- What's goin' on, tech squad.
Andru Edwards here, Editor in Chief at GearLive.com.
Summer is almost here and when I think of summer,
I think of taking my music with me everywhere I go.
Obviously the easiest way to do that is with a portable
Bluetooth speaker and they're not all built the same.
So, before you buy that Bluetooth speaker to jam out to
this summer, let me introduce you
to the Bose Soundlink Revolve Plus.
And by the way, big shout out to Bose for sending over
the Soundlink Revolve Plus and for sponsoring this video.
By the way, do not make fun of my voice today,
I am getting over a crazy cold that I picked up
probably from traveling to Orlando for Playlist Live
and the to Palm Springs for Clamracon
and then back home.
I probably shook hands with hundreds of people
and as you can probably hear in my voice,
I'm still getting over the cold that I picked up.
The Bose Soundlink Revolve Plus is a two pound,
$299 portable Bluetooth speaker.
It sports a 16 hour battery life from the lithium ion
battery on the inside, which is rechargeable with micro USB.
As we open up the box, on the inside we're gonna find the
Soundlink Revolve Plus speaker itself,
along with a micro USB cable and the USB AC adapter.
After getting it all unboxed, setup is super simple
and it actually has voice prompts that walk you through
the Bluetooth pairing process.
- [Speaker] English, to select English, press
and hold the multi-function button.
- And the voice prompts even support multiple languages
making it easy pretty much no matter
what language you speak.
(speaking foreign language)
You can actually connect up to two devices at a time
to one speaker allowing two different people the
ability to change tracks
and manage the music at the same time.
Up to eight devices can be stored on the device at once.
Even more convenient than that voice prompt pairing,
if you have a compatible device with an NFC chip built in,
you can just use that instead simply by tapping the device
to the top of the Revolve Plus.
The main even there is that Bose sound
and the Revolve Plus gets its name from the 360 degree
nature of the speaker system.
It's true 360 degree sound, which provides consistent
and uniform coverage no matter where you
place it in a room.
Before we get to testing the sound, though,
let's talk about some of the other cool features
of the Soundlink Revolve Plus.
One of which is IPX 4 water resistance.
Now, IPX 4 water resistance means that
the Soundlink Revolve Plus is splash proof.
So, no worries if you're at the pool
and you get a little water on it.
However, this is not one of those speakers that you can
drop in the pool and listen to music while it floats along.
So, definitely do not submerge this thing.
On top of the speaker you're gonna find a pretty sturdy
carrying handle, it actually looks like it should be
more springy like a bungee cord, but it's not.
It's actually really firm and sturdy,
making it easy to carry it around.
However, if you have it on the table at the barbecue
and you knock it over, no worries there,
because the Soundlink Revolve Plus is also shock resistant.
I tested it by dropping it quite a few times
and everything was totally cool, still works as it should.
Let's talk from listening to music you could also use the
Soundlink Revolve Plus as a speaker phone.
You take calls over Bluetooth
and its got great sound quality.
- [Speaker] Connected to Fresh.
- And on a similar note,
since it's connected to your phone over Bluetooth,
you can press and hold the action button to bring up
your phone's digital assistant and use it
directly through the speaker.
I'm talking about things like Siri and Google Voice Search.
On the bottom of the device you're gonna find a
threaded universal mount,
which allows you to actually mount the speakers
directly on any standard tripod.
So, if you're looking for a place to put it
and you have no space, grab a tripod,
and set it up right on there.
Using the Bose Connect app,
you can actually connect multiple speakers together
so that they're all playing the same music,
or connect a pair together so that one speaker becomes
a left channel and the other becomes the right channel,
giving you a much wider soundstage.
But now let's talk about the sound.
This is actually, in my opinion, the best portable speaker
that Bose has ever released.
And it's arguably the best Bluetooth speaker on the market
right now at this price range and size.
It's like carrying around a lantern that puts out amazing
sound instead of light.
If you want technical terms, Bose says the Soundlink
Revolve Plus speaker combines dual opposing passive
radiators with a powerful ultra efficient transducer
positioned face down and a new patented acoustic deflector.
Why do you think that 360 degree sound needed to be placed
anywhere in the room, I actually found it's mutter better to
be placed near a wall so that the speakers can get some
refection, which ends up improving bass.
The Revolve Plus sounded the same whether plugged in
or running off the battery,
although Bose says output is limited slightly to
conserve power once the battery hits 30% and lower.
(hip hop music)
So, again, if you're looking for a great,
portable Bluetooth speaker that'll fill a room
or an outdoor party, you really can't go wrong by
picking up the Bose Soundlink Revolve Plus.
But now I wanna know what you guys think.
And let me know what your favorite place to listen
to music outdoors in the comments below
and I'll meet you there for further discussion.
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I appreciate your support.
I'm Andru Edwards and I'll catch you in the next video.