Customers are enthusiastic about the ISBW157 Portable Bluetooth Speaker's sound quality, portability, and waterproof design. Many appreciate its long battery life and the ease of Bluetooth connectivity. While some noted the bass could be improved, the overall value and performance for the price point received positive feedback. The speaker's compact size also makes it convenient for various uses.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
You give up sound for floating device
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I ended up returning this Bluetooth speaker. It seems great for outdoors and floats on water, but the volume is not very high at all.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good sound, value for money
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Sounds pretty good. It's good value for the money.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
iLive - Portable Bluetooth Speaker
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I bought this speaker and returned it just because the volume was not loud enough for what I was looking for. It seemed I was giving up volume for the water resistance because it floats in water. I prefer more volume.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Sound quality, Waterproof
Cons mentioned:
Bass
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Sounds good to me!
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is quite a respectable BT speaker, for under $20.
PROS -
* Suitable for relatively noisy environments (good volume range)
* Overall good quality mid & high range response
* Waterproof design
* Easy to pair with various devices
* Includes Power, Pause/Play, Volume, and FF/RR controls
* Long battery life between charges (I'm averaging 10-12 hrs of run-time)
* Price
CONS -
* Little to no bass response
* Controls are a little awkward to use
While this speaker won't rattle the windows, it has enough power to overcome the noise aboard a cruising boat with almost no distortion. The controls, while intuitive to use, are sometimes difficult to activate beneath the speaker's waterproof covering. Frequency response is really quite good and clear in the mid and high ranges. If your music tastes lean heavily toward thumping bass, I'm afraid you'll find this speaker to be lacking there.
All in all, the iLive BT, waterproof, rechargeable speaker is an excellent value for the average listener.
This review is from iLive - ISBW157 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black/Gray
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Product Expert
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KHPDAVE,
Thank you for the review.
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Portability, Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good not great shower speaker
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This replaced a speaker that came with a suction cup which lasted all of 30 minutes before it fell and smashed.
I LOVE the carabiner, it clips to the top of a glass shower door well and would work on a shower curtain as well.
The battery life is decent, too.
The only place it falls down is the connection time when turning it on and sometimes it requires turning it off then back on before it connects.
Plenty of sound for a shower/bathtub.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Portability, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect, Inexpensive Bluetooth for the Hot Tub
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Wanted a cheap, but good (lol) Bluetooth speaker for use outside at my hot tub spa. This thing works great for it's size and cost....it's perfect. Easy startup every time, pretty clean music, battery life is fine, and it can get wet (bonus at the hot tub). No need to spend a lot for simple Bluetooth use around the house, you can take it upstairs and it works fine.
This review is from iLive - ISBW157 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black/Gray
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Sound quality
Cons mentioned:
Bass
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Little Speaker
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I bought this speaker July of 2017 and it's been great. I bought it to listen to music while I'm fishing on my kayak. It has been exposed to all weather types from hot sunny days to cold snowy mornings, I've even dropped it in the river, found it floating next to my kayak and it never quit working. The battery life has lasted for hours while fishing and has not started to diminish. The sound quality is good but not great. Obviously, there is not a lot of bass but the audio is clear at all volume levels. I would highly recommend this speaker.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Portability
Cons mentioned:
Bass
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Sounds pretty good and is waterproof
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
this little speaker holds a pretty decent amount of charge and while you're not going to get anything earth-shattering as far as bass response goes it is pretty convenient to just clip on to your backpack or hang up on a nail and just go. It easily connects although it does have that annoying boot up connection noise and it is loud. I typically turn it on and hold it against my chest until it comes on and then I'm good to go.
This review is from iLive - ISBW157 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black/Gray
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portability, Price, Waterproof
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Works nicely when wet
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I got this as a Christmas gift for others and ended up getting one for myself because it worked so well for the price. It's small durable, and waterproof. Easily connected by Bluetooth. Can work in the shower. Change song and volume or answer a phone call. All good.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome
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This speaker was purchased for my 12 year old. He absolutely loves it. It holds a charge incredibly well and there's been no noticeable issues with numerous trips to (and into) the pool. It will lose connection momentarily if it goes under the water.. but he's also got an older phone so it may just not be the strongest connection to begin with because of that.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portability, Price, Waterproof
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great sound for a little speaker
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought this so I'd have a speaker with me for when I travel. I loved it so much that I bought one for when I'm at home AND also one for my dad. LOVE that it's waterproof, since I listen to mine in the shower. And my dad throws his into the pool and it just floats around lol. The only thing is that I wish it had a separate button for the volume and the Next/Back. Took me a few to figure out how to skip vs. turn up the volume (hold down to skip, it'll beep. If you just press it, it'll turn up the volume). But for the price, it's a-ok!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product
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I was blown away by the quality and the price. If I remember right I only paid like $15 or close to it. It was hanging next to other ones that were $50 and more. I wasn't about to spend that much for a device meant for camping and canoeing. But I was super impressed with it. The quality is superb! The sound quality and the volume have greately exceeded my expectations. The feel of it is not cheap by any means. It feels solid, pairs with my iPhone seamlessly and the sound quality/ volume are great. I don't know what they sell for $99 or $50 that they had next to it at the store. I can't see any room for higher priced $50+ speaker systems to offer anything more than this little $15 little device does. I would buy again. And probably will while it's only $15
This review is from iLive - ISBW157 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black/Gray
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Product Expert
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We're blown away by this review. Thanks for the love, Kozandr! -iLive Support Team
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
My teenage granddaughter loved it
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Purchased this item for a teenager. It was a good price and the floating waterproof feature was an added purchase point.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Over all great
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The speaker is relatively loud and has good battery life, the only down thing is that my phone doesn't automatically connect to it
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good speaker
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Love my speaker. The quality of the sound is good. Easy to charge battery. Use daily in my bathroom while I am getting ready
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality, Waterproof
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice Litte BT Speaker
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Has pretty good sound and waterproofing is a plus!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Portability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product
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Great speaker for the price. Has hours of play and portable around the house or camp site!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Loud speaker
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Its very convenient to travel with and have music on the go its very loud and not pricey
This review is from iLive - ISBW157 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black/Gray
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portability, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect little speaker
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Durable speaker that worked great for us. Connected easily and produced great sound.
This review is from iLive - ISBW157 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black/Gray
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality, Waterproof
Cons mentioned:
Bass
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great little speaker
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My son really enjoys his bluetooth speaker and is pleased with the sound quality. Bass could be better but what would expect from a speaker of this size. And it is waterproof to boot!