Beosound Explore Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Grey Mist

After a few months of ownership here’s my take. The build construction is very sturdy. It’s heavy in a reassuring way and feels like it could take a decent knock or three. Haven’t fully immersed it, but it’s fine in a heavy rain shower, just be sure to let the light fabric covering between the slats dry out after it gets wet or it’ll smell like a wet dog. Battery is phenomenal, unless you’ve got the volume maxed (you monster, what’s wrong with you?), the battery will last double-digit hours of real-world playtime. I use it in the garden, shower and around the house and a single charge will last me a couple of weeks. Sound quality is pretty good. Considering the size of the speaker, it’s got surprising bass, the mids and treble are well balanced and it maintains its clarity into the top 50% of the volume range, which a lot of small speakers don’t. But it is still a small speaker, so don’t expect house-filling sound or for it to dominate a garden party. Also, don’t expect hi-fi quality sound either. Bang and Olufsen make great stuff, but the selling point of this speaker is that it’s small, tough and has a long battery, NOT to replace larger, dedicated speakers. Setup and connecting is a breeze, even if you’re stupid. If you can press a button and turn your phone Bluetooth on/off, you’ll be absolutely fine. All in all, it’s a great product and it should last you a long time, just don’t throw it around a building site, it’s sturdy, not indestructible.

Love this speaker. The colour and finish on my green one exude quality. It’s just wonderfully designed and feels reassuringly heavy for such a small unit. The sound quality is great when tailored using the graphic equaliser in the app. Many reviews say it doesn’t have the best bass. If you want something to over amplify and thud out overpowering bass that shakes your windows buy something else. This is high fidelity where treble, mids and bass are all very nicely and proportionately presented into a very pleasing pure sound. Bass enjoyably deep and tuneful. To get the best sound quality you have to be aware that positioning has a big effect. If it’s on a shelf, windowsill, high/low position, hanging or in an alcove the sound profile changes considerably. That’s where the app comes in. Find the location you want to place it, then go to the app and use the graphic equaliser to perfect the sound to your preference. Set up and the using the app are simple as they possibly could be. The interface is very slick and intuitive. If I had to think of a negative, it could perhaps have next/previous track controls on the unit. Other than that I can’t recommend it highly enough for anyone who wants a beautiful, classy, easily portable Bluetooth speaker with Hifi sound quality rather than a bass-swamped party speaker. EDIT: my negative comment about no prev/next track buttons on the unit is irrelevant now I’ve found out that 2 presses on the play button goes to next track. Three presses goes to previous track.

Absolutely love the speaker Father’s Day gift. Never seen him so excited never used the Bluetooth speaker before he managed to set it up all by himself and he absolutely loves it.

I ‘come from’ a reasonably high-end separates system many years ago and then onto many headphones, some very high-end for their time(HiFiMan HE-6, HD800s etc)but have now transitioned to living a very spartan existence, mostly free from possessions and wanting as few things as possible in my flat. Deciding I needed a break from the headphones I’ve kept, I thought a Bluetooth speaker might be an idea to go with my inexpensive little HiBy R4 dap. This was what I decided on after some reading, and also a lot of knowledge of the design and build history of B&O. Suffice it to say that this tiny(I’m sure many were surprised by its diminutive footprint)little thing has just knocked my socks off and the sound is genuinely revelatory given its size, and cost. Powerful-sounding with a stunning sense of presence; clear, fast and layered sound. Completely seamless Bluetooth integration with my device. Build quality and feel is fabulous. A joy to look at, hold and use. I personally have no need for the app so I cannot comment on that aspect. B&O have a huge range of such speakers going from around this price point all the way up to many thousands and I’m wondering just how much better-sounding some of the ones costing say 400-circa 1000+ might sound. Not that it really matters - this sounds more than good enough for its intended purpose. Rock, soundtracks(the extended 3-disc The Good, The Bad And The Ugly soundtrack is unbelievably stunning), classical, 60’ pop/folk, 50’s female jazz, Icelandic metal ….everything sounds really, really good, to the point that outside of a genuine stereo set-up, or perhaps a tad more bass impact, this is pretty much good enough. For me that is!

