Okay, okay, hold on, maybe that was too fast, but still, I'm pretty much in love with this speaker. Is it the right speaker for you though? Let's find find out, in this review of the
"TaoTronics SK06"
So let's begin with the design and the build quality.
The first word that comes to mind for me when looking at this speaker is "smooth". The aluminum
build gently wraps the whole speaker except from the front grills, with chambered edges
that add some character, resulting in an overall really good looking package.
The only interruptions in this aluminum frame are the the circular button on top - with
the power button and the usual media playback controls - and the two ports on the back for
wired audio input and battery recharging. Keep in mind that oddly enough there is no
option to change track, so you'll want to keep your music source at hand.
Having an elegant design however does not imply being light nor flimsy by any means,
as it delivers a really great build quality as well.
It's pretty large for a "portable" speaker, coming in at around 2 by 2 by 7 inches, with
a quite substantial weight of 1.85 pounds. While on one side this kind of size reduces
portability quite a bit, it feels really really sturdy in the hand, and the anti-slip rubberized
base adds up to the feeling of solidness of this device.
Okay, enough of the design, how about sound quality?
Well, I'm quite sure I've figured it out by now, but the SK06 is simply put one of the
best speakers I've ever listened to. I haven't tried super high-end portable speakers,
like 500$ speakers, but I have tried many in its range, and this easily beats speakers
that are double the price. The sound is clear and sharp, bass is loud
and punchy -, without losing much detail on the highs and the dims - it gets really loud,
it's overall just great. You can start to notice some distortion at
max volume, but it's not a big issue, and you'll hardly ever use it at the ridiculously
high max volume anyway.
Now, does this reproduce a 100% accurate sound? Not really. Should it? Again, not really.
From my point of view, and from the point of view of many customers out there, a good
speaker should make music sound good. Over-processing is of course never a good
thing, but if a manufacturer can add a bit of flavor to my music without overdoing it,
I'm a happy user.
There is one thing though that you need to keep in mind before buying this speaker, and
that is battery life. While it's absolutely great to get 20W of
power out of this little beast, you'll run out of juice pretty fast if you don't plug
it in every few hours. If you like to pump that volume all the way
up, you'll hardly ever get more than 4 hours, while you can get 5 or 6 if you keep it lower.
Overall, this means needing an external battery if for example you want to take it with you
for a trip over the weekend. For some users this may not be a problem at
all, but just keep that in mind if you plan to use it for a few consecutive hours far
from a wall plug.
Probably the most surprising thing for me about this speaker was price: as of today,
the SK06 goes for 60$ on Amazon, which is an incredible deal all things considered.
Okay so at the end of the day, who is this speaker for?
If you love music and you like to share it with friends, the SK06 will deliver the sound
quality and the power you need to fill one or two rooms at a time.
It definitely isn't the ideal solution if you need something small and portable to carry
music with you all day, but for a home solution it's simply impossible to find something better
at this price point.
So that was it for today, hope you guys enjoyed this video, and if you did don't forget to
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As always, thank you so much for watching, this was Gio, and I'll catch you guys in the
next one.
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