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on paper the LG pk7 sounds like the complete package it has dual passive radiators dual transducers and dual tweeters with built in Meridiana audio technology it even has a built-in light feature and it's somehow won a red dot design award the LG pk7 is basically a mash-up between the JBL extreme 2 and the sony xba-40 1 but I feel this speaker performs as good as it looks the LG pk7 retails for 250 dollars which is what the sony xba-40 one retails for and $50 less than what the JBL extreme 2 retails for but the PK 7 is currently on sale for $180 for good reason if you're on the market for a large portable speaker I suggest you consider the XP 41 or extreme 2 instead of the PK 7 if you want to pick either of these speakers up I'll have links to description below and if you use the links it really helps out the channel I suggest you check them out because Sony speakers routinely go on sale so you might get lucky and also check out the numerous shelves down below first let's talk about design I know design is subjective but this is one ugly looking speaker but I will admit that I kind of do like the white color transducers on the front it reminds me of the boughs and welcomes audio system you would find in the McLaren 7 20s or even some Volvo's the build quality of the main body is decent but I feel the action grip which is what LG likes to call it is too flimsy for its own speaker you can feel it flexing while you're carrying this 6.3 pound speaker around on the top of the speaker there's a full set of media control buttons that have a good amount of tactile feedback but the ink on these buttons is so cheap it's already started to fade on my pk7 and now let's talk about ports the PK 7 charges via a DC input and there's an audio jack for Wired listening but unfortunately the speaker doesn't have a USB out so you can't charge your own devices regarding tech specs the PK 7 has a ten thousand four hundred million power battery and LG advertises a twenty two hour battery life on the PK seven but with the light feature turned on the music set at 80 percent volume and with enhanced bass turned on this speaker managed to last for eight hours playback time but the light feature on the front is only worth using indoors or at night so you can always squeeze a little more battery life out of the speaker if you just turn off the light feature the PK 7 is also rocking an IP x5 certification so a little bit of water won't be a problem but you shouldn't submerge it but now let's talk about Bluetooth connectivity the PK 7 does support aptX HD audio which is good but unfortunately range on the speaker is a little weak compared to its competition I did notice more frequent job connections than what I'm used to with this speaker the PK 7 also has a bit of latency to it so it's not the best for watching videos just like most other portable speakers you can pair the PK 7 to another LG PK speaker but you can only pair this beaker up to one other LG speaker which is laughable compared to Sony and JBL because those speakers allow you to pair up to 100 speakers together now like I've said in the past you don't need that but I do think these speakers should be able to pair up to at least 5 speakers but now let's talk about speaker setups the PK 7 has a similar speaker set up to the JBL extreme 2 there are dual forward-firing transducers dual tweeters which is something the xB 41 lacks and dual passive radiators on each side the PK 7 essentially has three listening modes in hand space clear vocals already can have both EQ settings turned on we're gonna jump into a sound test where you're going to hear all three modes compared to the extreme dos deep into your eyes is it all forgiven partially I think the pk7 sense is best with its clear vocals EQ setting turned on but when it comes to overall sound quality but when he easily goes to the JBL extreme - my problem with the LG pk7 is that it lacks clarity innocent separation the soundstage is also pretty narrow and even after a good break-in period the bass still likes to distort whereas the bass on the extreme - is deeper and stays well put together even when lessons - bass heavy music but my biggest issue with the LG pk7 is that it doesn't get all that loud a max volume the extreme - and XP 41 easily stay above the 100 DB mark but when the PK 7 is playing the same song at max volume it has a hard time just getting above the hundred DB mark and for comparison the XP 31 which is considerably smaller than the PK 7 is just as loud and if not a little louder than the PK 7 and finally let's talk about this speaker's app there is one but it's only available in Android it works fine but it is pretty limited if you go into the sound effects tab you can pick from one of the two EQ settings which you can also just talk from the speaker itself or if you go into the lighting effects tab you can pick from a few different color options you can really only select the speed at which you want the lights to blink and what colors you want to show up but you don't have actual different lighting modes like you will find on the XP 41 where you can choose from rave chill strobe and a few others but if you're strictly looking for a speaker with RGB lighting for your dorm room or something then you'll be better off with the JBL pull 3 and here's the microphone test there's a lot of amplification going on so there's a lot of echoing and Tenant so I'm not a fan with this microphone but this on your clip is being recorded by the microphone on the LG PK 7 so overall I can't recommend the LG pk7 even though it's build quality is OK its overall design and belt and light feature just doesn't look that great compared to other speakers out there but look society it just doesn't perform well its sound quality lacks clarity so Sam is very narrow and in sermon separation is very weak but perhaps my biggest gripe with the speaker is that it doesn't get all that loud for its size there are midsize portable speakers that get louder than this if you made it this far I guess you enjoyed the video so hit that like button and get subscribed it helps out more than you realize support the channel by clicking on the links down below and I'll catch you next time