These speakers keep surprising me – sound quality is excellent, and can get very loud for the size. Battery life is excellent too. They are water proof / sand proof etc. I bring them the beach, left them out in the rain, no issues whatsoever.

The real impressive stuff happens with multiple speakers. With two speakers you can easily sync together and offer left/right stereo separation. With 4 speakers, you can activate surround mode, they all sync locally and your device only needs to connect once to power all 4 speakers.

Most impressive to me is the fact that you can plug one speaker in via an audio cable, and then have it locally sync with up to 3 other speakers and everything works perfectly. So while bluetooth connection from phone /computer is a typical setup, we regularly connect one speaker to a DJ mixer and then it wirelessly streams to the other speakers perfectly. Really impressed.

I was having a hard time choosing between this, and Oontz angle 3 Pro, and a Doss Soundbox Pro. Im looking for something primarily for the house to be used in a bedroom/office. EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS A WINNER and I wouldnt hesitate to choose any of the 3. Sound quality was very very….VERY comparable with each one and pretty much a wash (explained below). I dont like letting my batteries drain so I cant vouch for battery life on each one, but im not worried. Below is why I would choose each model, hopefully it helps you. Also if it matters, I listened to Radiohead-The National Anthem and Skrillex-Rumble to test the speakers.

–Why I would choose the Oontz Angle 3 Pro: This one was the biggest and beefiest which I am a fan off….but I dont want you to think its a brick. its still plenty light where it wont feel like a burden lugging it around. This one also has a ocean/boat theme color pattern which is sweet and almost swayed me since i will be using this on my boat too. The other thing that almost swayed me was that the speaker can be used as a powerbank!!! So this ones sound is just as good as the other but the standout features are the looks, and the fact that it can be used as a powerbank which can come in very handy. Its not included but they have a bracket mount that clamps on to stuff…….not sure how it would hold up to movement and things like that but there is that option out there. These can also be paired with other Oontz speakers for a multi speaker set up.

–Why I would choose the Tribit Stormbox Micro 2:
This one is the most travel friendly. Its the smallest and has a strap across the backside of it so you can easily attach it to a backpack, bike, UTV/ATV or any type of bar….the straps so tight to the body of the speaker that you can even put it on something as small as a car antenna and itd hold securely. Since the strap is snug to the body it stays secured. They dont list the wattage and this had the lowest wattage of the bunch at 10w compared to the other 2 at 20w/21w each…..but it was without a doubt equally as loud as the other two with trebles and bass being on par with the other two. Id really like to see how loud and clean a tribit with higher wattage sounds if this 10w speaker matched the higher wattage speakers I compared it to in my test.

–Why I would choose the Doss Soundbox Pro: I hate to admit it but the price….and I actually chose this one over the Tribit and Oontz after my sound tests. The sound was on par with the other 2 (similar wattage to the Oontz) and I liked this one just a hair more than the Oontz because it was a little crisper sounding where the Oontz was a little fuller…if that makes sense. So with the sound being the same, the fact that I could ALSO pair multiple Doss speakers for a multi speaker set up just like the Oontz (this is a great feature for when entertaining guests/having a small party/get-together), and considering I’d primarily be using this in a bedroom (where the powerbank wouldnt come in as handy like the Oontz has)…..I had to choose this one. I didnt realize it was the cheapest until I had finished testing all 3 and went back to the invoice. This is the best bang for your buck speaker of the 3 and im big on value….but dont mind spending either if the value is there.

I like to listen to MP3s out on my deck, streamed from my phone. Previously I was using a single Bose Bluetooth speaker, and it sounded fine, but the lack of stereo separation bothered me. I thought “I’ll just go online and look for a two-speaker Bluetooth setup that would be true stereo. Surely there must be a bunch of those on the market.” Turns out, they’re almost as rare as unicorns.

After reading the reviews of these OontZ Angle 3 Pro dual speakers, I decided to give them a try. They’re a big improvement on the single Bose speaker. I can put one speaker on each side of the deck table and get real stereo. The set-up was much easier than I thought it would be – the booklet that comes with the speakers is very informative. Basically, all you have to do to set the speakers up in stereo is turn both of them on, hook one of them up to your phone (or whatever you’re playing music on) via Bluetooth, then hold a button down on that speaker for a few seconds until it finds and pairs with the other speaker. At that point, one speaker will say “Left Channel” and the other will say “Right Channel” and you’re good to go. If, for some reason, you wanted both speakers to play the same thing instead of being left/right channels, you just hold that button down again until it switches out of stereo mode. Once I had the speakers set up for stereo, they just default to that when I turn them on now.

Sound quality-wise, my only complaint is that the speakers could use more bass, but given their size I’m not surprised that they don’t sound like a massive sub-woofer. Initially, I thought the sound was a bit too mid-rangey, but the app I use to play MP3s (Musicolet) has a built-in equalizer, so I was able to tweak it until it sounded great (apart from wishing there was a bit more bass).

The stereo imaging is perfect. I tried setting one speaker on each arm of my living room couch and sitting dead center between them to listening to Roger Waters’ “Amused to Death”, which was recorded with binaural technology. The vocals sounded like they were coming from right in front of my face, while in the background thunder rumbled across the room and barking dogs sounded like they were outside. It was pretty amazing.

I saw a couple reviews that claimed that the maximum volume isn’t that loud – it’s plenty loud for me. I don’t even turn them up all the way out on the deck because I don’t want to irritate the neighbors.

There’s a app you can download that supposedly gives you more control over the speakers, but I so far they’re doing everything I want from them right out of the box, so I haven’t bothered with the app.

Battery life seems fine. I fully charged them when they first arrived last week, and have probably listened to a total of 10 hours or so of music since then, and they’re still going strong.

Overall, I’m very happy with these speakers. If Amazon allowed fractional ratings, I’d probably give them 4.5 stars, but I don’t mind rounding that up to a 5.

Just a rock solid little speaker. Great sound for the size. Holds a charge for a very long time. I just wish they had a longer overall lifespan.

I’ve had two that died at about the 2-year mark. Both the same way. While off and charging, they become unresponsive and the back panel becomes very hot. The first time it happened, I was afraid it would catch fire. I just had a second one die on me today. …but considering the price, and the roughly 30 month lifespan, it works out to around $3/month. Which isn’t bad at all. I ordered a new pair of Oontz Pro speakers just now. I have another pair as speakers for my TV.

All in all, I really like these. I just wish they lasted a couple years longer, or had repairable batteries.