Review on SANAG M7 Plus Bluetooth Speaker - Portable, Dual Pairing, Bass Wireless Speaker with 🔊 Bluetooth 5.0, Loud Stereo, IPX7 Waterproof, 30H Playtime - Ideal for Outdoors, Travel, Home, Party by Shonda Bailey

This is a good value for an outdoor speaker. Apart from slightly accentuated highs and reduced bass, the performance of this class of outdoor loudspeakers cannot be surpassed. For the time being I hooked them up to a Sherwood stereo in a room for evaluation purposes and here are my observations compared to a set of standard large 3-way speakers. First, the volume isn't great with the same amp power pumped into it (it's a left and right channel comparison with AVX on the left channel and 3-way on the right), so efficiency shouldn't be as good. like my 3 way, which is to be expected with smaller crossovers and only two speakers moving about half the air. The AVX isn't overwhelmed by the big 3-band, it makes itself felt in the music mix, so it's holding up well. So I would call it a good performance. Second, the bass isn't as pronounced as some reviews suggest. It's soft and falls a bit behind in the music mix compared to the mids and highs, but performs better than expected for a 6" midrange driver. A 6" speaker is not a woofer in my opinion. I've never seen that a 6" speaker performs well in the low end, especially when it covers most of the midrange like this pair. 6" speakers should never be called woofers, once you get to 8" you can start from "Woofers". It is more correct to call it a 6" full-range loudspeaker. Anyway, I digress. Depending on the resonance of the 6" speaker, the bass will come out at certain times with certain music. I even changed the phasing of one of the speakers in hopes that there was a phasing issue on a pair of speakers, but the bass response got worse , not better, which is normal. Thus, the polarity of the connections from speaker to speaker is correct. They can become more responsive over time, which is typical of speakers that are initially too tight, but with practice their frequency response will flatten out a bit, and they sound better when the cones start moving more air. The tweeters actually work and appear to "spit" the upper frequencies rather than smoothly merging into them. If you just put your ear to the tweeter at low volume, you can hear that "spitting". Overall, they run smoother than most outdoor speakers in this class. The boxes are slightly larger than d like most others, which also adds to their overall sound. While the wedge shape tends to color the music with a somewhat "plasticky" hollow sound, it's not overbearing. This can be more pronounced when used outdoors, as low frequencies tend to be lost with outdoor speakers. A muffled sound seems acceptable indoors. I thought of decorative rock speakers, heard them at amusement parks and was impressed with their overall tone and bass when used outdoors in combination with a power amp, but the price of such outdoor speakers is a little over this cowboy's budget. The AVX speaker set is a good compromise. The fact that you're getting two speakers for a low price and decent performance is no mean feat in the affluent outdoor speaker market. Although this rating sounds critical, they are actually very good for their design and price. If they're truly weatherproof, then they're worth every penny. Overall I'm glad I found them and look forward to using them on deck this summer. UPDATE: After two full years out on my patio, now in their third year, they still work well, I've left them outside on the mount in inclement weather and they still play and sound good. I plan to spend more time on deck with them in 2021 than last summer. It just seems like we didn't get a chance to really enjoy the summer of 2020. So hopefully this year there will be more family gatherings on deck with these speakers in the entertainment center. This year my new setup will include more vinyl. I'm excited to see how they do in their third year.