soundcore Anker Flare 2 Bluetooth Speaker with IPX7 Protection, 360° Sound for Outdoor, Garden, Beach, Holiday, with PartyCast, EQ Regulation and 12 Hours Battery Life

The Sound performance is good for the price and size of the speaker, though at maximum volume there is a bit of distortion.The battery life seems OK - I would emphasise that it is up to 12 hours. I'd say if you have it at around 50% volume it'll last 12 hours just fine, but if it's near max it will come down a fair bit. Those invested in the Anker/Soundcore brand probably have a power bank to supplement this though.I was able to turn the lights off using the SoundCore app just fine (other reviews said they had problems with this.) I prefer the lights on, but I wish there was an option to have the light slowly transition between different colours. Personally I've found the default lighting effects to be a bit jarring as they try to flicker in time with the beat of the music it seems.I was a little bit disappointed because the original Flare had a 3.5mm Audio jack which guaranteed perfect latency if you were to, for example, play video game or film audio through it.Also, the original Flare could be also be paired with a second speaker for Stereo, is this missing..?__________________________________________________________________________Edit: 11/05/2020Anker have very kindly reached out to offer a second Soundcore Flare 2 speaker, as the original Flare speaker could not be paired with the Flare 2 in either PartyCast or Stereo mode.Having two Flare 2 speakers in PartyCast sync sounds great. Connecting the two of them was very straightforward, and their lighting scheme synced automatically. Operating the controls on a single speaker affects all of them, which is a welcome feature. It may be out of scope, but it would be fantastic to be able to set individual volumes on each speaker, for example if you wanted a different music volume in each room of your home in a party.The only minor improvements I would suggest would to be to have a setting which stops the lights flickering in sync with the beat of the music - but this is minor, and there are lighting settings which don't use this, but it would be nice to have them for all of them.If you did need a 3.5mm audio jack I would recommend the original Flare, as I owned that as well and it was also great.

I was looking for an inexpensive bluetooth speaker mainly to use while sitting in the garden, rather than wearing headphones, Not knowing what to buy i did some research on you Tube and amazon reviews and chose the Flare 2.Straight from the off the speaker is well presented in great packaging and comes with usb charging lead. Linked it to my iPhone and instantly the sound is pure class. Looking at the reviews experts state that the sound quality is a bit this and a bit that but i can tell you that i love music and if i thought that the sound was poor quality i just would not be able to use it, so i think some reviews go a bit over technical. The speaker is a nice size and has lights around the top and bottom which also makes it a nice feature, Also you can download an app that gives you different features to use your speaker. All in all this is a fantastic product and iam so glad i chose the Flare 2.

Excellent speaker - so much so, I bought another 1 for my home bar. They link together quite easily, battery life is surprisingly good, sound quality is excellent, more-so with 2 of them linked together! Plus they look great with the changeable lights. 1 thing I would change is I would like the buttons on top to light up also (not a big issue tho)

This speaker has fallen in the hot tub a couple of times, and still performs as if it were brand new!Most of the time, it sits happily in the lounge for using with audio books and the occasional music playback. The adjustable sound levels via the app is better since they recently updated the app to be more user friendly.The lights are a nice little gimmick, but I've turned those off to reduce distraction and to maybe squeeze a little more battery life out of it. The battery seems to be fine, I don't have to charge it often.We have a few different soundcore speakers at home, the minis, the soundcore 2 and 3, this is another one we're happy with!

Picked this up after reading an independent review. For my purposes I wanted something at a good price and didn't need expensive and fancy.It was super easy to set up. Much easier than other products. Easy to operate although was caught off guard the first time a call came through. Good sound, stable. Not bothered about the lights although they are a bit of fun.From reading more, there is an app although it does seem to add value.Also links to more speakers if needed.Very pleased with the product.

I had to give up looking for a smart speaker for the kitchen. They were too big, or had a short power lead, or just weren't compatible with all our audio sources.This little speaker is great. I can run it from a usb socket or battery, play anything I want off an Android phone, and if I forget to put the lid on the blender, I can just rinse it off under the tap. Not to mention I can take it with me for music whe building, decorating, gardening, or taking a bath.The sound quality is great (for a small speaker) and it's really easy to use. I get caught out sometimes if the battery has run low - it's not obvious how much charge is remaining.

Amazing value and quality. Works like a dream. Range seems endless even via concrete walls. Very good sound. Decent base and treble/bass balance is excellent. Battery life also seems very long for the size of the speaker and its Very happy with this speaker; use it to hear better streamed nusin and podcasts from my laptop.

These speakers arrived beautifully packed in colourful Apple style boxes, and once powered up worked beautifully. Bluetooth pairing was easy, once i remembered to identify the lead speaker. Its a pity they don't light up the buttons on the top because its hard to see them with all the flashing lights. The little lit dot showing the on off is all you get, so you need to commit the rest to memory. Other than that, love them! Gorgeous deep sound, good enough for ordinary me. Tempted to add more to see what they do with genuine 8D plus.