Hello students!
I have had the pleasure of owning an Oontz XL bluetooth speaker by Cambridge Soundworks for the last 4-5 years. And I am very happy with this bluetooth speaker.
*Just a reminder a bluetooth speaker is a device that does not need cables to connect to your music device (ie. computer, phone, laptop, mp3 player). When you are searching for bluetooth speakers there are many questions;
How much money do I wanna spend?
How would I use this device?
How loud is it?
Hows it sound?
Allow me to answer those for you in relation to the Oontz. First, the Oontz has been out for a few years now so it is pretty difficult to buy new. I have seen it used around $90. When I bought it brand new it was around $100 so unfortunately the price has not dropped very much over the years. Amazon has moved on to offer the newer Oontz Angle 3 versions. But ebay still has it for around $90.
How would I use this speaker? This speaker has a nice feature that not all bluetooth speakers have which is the option to plug a stereo cable in for devices that are not bluetooth compatible. So for me I use this as my regular computer speaker as well as my bluetooth speaker for portable use. When connected to my computer I leave it connected to the AC adapter to stay fully charged. That way the speaker is fully charged anytime I remove it for portable use.From my first use to even now that if I unplug the speaker for nighttime use, I can get through most nights without needing to charge it which is very nice to experience. Quick note, this speaker ONLY uses AC adapter to charge, NOT USB compatible.
As for the sound,I will say that this speaker is not loud enough to carry a full house party. But the bass on this guy is good enough and the volume is loud enough to get a group of people dancing in your living room. The bass I find especially nice for electronic music listening.
Last, one feature worth noting is that the device although does not use USB to charge, it does have a USB input to charge your USB devices. This feature I did not experience as I have portable chargers for that need.
Finally, I’ll conclude by stating whether I think this is worth purchasing today in the year 2018.
If you can find this device for dirt cheap, i’m talking around $20-30 then I would say buy it. It’s lasted me longer then 4 years and I’ve used this speaker for all my personal speaker needs. If you have the money to spend more then I would suggest buying newer speakers as there are ones now that will outdo the performance of these speakers for not much more in price. Maybe even give the new Oontz models a try!
-Tutor Eric
Please click the link below to be taken to the Amazon page for the Oontz Angle 3 Ultra as the Oontz XL is no longer on Amazon.
https://amzn.to/2JW1Eh3
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