I’ve had a number of Bluetooth speakers over the years of various types, and all of them have pluses and minuses and the B&O Explore is no different. If you want a party speaker with banging bass, look elsewhere. But if you want something that has more detail and clarity and portability compared to those big and boomy Bluetooth speakers, this is for you. I’ve included an image of it next to a can of coke for size context. Out of the box, it doesn’t sound great, but you can quickly improve that by downloading the Bang & Olufsen app in App Store on iOS or on Google Play and setting it to the custom setting around half way between ‘energetic’ and ‘high bass’ and you’ll see a big improvement. It will remember that EQ setting even if you close the app. Battery life seems to be impressive. Out of the box mine was 42% charged, but I fully charged it, and was listening to LBC on it for 30 minutes followed by around 30 minutes of some music as I was trying it out, and it only lost 1% battery according to the app. It is definitely one of the longer lasting battery life speakers you can get. Remember though if you play it on full volume with dance music, it will probably only last around 3 or 4 hours. If you play it around 30% volume while listening to a podcast or an audio book, both which are less demanding on the battery’s power, then it will likely exceed B&O’s quoted 27 hours. It has a good soundstage and sounds the same from all angles, so has a good overall 360 degree sound. It also has stereo sound with a left and right channel which is noticeable. You can also ‘stereo pair’ two B&O Explore speakers which would turn each speaker into its own left or right channel. For most people a single B&O Explore speaker will be enough, but if you want a wider stereo image than one speaker can provide, then two would be better than one, but it would defeat the portability aspect, and given they are nearly £170 each, you could probably just buy a dedicated system that would sound better anyway. Overall, I give this speaker 4/5, and I’d say it is a little overpriced, but don’t let that put you off. It is well made and feels and looks like a quality product that will last a long time. It suits my needs well as I listen to a lot of podcasts and talk shows on streaming radio stations. Better still, it isn’t very big and is great for just grabbing and taking into the bathroom as you have a shower or something like that. It is not much bigger than a can of coke.

As i sit on this cold January morning; listeing to smokestack lightnin' by howlin' wolf the lovely design of the Bangs & Olufsen speaking banging out the music. Now you yearn more bass this might not be the speaker your looking for. But i love this speaker. Its compact and appeasing to the eye. And i find the sound vibrant (once you mess about with EQ on the app) ok yes it is pricey, but im a fan of this speaker which the size of a canned drink (i dont do product placements 😀) Though im no audiophile, so cant beguile you with technical wizardary. If your looking for a speaker for one of those loud house parties banging hippity hop this may not be right for you. But if your looking for a beautifully rugid portable bluetooth speaker. Then this could just be for you. So your pondering if i would recommend this speaker........ yes i would. It is well made and the sound is brilliant. Of course sound is a matter of perspective, some may not agree with me (but ignore them.... i'm always right) hopefully i have helped someone make a decision. If i havent i sincerly apologise.

I bought this product as a portable speak for my second home and didn't use it for 12 months and now use it when im home twice per year. Its now not holding charge for more that 24hrs. Having always bought Bose and giving this a try im pretty disappointed. An expensive experiment on what's supposed to be a premium product

Like - cute, water resistant, base sound quality v rich Dislike - can’t cope with some tracks and the volume goes up and down. A year down the line - keeps dropping Bluetooth signal as well - super annoying Expensive purchase for it to start malfunctioning after just a year of light use

This little thing is loud, clear sound, easy to set up, looks really cool, the battery is fantastic, and when you get the companion app it lets you customise the sound profile. Most of the reviews that say the bass isn’t as good as Bose probably haven’t used the app. I tried it with a fairly large range of genres and everything sounds good. The metal body feels robust and well built. The only thing it struggles with, which is common for a speaker this size.. is the really low “wobble-bass” in certain electronic genres, but the sound doesn’t crack at all even then. If you’ve got the money to spend, this has over 2x the battery life of other speakers at the same price point. It’s also rated at a max output of 60 watts (loud. Very loud), while most others in this range deliver 30 watts. If you really hate your neighbours, get two and stereo pair them together on the app. Two thumbs up!

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Beosound Explore to głośnik, który zrobił na mnie wrażenie swoją solidnością i dźwiękiem. Szukałem czegoś, co można zabrać ze sobą w teren – na biwak, wycieczkę czy po prostu do ogrodu – i Explore sprawdza się świetnie. Jest kompaktowy, lekki, a jednocześnie bardzo wytrzymały. Aluminiowa obudowa wygląda elegancko, ale co najważniejsze, głośnik jest odporny na wodę i kurz, więc nie muszę się o niego martwić w trudniejszych warunkach. Jeśli chodzi o dźwięk, to jak na tak małe urządzenie, jest naprawdę mocny i czysty. Basy są wyraźne, a głośność wystarczająca, nawet na otwartej przestrzeni. Bateria trzyma długo – przy normalnym użytkowaniu spokojnie starcza na cały dzień. Jeśli szukasz przenośnego głośnika, który wytrzyma niemal wszystko, Beosound Explore to świetny wybór.

Bonne enceinte, belle qualité, son correct. Design fonctionnel, pratique pour transporter.

Diseño espectacular en aluminio , el sonido es muy bueno , con la app se puede ecualizar al gusto de cada quien , para el tamaño que tiene el sonido es muy bueno ; el aspecto del dispositivo es sobresaliente de gran calidad .