Bluetooth speaker purchase guide - Yazhoulong Technology

For high-level players of Bluetooth speakers, everyone has a mentality: Why buy some low-cost "useless" speakers, and why not directly choose a better one-step solution?

Strictly speaking, there is no saying that one step is in place. After all, new functions are constantly applied, such as playing with speakers in series. In addition, it supports aptx, LDAC and

NFC and other functions are also considered in the purchase with the update of mobile phones and tablets.

The current portable Bluetooth speaker market has long been saturated, and the problem of homogenization is obvious. Bluetooth speakers at the same price have differences in hardware configuration, but they are not obvious and have increasingly rich functions

Diversified, the appearance design is becoming more and more simple and beautiful, and many brands also make it difficult to choose.

Personally, the preferred brand is more out of the trust in the workmanship and tuning of the brand Bluetooth speaker, but the brand is not the decisive factor in the purchase. Bluetooth speaker purchased from

However, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the price, function and hardware configuration. The online evaluation of relevant products has reference value, but it is not the basis for you to decide to buy.

Select priority

If you prioritize from price, function, and hardware configuration, it will be hardware configuration, function, and price. But there is also a big premise, that is, what you want to buy is convenience

Carrying Bluetooth speaker or home active speaker involves personal actual use scenarios. But why should hardware configuration come first?

Because the hardware can be said to be the basis of Bluetooth speakers, it directly determines the number of functions to a certain extent. In addition, Bluetooth speakers are divided into traditional Bluetooth speakers and intelligent voice speakers

There are obvious differences in hardware configuration between the two categories, such as pickup mic and connectable WiFi, which is also the focus of consideration and comparison.

So what are the important parts of hardware configuration?

1. Number and type of sound generating units

This is the essence of the speaker, whether you listen to a sound or want to experience HD sound quality. At present, the common Bluetooth speaker is a dual unit design with a passive radiation

However, multi unit Bluetooth speakers have become common. For example, the configuration of two bass units + one medium high unit + two passive radiation units is sound quality to a certain extent

Provides the foundation. In addition, pay attention to the size of the sound generating unit and the type of diaphragm, which will also affect the actual output sound quality effect.

2. Appearance design and material of speaker

Paying attention to the appearance design is not to let you choose the beautiful one, but to use such appearance designs as round, square, cylindrical and oval, which is related to the surrounding audition

Effect, whether the audition effect of the emperor's throne can be reduced, of course, this is also directly related to the position design of the sound generating unit. Relatively speaking, the current cylindrical or oval design is relatively simple

For common, it can bring 360 surround audition without obvious emperor effect.

For the material part, the common materials of current Bluetooth speakers are plastic and alloy materials. Most speakers will be fine in workmanship, and the selection of materials and process processing are straightforward

It is related to the use scenarios, such as waterproof, fall proof, etc. outdoor Bluetooth speakers are waterproof, basically above IPx4 level.

3. Bluetooth version, does it support aptx

Although Bluetooth 5 has already been released, the common Bluetooth versions on Bluetooth speakers are still v4.0 or v4.1. The Bluetooth version has downward compatibility, but try to choose it

A higher version of Bluetooth can at least ensure smooth music playback. For the aptx part, although it needs to be matched with devices supporting aptx to play its role, it is still recommended to give priority

Select the Bluetooth speaker that supports aptx, which has the advantages of low delay, good fault tolerance and high sound quality, and can obtain better audio-visual effect.

4. Battery capacity

Whether the battery capacity is large or small will also be related to the use time, but it is also related to the actual output power. In terms of actual use, the longer the use time, the better. Generally speaking,

Mainstream medium and high-end Bluetooth speakers can at least meet the continuous use demand of continuous listening for more than 8 hours, while portable speakers can last for 4-6 hours.

5. Interface

There must be a charging interface, but there are some differences between different Bluetooth speakers, that is, whether it can be used directly with the computer as a USB speaker mode. In addition, 3.5mm sound

Audio output interface is also common. It can be used with audio cable to directly connect mobile phones, tablets, computers and other devices. As for the TF card slot and USB interface, it is also better on some Bluetooth speakers

More commonly, the Bluetooth speaker with USB interface can generally be used as a mobile power supply to temporarily charge other devices, such as smart watches, mobile phones, etc.

6. Key design and gesture control

Most Bluetooth speakers are designed with physical keys, but there are some exceptions. Except that the power key of some Bluetooth speakers is a physical key, other keys adopt the design of touch keys, which makes the machine

The body looks more concise. In addition, some speakers add the function of gesture control to realize the control function of song playback through built-in components.

7. Microphone

For the traditional Bluetooth speakers that support voice calls, they usually bring one or two mics, which can be used for direct calls through the speakers. For the current mainstream intelligent voice Bluetooth

For speakers, array microphone design is the basis. The mainstream common is six array pickup mic, which will be better in pickup performance and effect.

8. WiFi connection

Generally speaking, speakers with WiFi networking function will also support Bluetooth connection. Such speakers can be called wireless speakers. At the same time, they support app playback management, and some will support airplay and qplay

, DLNA and other wireless playback functions. However, this is mainly for intelligent voice speakers. The networking function of intelligent voice speakers is necessary. Why? At present, most intelligent voice speakers

Voice interaction in the offline state is basically unavailable. More accurate voice recognition and better voice interaction experience can be obtained under the network. For this part, it should be noted that the speaker is connected

Only 2.4G or AC dual band is supported on the Internet. After all, dual band routers have been popularized for a long time. In addition, more stable and smooth online audio and video playback can be obtained under 5g WiFi.

9. Other configurations (NFC, screen, lighting, etc.)

For NFC, it is better because it is more convenient to use with NFC enabled mobile phones. Generally, the price may be higher. As for the part of the screen, it is basically used

To display time, alarm clock, song name, connection mode, etc., not necessarily touch screen design. The lighting effect is more an ornament and looks more gorgeous. If you support custom lights

Light can improve the playability, but it is not suitable for everyone, and it is not worth paying for the premium of such additional functions. After all, it is only ancillary functions.