I don't know how good their products are but they seem to have an odd marketing strategy of employing people to shout their brand name at me from moving cars.

This Anker sale is a bit of a scam. Use camel camel camel and see the price history of the items. They inflated them massively before the sale and in fact all items I checked have been available cheaper (sometimes considerably) prior to this big 5th anniversary sale.

And of course I'm aware this may well be the cheapest they are currently. Just pointing out the sale is a bit of a farce

Cheers chichi, Monday morning madness. :laughing:

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OK Thank You

And it was delivered this afternoon (48 hours after ordering) on free 3-5 business days delivery. Going by the reviews I was expecting it to be fantastc, but on initial impressions I would class it as very good and for £16 I'm pretty pleased with my purchase - certainly not complaining. I have only played a few songs via the 3.5mm connection from Spotify on my Nook HD+ tablet (which itself has a pretty impressive speaker for a fairly slim tablet). I felt David Guetta's Lovers on the Sun and Flo Rida's GDFR (lots of bass) were pretty good tracks to test the speaker and it certainly filled a 4m x 5m room really well with little noticeable distortion unless I had my Nook's volume at maximum. Considerably better than both the Nook's speaker and my other wireless bluetooth speaker (which itself is also pretty impressive for its size and ~£6 cost from eBay a year or so ago). For £16, I don't think anybody woud be disappointed with the sound quality and volume and most would be pretty impressed. It looks and sounds like a quality piece of kit and has the packaging to match.

Addendum: I have just tried it via bluetooth and I am revising my opinion - it *IS* fantastic. The sound seems clearer and louder. I'm now wondering if you could pair 2 of these speakers simultaneously - that would produce pretty awesome sound, IMO.

Thank You

Yes it does have a light. Yet another bright LED to annoy. It's just at the bottom in the middle so I've stuck a small piece of black tape over it which isn't really noticeable and hides it.

I leave mine powered on permanently with the Chromecast - yes I needed 2 USB power sources so it's ready to cast anytime.

No it isn't. It's prone to low volume distortion and it's way over-tuned bass wise.

hey, where is this brand from ?

True.

I believe i'ts plutonium powered as battery just can't dye.
My one runs right now for more than 40 hours on medium-low volume - just enough to hear the music while doing DIY.

Sound quality is good. I own boose headphones and Q acoustics set so kind of know what sound quality means. Kind of as I'm not an crazy audiophile.

I don't think there is anything better in this price range.
Maybe not even up to £50

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​of course. But you'd expect a "big sale" day to at least have the cheapest prices yet for some great bargains. But they've done much better deals in the past. It's just not really a sale given the fact they're trying to increase their brand awareness by using their 5th anniversary to promote themselves.

Isn't this what most companies do? PC World, Currys etc
if you look at the small print on the TV ads you'll see more expensive priced charged betwenn xx / xx / xx and nn / nn / nn which makes it look more of a saving.

P.S. You could also buy the rather wonderful Anker Soundcore 6w Bual Driver Portable Bluetooth Stereo Speaker in black for a bargaintastic £20.99 :wink:

the Bose

Well, the Bose in my limited experience is over rated and over priced...but don't get me wrong, it ain't rubbish....check out the original Creative Roar. I got mine for £89 during one of Amazons spiffing deals.....if you want WIFI streaming and bluetooth then go for the August WS300 speaker. I just one for £85 during one of Amazon lightening deals....wanted to make the move to a multiroom speaker set up with out spending Sonos money...This speaker has hit the mark :O) It's also portable has NFC, Bluetooth.........check them both out here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-Portable-Bluetooth-Wireless-Subwoofer/dp/B00N415E7Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474311987&sr=8-1&keywords=creative+roar

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Multiroom-Wireless-Speakers-Airplay-Bluetooth/dp/B01HS7AUSE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1474312045&sr=1-1&keywords=ws300

If you want something decent, wait for black friday....sometimes there's a lovely little surprise.....also put it in your Amazon wishlist, as you'll find that the item magically shows up in their deal of day / lightening deals section....My views are subjective, but hope they help ;O)

Not at all...my tastes have simply matured :O)....I actually got over buying cheap rubbish speakers a long time ago.....and I wouldn't call owning a Creative Roar or WS300 "keeping up with the Joneses" simply very wise buys....which is what this site is all about.......Also, not annoyed at all....just don't understand why people buy tat cos it's cheap....it's like buying an expensive phone, saying you love music and then insist on using the atrocious earphone that come with the device......Wow!!!!...I can't believe I even responded to the feedback......I must be bored.....;O)

Late to join the party. Heat added OP :smiley:

When you say save up and buy something better is a good idea to buy one of those Bose mini's or are they overpriced for what they are??
Was tempted to buy one.

It had manual on/off. Does do an annoying loud crime when you turn it on too...
Just about to order my sister one as part of Xmas pressie, she was so impressed with mine she asked for one :smiley:

Bloody hell, just bought this for £29 the other day.

Looking to do the same thing with Chromecast Audio, and trying to decide on what speakers to go with.

Do these speakers have an auto stanby when no signal detected or are they always on? Thanks.

