ION Tailgater Boom - Outdoor Portable Bluetooth Speaker with Mic in, FM Radio, USB Port, Battery, IPX5 Water-Resistant, Wireless Stereo-Link, App, 60W

This review is from a blindness prospective. I can not speak on the units look, but I can speak on usage, sound quality, and accessibility for a totally blind person.Introduction: I am happy with this unit. The sound is mostly clean and it does have a nice bit of volume, please keep that in mind when reading technical thoughts below.use case Scenarios? Who may want to seriously think about purchasing?College students in Dorm rooms. Those working outdoors or in a large warehouse style building. Campers/outdoors men. Guitarists looking for a very clean sounding battery powered amp for acoustic guitars. DJ's looking for a small rig that won't brake the bank. Small groups/ small churches, toastmasters etc.Exterior features:Units outer casing is plastic which seams strong.I love that this unit has wheals and a telescoping suitcase like handle that pops up from the back. The unit is very easy to roll and control.The speaker grill is metal, much like on a PA standalone speaker.I feel a nice edition to a future version of this unit would be to ad a standard speaker stand tripod mount on the bottom so that it could be lifted up off the ground.As someone who can not see, I am unable to tell the battery status of the unit, as unlike some BT devices it's charge does not show up on a smartphone.Volume controls are easy to turn and have more play than I would like.I do appreciate the tactile mark on each volume to understand how loud the unit is without looking at it.Audio quality/sound:The Microphone included with the unit is a joke. If you want something intelligible, may I suggest the Shure SM-58.Audio output from this single speaker unit is obviously mono which is fine for events. The audio from the source is mixed from both channels into Mono so you aren't going to lose any single channel.The cab is totally sealed, no ports for bass kick which is a good thing for something that will be outside to not get dirt in the cab.Preamps are quieter than I expected.Inputs, jacks and Bluetooth seam to be quite hot, this is before audio hits the amp/volume nobs so nothing you can do about it.Using an iOS device, you need to have your device volume three clicks down from the top to eliminate audible clipping/distortion.Their is a ground loop/static when charging a tablet/device from the USB jack, and also running this same device into either the Line/aux or Mic jackVolume of the unit:The unit does get quite loud and is clear. The volume does cover a block depending on buildings in it's way.Remember that this is only one speaker, such as, one side of a PA system and runs off of battery, so it is quite awesome what you get.When you start turning the master up, you get a lot of volume right away.When you get past half with the tactile mark past 12 o'clock the amp is being pushed close to it's max for clean audio, towards clipping/distortion. Their is more play in the volume, meaning that you can turn the nob and not a lot of actual volume increase, but audio starts to distort.'Overall tone of the unit:sub bass/lows: Don't exist: 0-45HZ. though You will still hear mid range bass which accounts for sub bass in headphones or systems with no subs because of how a lot of today's music is produced. The G Sharp 50 HZ in a number of today's hip-hop songs though is present.mid range Lows: their is a boost between 80-150 HZ (especially when the bass boost is on) which is heard more in close proximity which seams to color the sound.At times, kick drums (acoustic/synth) are not always tight, quarter second delay and you hear a bit of an extra thump.Mids: Seam to nicely fit in the mix.Highs: It seams between 10-16KHZ drop off a bit which makes this unit seam a bit more mid range and bass heavy.Bass boost button, helps to tighten up the sound, is a must.No onboard EQ to customize things. If your using Spotify as your main music source, may I suggest the following EQ settings for cleaner less muddy audio.60H/z=5150HZ=-10400HZ=-11KHZ=-12.4KHZ=-115KHZ=2Guitarists: Sounds great with an acoustic with an active pickup running into the Quarter Inch mic jack. Honestly much cleaner than I would have expected. Depending on your pickup system, you may have to have your guitars volume at less than 100%/all the way up to keep from clipping. The boost in the mid range bass actually brings out nice tone in an acoustic guitar. This alone with it's battery power, at it's price point is a steal for an acoustic amp!Button/nob/socket layout.Face/front of unit top left side of panel: quarter inch Microphone input, to the right eighth inch line/aux input. Top Right side of panel: USB charging port.lower left side of panel: Microphone input volume nob, Same spot on the right side of panel Master output nob.Buttons: To the right of the microphone nob: top to bottom: On/Off, Bluetooth, FM, AMBottom row of buttons are radio presets.On the right side very bottom button on row of presets is bass boost toggle.Back of unit: Power socket.Thanks for reading. I do hope this was useful for some. If I am able I am also going to upload videos with stereo audio examples of the units sound recorded through a pair of in-ear Binaural Microphones. (Hoping Amazon videos are stereo not mixed to mono) The audio is very lifelike. Please listen with headphones.

