I have been looking for some Bluetooth speakers for some time and spent some time in stores listening to various brands trying to find one that suited both my budget and my critical ear. My overall impression of modern small format Bluetooth speakers is that they are unbelievably good when compared to the small speaker radios, tape decks etc. that I listened to growing up in the 1970’s. However, some of the big name brand speakers simply can’t justify their inflated pricing. I was convinced that there would be brands available that were comparable to the big name brands (Bose, JBL, etc.) that were available at a fraction of the price. Enter Votomy. The reviews on Amazon say it all. You get amazing sound, easy Bluetooth connectivity at a fraction of the price. I don’t listen to this speaker at ‘Max’ volume, I use it in my workshop for background music and outside when I’m relaxing I the garden. In both applications it sounds every bit as god as the name brand speakers I mentioned. I typically charge it after every use so I can’t talk to the battery longevity (I recommend this for ALL battery powered devices). My biggest problem with this speaker is that I sometimes can’t find it! The reason being that my wife constantly ‘borrows’ it to listen to her talk-radio stations! I see a 2nd one in my future (actually I am curious as how good they will sound like when setup as a stereo pair).

I have been looking for some Bluetooth speakers for some time and spent some time in stores listening to various brands trying to find one that suited both my budget and my critical ear.