Verdict
A wireless speaker that can pull double duty as an cyberspace radio , but the BoomBocs Studio is undone by some underwhelming sound recording .
Pros
Cons
Key Features
Introduction
Are you honest-to-goodness enough to call up a boombox ? If not , perhaps a history lesson is required .
Back in the eighties , people would cart humongous speakers around , slip in a cassette and let rive on a street for everyone to hear ( even if they did n’t need to ) . Play the right music , and it was a party starter .
Of course , we ’re no longer in the 1980s , and loudspeaker are pocket-sized enough to be carry with one hand . The BoomBocs Studio fits such a description and is filled with modern tech such asBluetoothand Wi - Fi connectivity .
Revivifying the 80s is all well and proficient , but the BoomBocs Studio needs to be more than a melding of nostalgia and New sensibilities to have an impact .
Design
The BoomBocs Studio is large than most wireless speaker unit , but still compact enough to rest on a tabletop or desk , though not enclosed within a shut bookshelf as it require air for ventilating system .
It comes in a variety of quirkily refer and snazzy colour options such as Green Quartz , Dahlia Orange , Pink Charlotte , Brilliant White and Bold Black . There ’s a little indentation in the middle that give the Studio an angular look , casting the speaker in two shade when scant beam upon it .
Around the derriere is an integrated handle for carry , the speaker librate a lightweight 1.43 kilo . That ’s less than theApple HomePod 2and less than ‘ portable ’ loudspeaker system such as theSonos MoveandSony SRS - XG300 .
At the bottom are 3.5 mm aux in and type - A USB ports for playback plus an input for the power supplying .
Up top are two rotary dials : one for volume and another for sailing . And slap eruption in the centre is a 2.4 - in liquid crystal display display . It is ( sort of ) visible from afar but you ’ll need to be oscillate over to read the text . Above that silver screen are five programmable presets and below are button for playback , menu , info etc .
I do like the tactility of the dials and buttons , it render the speaker a playful , toy - like sensitiveness , though some ( but not all ) of the computer menu setting and search capability are rendered pointless by also being available in the Undok app , so you wo n’t need to use them as much if you have a smartphone .
Features
There are n’t many wireless speaker below £ 150 that offerBluetooth 5.0and Wi - Fi , but the BoomBocs has both , let admittance to the like of Spotify Connect , Deezer , Amazon Music , cyberspace radio and podcasts . Chromecast andAirPlayaren’t included but that level of support is rarified at this cost .
And the BoomBocs Studio functions as a wireless too , with alarm capability ( two of them ) and kip / snooze documentation too – the last feature is one the similarly specced ( and more expensive)Pure Evoke Playleaves off its list .
The rechargeable battery is rated in the region of 10 - 15 minute ( 15 for Bluetooth , 12 with Wi - Fi ) and though the BoomBocs come with a power adapter , it range off the internal battery and only needs the adapter to charge back to full , after which it should be unplugged to keep the barrage ‘ healthy ’ . There ’s a four - barroom ikon in the bottom - right corner of the display that shows how much is left .
The internal barrage fire grant the Studio to function more as a portable speaker to move around the home , but would you take it outside ? Perhaps to the garden , but with noIP ratingI would n’t suggest place it next to liquid .
Like the unadulterated Evoke Play , the BoomBocs Studio support the Undok app ( Android , iOS ) where you’re able to login to streaming apps , tee up strain and playlists , and switch equaliser modes ( a choice of Normal , Flat , Jazz , Rock , Movie , Classic , Pop , News , with a Custom EQ that allows for bass , treble , and loudness correction ) .
The desegregation of onboard ascendancy and the Undok app is unproblematic enough in terms of synchronisation , though I sense it could be further refined or some expression made clear .
hunt is quicker on the app ; the speaker makes the physical process more long - meander by scrolling and take each letter . The app is more reactive for most tasks but not all the loudspeaker system ’s setting and selective information are approachable through it .
set the alarm clock only seems potential on the speaker , as is setting up a Bluetooth link for the first prison term , though switching sources , pull off presets , browsing , and playing euphony can also be done in the app .
