highly recommend.

Dear potential buyer or a person reading this just to see what's what. Long story short - I'm not a big review writer for items which are not really worth it. But hey, here we go again! From the bottom of my heart: THIS IS SOMETHING AMAZING! What a value for money! made in Britain, desing is nice and simple, loud enough and small enough to cruise around with it everywhere you go, micro sd card to play your tunes out of, seriously - neocore - you deliver and believe in what you deliver - well done. First impressions - how the hell does this small sized thing pumps that big amount of bass out of it? Like seriously? I love all sort of music and this buddy delivers. I will make sure that there's always a spot for it in my backpack or whatever to have it on the go wherever I go. Literally - made my day... Thanks for your time. Hope it wasn't too boring to read. Cheers

Solid little unit well built with good materials.. Doesn't feel cheap in anyway.. Micros sd slot at back with aux in and micro USB charging port, coverd with a plastic mould to keep water out... Micros sd card was the reason I got this as it makes it so simpler to just pick up and play your music. Buttons on top are under a soft silicone so wet fingers or light rain are not going to do any harm.. When turned on it produces some pretty good sound for such a small unit and I was impressed, as others have stated its no bose or sonos but for the pricepoint it's an absolute bargain and if your reading this thinking should I get one it can't be that good, trust me it really is. The battery has lasted well over 12 hours so far and I've never had a portable speaker even, come close to matching that play time. All in all a great speaker at a great price.