X-Mini II XAM4-P Portable Capsule Speaker, Mono, Pink

When this was delivered, my girlfriend was over so we opened it because she was curious to see what it sounded like compared to the $10 Bluetooth one of a similar design that she has had for a few months. Besides not being a Bluetooth speaker, this X-Mini II blew hers out of the water in every way.Immediately, we were both impressed by the power of the bass. It really does thump and vibrate especially if you have it sitting on a solid surface. If you lightly put your fingertips on the top of the speaker, you can also feel how powerful it is.In my case, I usually sit it on my laptop while I'm watching movies because most of you know how terrible most laptop speakers are. I can't hear the stock speakers on my laptop if there is any type of background noise such as the air conditioner or a box fan. I was getting tired of wearing headphones to watch movies online. This speaker is perfect for my laptop. Just one of these little speakers solves that problem. Also use it with my phone and with my Kindle Fire.My thoughts:Solid build of good quality, thick plastic.Rechargeable--light on bottom turns blue when fully charged, red when needs charged.You can still use this speaker even while it's charging which is great.Opens to about 2/3 the size of a can of pop/soda.After you shut and lock it, it's about the size of a plum.Locks by lightly twisting the top and bottom together.Could easily be carried in a pocket, purse, or bookbag.Comes with a little black carrying bag with a drawstring that is cheaply made but still nice that it was included and it helps prevent scratches.USB charging chord includedAudio input part that you plug into phone/device tucks into the bottom of the speaker when storing it.I was so happy with the one I had, I bought five more because you can link them together for a louder sound. I didn't want a large system, even a Bluetooth one, because it would be inconvenient to carry around with me in my car or in my briefcase and bookbag. With these little ones, I can easily take them all at once or just one.When hanging out with friends, we can pass them around, attach them to our cells, and share all the new songs we have. These are just really fun. I would play a song, then friends would play songs on their phones, too, with their speakers, basically just going one by one around the room.So, yeah, I recommend this speaker. I'm buying more as gifts for friends and one for my girlfriend. My only complaint is that I wish the cord was longer--the part that sticks into the audio jack is only a couple inches long. Maybe a retractable cord would work? Also, I wish the carry bag was better quality so that it will last as long as the speaker itself. I would recommend the speaker company to make some type of storage dock for if you buy multiples so that you can store them all together.Overall, very happy with the speaker and I mostly just have recommendations to make it better and nothing to complain about. These are just fun!

My wife mentioned that she wanted a dock or something that could increase the volume/quality of the music she plays on her Galaxy S3 at work and around the house, and I came across this and decided I'd give it a try. I can't say enough good things about this little guy! The sound output for something so small is simply amazing and the battery life is outstanding. I bought this for her for Christmas, and she's used it quite a bit at work and I know I've put several hours on it while cooking dinner in the evenings, and we've yet to charge it once! The packaging states a 12 hour battery life, and I imagine it may be even longer than that (I haven't actually counted the hours we've put on it so far, but we've used it quite often over the last 4 weeks). Everything about this speaker screams high quality. The build quality feels strong, and the way you twist to lock it into a ball for storage and transportation feels very durable as well. It comes with a nice little pouch you can store it in while not in use. I think this unit will hold up well as long as you take care to secure it (compress and lock) when you're done using it. The 3.5mm jack stores nicely into the underside of the unit, making it nice and compact for transportation between work, school, home, etc. Although we don't have a second (or third or fourth), this has a port that you can hook up multiple X-mini II's in a daisy chain fashion for "jaw-dropping stereo sound". I'd be interested to see this kind of setup and what kind of increase in sound/quality you'd get. As for the sound from a single unit, I tested my phone on it's own at about 3/4 volume, which sounded like my speakers were going to explode and the mid and high tones were more piercing than anything. I then connected the X-mini II, with my phone volume at half and slowly increased the volume on the unit until I reached max volume. The difference was night and day. The bass was rich and the mid and high tones were smooth as butter. This unit on it's own was "jaw-dropping" enough to me. It's been close to a month now and I've had zero issues with mine, so I'm anticipating we'll be using this thing for a nice long time. I'd highly recommend this to anyone looking for an affordable speaker unit to increase your phone/mp3 player volume and quality.