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CONCLUSION

 

 

 

 

 

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   We used the SP1 by Antec Mobile Products for the better part of the past 6 days during which we were overall satisfied with it. Starting with the good things the SP1 looks and feels great thanks to its rubber coated enclosure and the black/red color combo, it's quite powerful in terms of volume (slightly less than that of the larger SOLEMATE), has surprisingly rich bass for its size and design and both mids/highs are also quite good. Battery also lasted over 8 hours at full volume and that's something we've only seen with the SOLEMATE so thumbs up for that. However although playback through the 3.5mm mini-jack (when connected with the Squeezebox Touch) was flawless the same didn't apply when using Bluetooth connectivity (Apple iPhone 4S/LG Optimus 2X/Huawei Honor U8860) since we encountered many sudden gaps when listening to our media collection. Fortunately the same thing didn't happen when answering calls and the microphone performed extremely well especially when speaking from a relatively short distance so perhaps our sample had a slight defect when playing music via Bluetooth, anything’s possible (if any of you have one and came across the same problem feel free to post it in the comments section).

 

   Quality portable wireless Bluetooth speakers cost quite a bit especially if they also pack a speakerphone feature (you get what you pay for most of the time) and the SP1 by Antec Mobile Products (a.m.p) although by far not the most expensive one it doesn't really come cheap since currently you can find it at USD85.88 inside the USA (Walmart) and at around 80Euros inside the EU. That being said you can certainly find a large number of cheaper portable Bluetooth compatible speakers in the market but in the end it always comes down to personal preference and so if you want a great looking device with surprisingly good audio levels, rich bass and good mid/highs without spending over USD100/100Euros then the SP1 was ment for you. Personally i think that Antec has launched a great portable Bluetooth speaker and although not 100% perfect during our tests it still gets our Golden Award.

 

goldPROS

- Build Quality (Rubber Exterior)
- Design (Black Rubber/Red Cloth Combo)
- Rich Bass
- Volume Levels
- Good Mid/Highs
- Battery Life
- Bluetooth 2.1/3.5mm Connectivity
- Price (For Some)
 

 

 

CONS

- Sudden Gaps When Playing Music Via Bluetooth (Resolved As Of Late 2013)