Customer Ratings & Reviews

I enjoyed a couple of weeks of playing golf with my son-in-law in the Lake Charles Louisiana area a couple of months ago. I found it interesting that nearly everyone in a golf cart on those courses had a portable speaker bluetoothed to their mobile device enjoying music between shots. Rather than being distracting as I would have thought as a traditional golfer, it lightened the atmosphere and I found it relaxing and enjoyable. So when I returned to the Washington Metro Area I decided to pick up one I could use. I didn't want to spend too much as it'll likely get banged around a bit bouncing in a golf cart or thrown in my golf bag and probably get exposed to the elements as I play in the rain, snow, etc. So when I saw this on sale for less than $30 and the reviews looked pretty good I nabbed one. In addition to the price and reviews I liked the fact that this unit provided the ability to charge other devices - blue-toothing an iphone for a 5 hour round of golf while using an iphone app to determine yardage to the hole can drain the phone's battery fairly quickly so I figure this bit would come in handy. So how do I like it? For the price it's hard to complain so I won't. The unit seems pretty rugged. It seems like it'll be fine in the weather. It's certainly heavy enough to not bounce around too much. The neon colors available make it less likely that I'll accidentally leave it behind somewhere. The device charging piece works well. It's quite easy to use. In terms of sound quality, it's OK. Make no mistake, this is not a Bose speaker. A lot more bass would be nice. Having the ability to tune the bass/treble, etc would be nice. The volume range is adequate for riding in a golf cart or playing music on a deck table while you smoke a cigar and drink a beer. The sound will not fill a room. You won't be using this instead of your Sonos or to power your party. I'd view it as a portable personal speaker. OK, I said I wouldn't complain but I'll offer two improvements they might make that would make it a 3+. 1) the "buttons" on top of the unit control the volume, allow you to answer the phone or make a call, etc. The buttons have the normal symbols on them +, -, >>, <<, but they're the same color as the rest of the unit so they're very difficult to see (especially if you're not right on top of the unit and/or don't have your reading glasses on). I used a little black magic marker on my neon red speakers to fill in the indentations for the symbols .... it's not 'pretty' but it makes it much more user friendly. 2) Every time you change the volume the darn thing BEEPS. I say BEEPS in caps because it's a loud beep for every push of the button or touch of the volume slider on your iphone. THIS is quite annoying. How about a smooth change in volume without the darn beep! So, depending on what you're looking for this may or may not be a unit that interests you. While it's adequate for me and my purpose I would have been disappointed if I had paid more than the $29 or whatever it was that I paid. So when I check the "would recommend to a friend" I would also give him or her the caveats discussed here.

Great for charging on the go ,hard to sync with devices 6 out of 10 times,volume is Ok for immediate surroundings but to much bass at times,playing some songs ,cuts off and hard to sync back at times ,u get what u pay for. Ok for $ 30

I had the smaller version and wanted a fuller sound portable bluetooth speaker, but i did not want to spend a lot. The small version lacked bass & was ok at low to medium volume. In my research, i saw there was a larger version (a.k.a,Insignia Brick) which also could charge devices. When i got the Insignia Brick, i did my due diligence, as i always do with ALL my speakers (Mirage, Polk Audio, Paradigm, Bose, NHT, UE Boom, JBL) and take the time to break them in by playing the speaker at low volume for 40 hours. Many people make the mistake of cranking up the speaker to almost max volume as soon as they get it. IMO, you are overloading the speaker reflex, which in the long run will make the speaker sound distorted. I listen to a various types of genre so here is my feedback on the speaker. All types of music (jazz, piano, country, pop, heavy metal, rock, grunge, dubstep) sound great at low-to-medium volume. From medium-to-high volume, jazz, piano, soft country, still sound good. Medium-to-high volume does a descent job filling a 19ft x 14ft room. However, dont expect to feel like your at a dance club or rock concert. Unfortunately, heavy metal, rock, some pop songs, grunge, and dubstep sound a little muffled and lack some high treble tones. Dont get me wrong, it is not terrible, but dont expect crisp clarity or solid bass at high volumes. This is still a very good speaker to have with a couple of friends and music in the background, but dont expect a kareoke night. I love the portability of these speakers. I have other portable speakers, but this is perfect during my hotel stays on my business trip. It is 100% better than the iHome speakers typically in the hotels. I love my large UE BOOM speaker, but it is larger than what i want to you pack in my suit case. FYI, the UE BOOM that is not compatible with Alexa sounds so much better than the new UE Boom that works with Amazon Alexa. Hope this helps!!!!

I bought this to keep in my bathroom for getting ready in the morning and using in my shop during building projects so I was interested in it being water resistant and well built. Pros: At $24.99 at time of purchase you're definitely getting a great value. Overall I'm very impressed with the sound this produces; the highs are nice and clean and the lows are nice, rich, and full. Cons: I've only a few of gripes with this stereo speaker. As you adjust the volume, either from the speaker or from your player device, it beeps every time to alert you of the change. I find it to be somewhat distracting and haven't come across this with other bluetooth speakers. My second gripe is the speaker's range is kinda disappointing. If there's nothing in between me and the speaker (walls or doors etc.) I've only had about a 15 foot range. If there are obstructions it's dropped to around 6 feet. My third gripe is regarding the usb charging cable is very short so be mindful of that (it has to be right next to your charger and outlet.) All in all I'd recommend the Insignia NS-CSPBTHOL-BK. It's a higher price point but it's got a better range and it doesn't make noises when you change the volume.

