Anker Soundcore mini, Super-Portable Bluetooth Speaker with 15-Hour Playtime, 66-Foot Bluetooth Range, Wireless Speaker with Enhanced Bass, Noise-Cancelling Microphone, for Outdoor, Travel, Home

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The Anker SoundCore Mini is a cradle/docking station designed for portable Bluetooth speakers, allowing for easy and convenient charging of the speaker. This amplifies the bass of the main driver, to help avoid the thin, scratchy sound many older speakers this size have. You tend to expect a speaker with a radiator and tiny driver to have bass and treble, and not much in between. Its durable construction, fast charging capabilities, and portability make it a practical accessory for everyday use.

The device features a micro-USB port for charging and a LED indicator light to show when the speaker is fully charged. I listen to sounds every night before bed: ocean waves, or a city rain, beach campfire, stuff like that.Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. Each of the wireless earbuds is feather-light and has a reassuringly snug fit, helped by the inclusion of several silicon tips in different sizes. You can fastly pair devices without entering a code by simply holding one device next to the device with which it is to be paired.

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The speaker's base is rubberized to prevent it from dancing across flat surfaces and it seems to have a mild suction-like ability on some surfaces; this property may create vibrations that affect the sonics a bit, however. On orchestral tracks, such as the opening scene from John Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary, the Mini 3 produces a bright, clear sound with some added depth in the lows—again, it's something you feel more so than hear because of the passive radiator that sends vibrations through surfaces. But particularly when the truly deep bass kicks in, there's some noticeable digital signal processing (DSP) that thins things out considerably to reduce distortion. But let’s deal with the most important part first: the Anker Soundcore Mini is a Bluetooth speaker, so you can hook it up to just about any phone wirelessly. You can argue that this feature is overkill for a single-driver, 6-watt speaker and that you might not even be able to detect a major difference most of the time, but as I discuss in the next section, the customizable EQ can be useful in some cases.