Soundcore’s new $24.99 waterproof speaker is almost an impulse purchase

Soundcore has launched different ultralight wireless speaker called the Select 4 Go. It’s priced astatine $24.99, making it the astir affordable action successful Soundcore’s existent lineup of Bluetooth speakers, and overmuch cheaper than likewise sized options specified arsenic Ultimate Ears’ precocious launched $79.99 Miniroll.

The Select 4 Go pairs a 1.75-inch 5W afloat scope speaker driver pinch a passive radiator to thief bolster the strength of little frequencies. That’s only a somewhat smaller speaker than you’ll find wrong the pricier Miniroll, which has a claimed 12 hours of artillery life. Soundcore says the Select 4 Go has up to 20 hours of playtime connected a afloat charge, pinch the measurement astatine 40 percent and erstwhile utilizing its balanced EQ mode that isn’t boosting little frequencies.

It has a waterproof IPX67 standing and will moreover float erstwhile utilized successful a pool, but Soundcore warns that earlier utilizing the speaker adjacent h2o you’ll want to make judge the waterproof screen for its USB-C charging larboard is tightly secured.

Bluetooth scope is rated astatine 30 meters, and 2 of the Select 4 Go speakers tin beryllium paired to nutrient stereo sound. Other Soundcore products, including the moreover lighter $40.99 Soundcore Mini 3, let for complete 100 speakers to beryllium paired and each play successful sync astatine the aforesaid time. If that’s an important characteristic to you, you’ll request to walk a spot more.

We haven’t tested the speaker and can’t vouch for its sound quality, but for $24.99 you’re going to get what you salary for: a durable wireless speaker that should astatine slightest sound amended than playing euphony done your smartphone’s speaker.

The Soundcore Select 4 Go is disposable now successful two-tone achromatic aliases blue, but six different colors will beryllium disposable eventually, including purple and greenish options.