The LG XBOOM Go PL2 is the smallest and least expensive offering in LG’s latest trio of speakers. I’ll be looking at its larger PL5 and PL7 siblings separately.
All three speakers share the same design and they all have their audio tuned by Meridian like their predecessors, the PK series I looked at last year.
This is one of the smallest speakers I’ve tested, but still has 10 hours of battery life, a Sound Boost mode, USB-C charging, stereo pairing with another PL2 speaker and an IPX5 water resistance rating.
I’ll be running through its features before comparing how it sounds to a few of its rivals: the hugely popular Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 2 which is only a little more expensive, the budget Tronsmart T6 Mini, last year’s LG XBOOM Go PK3 and the Anker Soundcore 2. The Ultimate Ears and Tronsmart have a similar design but are slightly bigger; the PK3 is significantly bigger but is often reduced to the same price, and the Soundcore 2 is a very popular compact speaker slightly cheaper than the PL2’s retail price of around £50 or $50.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro*
1:03 Overview*. Unboxing, size, weight and build quality
1:45 Ports, controls, closer look at speaker
2:43 Charging, battery status and capacity
3:12 Bluetooth pairing, adding second device, dual mode stereo pairing, speaker beeps
3:50 LG XBOOM Go Android app, turn audio prompts off, firmware, Sound Boost, auto power off
4:52 Sound quality and performance*. 45mm driver and passive radiator. Sound quality discussion
5:39 Sound compared to UE Wonderboom 2, Anker Soundcore 2, Tronsmart T6 Mini, LG XBOOM Go PK3. Discussion. Recorded with binarual microphones - listen with headphones for the best experience
6:15 Sound test starts - with PL2 Sound Boost on and off
8:00 Audio sync, battery life, Bluetooth range
8:30 Built in microphone test
9:01 Conclusions*
*Sections
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12 авг 2024