expiredDavidD6012 posted Jul 31, 2025 02:42 PM
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expiredDavidD6012 posted Jul 31, 2025 02:42 PM
Costco Members: Soundcore Boom V2 Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker
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As an iPhone user playing AAC files, I was thinking I would want a Bluetooth speaker that uses an AAC CODEC. Is that true? Would I have degraded sound quality in this use case by using SBC instead of AAC? Or would it sound the same?
Thanks for any advice on this.
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I forget the limitations on how many speakers can be linked.
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Not that I've seen anyone in this thread claiming audiophile quality, but that just isn't happening for under $100. Anyone with a discerning ear looking to do critical listening also shouldn't be streaming music or using Bluetooth.
Anker's Soundcore speakers are basically bang-for-the-buck that will please most people not getting overly critical. This Boom 2 speaker in particular is just all around great for:
- this price (not so great at full retail imo)
- the size
- sound quality
- volume level while keeping distortion in check
- bass output (above ~70 Hz or so)
- extras like pulsing lights, daisy chained speakers, app w/ eq, etc
Maybe you need something smaller, or prefer more sizzle in your tweeters, or whatever else. Some other manufacturer will have you covered. This speaker is just one option that does a lot of things well.
For my use case, I loved the portability and price of this Boom 2, but returned it. The low-end oomph just isn't there for when I want to feel even a little 40Hz thump. To get the low-end bass I want, I spent significantly more on a massively bulkier speaker (Tribit Stormbox Blast) that also weighs a helluva lot more than Soundcore's similarly-sized Boom 2 Plus (the big brother to the speaker in this deal). Anker also gimped the bass/sub-bass on their bigger boombox, but just try strapping the Stormbox Blast to the back of your bicycle or carrying it around for awhile. Thing is 14 lbs or so in case you feel like doing bicep curls as you walk. Anker's speakers by comparison don't crank out as much deep booty-shaking bass, but Soundcore speakers are far lighter than JBL's Boombox3, Partybox 120, W-King knockoffs, Tribit Stormbox Blast, etc al.
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