Braven BRV-Pro Bluetooth Speaker Review

November 02, 2015 by Your Name in bluetooth, speakers

Braven BRV-Pro First Look Review by mikemuonline

Audio samples and comparisons coming later in November / December. The kit (includes solar panel accessory) featured in the video was purchased for $150 from Sam's Club.

Samsung DA-F61 Portable NFC Bluetooth Speaker Review

October 27, 2013 by Your Name in audio, bluetooth, review, speakers

Samsung DA-F60 Bluetooth Mobile Speaker Review

First a confession - I expected more out of these speakers given the $250 price and the fact that I have been listening to the awesome Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker this past month. Not only are the Samsungs physically bigger, they claim 20 watts of power, and APT-X capability (which I did not test) - but they didn't super impress me.

Here's an audio sample:

It sure does look cool and slick though right?

Pros:

Looks really nice
Fantastic battery life
NFC makes it really easy to pair with NFC capable phones
Good sound quality, fairly well balanced (with bass boost off)
Vocals sound good
Strong bluetooth connection with no dropouts during testing
USB charging port for your music player or phone

Cons:

The black cover is only for speaker transport - leave it on and you have one cheap sounding speaker
No USB charging option, in a portable speaker
Manual says you should should not keep it plugged into the charger, it will shorten battery life
Sounds somewhat muddy compared to Big Jambox; missing some detail playing rock music
Lacks lower level bass that Bose Soundlink Mini seems to boom out of nowhere
Should be priced around $179.99 retail

Overall I give this speaker a 7 out of 10.

So here are my rankings given portable bluetooth speakers of this class/size:

Jawbone BIG JAMBOX (Better sound, speakerphone, louder)
Sony SRS-BTX500 (40 watts of power)
Samsung DA-F60
Sony SRS-BTX300 (less clarity)

If you want portability, get the Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker.

Update on 2014-05-14 21:26 by Mike Mu

Lowest price is now $177 at buy.com / rakuten.com

Sony X Series SRS-BTX500 Bluetooth Speaker Review

May 28, 2013 by Your Name in audio, bluetooth, review, speakers, video

Sony SRS-BTX500 Premium 2.1 Channel Bluetooth Wireless Speaker, 40 W Output Power, NFC Technology, USB Charging Port, Built-in Rechargeable Battery

Update on 2013-06-13 00:14 by Mike Mu

Sound comparisons between:

SRS-BTX500 vs Big Jambox

SRS-BTX500 vs Klipsch G17 Airplay

Logitech k760 Bluetooth Keyboard Review

August 25, 2012 by Your Name in accessory, bluetooth, iOS, ipad, iphone, review, unboxing, video

Unboxing:

More coming soon...

Update on 2012-11-11 00:59 by Mike Mu

Seen @ Best Buy for $59.99

Samsung HM7000 Bluetooth Headset Review

May 03, 2012 by Your Name in accessory, bluetooth, review, unboxing, video

Unboxing:

Review with sound samples:

Update on 2012-05-09 03:17 by Mike Mu

$39.99 Today @ Newegg.

Update on 2012-06-22 03:57 by Mike Mu

So I get asked this a lot, and I thought I covered it in the video review with real sound samples too. Bottom line, for $40, you can't beat it for a wireless bluetooth headset package. I just checked my link, and its just $41.99! That's a fantastic deal! Keep in mind these went for $129 or $149 when they first came out and for what you get it seemed justified.

However, for general day to day use I prefer a wired microphone headset. In fact, I still use the Apple microphone headset. I tend not to lose those, and the audio fidelity for listening to music is generally better not to mention that most don't need additional batteries or power to work.

GNS 5870 MFI GPS Bluetooth Receiver for iPhone, iPad Review

June 28, 2011 by Your Name in accessory, gps, ipad, iphone, review

Photo Gallery Here.

I bought this unit for use on a month long trip abroad in Asia, hoping to use it with both an iPad (no GPS) as well as iPhone for better reception while traveling, for navigation, GPS geotagging, and trip logging.

Why I chose this unit over the competition: