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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 635 reviews

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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86%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are delighted by the BLAST Smart Portable Speaker's excellent sound quality and portability. Many appreciate its long battery life, impressive volume, and water resistance, making it ideal for various settings. However, some users experienced connectivity issues and found the price to be a drawback. Other minor criticisms included the charging port placement and app functionality.

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  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good speaker plus Alexa. It has experienced some glitches which is why its 3 stars.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I’m love and Warrantty on all my products from Best Buy have two o four year for change save money it like rental products you never loss you money

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Sound is great. Alexa integration not so much

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This speaker sounds great but the big advantage to this is that you can use alexa to play your playlists or play online quiz games. You really can't do it because the majority of the time it doesn't work or just crashes. You would be better off with a nice speaker with bluetooth and an echo dot. Would work better than this.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability, Sound quality
    Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity
    Tech Insider Network Member

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good sounding speaker with connection issues

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    To start off the sound quality from the blast is top notch. Very clear and a decent but not overpowering amount of bass. I like the feel of this speaker as well as it is rubberized and feels rugged like you can take it with you to the beach or camping as it is IP67 rated for sound and dust. The only issue, and it's a pretty big issue, is the connectivity issues I experienced while using the blast. Alexa and my bluetooth automatically just disconnects after a bit of time. I've tried to reconnect thru the app and eventually I have to set the whole thing up again thru the app like a new device. Not something I want to do every time I want to play music or use Alexa. I'm assuming that this is something that can be corrected thru a software update and is possibly just a glitch. I'm giving it 3 stars because I feel the sound is good and when it's working, Alexa is fun to play around with. I'm also giving this 3 stars with the expectation that the connectivity issues will be fixed with this speaker. As of this time I would not recommend the blast due to the price and current issues with the speaker. Once the connection issues are hammered out, I would recommend it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Speaker

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product is very good especially if you are into these types of electronics. I would recommend to friends and family.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Sound quality, Volume
    Tech Insider Network Member

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    A cool speaker

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Overall, a good speaker as far as sound is concern. It is pretty loud and easy to connect. An A+ feature to this speaker is the Alexa integration. I do not own an Echo and so this speaker is my first experience for Alexa and she is cool. I also like the mobile app for this speaker because the setup wizard made things really easy and quick. The only drawback is charging of the device because you would have to lay the speaker down for charging but the battery life tested over 5 days has been great so far too.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Doesn’t connect directly to Bluetooth

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Needs a app in order to connect speaker to the phone. Sounds pretty good

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It's an amazing speaker

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    First bluetooth speaker I've purchased and I'm definitely happy I choose to go with UE. And I got alot of help from the best buy staff in choosing it. Thanks so much best buy!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Better than my Bose

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this personal speaker for my husband. I have a Bose Soundlink and this is maybe a bit better and was cheaper! Would definitely recommend this product!?

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great indoors and out!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The speaker was bought as a gift for my brother who uses it connected to Alexa inside his home and as a speaker outside while grilling and golfing. Works great!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Speaker

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We purchased a speaker to use for music listening, not realizing how great the sound the service and sound it is Will recommend this brand speaker to all.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Cool stereo

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The ability to pair with another device for stereo is great feature. Smaller than megablast

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great sound

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the product. Due wish Alexa recognized the device when creating groups.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Volume

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good for the value.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Pretty loud, good features but clarify not that great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's a great speaker it works amazing love the distance I can take the phone from and it still be connected in playing the music I love

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    alexa

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    not really sure what all I can do with this without purchasing contract from Amazon

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Absolute Garbage

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Speaker won’t even stay connected to my iPad. It disconnected every few minutes from Bluetooth. When I checked battery after unplugging it showed 80 percent after 2 minutes also. What kind of garbage battery goes from 100 percent to 80 percent in under 5 minutes! On my Android it stayed connected but when I played it over night it died in under 5 hours. Far from the 12 hours of battery as advertised. Google reviews and iPad reviews show terrible as well. I will be returning this speaker.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good sound quality

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love using it out in the yard when I’m pulling weeds, mowing the lawn (push mower!) or at the beach with friends!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great sound

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I would recommend this to everyone. It's nice to be hands free when cooking or cleaning and have this turn or change music for me

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    fun

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    There are very little (none really) instructions as to the capabilities of the product.

    I would recommend this to a friend