Ortizan Bluetooth Speakers, Portable Wireless Stereo Speaker - IPX7 Waterproof, 30W RMS(40W Peak) Loud Sound, Deep Bass, LED Light, Bluetooth 5.3, for Home/Shower/Outdoor/Beach, Gifts for Adult, Navy

Edit: 09/04/25My original view was thumbs-up except for lack of shuffle-play for memory card (to be fair, no similar products have it, either). I was contacted by their support after my review here. I was emailed what I assume is "custom" firmware for my speaker, which enabled shuffle play. Absolutely amazing customer support. Why can't every company be like Ortizan? Thank you, Eddie!!!Sounds great, better than I expected for its size(just right for kayaking, throwing in a beach bag, etc.), takes a good splashing, very good battery life, great price. No regrets. I'm one of these people that has to have music everywhere, all the time, I've been really enjoying this speaker for those times when a proper amp/big speakers just isn't practical. Sorry, I just cannot listen to music on a smartphone, lol.

The whole point to getting these was to pair them, and they won't pair. It's probably my fault, theres some trick I'm not "getting" and it's simple, but it evades me and I gave up. I wanted one by my chair, and the other in the kitchen, so I didn't have to pause a podcast when i go for a beverage. Whatever. So I came up with a different set-up with different speakers, and this pair is now my yard set. They sound really good, and I swap out the dead one for a fresh one when the battery dies. They're waterproof and (relatively) small and durable. Plenty loud for me in the yard, I only turn them up to about 50 or 60% and thats more than enough. I don't abuse my neighbors. Sitting 10 ft away on a normal patio, they sound clear, and the batts last a good while - maybe 7-8 hours. So, for the price, I can't ask for more. (even though the pairing didn't work, thats why the 3/5). --changed to 5/5 stars on 9/13/25 see Update below, I did not change anything in my original review---- UPDATE -- Ortizan reached out to me because of this review and "made it right" by sending me a new speaker, free of charge. The customer service guy "Kevin" sent me an E-mail, and asked what he could do about it. He offered to work on the pairing problem, but I had discarded the boxes which have ID numbers - and honestly it wasn't that big a deal. Instead of "walking me through" it, he just sent a new speaker, I didn't even request any kind of compensation. He genuinely seemed to want me to have a good customer experience, and as I mentioned above, I was already relatively happy with the speaker(s), they sound nice and I use them all the time. So, I have to admit, they made a new friend, and I did receive a brand new speaker - QUICKLY, no hassle. So, when I want some little device, I will be checking to see if they have something in the realm of what I'm looking for. They make good affordable stuff, I've been happily using them just about every day for a year with no issues on the quality of the item itself. Kevin claimed there might be some issue that they used different chips in each pairable speaker that didn't recognize each other, different "batches" of the same model. That probably IS the case. For the price-point, I have really no complaints, they hold their own against more expensive competitors. You have to get up into the expensive stuff (and I do have some good audio electronics) before it gets outclassed. Thanks, Ortizan.

This is a review for the X8 model. As the title says, it’s a really fine speaker system. I do have some quibbles with it, but I have used many other Bluetooth speaker systems and in terms of the X8 versus them, It’s the best one I’ve tried. The volume is quite good, the stereo separation is surprisingly good for a single unit. I have not tried pairing it with a second unit.What makes the X8 stand out for me is the EQ button, which almost no other Bluetooth speaker has. Many of them claim to have deep bass, but being an audio engineer, I know but not all music sources are the same. For instance watching television is a relatively mid range sound source. Listening to YouTube videos is a very different animal. And gaming and watching movies is a third. The default setting when you turn it on is appropriate for watching television and many audio sources. It’s the most balanced sound with good bass and and smooth even mid range. It works for classical music sources, and jazz, as well as oldies Pop music. If you switch to the second setting, You get enhanced mid range, so that works for spoken word meaning podcasts, and any spoken audio. Even some music sources benefit from the enhanced mid range.The third setting has very strong base, better than I’ve heard in any other speaker that I’ve tried. There are two passive subwoofer ports on either end, which are completely waterproof, So bring it to the pool, submerge it in the pool, use it at the beach etc. and you have nothing to worry about & as I say, the sound pressure for deep bass is crisp and handles hip-hop music, rock music and any source that has strong base. The base is crystal clear, which I have not found in any other unit, they usually have a muffled bass sound which is pretty awful.Obviously any sound source you’re using, may benefit from any one of the three settings, and that’s what sets this apart from any other unit. That is also why most of the units fail to deliver. Every sound source is different and the X8 gives you the opportunity to adjust to any type of sound quality. I had originally purchased the X10 from the same company which is smaller and roughly half the wattage, and even though it has the passive drivers, it just isn’t loud enough or powerful enough, so I returned it to get this 40 want unit. Also the two speakers are side by side in the round cylinder so you actually get a very true stereo quality. All the other units I’ve tried don’t actually sound like their stereo, they probably work with the pairing of another unit, but these are all called stereo, and I want the single unit to sound like a stereo.I should note that the buttons, while they feel positively military grade and I assume will last practically forever, they are hard to press, so if you have imited strength in your hands you may find it difficult to press any of the buttons, they are quite stiff. However I have read reviews of brother units that all say the buttons fail after a short period of time so I’m willing to deal with a bit of extra effort to work the buttons on the X8. Bluetooth pairing is extremely easy and it works great. As to the battery life, all these companies just lie. There isn’t anyway on this planet that this unit gives you 30 hours of audio. It lasts for a good session of a couple of hours, an afternoon at the pool but it will need recharging after that. No I have a unit at this price point with this much power, will last any longer than the 2600 Milla amp battery X8 has. 40 wants requires a significant amount of power, and that’s that . You can’t change the laws of physics, and they’d have to put a huge battery in it for it to actually last 30 hours. I can’t review the telephone functionality , because I don’t use it and I wouldn’t. Because the X8 has so many different functions, many of the functions use the same buttons as the basic volume, EQ, & on off functions, but there are double presses, long hold presses, and to me that’s just confusing, but there’s just a limited number of buttons so each one has multiple jobs.Strangely, The manual that I got with this unit which was brand new and sealed and obviously not repackaged, has instructions are completely wrong. They are in fact the instructions that work for the X10, Because I had the X 10 and I know how the buttons work on that.There are buttons labeled nine 1011 and 12, that don’t exist on this. Having had the X10, I know that the instructions actually match the X10 not this X8. That said, with a bit of playing around I figured out the correct buttons to use. you may be able to contact the company, and get a set of the correct instructions. The basic functions work perfectly fine : Power on power off, EQ button, volume up volume down, etc. These units, coming from China always seem to have a problem with the instructions. but the bottom line is you want good sound and you want the ability to adjust the EQ for different ways you want to use the speaker, that’s why I’m keeping this, and I really like it, because it does what a 40 watt speaker is supposed to do.All in one I’m giving it four stars because it’s an extremely well built unit and feels very solid, has very good volume, superior bass and the ability to adjust the sound, which as I say, is way better than any other at this price point. I consider it an excellent value for the money. I highly recommend it.

I purchased this speaker not knowing what I would get. It is amazing. The sound is high quality, the bass is excellent. It has great color changing lights and it is extremely durable. Great for indoors or outdoors. The charging is quick and easy. This is a high quality budget friendly speaker. I am very happy with this purchase.

Great Speaker! Love the waterproof rating and the design of this speaker. Amazing Bang for your Buck! Great Color and super portable. Charges pretty quickly and love the different functions.