We love it for our pool and being portable to take to the beach aswell. The P.A. system works great to. Long last charge and the sound is great. The built in antenna for radio is great too. Long range wifi works well. 10/10

I teach line dancing, and have tried a variety of bluetooth speakers; this one has the best sound, and rarely needs to be charged, which makes it so easy to use. It is a bit heavy, but also feels like it's made well and is sturdy, plus with wheels and a handle, it can be managed easily as long as you have a ramp instead of stairs.

I've had this speaker for over a year now. It is still in perfect, working condition. My original purchase decisions were: 1) Can get LOUD, 2) Has great battery life, 3) Decent sound quality, 4) Can be used as a wired speaker for tv, and 5) Has microphone/karaoke input.I am glad to say that all of my purchase decisions were correct. This thing can get decently loud - it will fill up any house-sized room. The battery will last over 24+ hours of continuous playback. The stock sound is a little warm, but the highs come out just clear enough. I have the speaker hooked up to my computer, and with a digital EQ to balance out the low end, it sounds GREAT. Not to mention that when you do want bass, the bass boost will work pretty substantially.Finally, the feature that I was least worried about, the microphone, turned out to be pretty decent. The microphone sensitivity knob works as intended, so with a little adjustment, you can sound pretty clear for singing. As a bonus, the microphone works great for beatboxing too, as long as you use your own windscreen or pop filter. I have busked in public with this mic/speaker combo for over 50 hours now, and it has been an absolute blast. Plosive sounds, such as the kick and the snare, really come out in the speaker, and tonal notes come out clear and resonant enough. However, other types of beatbox sounds, such as hi-hats and cymbals get covered up. For the purpose of street-style beatboxing, sticking to kick drum/snare beats and simple melodies is what I'm recommending.

Let's get the negative out of the way: the microphone is not great and the sound from the mic does not project far. That being said, the sound quality is good and relatively loud. I used this speaker in an open park for the music to a Japanese festival performances and people were able to hear the music properly to upto 20 to 25 meters on its loudest setting. I'm hoping the sound quality doesn't degrade over time. I'm using it regularly now for music at the construction site so I'll update if something changes a couple of months from now.

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i have a weatherking. loud yes battery life 10 to 12 hours ... I had a rockville rockport sent it back battery in 2 days of receiving it 6 to 8 hours if battery.ion block rocker. 100watttoday 12 hrs 9am to 9pm of mp3s and then radio. 1 bar used well on it's way to the 50 hrs they say is possible and I like it loud but understandably it cant be blasting we have neighbours..24 hrs is all you need. solid construction.metal volume buttons no click volume so a minor adjustment can he made easily and you need it this thing is LOUD. a metal speaker cover. I had it at maybe 4 volume CLEAR AND LOUD did not want to piss off neighbours but soooooo looking forward to a party where I can let it RIP.Came with a solid thick 3.5 mm aux cable works fantastic as a antenna. discovered that when i tapped the radio key it remembered my station from yesterday I have not set any presets yet....even better was I did not disconnect my mp3 player from the aux port and radio was crystal clear.have tried the bluetooth with another mp3 player ....it's dead simple and quick.my first day I have to say very very impressed with this speaker and I dont impress easily there is always something that is missing.weather king no aux port. battery may run all day but if night comes and you want to party on with a fire you can pretty much guarantee it will run out by midnight. not bashing but......ION block rocker would run all night I would be confident no need to worry whatsoever. I seen reviews where battery needed to be replaced. so far ZERO worry this will be the case for my unit.BIG THANK YOU TO..... ION we are set for a summer filled with music.RF

I purchased the ION PLUS BLOCK ROCKER to use at work, and I am satisfied with the unit . I've had it for several months and it produces decent sound quality, with a BASE enhancement button (which I find I always need to use) on most albums that I play through the unit. Having a brand new battery, I get about 15 Hours of straight play from a full charge/week. Despite another review comment below....YES IT DOES HAVE HAVE FM RADIO, as well as AM RAIO, so that review is completely FALSE. I Charge it on the Weekend, and it lasts me right through to Friday the following week on one charge, playing an average of 3 hours per day. It comes with a basic, cheap microphone if you want to sing through the unit, but I just Link it VIA Blue Tooth from my cell phone where I have all my music downloaded on. The Distance Range for the Blue Tooth inside where I work is about 50 feet from my cell phone. Hopefully I get 3 or 4 years on the Original Battery, but then I would assume I could open it up and swap it out for a new one (not sure about that though until the day comes) Basically it has a CAR BATTERY inside it, so like any car battery the life of it will eventually run out after so many charges. Still good unit, and it goes quite loud. I only have to turn it up just a tiny bit and that's plenty loud enough where I work.

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