DOSS SoundBox Touch Wireless Bluetooth Speaker-12W HD Sound with Rich Bass IPX5 Waterproof 20H Playtime Handsfree for Gatherings

I was searching high and low for a Bluetooth Speaker to use with my existing Stereo System. I wanted to keep the AMP, Turntable, CD Player but ditch the Wired Speakers. To this end, I also purchased a Bluetooth Transmitter (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P20TFWM). I narrowed down the choice to the DOSS Touch and one other similarly priced speaker with similar specs. The DOSS was a bit cheaper and was 12 watts instead of 10. I planned to put it in a fairly large room (approx 17'x 19' living room open to a similar size dining room). I received my package and immediately tried pairing the speaker to my phone directly and playing some music. Totally smooth pairing and VERY GOOD BIG sound from the small speaker!! Easily filled the space. Then I attached the really tiny little transmitter to my Amp's headphone jack and held my breath while it paired seamlessly with the speaker. I put on a vinyl album and got good sound (crackles and all) through the speaker. Very loud room filling sound. As expected, BASS was a bit lacking and quality wasn't that great at higher volume. If I could, I would probably subtract 1/2 Star for this, but balancing the AMP volume control and SPEAKER volume control yielded pretty good sound at the sweet spot, and I was more than happy. Next, I put a CD in the CD Player and sound was better. Old vinyl, old needle probably responsible for some of the problems. My old AMP was also being a little recalcitrant about the response from the equalizer. Still Room Filling and satisfying and VERY LOUD. Then I tried the TAPE OUT from the AMP to the Bluetooth Rx/Tx box. As expected, the AMP volume control didn't have any effect, but by controlling volume on the speaker itself, I could get what seemed like better sound, probably due to the TAPE OUT having some pre-set levelling. Net result: SUCCESS! Of course, I would have preferred the separation of real stereo speakers (could have spent more on a pair of Bluetooths...) but the little Speaker that Could provided very good life for legacy Vinyl and CD's with the added benefit of ultimate portability of the battery powered speaker. What a concept! I could move the speaker almost anywhere (Living room, dining room, kitchen) and have great sound! Overall, sound was BETTER when streaming music from the iPhone than from Vinyl or CD's. I guess pure digital vs. Analog wins unless you have much higher end components than I do!! The DOSS Speaker was even better than expected, but of course not as good as the SONOS PLAY:3, or the PLAY:1 speakers I have for all other Music needs. Had I never experienced SONOS I probably would have been totally Blown Away by the DOSS Touch. Certainly, given the Price differential between the $29.99 Bluetooth Speaker and the $200-300 SONOS, I think I got pretty good BANG for the BUCK. Very happy with my purchase! Only worrisome thing is that when I charged it, it was on the charger for more than 2 hours and the red light never went out. Seems to work OK, and I don't expect to run it for HOURS at a time, but I hope it is charging correctly. Item was delivered quickly (PRIME!) and was well packaged and exactly as described. Read more

It's been just over 6 years since I originally bought this speaker, & it's now dying slowly in the bathroom, for apparently the final time. Four years ago, my teens took it over & really tested that waterproof label - & it passed every test with flying colors. 3 hour long shower concerts? No problem. Dog showers? Easy. It's basically lived in the bathroom the last 4 years, without issue until tonight. The battery lasts for weeks with the way they use it. (I can't remember how often I had to charge it when I used it constantly.) It's easy to use, easy to connect, & the sound is great. Read more

We love this speaker! We deliberately got one that could be used for wires, because we have had so many problems with gadgets that drop the Bluetooth connection. So, at first, we only used this with a wire. Then one day, we tried it with Bluetooth, just for interest. Shock and awe! It works PERFECTLY with Bluetooth - so perfectly it is kind of shocking. Gosh, now we constantly listen to podcasts and music with the Bluetooth connection. I get very irritated by technology that does not work, which is why I try to avoid Bluetooth. But with this, I just switch on the speaker, it makes a nice chime, and then a few seconds later, it just kind of grabs the signal from the iPhone and takes over as the speaker. I don't have to do any annoying work, such as going to the Bluetooth settings on my phone and selecting the speaker. I really love how easily it operates. Then when I stop listening, I usually forget to switch it off, but the speaker switches itself off. That's a bonus. This is most likely why this speaker never seems to run out of battery power. Once in a blue moon I remember to charge it with the USB cable, but not often, yet it has never once been out of battery power. Even when I am streaming Youtube on my phone, I like to have the sound coming out of this speaker. To be clear, it is not super loud. But it has a much better tone than my iPhone, and is significantly louder. So it sounds like a quality sound, not a tinny phone. My husband researched which speaker to buy, and was tempted by the very expensive one. Now, we are so happy we went for this budget solution that works SO well. To be fair: we live in a small space. If you are in a giant space, you probably want more volume than this delivers. But when we are in our kitchen or living room together, this is just about perfect for us. We have even started listening to it in bed in the morning, while we are having our morning coffee. Definitely one of the best things I have bought in a long time. Read more