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hey everyone this is Jimmy from Jim's review room welcome to another review today we'll be looking at the Appel excel from beats by dre and beats have been known for big sound and big bass and we'll see if this one holds up to its name on the pillow excel is priced at 299 dollars which is comparable with other big Bluetooth speakers on the market we'll look into its construction features and performance today so without further adieu we'll get started the pillow Excel is definitely extra-large measuring and 13.3 just wide 4 inches high and 4 inches thick while weighing in at 3.3 pounds giving the idea this thing is loud and having a decent on a bass and the front aluminium grille doesn't flex at all when I put force on it and the remaining plastic is all hard plastic with no movement at all although this might not fit in your bag as comfortably dre was nice enough to include a nice handle for portability the rear of the unit features a beautiful gloss black finish that is prone to fingerprints and light scratches I'd recommend using a soft cloth or better yet a microfiber towel for wiping around the handle itself locates maggiore the buttons and connections starting with the far left you have your charging port first next is new to be for Bluetooth speakers is a three-and-a-half millimeter input and output port although this is a wireless speaker you can physically connect your device to play audio but you can also daisy chain the speaker to any other speaker with the audio out port and that's a nice feature to have next is also a new feature slowly appearing on the latest Bluetooth speakers Dre includes a USB charge out port for your devices now if you're running low on batteries let's say your smartphone connect a USB wire and the pillock cell charges that device from its own battery and on a topic of battery power beats claims 15 hours of battery life from a full charge which is on the top tier amongst these competitors and then going to the right here of the handle features a battery remaining indicator glowing and LED white with volume buttons up and down in the power button after that and lastly is the NFC pairing location now you can tap two pills together and they'll both play the same song and if you tap it twice and you'll get basically left and right stereo channels now if you have an NFC enabled phone you can tap this area as well and it will connect a speaker for you making it easier than going through the traditional method of going through your settings now going to the front here and writing up the remaining outstanding features the pel XL has is the beats logo which enter a certain amount of taps does play pause and skips tracks for you and lastly the pill Excel does feature a speakerphone meaning you can answer your phone call with this device the unit does include a built-in microphone where recipients on the other end can hear me clearly through my tests although they can tell that I was on a speakerphone once I slept about five to six feet away now the only downfall that is see here physically when the unit rest on its designated area the volume controls are faced down I have to tilt the device to adjust settings or to turn on and off the unit not a big deal but it's something to point out though nonetheless this is so far a very impressive feature filled Bluetooth device but how is the sound well what I'll do to the critique and demo the unit I'll play several songs and give you my verdict afterwards first up is time flies rendition of Jamie Foxx's alcohol cuz I got it like ya go so smooth like I got it on tap yeah and I'm a sick it'd be a good night while I'm on my giggling while I'm drinking Bud Light huh can you get it when you miss me like I'm with whiskey drinking Jim Beam me baby do you do it do it that way do you do that did you take a break you know that I'm a beast when I kill it on the beach like it and there you have it folks I hope you enjoy the sample they're from these great artists and all their information is in the about description below now getting back on topic here as I state in all of my audio videos music heard in person is much more clear in definition but hence my review here the pill Excel offers huge sound and the most bass I have heard from any Bluetooth speaker I've reviewed so far and if you're a bass lover there's no distortion when I had this on maximum who really can't go wrong now the low to mid range where most vocals resides and music was very good but at times depending on the song though was a bit droned out from the bass or just didn't hit the notes as accurate it's very minut though and the only way I could really tell was placing the Bose Soundlink 3 next to this which has great mid-range levels in my opinion as an example the Bose Soundlink 3 had a bit more detail in its music fidelity that is just crisp details like a cymbal hitting and then resonating but the pill XL provided much more warmth and that resonates in your body you can say imagine a person with a deep voice or a heart pounding dramatic scene from a movie but in general music fans out there you'll still no question enjoy the speaker and then for the average consumer you'll possibly prefer this sound over the other speakers on the market again it's just a matter of preference either more bass which a lot of people like or just a smidge of better clarity with again the sound like three either or it's subjective but at the end of the day with the premium features like pairing other pills in and out ports speakerphone NFC support excellent battery life just to name a few plus what I consider is a very good sounding speaker as good as the Soundlink 3 but in just a different way the pel XL is possibly the best bang for your buck for a premium bluetooth speaker so I hope this review helped you in some way please take your time to subscribe and visit my Facebook or Google+ pages this is Jimmy from Jim's review room hope to hear from you soon