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I'm David Carnot I and welcome to another first look video flew on sent online direct-to-consumer Canadian company is known for serving up excellent performing speakers for modest prices today we're looking at its second bluetooth speaker the fi 50 it retails for $200 and is one of the best sounding wireless speakers you can buy for the money but it has to be plugged into a power outlet and doesn't run off an internal rechargeable battery it looks similar to its predecessor the fi 30 and features the same medium density fiberboard cabinet and comes in three different color options including the black ash model you see here this new model has a larger 40 watt amplifier better drivers and tweeters an LED display and an equalizer that lets you adjust treble and bass via the touch controls on top of the speaker as for connectivity you get an audio input for connecting non bluetooth devices and a USB input for charging smartphones and tablets there's also Aptech streaming for devices that support the feature apdex is supposed to make Bluetooth audio sound better although it's debatable how much of an impact it has on sound quality as I said the FI fifty sounds really good for a Bluetooth speaker it's able to produce a lot of sound with good detail and deep bass without distorting it's at least two to three times the size the most portable bluetooth speakers and it just plays a lot bigger than those speakers with fuller sound and in fact this model could be used to power a party in a medium-sized room if you really crank the volume the only drawback of the speaker is that you just don't get the stereo separation and wide soundstage that you get from a pair of premium separate Bluetooth bookshelf speakers but at the end of the day while the FI 50 cost fifty dollars more than the FI thirty you are getting an improved sounding speaker and a couple of key feature additions particularly the LED display that once again makes this a good option for those seeking the best sound for their Bluetooth buck I'm David Carr Noy and that's the fluence FI 50 thanks for watching you