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J**9
The AOMAIS GO is the Real Deal
This whole fascination with bluetooth speakers began when I received a Bose Soundlink Revolve Plus from my company as a 20 year service award. The Bose was incredible, and could be paired with another Bose (only) speaker in 'Party Mode' to play through both speakers from a single source which I thought was cool as hell. The only problem was there was no way I was forking out 300 bucks for another Bose. So I began looking for a speaker with comparable sound but not a comparable price that would pair to another speaker for true wireless stereo. These were often recommended by Amazon, so I began reading the reviews and watching lots of YouTube videos reviewing these speakers, as well as visiting the Aomais (pronounced Oh-my) web site. The reviews were very positive so I thought how could I go wrong for $120.00 for a pair. Then, the day after Christmas the price dropped so I got a pair for $105.00. I received them and they were pretty straight forward to pair together. You have to hold in the plus and minus buttons on the front of them until you hear a three tone alert on each unit. Then they will find each other. This is after you have paired one of them to your tablet, phone, etc. I recommend turning them all the way up on the unit and control your volume from your phone/tablet. If you are using Android, get a could equalizer app with loudness boost so you can tweak the speaker to your individual taste and max out the output of the speaker. I haven't found anything they can't handle yet. And they are built for torture, it would appear. I sold my Bose on eBay for almost retail and used the money to fund these two speakers and an Amazon Fire Tablet with a 128GB memory card and had lots of money left over. Not one single regret. If you are looking for a premium speaker at a very non-premium price, these are the speakers for you.UPDATE JANUARY 28th, 2018 The above text was published about a month ago or so. I've had these speakers long enough to comment on a few more concerns I've seen pop up in other folk's reviews. The number one concern was charging and battery life. Here is what I have found out after some trial and error. First, to know how much battery life you have, you must install an app that is available in all app stores called 'BatOn'. The Aomais Go does not seem to natively report its battery life to the host device like some other speakers do. But the BatOn app works in the background on your device and will 'ping' the Aomais Go every time you turn it on and report the current battery state. You can also open the app and touch the banner that shows 'Aomais Go' and it will ping it that instant and report back the battery life. The Aomais Go reports its battery life in increments of 10% from 100% on down. I have not paid attention to when the red light finally comes on, on the unit, but I would guess it comes on at 20%, or maybe even 10% to remind you it is time to charge them. It does not, however, come on at 30% which I can report as fact. Yes, the charger blocks get quite warm during charging, but I can hold my hand on both of mine and not get burned or have to pull my hand away. And here is another important fact. The red light does NOT stay on the entire time they are charging. Both my units had the red light shut off at 70% but continued to charge to 100% afterward. You know your units are at 100% from the app, but the charging blocks will no longer be warm either. And here is the last thing I can tell you. Amazon has 30-Hour Playtime is their description of this product. That is just a flat out false statement. I don't know who is responsible for writing that, but it clearly states 8 hours of playback time in the user's manual for these speakers, which I believe to be much more on par with their size. I have the volume maxed out on each unit so that I have full control of the volume on my Amazon Fire. I get 10-12 hours of casual listening at 30-40% volume on my pair before having to recharge. It also says 4 hours to charge in the user's manual. That is not true either. You can get from 30 to 70% in about four hours, but I found it took ten hours to hit 100% and see the charger blocks cool down. But remember, you need that app to know what you have for sure. You can pretty much just ignore the red charging light because the units do continue to charge even after it goes off. But I'm going to tell you what. Aside from someone having fudged on the charging and playback time numbers, these things are built like a tank, and the sound they put out is incredible. Remember, I sold a Bose Soundlink Revolve Plus in order to be able to afford two speakers that pair together that would deliver True Wireless Stereo for a fraction of the Bose cost. I have yet to be disappointed in my decision. These speakers deliver comparable battery life and charge time to the Bose, and they put out comparable sound. Put them in the corner of a room about 4-6 inches from a wall so that the bass can reflect of the wall and crank up Hair Nation. You will not be disappointed.
