desertcart.com: DOSS SoundBox Touch Wireless Bluetooth
Speaker-12W HD Sound with Rich Bass, IPX5 Waterproof, 20H
Playtime, Handsfree, for Gatherings, Home, Office, Outdoor,
Travel-Light Pink : Electronics
Review: Overall, a great little bluetooth speaker at a good
price. - solid construction...excellent sound quality... long
battery life...easy setup and very portable size.
Review: Very Happy with Function and Sound! New Life for my Vinyl
and CD collection. - I was searching high and low for a Bluetooth
Speaker to use with my existing Stereo System. I wanted to keep
the AMP, Turntable, CD Player but ditch the Wired Speakers. To
this end, I also purchased a Bluetooth Transmitter
(https://www.desertcart.com/gp/product/B00P20TFWM). I narrowed
down the choice to the DOSS Touch and one other similarly priced
speaker with similar specs. The DOSS was a bit cheaper and was 12
watts instead of 10. I planned to put it in a fairly large room
(approx 17'x 19' living room open to a similar size dining room).
I received my package and immediately tried pairing the speaker
to my phone directly and playing some music. Totally smooth
pairing and VERY GOOD BIG sound from the small speaker!! Easily
filled the space. Then I attached the really tiny little
transmitter to my Amp's headphone jack and held my breath while
it paired seamlessly with the speaker. I put on a vinyl album and
got good sound (crackles and all) through the speaker. Very loud
room filling sound. As expected, BASS was a bit lacking and
quality wasn't that great at higher volume. If I could, I would
probably subtract 1/2 Star for this, but balancing the AMP volume
control and SPEAKER volume control yielded pretty good sound at
the sweet spot, and I was more than happy. Next, I put a CD in
the CD Player and sound was better. Old vinyl, old needle
probably responsible for some of the problems. My old AMP was
also being a little recalcitrant about the response from the
equalizer. Still Room Filling and satisfying and VERY LOUD. Then
I tried the TAPE OUT from the AMP to the Bluetooth Rx/Tx box. As
expected, the AMP volume control didn't have any effect, but by
controlling volume on the speaker itself, I could get what seemed
like better sound, probably due to the TAPE OUT having some
pre-set levelling. Net result: SUCCESS! Of course, I would have
preferred the separation of real stereo speakers (could have
spent more on a pair of Bluetooths...) but the little Speaker
that Could provided very good life for legacy Vinyl and CD's with
the added benefit of ultimate portability of the battery powered
speaker. What a concept! I could move the speaker almost anywhere
(Living room, dining room, kitchen) and have great sound!
Overall, sound was BETTER when streaming music from the iPhone
than from Vinyl or CD's. I guess pure digital vs. Analog wins
unless you have much higher end components than I do!! The DOSS
Speaker was even better than expected, but of course not as good
as the SONOS PLAY:3, or the PLAY:1 speakers I have for all other
Music needs. Had I never experienced SONOS I probably would have
been totally Blown Away by the DOSS Touch. Certainly, given the
Price differential between the $29.99 Bluetooth Speaker and the
$200-300 SONOS, I think I got pretty good BANG for the BUCK. Very
happy with my purchase! Only worrisome thing is that when I
charged it, it was on the charger for more than 2 hours and the
red light never went out. Seems to work OK, and I don't expect to
run it for HOURS at a time, but I hope it is charging correctly.
Item was delivered quickly (PRIME!) and was well packaged and
exactly as described.
