Bluesound PULSE 2i Wireless Multi-room Smart Speaker with Bluetooth

This Bluetooth speaker is great. Amazing sound, achieves high volumes without distortion. Deep base yet midrange is pure. would recommend for a small to medium room or for outside use.

100% Satisfied with this portable stereo. The sound can be earth shaking LOUD, its crystal clear with the digital to analog sound processor, and creates such beautiful sound. I am going to order another one, so that way I can have them sound like a theatre and a big sound stage. There are no portable speakers like this. Truly better than Bose and anything on the market like Sonos. This is clearly much more advanced and super easy to use. The phone app controls it. You can change the sound anyway you like!!

I like this - it is reliable (I've owned it for over 6 months) and has a nice soundstage that makes it sound a good bit bigger than it is. I use it at low volume exclusively and do not need more than mono - However, it definitely does not sound like a point source (and this is adjustable). Overall, very high quality with a reliable wi-fi connection to my home network. I have not tried bluetooth.The app is easy to use to control it - the buttons on the top less so.

The speaker advertises as voice control but that is NOT exactly true. You have to talk to your cellular to make it work. The Speaker does NOT have a microphone so you can NOT talk directly to the speaker. I spent 4 hours on their web site and then finally talked to Chris, the BlueSound technician, technical specialist and he confirmed this point to me on the phone. Do NOT buy this if you want to talk directly to the speaker.

I read a professional review that doubted there was any value in the built in Roon compatibility. That compatibility was one of the reasons I picked the Pulse 2i over it's competition. I also have a Tidal subscription and appreciate it's built in MQA decoding. Listening to some well mixed music can sound like there's another speaker in the room (full stereo), using the 'wide' feature. I have several mid-Fi audio components, and I find the audio quality of the Pulse 2i completely adequate for my bedroom sound system. I recommend this Smart Speaker if it fits your integration needs.Shipping box is useful if you want to take it with you on a tripSetup is trivial, although firmware update took some timePaired with a Li-ion AC power block it would make a good portable for camping, etc.