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hey everyone Jimmy with Jim's review room today we're looking at the Onyx mini that Harman Kardon sent over it's priced at $199 retail direct from Harmons website but I have seen them on sale for as low as $99 on Amazon what I'll do is I'll leave my links in the video description below click on my links and they'll give you the most updated prices in real time you never know when these might go on sale so without further adieu my channel is here to help you make a purchase decision welcome everyone to another review go over the physical features first I'd love the look it's very simple yet it still looks very sophisticated and the front has a very tough fabric mesh grille and then rotating the unit to the back here there's a slight rubber coating to give it some grip and to give the onyx mini a more premium feel on the lower half there is a passive base radiator that is not only visually appealing here but the idea of a base Raider is to help offer a bigger and deeper base experience not on the very bottom you have a 3.5 millimeter port for physical connections and to charge there's a micro USB port as well now going back to the top here the on and off button is in the sensor volume up and down on other side and to the far left is bluetooth pairing and to the far right here has the phone call answer button everything is very tactile very simple easy to use the vom buttons don't glow white unfortunately but during my time testing for most average consumers the minus and plus signs are visible enough now regarding phone calls the Attucks mini is promoting they have noise and echo eliminating technology for when you want to use this like a speakerphone from my test it did work great but only within a 3 foot radius of the speaker once I stepped four feet and out my voice did echo though as if I was in a hallway or so the speakerphone is really meant for you to stand or sit next to and use now very less there is a battery indicator with five white LEDs on top climbing up to 10 hours of use which is average and good for a small Bluetooth speaker and then regarding wireless range I'm getting very close here to about 30 to 40 linear feet even having a signal go through several walls and of course the first floor ceiling very standard test here on the channel now the only other feature that is available with the Onyx mini is what they call Wireless dual sound similar to JBL connect or the UE double up features the Onyx mini can pair with another speaker with the wireless dual sound feature such as the Onyx Studio 3 another mini that I have here or they go plus play models the Onyx many cannot pair though with the onyx studio 2 as I've gotten that question quite a bit here on the channel now with 2 speakers you do get much more sound immersion of course but keep in mind they don't offer true left and right audio separation now other than that the Onyx mini keeps it simple with no other features here offered like water resistance a charge out ports or claimed a rugged build or so at the $200 retail price point though it is lacking a bit though and offering other amenities one other brands or the competition is offering more now jumping into the sound test here I'll play some songs and then I'll give you my verdict afterwards are you talking to code no reason why you got me on hold I'm peeping I knew something was ignited when you left I wanna bomb all I wanna do is get to know you east to west north to south Ohio but I need direction you get the present I told you in me with something like my memories never G and there you have it folks of course audio recorded on my end and then play through your speakers not the best depiction of audio quality but hence my review here keep in mind this is considered as a small bluetooth speaker most small bluetooth speakers are around the $100 price range give or take $20 now with my sound test the Onix many did perform like a small bluetooth speaker and it's not as loud though as I would have expected considering how loud and impressive the onyx studio 3s are from customer comments the loudness is great for personal listening at the desk small rooms dorm rooms maybe something to put in the bathroom again in small areas or having this at your desk nearby you it works great for medium sized rooms it still works good it's more for general listening though but not so much for entertaining the bass levels are neutral without sub bass being hit and with it playing it's safe offered a distortion free experience the mid-range where vocals in most instruments resides are impressive as it does provide a nice clear audio performance the very high notes don't ting or cause listener fatigue which is great but it hides a maximum vibe you can slightly tell the speaker is stretching its legs you can say and squeezing out all of its power now like many if not all small bluetooth speakers the soundstage you are basically left and right audio separation is not apparent so in summary I still enjoy the speaker for personal listening and does great there but if you're paying $200 there's other speakers that are louder offers more definition and more features a perfect example is the B&O a1 offering a similar sized sophisticated styling but it's also water-resistant built to be rugged without losing its high-end look here and more importantly it's still small but provides a very rich and detailed audio experience for the annex mini if you can get it on sale it's worth a look into if you guys do like the styling like I do but if you're going to shell out retail prices definitely check your options so that's it for this review be sure to LIKE and subscribe if you haven't already and be sure to follow me on facebook twitter or instagram my jimmy long official account provides personal updates and my goals and motivational content while gyms review room gives you behind the scenes content of the tech that i'm reviewing again i'm jimmy with jims review room and my channel is here 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