Review of Insignia - Portable Bluetooth Stereo Speaker Fairly good speaker. Good overall sound and bass. Sound it not great but good. Unit can be quite loud. My only gripe with this speaker is that it has loud musical chimes every time you turn it off and on. It also chimes when the battery gets low. That is really irritating if it happens at night. At least it is not as annoying as some BT speakers which have a voice announcement. This one does not. You can also somewhat cover the speaker when you turn it on and off muffling the chimes. They are still loud though. Not tested: the ability to charge other devices from its internal battery. Nice feature though.

This was on sale so I tried it. The fidelity is marginal, at best. but battery life is awesome. Easy to move around, ok and loud enough for outdoor use when sound quality is not an issue. I currently use it to supplement sound from a small tv in the kitchen, and it works great for that without taking up much space on the counter top. I give it a recommend, but only if someone doesn't require large sound. Would work great for audio books!

Pretty loud, decent sounding Bluetooth speaker. Inexpensive. Great for a throw around speaker at work or in a garage when you need better quality than smartphone speakers. Worth it.

There is nothing really wrong with this speaker, but you get what you pay for. I play a lot of rap and hip hop, which can tax portable speakers. When I turned this one up louder, you could hear it crackle and not handle it well, even when I had the bass reducer on the source. Otherwise, decent sound and volume, especially for the price. However, just like the other reviewers noted, please be aware that everything you do makes it beep. You change the volume, it beeps. You forward the song, it beeps. Any type of activity makes it beep, which gets really annoying. To be honest, that more than the distortion at higher volume made me return it.

It is great when it works properly. It'll randomly disconnect from my echo dot and then take a while (hours to couple days) to be able to reconnect. Turning it off and on doesn't make any difference. The echo dot can connect to other speakers fine during this time too, so its not the echo. When it does work properly it is decent. It sounds good and has reasonable bass for its size. The built in charging battery is nice for wireless use or to charge our phones when we lose power during storms. If you can deal with the disconnect issues, I'd recommend it. If not, skip it for something else.

The cost was so inexpensive for the quality of sound that you get. it charges uo so easy and lasts a reasonable period of hours. It is easy to carry around anywhere you go

Easy to use and sounds good. Battery seems good but haven't used it long so not sure about that. Good cheap portable speaker with good sound.

I bought this speaker thinking if the sound is anywhere as good as the other reviews I read, than this would be a great deal at the $25 price I paid. I have to be honest, the sound is not very good and it doesn't play that loud,but the fact that it's very portable and doubles as a battery bank make this speaker a good choice for many people but if your looking for good sound you will be disappointed.

Reasonable sound for the price. Good for kids and compact. Easy to travel with too.

Good for the price, good for the outdoors, decent sound

I bought this speaker for one reason, it was dirt cheap. For the price it does all that it is supposed to do. It sounds fine and easily pairs to my phones and tablet. A couple of small gripes. It beeps every time you push one of the buttons. Increase the volume ... yes the volume goes up and it beeps too I guess to let you know you are increasing the volume. The speaker occasionally freezes. When this happens all you can do is turn it off and set it aside for a while. Eventually it will sort itself out and re-pair. This is slightly annoying. For the low price this speaker is a good value but it is not as good as most more expensive Bluetooth speakers.

I use this speaker to listen prayer everyday. Sound is good, rechargeable, wireless Bluetooth technology is really good. However signal brakes even within 30ft radius. Once it connects good it sounds good. Also only one Bluetooth device at a time be connected.

Purchased for under $25. It is splash resistant and charges a phone slowly. For the price it's a good deal for a speaker to take camping and traveling and not stress too much about how much it cost. It's not super loud, bass heavy or sonically bright. It won't compare to a Bose, UE or JBL product in terms of audio fidelity. It sounds a little underpowered and leaves much to be desired if you are used to higher end sound Bluetooth devices. For the price, it plays music loud enough to hear and charges a phone!!! It's worth the money. I use it in my bathroom, bedroom and connected to my laptop, usually the volume is on full blast when I listen to anything, some smaller Bluetooth speakers I had in the past seemed more powerful but cost many times more. I recommended purchasing on sale !

I purchased this as a quick-fix after another BT speaker died unexpectedly. Fairly large sound and decent volume for it's half-brick size, color and rubber texture are sturdy. This does have some issues intermittently with connecting to my devices and switching, and occasionally will just "drop out" or disconnect. If you want LOUD sound that fills an auto or open space, you would likely want something larger/more powerful. For indoors or limited use, this seems a lot more sturdy than most in its price range.

The volume is great, it really does withstand a humid shower bathroom. The material helps the speaker grip onto surfaces. The battery lasts very long too. My only complaint.. the bass isn't that great.

Decent sound but it kept losing blue tooth connection. The battery charge didn't last long a couple hours.