I've been keeping an eye out for a good wireless speaker for several months, but anything decent came in at $100 and up. Since I usually get at least one Amazon gift card each Christmas, I decided to be patient. When checking up on Amazon deals, I was simply in the right place at the right time.
FYI: This unit can be used plugged in to AC 24/7, with the battery shut off. The weatherproofing should add to its durability, and its wireless portability makes it that much more valuable. The built-in 1 amp USB charger is yet another bonus.
I plan on using it in 3 possible scenarios:
1. As a loud speaker for the TV in the kitchen eating area, using a 3.5mm audio cable.
2. Throughout the house using my smartphone & Bluetooth.
3. Velcro it in my patrol car to listen to
Antenne Bayern with my smartphone app, so that I can imaging patrolling Bavarian roads.
It's fun being multi-lingual. Currently I use my smartphone in my patrol car, patched in to the car's cheap stereo to listen to Antenne Bayern. It doesn't help that the front speakers are disconnected for use with the 2-way radio. Anyway, it messes with my prisoner transports when they hear the German voices through the car's rear speakers.
My trainees don't know what to make of me either. One brought me a Korean driver license and told me good luck with that. She was stunned when I read the license, translated it to English and conversed with the Korean women who had just crashed into a building. She already knew Spanish is my primary language, and she was later floored when I was conversing with an elder German woman during a check the welfare.
Hallo? Kannst du mich nun hören? Ich glaube, du bist verrückt. Und Ich bin auch. Ja ja.
Scuzzy; multi-crazy.