QiCheng&LYS Neckband Bluetooth Speaker Companion Speaker Black Wearable Bluetooth Speaker Superb Audio Quality,10H Playtime (908)

I've tried a few neck speakers and I'm quite impressed by these. I wear shirts with a 16 1/2 inch neck size and have no issues with the units size. I actually find it quite comfortable. It's also well made and quite intuitive to use. The sound quality is decent with some songs sounding great and others merely OK. It's still better than all the other units I've tried. The sound does "leak" quite a lot so it's not suitable for an office or library but it works well for listening to films at night without upsetting the rest of the family or listening to music at a decent volume without annoying neighbours. It also allows you to "quietly" play games in the office without the wife realising - there's no appreciable lag either. The bluetooth allows me to mover one or 2 rooms away but no further.I'm sure the Bose Soundwear sound better but I'm not prepared to pay that sort of money. The same can be said for the Sony SNS SR7 plus I don't have a Sony Bravia TV to make full use of it's sound capabilities. Why isn't there a middle ground where you get almost the same quality but at a reduced price?I'm happy with the product and think it's very well priced. I'd also of been happy to pay a little more for even better sound, preferably with less leakage. I personally would like to have the option to save music on internal storage but that's probably just me. If you're looking for a comfortable neck speaker but don't want to spend north of £200 then this is it.EDIT it's a a year and a half later and I still wear the things constantly. I've dropped them many times - often because I've completely forgotten I'm wearing them. Still happy with the sound though there is room for improvement. One very minor annoyance is when the rechargeable battery drops to 1% you get a little Korean lady screaming at you to recharge - this could be a lot more subtle but hey ho. The charge lasts for pretty much the whole day so it's not a big issue.

Ok, so over the years I've bought loads of different types of speakers and headphones. I have tinnitus so can no longer use headphones. So I use Bluetooth speakers even when working, cycling or walking. I have a bose strap speakers and JBL clip speaker, both of which are great. But I liked the idea of a neck speaker for gardening, walking and pottering around the house. So I think this speaker is great for the price. It's very well made and is comfortable to wear. For podcasts and talking it's great. But there is a lack of bass which is apparent when listening to music. But for the money they're great and the lack of bass is yo be expected. Not an issue for me as they're for podcasts but my music is hiphop and i wouldn't want to use this neck speaker to listen to Wu Tang Clan or Beatnuts. But for audio conversation they're perfect.

These QiCheng & LYS Neckband Bluetooth Speakers look well-made, have reasonable audio quality and very simple controls.The main issue (and reason for return) is that the latency (the time difference between sending and receiving the audio) is too high. If you buy these to help a hearing-impaired person enjoy TV without subtitles then you should not have a problem and the speakers work very well. However, if you have the option (see your TV's advanced audio settings) to have the TV's speaker on at the same time, anyone else in the room will hear the TV and a delayed sound from the neckband and this creates an impossibly annoying echo effect.This would not be a problem if the hearing-impaired listener used bluetooth earbuds or closed headphones.I recently tested a more expensive product so I can confirm that this high latency issue does not arise with all speakers.These speakers sound fine and are very good value; it's a shame that I cannot endure the echo chamber effect.

I use this for the TV. I am going a little deaf and this allows me to hear the TV without having it very load while still being able to hear other things; door bell, phone etc. The sound from the speaker are very clear and I find I can hear subtle background sounds that I have not heard before. I have found that, occasionally, it also provides a level of 3D sound without having to have a 7.1 system installed.The battery life is enough to proved normally level of TV viewing, although if watching all day, you could find that a recharge will be needed. Being used on the TV, there is no warning when the power is low, but you can get the power levels when connected to a phone. It should be pointed out that this can only remember one device at a time, so is not easy to move from one device to another.The range is a little low, maybe more to do with Bluetooth specification than Neckband. I can not move about the house and still hear the TV. When moving into another room, the sound break up and can be lost completely.It is not heavy and it is easy to forget you have it on.

Seems ok, till the latency hits you. the delay is approaching 1/2 second. you get echoing all the time if you have the tv volume on for other viewers and if you dont then the lips are out of sync. there's no need for that these days with the new latency standard on bluetooth.

had these a couple of months now. considering these only cost me £35, i'm very impressed! neck band speakers seem to be quite scarce still. tried some sony ones few months back costing £130 or so, sent them back inside 24 hours! awful things. :) these ones though are really good. ok so not going to blow an audiophile's mind on quality, but then if you were that fussy on audio you'd not be buying this sort of item, or in this price range in the first place. but for just listening to podcasts, audiobooks and sport, they are fine. decent volume on them and battery life isn't bad. tried using them to record voice messages on whatsapp and so on, absolutely terrible quality! but then i've not found a bluetooth speaker yet where the quality for this sort of thing is any good. :)