Where is the line drawn between a "preview" and a "review"?
I wouldn't mind an attractive portable speaker with good sound.
I appreciate that Tony did actually have the speaker and listen to it, but
the absence of technical information is shocking!
I just finished reading this review and it
doesn't even state the diameter of the drivers!!!
Back in the day, it was a sure thing that AH would disassemble a speaker (or give good reason why they didn't) giving pictures and info on the drivers and crossovers.
Even simply using a tape measure and stating the diameter of the driver with surround would be useful!
I had enough interest in this to do some leg work and attempt to flesh out the info provided here. Since I did the work, might as well share it.
Knowing the housing is 9.8" long and using the photo below, I would guesstimate we are looking at a 3" "subwoofer" and 1.5" "full-range drivers"
It is rated at 5 stars for both bass extension and bass accuracy.
The Energy Take system uses 3" woofers in a ported cabinet and rolls off around 100Hz, so that is probably what we are looking at here.
That is not terrible, many competitors like the JBL flip use 40mm or 1.575" drivers!
At three stars for treble smoothness and midrange accuracy, I would guess the Flip which I own has better sound. I would like to get more bass, but not at the expense of the mid and high frequencies.