Pros
- Compact.
- Great noise for its little size.
- Great worth.
- Totally water resistant.
Cons.
- Sounds a little overdriven with bass increase on.
Bose’s exceptional SoundLink Flex Bluetooth speaker, which we granted a CNET Editors’ Option, is among the top-selling Bluetooth speakers on Amazon, with countless user evaluations there. Needless to state, rivals took notification and chose to provide their own spins on the Flex, which notes for $150 however often goes on sale for less. The Soundcore Movement 300 is Anker’s response to that Bose speaker. Around the exact same size as the Bose, it does not sound rather as great, however it sounds outstanding for its compact size and expenses just $80. As an outcome, we have actually granted it a CNET Editors’ Option as a strong worth choice in the portable Bluetooth speaker classification.
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Soundcore Movement 300 style
The Movement 300 weighs in at 1.76 pounds and is a little much heavier than the 1.3-pound SoundLink Flex. However like the Flex, the Movement 300 can be set flat with its speaker shooting up towards the ceiling or sky or propped up as displayed in the image above (Anker states its SmartTune innovation senses modifications to the speaker’s orientation and changes the noise to enhance the listening experience).
The speaker IPX7 water resistant and appears quite long lasting. I left it out in the rain for about thirty minutes and likewise immersed it in a sink loaded with water. It worked great later on.
I left the speaker out in the rain for thirty minutes.
A minimum of Anker made some effort to distinguish the style of the Movement 300 from the SoundLink Flex, offering it more rounded corners and a distinct metal grill on front. (Anker states the “metal mesh maintains sound quality and has a rugged, commercial feel.”) Tribit’s Stormbox Circulation (1.47 pounds) is more of a direct knockoff, with a shape and metal grill that’s much more comparable to that of the Bose. The Movement 300 has a durable strap incorporated into its style while the StormBox Circulation has a less expensive looking lanyard. Both are removable.
Among the factors the Bose is so popular is due to the fact that it’s sort of the ideal size for a portable speaker– not too huge and not too little. Naturally, the other factor is that it sounds as great as it does– and plays as huge as it does– for its size. The exact same holds true for both the Movement 300 and Stormbox Circulation.
Soundcore Movement 300 functions
The Soundcore Movement 300 has a rather robust function set for an $80 speaker, consisting of assistance for Sony’s LDAC audio codec for Android and other gadgets that support Bluetooth cordless streaming with LDAC.
While Anker does not promote the speaker as having speakerphone abilities, it does. I linked my phone to the speaker and after that put my phone in another space and covered it with a towel to cover its microphone and after that had a discussion utilizing the speaker. You do need to be close to the speaker for the microphone to get your voice, however individuals stated they heard me great in a peaceful space.
The Soundcore by Anker Movement 300 is available in 3 color alternatives.
While Anker explains this as a stereo speaker, the chauffeurs are close together so you’ll get very little stereo separation. Nevertheless, you can wirelessly connect 2 Movement 300s together for a genuine left/right stereo speaker established.
The Movement 300 works with the Soundcore app for iOS and Android, which enables you to fine-tune the sound profile, change the brightness of the LEDs on its buttons and update its firmware. It provides up to 13 hours of audio at moderate volume levels (my tests verified that is a relatively precise score)
Soundcore Movement 300 sound quality
The majority of these mini Bluetooth speakers are greatest in the midrange and treble, and the Movement 300 is no exception. It uses good clearness and likewise plays loud for its compact size and outputs a sensible quantity of bass, offering the noise a particular quantity of depth and richness that you usually do not discover in speakers in this cost variety.
The speaker has a bass increase button that does amp up the low end a bit. However I in fact believed the speaker sounded a bit much better without the bass increase engaged due to the fact that it appeared a little overdriven with the increase on. The bass simply does not sound that tight at greater volumes. That’s where the Bose does much better.
Tribit’s StormBox Circulation is a somewhat warmer speaker and might in fact sound a little much better than the Movement 300, edging it out for bass efficiency by a little. However the Anker speaker does use a little more information and clearness and wins on style. While it might be a plus that it has assistance for the LDAC audio codec, I didn’t actually discover a distinction in sound quality when I was streaming to the speaker from an Android phone that supports LDAC vs. what the noise resembled when I combined an iPhone to it. You ‘d likely require a far more superior speaker to hear any considerable distinction with LDAC streaming.
Soundcore Movement 300 last ideas
While the Bose SoundLink Flex is still the small Bluetooth speaker to get if you can manage it, the Movement 300 is an exceptional worth option that’s just a little action down in regards to efficiency and style. I likewise like the Tribit Stormbox Circulation for the exact same cost. It has a more generic style however has much better battery life and sounds a little warmer, which you might– or might not– choose.
Both the Movement 300 and the StormBox Circulation list for $80, however we need to see some flash sales that bring the cost down a bit. Anker likewise makes the Movement 100, a smaller sized Bluetooth speaker that notes for $60 and is likewise a great worth. Nevertheless, if you can manage it, the Movement 300 does sound much better and I choose its style.