H**R
Crisp, rich sound & Easy Bluetooth connecting
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. In short, an amazing product! Works precisely as advertised. Bluetooth connecting is a breeze! Deep, rich sounding bass. Loud enough to rock a backyard party. I connect it to my streaming music account through my phone and the speakers do the rest! Compact and easy to transport from place to place. I highly recommend it.
B**R
I'm an audiophile from the 70's and have seen the ...
I'm an audiophile from the 70's and have seen the digital age since it was in diapers. The laser/compact/ thumb drive were NOT the betterment of the audio experience, just more convenient. To have a compact speaker raise the hairs on my neck at my age is akin to the " O" word. The first song I put through this unit was "Wish you were here" pink Floyd from actual vinyl album on aux connection, "wow" is the low end of the adjective depth chart to describe this technical marvel. The list of quality equipment I have to reproduce music has changed through the decades, my hearing and appreciation for the "TRUE" wave form has not! Rap,techno,and synthetic music I cannot comment as to this unit reproduction clarity ( don't care) however, I've listened to everything from Clint Black to Mozart, impressed is a condition I rarely have this late in life...... Buy it and enjoyFollow up: I've owned them (added the second shortly after the first) now for a year, finding that when paired they are true stereo and not split mono was another unexpected bonus for these marvels. When camping I set these up with my HD projector and guests soon appear, good thing the RV has a microwave for popcorn....
T**R
My New Favorite Way to Listen to Music
I feel like Amazon has a lot of fake reviews on electronics especially, but just to be clear I am real and I paid for the product myself.I was pretty skeptical buying this speaker, because I had never heard of the manufacturer (and I have bought bad electronics on Amazon before), but I can now say that I am pleasantly surprised at the quality. I have seen a few video reviews of this product and they really focus on the fact that you can pair 2 of these simultaneously via bluetooth, but I really can't imagine that many people would actually need 2 of these at once. Just one of these speakers is LOUD on its own (your neighbors will hate you). This is coming from someone who always uses headphones at max volume and goes to extremely loud concerts. I imagine 2 would only be necessary for a large house party.This speaker definitely shines at the low end and is somewhat biased for bass heavy music, but the top end notes are still clearer than earbuds, smaller speakers, phone speakers, etc. That being said, I haven't listened to a single genre of music on this speaker that didn't sound great. So don't write this speaker off just because you don't listen to mainly bass driven music. I honestly can't imagine anyone not being pleased with this speaker. Also, the battery capacity is just ridiculous. I can't even remember the last time I charged it. So I'd say the advertised 30 hours playtime is probably accurate.Pros: high volume, deep thumping bass, clear top end, long battery life, sturdy/waterproof design, easy to pair bluetooth, portability, reasonable priceCons: none currently (but I will update if that changes)ps Parallax by Direct is a pretty good song to showcase the sound of the speaker in my opinion
G**T
BASS
Things awesome ......loud Basu great range ....drop proof ....can't wait to jump in the pool with it .....my only concern is that I did not buy another one when it was on sale ...need to tag it up with its partner for steroids sound ......
J**.
Recommendable.
Very loud for the size.
A**R
Make sure it works well before the return window closes
Bought it a couple months ago and only used it once just to pair my phone and test the sound. Sounded awesome. Then it sat there and the battery died, so charged it up before our camping trip. Get here and the speaker won't turn on. Totally dead, not charging. And of course missed the return window and the support team has been no help whatsoever.
M**W
Good sound, volume, and rugged but no brick!
Everything is amazing- sound, battery life, volume, ruggedness.The only downfall is that there was no power brick with this unit. Very disappointed to open it up and realize there is a charging cord, 3.5mm cord and no power brick. I could do with the brick over the 3.5mm cord honestly. It’s a “wireless” Bluetooth speaker. Give us the brick Amoais!
B**.
Very loud but lacking deep bass.
Had this speaker for a week now. Probably the best Bluetooth speaker on the market at the $100 mark. It did surprise me how loud it gets, but it does not have a deep bass thump like I was hoping it would have.The quality looks pretty good and will definitely use this as a convenient speaker to take with me on the boat, and to the beach. If Aomais can come out with a Bluetooth subwoofer that could be paired with this speaker, this will be a great speaker to have.
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