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hey everyone Jimmy would Jim's review room I know I've been testing a lot of premium or expensive items on the channel recently a good handful of you have requested for me to review more budget-friendly products I've been reading the comments so today I'll be looking at the sound core boost that Ankur sent over it retails for just 90 dollars bidding out the mainstream competitors in regards to retail prices but they are also currently on sale at the moment through Amazon I'll place my Amazon affiliate links down in the video description below click on those links and they'll give you the most updated prices in real time so sit back relax and hopefully my videos can help you make that purchase decision welcome everyone to jim's review room going over the physical features it's confirmed the sound core boost falls into the small speaker category making it ideal if portability is high on the list not very similar in size and weight to the JBL flip 4 and Sony XP 20 that I just reviewed on the channel keep in mind despite how small and light it is its squared off on all corners while some of the aforementioned competitors are much rounder you could be a judge if this not works for you or not the top and bottom offers this unique looking rubberized plastic gives off a recycled paper like appearance here I was giving it this eco-friendly look it's pretty cool but one thing I would critique though I do wish the rubberized texture was grippier when I picked it up it is somewhat slippery if you're not holding it without thinking about it nonetheless the speaker still gives off a feeling click quality product the surrounding fabric grille looks great too and overall it doesn't feel cheap the sound quarters the IPX 5 rating identical to Sony Bluetooth speakers I've recently tested it's only splash proof so you can't submerge this underwater like the JBL flip 4 now looking at the top I'll be battery level indicators is on your left with NFC pairing on your right now of your buttons in between are responsive with a physical press you have pause and play you can skip songs with a double press on the sensor button however there's no way to go back to your previous song which was somewhat of a letdown however with that same button you can activate Google Voice assistance or Siri if you'd like the last is this up button which is a bass booster bass enhancement feature which I'll discuss later in my audio test we're rotating to the side the boost has a charged up port which neither one of my competitors have if your phone is running low on a battery plug in a USB cord to your phone and use the sound cord just like a power bank and although anchor is number one in power bank sales that's what they're known for unfortunately don't get quick charge capabilities with this regarding better life anchor claims up to 12 hours of use and in my testing at 50% bond with the bass boost feature on I was able to get seven hours and three minutes to be exact before the speaker died I ran the same exact test with my Sony XP 20 I was able to achieve nine hours and eight minutes instead moving on to Bluetooth range anchor claims up to 66 feet and with my testing I was able to achieve about 95 linear feet of range which is outrageous every go through two walls and some cabinets never dead lose signal the last but not least be built-in speakerphone it's quite good at all lengths so standing away from the speaker never did the sound cord boost cause my voice to echo or give off a sound as though I was in a bathroom I do admit though although standing from three to five feet away my voice was still oddly quieter than the competition so finally - the moment you've been waiting for here I'll play several songs for you guys and then I'll give you my verdict afterwards [Laughter] one time we made a promise we'd all stay we were closed that we always get to the end of day you hold you closer you call the waste alert and let me go did you call - yeah did you not know who to trust wait I thought it'd be go the first time you fire this thing up you're going to notice the anger has bass the sound core gets deep it's resonating it's quite impressive at how low this thing can go it's even deeper than the beats pill plus which is also a bass heavy speaker deeper than DJ before and Sony XP 20 now with all that bass there's minimal distortion and you don't have that nasty fluttering that you get with cheaper models now how does this affect the mid-range as with basic speakers especially cheap ones sometimes they can distort and give off this muddy presence with these encore boost you don't get that listen to generals of hip-hop rap pop music and EDM it all sounds great the mid-range is still very much pronounced and provides an immersive experience and for those in this price range you're going to be happy and the flip side if you predominantly listen to generals of rock classical or songs heavy into vocals the vocals do sound ever so slightly recessed compared to the big branded competition indeed the foot for the XV 20 offers less bass and the vocals are brighter more forward making the affirmation genres shine with my test if you don't have all three of these speakers side by side at home playing them back-to-back the song core is still great to listen to as for the high notes I didn't hear any pinging or ear piercing note audio separation is not much apparent as with most Bluetooth speakers small or large and the sound stage is also absent again very similar to most employed speakers out there in the end I'm really impressed by the audio performance if you're on a budget and looking for a Bluetooth speaker in general the sound core is worthy to look into now despite its shortcomings they are very short in my opinion the only issue I would consider is really its battery life in the comment section below let me know what you think is this something that you would consider a buying or not it's a better life enough for your needs I would be interested in hearing your thoughts again I'm Jimmy with James review you guys take care and I will see you on the next one bye