Review on Creative Muvo Play Portable Bluetooth 5.0 Speaker: 🔊 IPX7 Waterproof, 10-hr Battery Life, Siri & Google Assistant (Black) by Jarrett Love

My wife stole my JBL GO 2, a smaller, cheaper speaker. I decided I needed my own speaker without having to constantly pair them together or keep an eye on them. Some time ago I also decided to give up buying devices with micro-USB equipment in favor of USB-C. Build quality is very solid, although the exposed drivers at each end of the tube with their aluminum medallions look like they won't stand up to rough handling if something sharp is around. High quality fabric, rubberized plastic that feels comfortable. It's solid, nothing moves or rattles when you shake it. Every time you turn it on, it goes into pairing mode until it connects to a paired device with an annoying loud voice. In terms of sound quality, the bass is really weak with the volume. above about 50%, which is not very loud at all. On heavy bass tracks (like Lil Wayne's 6ft, 7ft) it almost sounds like a different song. The tiny JBL GO 2 easily beats the Muvo Play. Muvo does a much better job of reproducing detailed music with heavy mids. If you want to hear fine detail, this speaker is excellent. The folk and jazz tracks are great. The Bluetooth connection seems reliable. If I hadn't prioritized USB-C charging I probably would have bought a different speaker, but for the money and with the right charging port I'm happy with my purchase.