This is an speaker for users with a more audiophile taste, it does not have an impressive bass like the various JBL's and UE's. Mine sounds great and you can actually hear other parts of the music instead of mainly bass. I can recommend this speaker.
i got it this week and i love it and like NielsKurstjens said you can actually hear other parts of the music instead of mainly bass thats what makes this speaker stand out.
excellent review. If you have young hearing, JBL or bose or something. If you are older, with matured ears, B&O type sound for sure, even if you cant afford B&O. Young people I think are terribly over sensitive to higher frequencies and some hate it. Some even feel pain. Being fairly old, I cannot stand the constant thump thump of bass heavy equipment.
Good point. I can't bear the thump of heavy bass either and I have matured ears (nice phrase). Not many reviewers, young or old(er) make that point re: differences in hearing.
wow. im 21 and i kinda hate highs. to my ears they hit sharper, and feel like they hurt my ear health. i appreciate highs but sometime i cant enjoy them how i want and thats what really pisses me off..... until i listen to higher quality audio with crazy sound stage like b&o. all my life ive been told to watch my volume by folks like you. with beo products i dont even have to do that. i like to hear everything. crystal clear crisp highs, vast mids, and bass you can feel but hear too. maybe im spoiled, coming up with higher quality. my ears may be immature... i love an eq like :**----__ , but if im listening for quality or casually, its b&o anyday. ive only bought used but ill head to b&o la jolla soon to get a taste of the cutting edge for myself.
Many thanks for your comprehensive informative and unbiased review. I have this speaker and I agree with your points about its characteristics. I like the Explore not as a compromise of what it is not but more like for what it is designed for. Great clarity decent mids and good accuracy yet still enough bass that can be fine tuned through the Beosound app . Subbed
I bought this speaker about 6 weeks ago to use in my camper van. This review has nailed it. Straight out of the box it sounds awful but use the app and move to about 4 O’clock and it sounds fairly decent. Best with jazz and acoustic also good for podcasts etc, but be aware some music genres do sound terrible. It won’t go loud but I don’t want it to as it’s a personal Bluetooth speaker. Looks fantastic and too nice to throw about. Would I give it back? During the first couple of days it would have been a yes, but now I’ve grown to love it, mainly down to its great looks more than it’s sound quality.
It’s designed as a small portable speaker for outdoor use you can sit it in a metre of water for 30 mins ! It’s built like a hand grenade and made to last . I listened to it and it’s not gonna sound as the A1 or Beloit 20 then again it’s designed for ramblers , rock climbers , campers and outdoor use . For what it’s designed for it’s excellent But it’s a niche bit of kit.
I dropped my 1st gen A1 from about 1,5 meters. It got some minor dents but still works fine these 2-3 years later. I still woulnd't reccomend dropping any speaker, and maybe i was lucky but i have had a good experince with the A1 also being very portable. If you really want big sound on the go but don't want to carry around a Soundboks then i can reccomend the Beolit 17 or 20. They're great speakers with good battery life and outstanding performance. I've had many people comment on the big and well controlled sound of the beolit 17.
I spend my relaxing time in the bath, just ordered from Peter Tyson after your review. Thank you. I have been with B&O last 35 years enjoying every day with their products! For garden parties beoplay A9 & BL20.
nice video..What is the model name of Marshall Speaker Please in the background please?What is the brands and models names in the top and bottom of the Marshall speaker please?How Much Each Of Them Please?Where Can I Buy Them Please?
I own Explore already for 2 months, absolutely satisfied with this buy. If u dont wanna listen to overboost cheap sounding bass from JBL and other brands like this. This is best choice, yes its bass arent so strong, and right after listening on my B&O H4 earphone - i think i hear no basses at all from Explore. But try to play some Jazz and u will see so big difference in sound purity of this Explore and any other speaker JBL or any price comparable speaker. Minus? Rubber at the bottom gets often sticky of a dirt and dust and i am missing another one to pair them in more rooms.
The speaker is small but yet its audiophile quality as it should. For those saying it lacks bass of course it would its a bluetooth speaker and its intended to be a party speaker it's meant for easy listening..
Hello - after using the app to change the speaker's settings, are the setting retained so that next time you power up the speaker to use it, the sound setting are the same? Seems like a PITA to have to open the app and change settings each time you power up the speaker to use it.
After further research I bought the Marshall; got great price $100 off11👍I wanted more power and volume to be heard on my deck and back yard🤠 Dam it's a Marshall; the Stanmore II!!
I have one but In reallity doesnt even seems to have the 60w . The tronsmart t6 has bass and sound d3fenition with those twiters . Only bad think 8s batery life 3h at full power .
Has any one had much experience with this speaker with classical music? I am a huge B&O fan looking for a portable durable speaker but am worried it might now be what I expected?
360° sound? I bought this for my daughter for Xmas. As soon as it got set up, myself and my daughter were immediately disappointed. As for the 360° sound lol. If you hold the speaker by your ear and rotate it, it clearly has two sets of drivers and tweets back to back. So if you're at 90° to these drives and tweets the listening experience is dull. Comparing it to the BOSE 360 Soundlink is like comparing the Teletubbies to the Terminator. The BOSE far out performs this test. However the build quality is very good and robust, it's only redeeming quality.
