#Lg x boom speaker portable
#Lg x boom speaker Bluetooth

I’ve always found party-minded light-up speakers to look a bit tacky and exclusively for a younger crowd, but the minimal form of these lights, and the way they function, is really charming.

Those aforementioned passive radiators sit at either side of the speaker, framed by a beautifully designed LED circle that accurately syncs up with the rhythm of whatever’s playing through the speaker.

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Slide along the top and there’s the typical physical buttons controlling power, Bluetooth pairing, volume, play/pause, and one to flip the Sound Boost mode on and off. I just wouldn’t go throwing this one around, since the passive radiators on either side aren’t protected.įlip the speaker around to the back and there’s an eye-catching XBOOM labelling debossed, sitting next to a rubber flap that hides the few connection ports – USB-C and 3.5mm AUX. Although it only weighs in a feathery 62g and the body is largely rubberised, the build still feels quite solid. The bottom of the speaker flattens out so it can sit flush on a surface. It’s a rounded speaker, nicely curving off on the sides to avoid any sharp or incongruent edges. LG’s design team isn’t winning any award for innovation here, but they’ve arrived at the design which has proven the most ideal for portability. That leaves the speaker scene nice and open for LG, who has the edge over a lot of competitors due to their close working relationship with stalwart Brits Meridian Audio, who have an exceptional track record when it comes to putting out high-fidelity speakers.

#Lg x boom speaker portable

There haven’t been many portable Bluetooth speakers being released this year, with most brands leaning towards wireless headphones – both over and in ear – and leading to one massive chokepoint in the market. Sitting comfortable in the middle is the A$129 PL5, which is what I’m focusing on for this review. While I’ve been particularly impressed with their TV range this year, I wasn’t expecting the company to race towards the end of 2020 by bolstering their modest but mighty range of portable Bluetooth speakers.Īdding a new layer to their LG XBOOM Go PK series, a trio of XBoom Go PL speakers has just been released into the Australian market, capping with the PL7 – promising a 24-hour battery life on a single charge – and bottoming with the PL2.