I've used Altec speakers before...they are very durable. Gave this one to my father in law (not tech savvy) as a gift, easy to set up and easy to use. Only downside are the streaming services it supports, only a few.

I have a few Alexa devices and I connect a shower speaker to them for Pandora in the bathroom. It works ok, but I really thought this would be a better solution to have Alexa built in. After fighting with the app, calling in the Don’t return, we’re here to help” number, and trying numerous different devices, I finally got this on my Wi-if. Once connected there were more obstacles. Pandora is not supported at all on this device, it’s completely blocked. Also it has an extremely difficult time sluggishly processing voice commands that work fine with actual Alexa devices. Sometimes a different voice comes on and says it’s “having trouble understanding things right now”. I feel like there’s a 3rd party voice interpreter causing problems. In all, I really regret setting aside time to call in for tech support. That was not a good experience, and I should have just returned it when I had the chance. I guess I’ll just consider it a plain overpriced Bluetooth speaker at this point. For that purpose it seems pretty rugged and sounds ok. I feel really sorry for anybody that paid the original $129 price.

It took a while to connect with Alexa but works well with Alexa and the sound is good. Like the portability around the house and yard.

Sounds good. Great price. We use it outdoors when we are around the fire pit

Bought as Christmas gifts, have not tried except at store.