It's on the resellers page. Two 1.8'' tweeters. For the size of a soda can +10%., there is a limit what you can compare it to. Tried it in the shop before buy, and as such there was no surprice.
Kind of unrelated, but in hindsight, I’m surprised Apple bought out beats instead of B&O. B&O just seems like it would b more of Apple’s thing than beats, being off higher quality by far than beats. I’m still happy apple owns beats, since build and sound quality (which r the things that sucked the most b4 the apple acquisition) have been substantially improved after the acquisition, but it still doesn’t really seem right. Apple’s premium, and so is B&O, but beats was acquired instead. Kind of weird
@@70smebbin That is false B&O has a fantastic history however they are not as heavily marked as beats, Dre made a good decision with celebrity endorsement with beats appearing in almost every music video. Therefore apple saw much more value in beats due to the already established brand and with it ,it's customerbase
Beats was bought because it direct competition to apple in their target audience and it would hinder the sale of earpods and such that's why beats sucks now. All so it won't compete with apple even tho it never did quality wise lol
@@joysticktabby4520 tbh, beats have been so much better in general ever since the acquisition. I currently have a pair of Beats Fit Pro, and they’re amazing. They work just like my AirPods Pro that I used to have, but they have ear winglets that actually let them fit in my ears (I’ve got a really weird ear shape)
The thing is: apple is not premium. It's just average products sold as premium. And they manage to do that because of incredible branding. B&O is quite different, and that explains why most apple users would prefer Beats to B&O. It's just not about being premium, it's about feeling premium and showing it off.
just bought the ferrari edition one for $300, then watched this and saw how tiny it is, ill check it out when it arrives but probably will send back, just too tiny...
No, B&O products can only stereo pair with identical models. You can group different B&O speakers through Chromecast/AirPlay/B&O Multiroom for speakers with wifi. But Explore is a bluetooth only speaker.
Why then not go with the Beosound A1 2nd Gen, which is a little bit more expensive BUT has also 360 degree sound and more important sounds already very good out of the Box.
Because its not as durable for outdoor use like a beach or camping. This speaker is for more outdoor going especially where it involves maybe water, sand, dirt. Most people should probably go with the A1 2nd Gen if they dont need to worry about water and sand like camping or the beach.
@@oshershuman7714 I know for what B&O marketing this speaker but it’s mainly that - marketing. They’re almost identical twins, same IP67 rating, same durability. The A1 2nd has the upper hand in sound quality and connectivity. The Explorer in battery life. But more of less in the same price range, the A1 2nd you already get with a discount, the explorer not (yet). The A1 2nd has a overall smaller footprint and weight…. and let’s not forget no App needed.
@@Electra1038 I agree, I don't see the value/point of the Explorer. I would personally go with the A1 especially due to the sound difference I heard in other videos. I wasn't aware the A1 is also rated IP67 so I don't know why they made the explorer then.
@@oshershuman7714 well you won’t get the B&O carabiner hook….. I guess the leathery lanyard on the A1 2nd is slight more delicate then this carabiner. But be aware with both in the pool….. they won’t float.
Overly bass focused speakers are shite, JBL speakers are ok and great if you buy them on discounted prices otherwise they are no where near the quality of Bose/bang&olufsen i know Bass is a preference but a good speaker/headphone is one that is balanced and clear/crisp, and even better a speaker with great detail outdoes any speaker with crazy low frequency performance. This speaker is great and it’s better on a more balanced setting maybe favouring bass slightly since it’s sort of lacking.
I bought this and immediately returned it to best buy.....and spent a extra 100.00$ for a JBL extreme 3 😁......this speaker had a small chip in the edge from a single drop.....return it and get the JBL extreme 3 for an extra 100.00$
Anything sounds good when you right next to it, put it in another room, or down stairs and then listen to it. Take it outside and put in your yard and walk 25 feet away from it, how does it sound? Your sound test is meaningless........
Dude, just as in the cars. There are cars and above all the Mercedes. The same for speakers. Bang & Olufsen, once you have one… the rest is just trash. 👍👍( If you know how to use them )
B&O is a high end product, luxurious brand. It s not for everyone and it s not even trying to be. Like Iphone and other phone brands. It s good for who buys it. I would not compare B&O with JBL. B&O it s about lifestyle, designer products, quality, and so on. Jbl also have good quality products. B&O and JBL are different business models.
@@ThibautMahringer I agree. But you buy sound. And a quite good one. For example, people who buys expensive cars like Maybachs or Ferraries, they buys what? Just a possibility to travel, or ...
@@dodod694 Cars and speakers aren't the same. High end cars always perform better than lower end ones, this is not the case with speakers. Even Charge 5 is quite a bit too expensive for what it offers
This is the Carp speaker Ever: First IMPRESSION is nice but this speaker is very Carp. I bought one from Turkey and after 3 days it stopped charging and i have tried to contact the company direct and they are not helpful at all. i have lost 199 Euro for nothing :-(
Bose portable speaker beats this and other by far the best sound and bass and volume can go really loud no distortion and demolishes this crap ahoot bang and olufsen😂what a name
