Bang & Olufsen Beosound Explore - Wireless Outdoor Bluetooth speaker, IP 67 Dustproof and Waterproof - Navy

I recently got my hands on this Bluetooth Speaker, and it has exceeded my expectations in every way. This portable powerhouse packs a punch in both design and audio quality. First and foremost, the sound quality is outstanding. Despite its compact size, this speaker delivers rich and clear audio with surprisingly deep bass. Whether I'm listening to my favorite tunes or streaming podcasts, the sound is crisp and immersive. Connectivity is a breeze. Pairing my devices with the speaker was seamless thru the app, and it maintains a strong Bluetooth connection without dropouts. The speaker's battery life is impressive too; it lasts for hours on a single charge, making it perfect for on-the-go use. The design is sleek and modern, with a premium feel. The control buttons are intuitive, and the built-in microphone allows for hands-free calling. Plus, it's water-resistant, so I can use it by the pool or at the beach without worrying about splashes. In conclusion, this B &O Bluetooth Speaker is a fantastic addition to my audio setup. It combines impressive sound quality, easy connectivity, and a sleek design in a portable package. Whether you're a music enthusiast or just looking for a versatile speaker, I highly recommend giving this one a try.

My first ever Product by B&O. Very satisfied until now (several Days of test). Very solidly Built. I like the simple but esthetically Nice industrial design. Well done B&O! Perfect for my office as I cannot Play loud nor boom boom bass anyway. Very natural sound. Trebles never aggressive. The midrange is précise and very natural!!! Bass is present and punchy but not strong. For reproducing jazz music, voices and instruments this speaker suits the best. For bass heavy sound fans, go with other brands like Bose. Cheers.

Boa qualidade de construção e muito bom som.

B&O makes posh high end audio gear….gear which showcases the most avant-garde design which would be at home in any modern art museum (MOMA indeed has some of the past B&O iconic products in their exhibits). Normally their gear is priced out of the range of normal-average-hard-working folk ($10000 speakers for example), but with this product, you can get to experience a slice of the life of the upper 0.1%! In all seriousness, this is a regular tiny Bluetooth speaker which has a price at least 5X more than your average tiny Bluetooth speaker. So what do you get for that premium? First, the whole shell is made of metal. It feels cool to the touch. It has hard “Type II anodization” on the aluminum shell which will help resist scratches, and should take the hard knocks while it’s hanging off your backpack using the supplied carabiner clip. The speaker is IPX67 meaning it’s water and dust resistant. You can immerse the whole thing into water for a very short period even. Soundwise, this is a tiny speaker so don’t expect much in terms of volume and thump. It will start to distort if you try to turn it up too high (it's not going to fill a large room in your house). It sounds smooth and the tonality is slightly warm (you hear less of the treble and more of the midrange). Deep bass is nonexistent, but there’s just enough of upper bass tones that you can follow the rhythm of the beat. Measurements on other review sites show that it doesn’t reproduce any content below 100Hz. Basically, it doesn’t reinvent any laws of acoustics and still sounds like a small speaker. But the overall sound quality is clean and the tonality is pleasant. it’s a portable speaker that you can carry with you anywhere, so you can have some music while boating, at the beach, hiking, camping etc. It just works! Battery life is good, at lower and moderate volumes, it easily lasts 10+ hours. Controls are simple: power, volume, play/pause/skip forward backwards. It isn’t necessary to install the app but the app is useful because it gives you the exact battery percentage, turn-off the auto-standby feature if you don’t want it, and has some presets to select a different sound signature or alternatively you can fine tune the strength of the treble/midrange/bass precisely by moving around a slider into four quadrants on the screen. I think it sounds fine with the default “optimized” preset. Also as a bonus, you can plug this into your computer with the USB and used it like a wired USB speaker. You can pair two Bluetooth devices to it, which is the norm nowadays. So is it worth it? By the way, I bought this at a 45% discount (check amazon price history for this product) and even though it’s still not inexpensive, I feel it is good value. Even if it had cost more, I would not have been disappointed. I don’t mind paying more for something that feels like it’s going to last, and with B&O, you get some cutting edge design with great sound engineering. This is a 5 star product, but minus 1 star just because I would have liked to have a microphone so that it acts as speakerphone. Also, because of the bluetooth profile, your device won't show the battery percentage on the phone itself, you have to view the percentage in the app. And the sound is good but it doesn't manage to break any laws of physics (not blaming the speaker but I had hoped that it would really stand out among other small speakers of this size with the bag of tricks that B&O geniuses have up their sleeves. The result is merely very good rather than exceptional). So result is 4 out of 5

Terrible sound even after trying every possible setting. If you want to imagine what the sound is like think transistor radio from the 70s - so only buy if you only listen to podcasts. Really disappointing. Packaging got thrown out otherwise I would return. Great form factor visually but just terrible sound.

This is the third different B&O speaker I've bought. They're all exceptional in their own way. This Explore is amazingly clear. Not much bass, but everything else. And great battery life. It's weatherproof. Has the looks you'd expect from B&O. Very portable. Great connectivity. I also have the Beoplay A1 (1st generation. Very important). The A1 does have the bass, but not the battery life. And the connectivity of the A1 is tricky. But I prefer the A1 sound. I've owned several. I really like the B&O app, also. Check out B&O's headphones. They have the best sound of all.