Presets are select for some discombobulation . There are four presets for storing a place or source , and the ‘ P+ ’ present all saved radio stations . In truth there are four presets foreachsource , with presets only usable when the source is in use .
If , say , you program the 2d preset for Amazon Music and are currently playing Internet Radio , weigh it wo n’t whip you forth to Amazon – presets are n’t ‘ global ’ across all origin but local , which is okay but might be stimulate for confusion . It also does n’t help that when I was using Amazon Music , I could n’t seem to save albums or playlists , just individual tracks .
you’re able to also manage firmware updates through the app ( or the speaker itself ) , though updating the speaker logs you out of apps , which imply having to lumber back in via Undok .
Sound Quality
The 2x 5W driver frame-up does n’t promise much baron , and the full range aluminium drivers are n’t especially expressive of the full frequency spectrum either . The operation of the BoomBocs Studio lacks detail , definition , sharpness , or much clarity . stream from Amazon Music and there ’s signal randomness to contend with too . compare to theSonos Roam , or even a cheaper verbalizer like the Cleer Scene and the Studio , the BoomBocs lacks impact .
With Good Kid M.a.a.d City ( Flat EQ ) playing on both the BoomBocs and Roam , the bass is limper on the former despite being a much crowing talker , and while vocals are frontmost in the soundstage and presented with hunky-dory clarity , overall , there ’s a lack of sharpness and definition across the frequency range of mountains . The top terminal lacks crispness , the soundstage is stodgily described , with a hoary definition to Kendrick Lamar ’s vocals that fall flat .
Playing around with the presets and while some are serious than others ( depending on what ’s spiel ) , none fix the audio issues . With Real from the Good Kid M.a.a.d City album basso is rather feebly report in its size and strength ; tonally the Roam come to a better proportionality with more zing , eclat , and flourish . The BoomBocs ’ visibility miss deepness and expansiveness , leading to a speech sound that feels boxed in .
The definitive preset works decently with soundtracks . The forte-piano in the opening lead of Cyrano is given some brightness level to play with but again clarity is miss . The Cleer Scene proves to be clean-cut as tool expunge a more innate tone . With Linkin Park ’s Somewhere I go , there ’s energy and decent thump to the dispirited frequencies but its tonic residual and rhythmical skills are hazy and badly - specify . standardised issues affect Sault ’s Wildfires over Bluetooth , the high gear of her voice audio fuzzier with a racketiness to the signal too .
Listening to net wireless and these take are less of a problem , but I do n’t in general expect wireless to offer the undecomposed sound quality anyway . Tracks like Wings ’ Let Me In and George Harrison ’s My Sweet Lord on Absolute Radio 70s have equal DOE and item , and perhaps an domain where the BoomBocs has an reward is that it is open of some goodish stereoscopic picture imaging . With the spoken word , there ’s free weight and smoothness that avoids sibilance – it sounds much better beseem to radio than it does with music .
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Should you buy it?
Bluetooth , Wi - Fi , and Internet radio all in one parcel for less than £ 150 . On newspaper the BoomBocs Studio volunteer pretty good time value .
Despite all the connection options , the Studio ’s phone lacks clarity , definition , or ringing . It ’s a lukewarm effort .
Final Thoughts
The BoomBocs Studio offers features you would n’t expect at this Leontyne Price point , but is outperformed where it counts : healthy timbre . Go a bit more expensive or grim and there are better sounding wireless speakers . Its adept in the hole is Wi - Fi and Bluetooth support , but this count for less when the audio is lusterless .
The BoomBocs Studio is a good idea , but its mediocre audio does n’t make the most of the features it has at its electric pig .
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FAQs
The BoomBocs does n’t support either AirPlay , Tidal Connect or Chromecast , but there ’s build - in support for Spotify Connect , Deezer and Amazon Music streaming inspection and repair .
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