{"id":4724,"date":"2013-09-14T22:59:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-15T02:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/?p=4724"},"modified":"2016-02-28T23:45:37","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T04:45:37","slug":"kitsound-boombar-portable-speaker-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/kitsound-boombar-portable-speaker-review\/","title":{"rendered":"KitSound BoomBar Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve reviewed a lot of portable speakers for different price ranges, and it is easy to realize that people are more interested in affordable speakers.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The truth is that people have to pay at least $500 for a recently released smartphone, therefore, it is very difficult to convince them to pay more hundreds of bucks for a portable speaker. Most of them will ignore expensive portable speakers and opt to purchase a cheaper one. The cost of around $50 will be ideal for them.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I will review another portable Bluetooth speaker, that is KitSound BoomBar. This is not the best one but absolutely the lowest priced speaker we have ever tested. Let&#8217;s check out the speaker to see if its quality is compromised to cut price.<\/p>\n<h2>Design<\/h2>\n<p>The KitSound BoomBar has a quite stylish design. It comes in box with some useful accessories like a carry case, USB cable, 3.5mm AUX cable, removable battery and a coin stand.\u00a0Notice that the power adapter is not included in box.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker has a pretty neat design and very lightweight to hold in your hand. The black and soft-touch finish make it very comfortable to carry around and also elegant to fit your decoration. Besides, I&#8217;m a little surprised as it comes with a protective case. The case looks quite good and it will be more convenient to carry the speaker and its accessories.<\/p>\n<p>It is easy to control the speaker with power button and connection ports on the right, and skip, volume buttons right on the front.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/kitsound-boombar-3.jpg\" alt=\"kitsound-boombar-3\" width=\"700\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/kitsound-boombar-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/kitsound-boombar-3-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/kitsound-boombar-5.jpg\" alt=\"kitsound-boombar-5\" width=\"700\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/kitsound-boombar-5.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/kitsound-boombar-5-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/kitsound-boombar-4.jpg\" alt=\"kitsound-boombar-4\" width=\"700\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/kitsound-boombar-4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/kitsound-boombar-4-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/kitsound-boombar-2.jpg\" alt=\"kitsound-boombar-2\" width=\"700\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/kitsound-boombar-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/kitsound-boombar-2-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Sound Quality<\/h2>\n<p>There is nothing much to say about sound quality of the BoomBar. It produces a loud enough sound for your room, however, the bass and treble sounds are quite weak. So, I can&#8217;t really enjoy music on this speaker.<\/p>\n<p>This is understandable because it features only 2 drivers with 2W each (similar to the <a title=\"auvio portable speaker review\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/auvio-bluetooth-portable-speaker-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">original AUVIO portable speaker<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>See the video below to see it sound quality. Remember that the sound in the video can&#8217;t be reproduced accurately.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ISPZdVk0a78\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Other Features<\/h2>\n<p>The BoomBar is powered by a 3.7V &#8211; 1000mAh battery and you can fully charge it within 4 hours. As the power adapter is not included, you can charge the battery by plugging it into your computer or using any USB power adapter for your phone.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker can also be used as a speakerphone as it includes a microphone on the right side. Just click on the Play\/Pause button to receive incoming calls.<\/p>\n<p>I had some troubles when trying to pair the speaker to my phone. My phone couldn&#8217;t detect the Bluetooth device until I followed manual to press Play\/Pause button before pairing.<\/p>\n<h3>Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Low price.<\/li>\n<li>Lightweight and neat design.<\/li>\n<li>Loud sound.<\/li>\n<li>Protective case is included.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sound is weak and broken at max volume.<\/li>\n<li>Power adapter is not included.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The KitSound BoomBar is currently listed on MobileFun&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobilefun.com\/34194\/apple\/iphone-5s\/speakers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">iPhone 5S speakers<\/a> for $32,\u00a0. Although the sound quality is not impressive, it is absolutely still better than your phone, tablet or laptop&#8217;s speakers. I will recommend this one to low-budget consumers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve reviewed a lot of portable speakers for different price ranges, and it is easy to realize that people are more interested in affordable speakers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":4727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1266],"tags":[1272,1297],"class_list":{"0":"post-4724","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-review","8":"tag-review-2","9":"tag-speaker","10":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>KitSound BoomBar Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Today, I will review the KitSound BoomBar portable speaker. 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