Anker Soundcore Motion+ Bluetooth Speaker with Hi Res 30W Audio, Extended Bass

I kind of expected a more noticeable bass from other reviews, it’s alright I guess and a little better than my last mini stereo but not as much as bass as I’d thought so I assume the cheaper one must have no bass. Clear sound and goes pretty loud, I’ll update on battery life as time goes on but for now it’s a decent product for price.Edit to say the battery life on this thing is phenomenal, I charged it twice in 12 days of daily use, this little stereo works forever! Will say it’s a little difficult to notice when it is running low unless you see the small red flashing light but still worked when I had it plugged in and charging so that’s a bonus.

Ok…. don’t every try this….I was rushing doing my laundry 3 days before my vacation and somehow my sound core 2 was folded over and ended up in the washing machine….. FOR THE FULL NORMAL CYCLE…. I heard some noise but did not bother checking the machine as I was busy with other chores….. I unloaded the machine and was horrified….. my speaker was in the washing machine.I turned it on and it still had a charge… I shut it off and put in a pot of rice to dry off.I immediately ordered another one on prime as I wanted have one for my trip. I returned from my vacation …. turned the original one on …. and it works fine…I would not recommend this test…. but hey…. its still working

Having replaced my JBL Charge 4 with the Sony XB32 for the better sound in pretty much every area, I read online that the Soundcore Motion+ outdid them both so I thought I’d check it out. I listen to various different types of music so it was easy to compare the two.The Motion+ has incredible upper mids and highs, most likely due to the dedicated tweeters, and so when it comes to the upper range it beats out the Sony by far. The instruments and vocals came through amazingly clear when listening to A Skylit Drive, as did the Vietnamese guzheng alongside the crisp voice of listening to Lệ Quyên. It also has noticeably better stereo separation thanks to the drivers being further apart, and presents a wider soundstage.However, the Motion+ definitely falls short to the Sony when it comes to bass. When both are suspended in the air the Sony manages to edge it out a bit, but once placed on a table or other flat surface, the difference becomes night and day. The bass is not only much louder but also handles notes lower down the frequency range, which was very evident when listening to the likes of Wiz Khalifa.The sound on the Sony is also much “tighter” especially in the upper bass and lower midrange, where listening to music like deadmau5 made the Motion+ sound tinny, though in almost all cases the Sony seemed to have a “Fuller” sound, especially when placed down on a flat surface, making it sound like a much larger and higher quality speaker.Some other things to note:-Motion+ is heavier-Motion+ is USB-C whereas the Sony is microUSB-Sony has better battery life-Sony has LED light show-Sony has USB output to charge a device. The battery won’t last long using it as a power bank but it can come in handy in a pinchThe win would come down to what kind of music you listen to most. If it’s a lot of slower music, or music where clarity is important, or you’re using this speaker to listen to podcasts, audiobooks, or other forms of dialogue; I can definitely recommend it over the Sony. However if you mostly listen to hip-hop, pop, EDM, or other genres where full sound and tight bass would be better, get the XB32 instead.

(Commentaire en français suit)I have used the speaker for almost two weeks now and I am very satisfied with it.In the beginning, I thought I had a problem with it. The bass was a lot too boomy with a few classical music pieces. I had not read the manual…I thought that the speaker was defective and was thinking of returning it… I sent an email to Anker customer service. They were very kind and informed me that the bass booster function can be turned off as needed…So now, I am very satisfied with the speaker! The bass booster can add a nice depth to most music pieces. For the few ones that become too boomy, I only have to turn the bass booster off. Then the sound is totally Ok for these pieces of music.It is a very good speaker with an excellent sound for its size and surprisingly good for its price._________________J’ai utilisé le haut-parleur pour près de deux semaines maintenant et je suis très satisfait. Au début, je pensais que j’avais un problème avec. Les basses étaient beaucoup trop ”fracassantes” (”boomy”) avec quelques morceaux de musique classique. Je n’avais pas lu le manuel…Je pensais que le haut-parleur était défectueux et je pensais le retourner… J’ai envoyé un courriel au service à la clientèle d’Anker. Ils ont été très gentils et m’ont informé que la fonction d’amplification des basses peut être désactivée au besoin…Maintenant, je suis très satisfait avec le haut-parleur! L’amplification des basses peut ajouter une plaisante profondeur à la plupart des pièces musicales. Pour le petit nombre de morceaux dont les basses deviennent trop ”fracassantes” (”boomy”), je n’ai qu’à désactiver l’amplification des basses. Alors le son est tout à fait correct pour ces morceaux.C’est un très bon petit haut-parleur avec un excellent son pour ses dimensions et sa qualité est surprenante pour son prix.

My needs for a pair of bluetooth speakers is the opposite of most customers. I use them to listen to music at low to medium volumes. After much research I decided that speakers with passive bass radiators wouldn’t be the best choice for lower volumes and decided to pay the extra cost of the Motion + by Soundcore with their powered bass. An excellent decision, these speakers rock, even at low volumes.The bass is rich, the treble is crisp, and with a bit of EQ tweaking the midrange is clear. A minor problem is that between the EQ in the Soundcore app and the EQ in the source player it’s easy to get lost in search of the perfect setting. These speakers have a lot of range. But they sound great no matter how you set the EQ, they may sound different but never bad.I’m no audiophile but I’ve sure listened to a lot of speakers in my life and the Soundcore Motion + simply blow me away. As I said I listen to music over speakers at lower volumes because I live in an apartment. (Headphones for loud fun!) These speakers reproduce bass beautifully at low volume and for example I find that the bass in metal tracks can get lost in the mix at high volumes but it stands out clearly in my pair of Motion + speakers at lower volumes. I’m hearing new things in music that I’m quite familiar with.I’m not sure of the precise technical terms but my research indicates that these speakers have a more sophisticated level of crossover technology than most bluetooth speakers in this price range. I purchased a pair and as usual 2 speakers sounds 10 times as good as one. And they connect to each other and a source device easily, quickly with no cursing or swearing.I’m also using them sometimes as my TV speakers and I think that they sound as good or better than some of my friends much more expensive soundbars that have powered bass radiators. And I can get a more stereo separation than the soundbars.If there’s any drawbacks to this item it’s that “portable” doesn’t really mean your backpack, they’re freaking heavy. So they’re portable out to your backyard or best have a car if you’re going to the beach. I haven’t tested how waterproof they are yet but they do regularly sit on the edge of the bathtub so an accident will ensue.I bought this item as “Amazon Renewed” and like the majority of the “Warehouse Deal” items I’ve purchased as “used” you could not tell that the boxes were ever opened or the speakers had ever been used. As other reviews state these speakers are fingerprint magnets and I can’t see how any cleaning process could ever get them looking as pristine as the pair that I recieved.Overall the Soundcore Motion + was an excellent buy. I honestly didn’t need them, I was mad at myself for spending the money on them, and now I’d hate to live without them.

Good product.

Good product.

Good product.