Review
EasyAcc olive speaker is a sort of portable mini-stereo with a lot of functions, and an accessible price: 43,99 dollars on amazon, but it can be bought at 22.00 for a sale.
It works as:
- bluetooth speaker for computers, phones and tablets
- wired speaker, thanks to the aux port and the 3,5 stereo cable included in the box
- it reads MP3 files from USB flash drives and micro SD cards
- FM radio, from 87.0 to 108.0 frequency
- answers and rejects calls when connected to a phone
- controls media players when associated to Bluetooth devices, it can even control Spotify-like services by play, pause, previous and next track
physical description
In the box, we have the speaker, of course; the rechargeable battery, the paper user manual, the 3,5 mm stereo cable and a micro USB cable used to charge the battery. As the name says, the speaker is shaped as an olive. Or, better, an ellipsis. A rugby ball. The front panel has the 2 speakers, left and right, it arrives to 2W of volume. Down side we find a battery cover, it's just needed to open it, insert the li-ion battery included, and we are ready to go; the speaker must sit horizontally on a table. The upper panel has 4 round buttons: mode, play/pause, prev track / down volume, next track / up volume. Mode: works to switch from speaker, flash drive/micro sd, and FM radio mode. There is a small problem here: when changing mode, it seems that volume goes always to maximum and it must be decreased manually, by pressing the Previous track button long, till volume responds to our needs. Play-pause starts and stops music in all modes. If pressed long while phone rings, it can answer a call or close the current conversation. And if pressed long in FM radio mode, it starts the radio tuner, searching for best frequencies for our geographic zone. Previous and next buttons: in all modes, pressing them shortly, switch among songs or book chapters or radio stations. Pressed long, in all modes, they work as volume down and volume up. Radio FM mode does not have so much to explain, unfortunately it does not have a preset function, this means that we must use it as we used very old devices with a wheel to search for stations. But, it's very blind friendly as it has no display! Behind the speaker we have a flat surface with following controls, starting from left to right:- on/off switch: push it to the right to turn speaker on.
- micro USB port, to charge the battery
- USB port: to insert flash drives
- micro SD slot: it's round but it has a small long hole in the middle which is made to insert a micro SD.
- aux port: to use EasyAcc speaker as a wired speaker
- Audio out: to insert a headphone so that we can use the speaker as it was a normal MP3 reader without disturbing anyone.
Comments
another note for flash drive and micro SD
Quick Questions
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sound quality
Hi.
I just came across this and it sounds interesting.
How does this speaker sound? Is it in stereo?
If I were to get this I would use it for VOiceOver on my Mac or listening to audiobooks/podcasts.
It appears it's on sale at amazon.com for $21.95 with a shipping cost.