OHAYO Portable Bluetooth Speaker - IPX7 Waterproof, Wireless Stereo Pairing, 25-Hour Playtime, 24W Loud Sound, Bluetooth 5.3, Bass Boost, LED Lights, for Home/Shower/Outdoor/Beach/Travel, Gift Ideas

I was looking for a portable speaker to replace a JBL that stopped charging. This was on sale at the time (as I've now learned it seems to often be), and with free returns I couldn't resist giving it a try for the bargain price. It has a good reviews for sound and battery life.Far from disappointed, I was impressed. The sound is certainly better than I expected, and it cranks out more volume than I expected too. Battery life is fantastic. Pairing is super easy, and I can move around all over my house with my phone without losing connectivity. It hits all the bases.When I'd only had it about 2 weeks, I noticed that it came up even more steeply discounted for Prime Day. having a second one was attractive to me for several reasons. First, I need a portable speaker to play background music all day when I'm traveling for work. A second one ensures I can get thru a long day without needing to charge, provides a backup in case of failure, and (best) gives the option of pairing the two speakers together for more volume and better immersive sound.I jumped at the opportunity to grab a second speaker. It was at my door in just two days, and I unboxed it and worked on pairing the two speakers together before I even charged it up to full. The problem was that I could not for the life of me get the two speakers to pair together. The instructions are quite clear so I was pretty confident I was doing it right. If something was wrong with one of the speakers, I wouldn't know how to determine which one.I wrote to the company to inquire about next steps... The next day I had a message back letting me know that the speaker had just recently been updated, and there might be pairing Issues between old and new batches. They offered to send me another newer speaker for free. That came, again in just two days, and easily paired with the newer of the two speakers I had bought.I was a little frustrated with the time I had wasted initially, but now I have an extra speaker to boot, and couldn't be more pleased. Despite my high satisfaction with the product, I probably wouldn't have written this review but for the wonderful customer service I received. I now have three working speakers for a good bit less than what I might have spent for one JBL replacement.. I know from experience that the expensive ones eventually fail, and honestly, I think I prefer two of these paired together to one slightly more powerful JBLSide note on the lights going I couldn't care much less about the lights, but I imagine plenty of people appreciate them. What I appreciate is that they've made it easy to turn off the lights, and the instructions are all pretty concise and clear.

Great sounding speaker. I got two of them on prime day for $12 each. I will say one thing the batteries definitely do not last like it says in the description something like 40 or 80 hours. I don't even know why they said that. I get a good 8+ continuous play hours maybe on full volume with the lights turned off a bit longer with lower volume. But they do sound great especially when you connect two together. Still well worth the price. If They actually did last 40 or 80 hours like it says then it would be an amazing steal at that price. They definitely should fix that part of the description as to not advertise false information. They still have a great product. Pretty solid bass response for a cheap speaker. I would definitely try another speaker from this brand. However I would question the accuracy of the battery life they describe. You never know 80 hours could have been a typo maybe they meant 8 and didn't notice that they put 80. 😋 I have not tested out the waterproof claim but the way they're built I bet they are waterproof. Overall if you're looking for something that won't break the bank that sounds pretty good I would recommend them.

I just purchased a second OHAYO speaker because I was pleased with the first and I wanted to pair them for stereo. Turns out, they won't pair. I am pretty savvy and I followed instructions to the latter but after numerous attempts--no joy. The sound quality is great but they don't function as a stereo pair. (edited)UPDATE: The seller reached out to me to address the problem. From the video I shared with customer service they were able to determine that the speakers were from different production batches. They sent out another speaker and "Voila!" it paired seamlessly. The sound is rich! Thanks to excellent customer service! I can highly recommend!

I went from using a JBL Flip 2 to this, and the quality is so much better. Granted, the Flip 2 is over 10 years old, but this one easily blasts it out of the water. It's much louder and the quality is just as clear. If you can get it for under $20, it's definitely a steal. I'd definitely recommend it as a gift, but be mindful of who and why you're giving it to someone. If they're going to be traveling on a cruise, definitely not a good gift, because I understand some cruise lines are banning its use (I guess these things are just too loud for some to find tolerable). Otherwise, it's still really powerful, despite how compact it is. My only complaint: the cables that come with it are too small... I don't care to test the bluetooth, because I actually have come to hate bluetooth, in general. Nothing beats the overall audio quality of a hardwired 3.5mm connection.Something I do miss between this device and the Flip 2: Flip 2 had a auto-shutoff function. Great if you use it for devices to put you to sleep, because it'll also deactivate on its own. Otherwise, not a big loss. Auto shutoff was annoying too, because when the sound was too low (even if it was at suitable volume levels), it would shutdown anyway. Not exactly ideal, especially for my purposes of sleep where I actually want the volume to be low. Meant having to put the volume higher than I would've really wanted. Kind of silly... A device should be able to recognize it's still playing audio so it doesn't auto shutoff at lower volumes... Regardless, this feature isn't on a lot of devices these days, and not even on newer JBL speakers, so I guess they never found a way to utilize such a function without the issue I mentioned or something. Whatever, I'm still really happy with this speaker.