The Soundcore Motion 300 is Anker’s reply to Bose’s wonderful SoundLink Flex Bluetooth speaker (which usually sells for round $150, however is at the moment going for $129). The Soundcore Movement 300 is across the similar measurement because the Bose, and whereas it does not sound fairly nearly as good, it packs a formidable punch for its compact measurement — and the perfect half is its worth.
Proper now, you will get the Soundcore Movement 300 for simply $64, down from $80, as a part of Amazon’s Big Spring Sale (the black mannequin just for now). That matches the bottom worth we have seen for it thus far. Seize it now earlier than the sale ends tomorrow.
We gave the Soundcore Movement 300 a CNET Editors’ Selection award. You may learn our full review to search out out why.
Just like the SoundLink Flex, the Movement 300 will be laid down flat with its speaker firing up towards the ceiling (or sky) or propped up as proven within the photograph above. It is IPX7 waterproof and delivers as much as 13 hours of audio at reasonable quantity ranges. There’s additionally assist for Sony’s LDAC audio codec for Android and different gadgets that assist Bluetooth wi-fi streaming with LDAC.
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The speaker has a bass-boost button that does amp up the low finish a bit. I believed the speaker sounded a bit higher with out the bass increase engaged as a result of it appeared barely overdriven with the increase on. The bass simply does not sound that tight at greater volumes. That is the place the Bose does higher.
Except for that small draw back, the Soundcore Movement 300 is an excellent mini Bluetooth speaker and a superb worth, notably at $64. It is obtainable in three colours however, as famous, solely the black model is on sale for now.
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In the event you’re in search of a much bigger speaker that produces greater sound and has a deal with for straightforward toting, the step-up Soundcore by Anker Motion X600 can also be on sale for $150, $50 off its listing worth of $200.
The brand new mini growth field has a premium appear and feel with a metallic grill and carrying deal with and contains some attention-grabbing options like spatial audio and assist for Sony’s LDAC audio codec. It sounds spectacular for its comparatively compact measurement and is an effective worth, even at its listing worth.
Anker payments the Soundcore Movement X600 because the world’s first “transportable excessive constancy speaker.” Weighing 4.2 kilos (1.9 kg), it is acquired some heft to it however is gentle sufficient to hold round with out feeling such as you’re getting a exercise. It is available in grey, inexperienced and blue colours and is provided with 5 drivers, together with two woofers, two tweeters and one full-range, upward-firing driver “in a singular speaker array that mixed with Soundcore’s audio algorithm and DSP helps create a large (and tall) soundstage for listening to any sort of music,” in response to Anker.
It is rated for 50 watts of complete energy, with two 20-watt amps dedicated to the woofers and tweeters and a 3rd 10-watt amp powering the upward-firing driver.