Beware, some of these speakers, as they lack a display, emit quite a loud sound (or voiceover) to indicate when switched on/off, or change of status - this usually cannot be switched-off or reduced in volume. If this might drive you mad (like it does me), check reviews/ask other owners before buying.

Does it switch on automatically when a device connects or does it have a manual on/off switch? Don't mind a blue light when it's on obviously bit don't want the light to be on even when there's no music playing.

Thanks for the response.

Not particularly great nor does it seem different to other chinese speakers for £15

I have the next one up from this and that lacks bass. But I can't imagine any of these micro Bluetooth speakers have much in the way of bass though, the tiny speakers are never going to be able to put out much.

people seem to way over exaggerate how good these things are. They are a rip off considering what the are made up of as well.

They make a good kitchen speaker and if you look at them in that respect you won't be disappointed.

I am curious to see how much better something like the kit sound soul 2 is which has a third little bit bigger speaker for bass. even when it was at £60 i thought it was still a bit steep. it's usual price is just silly.

You got it.

My workmates keep adding a W to mine :disappointed:

The blue light stays on when it is powered on, steady when a BT device is connected and flashing when searching for a BT device.

Here you go looks like it's still reduced

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Wireless-Bluetooth-Radiators-Subwoofers-Black/dp/B0109TWZ54/ref=pd_rhf_ee_p_img_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EYR4114WMPF5T238K3GK

I've been very impressed by this and for the money it's a no brainier for the garden or for travel. My only concern with Anker was a previous model I had that died after 364 days. Luckily for me I had one day to return it to Amazon.

Yes but does the blue light stay on all the time or just when it use?

Yes sorry about that :smirk:

Is this an episode of the Inbetweeners?

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Thanks Chanchi. :smiley:
Will go well with the Amazon Echo dot next month.

What a bunch of ankers.

you're wrong, for 6w these sound amazing, and the battery life is amazing.
Source = I bought mine

I too am interested in comparisons with the Soundbot posted the other day, as mentioned above.

I took a punt last week on the BoomBox and it was absolutely atrocious. 1400 positive reviews on Amazon and a few positive comments on here and it sounded like a childrens toy.
I know we're not getting Monitor Audio for £20, but the BB really was well below par and sounded worse than an old pair of Dell PC speakers from 2000

I have the Bose mini speaker which is superb but cost well over £100, my daughter has the Anker and its superb value for money. Yes we all know you pay for what you get but if your a mega sound merchant wanting perfect pitch well its not for you, however if you want a decent speaker that does not sound tinny this is more than adequate.

Sounds like you're just annoyed 'cause people have spent less than you and are happy with their purchase. Get over it, and stop with the keeping-up-with-the-Joneses childishness.

I disagree?, that's a false economy way of thinking?.

So called 'Sale' items are called such because they're traditionally meant to be 'cheaper' than it's otherwise regular price right?, otherwise why for anyone (both Retailers and/or Customers) to bother with such things in the first place?.

Much like this forthcoming longggggg Black Friday Weekend, if people weren't able to get at least £15 off an Amazon Fire 7" Tablet (like that of what they've been currently able too 2 years in a row, from it's current £50 odd you can literally get it for on Amazon's own Web Site Today, then hardly anyone would bother waiting the 2 Months odd to get it in November instead, would they?, everyone would alllllll be clamoring to get their piece now right?, or ..... ) :-)

It's classed as a 'Sale Item' for a reason? .. false, and/or dodgy Marketing as per Company to Company aside and all? (as only those respective Companies per say can answer that one for us, etc, etc?).

Do you have a link for this? I bought the A3134 yesterday at about 6pm and it wasn't in lightning sale, and it doesn't appear to be in a lightning sale now?

Yeap, first thing i look for these days is battery life, and 24 hours is fantastic.

Whilst you are stood at a bus stop by any chance?

After weighing up this speaker and the Soundbot SB571 I've plumped for the Soundbot. Reasons? Better bass (it's a 2.1 speaker), higher powered (2 x 6W) and cheaper (£16 vs £21). Admittedly you have to sacrifice a bit of battery life (~12hr vs ~20hr), but that's plenty long enough for me. Not so many reviews for the Soundbot, but all very positive (I've discounted the single anonymous, 1-line, 1-star review which is completely at odds with all of the others) except for a couple of people reporting some Bluetooth issues (not planning on using BT, personally). I don't have Prime so I also took the opportunity to buy an 8-port Gigabit switch (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/netgear-gs308-100uks-8-port-gigabit-ethernet-10-100-1000-mbps-switch-13-99-prime-2503176) which I've been after for a while in order to qualify for free delivery 8-)

They have a 20w version that is great, I got it on offer for £25!

They do it all the time!....(screenshot from camelcamelcamel below)

Heat added Op!

​Yeah course it's much better it's nearly 20 quid more?

The Anker A3143 is a much better speaker than the Anker Soundcore in terms of audio playback and bass. But according to this review the A3143 doesn't have a mic for hands free calling so just keep that in mind.

​I'd rather pay the extra 4 quid for a brand known for great quality. I have had several anker products and they have all been amazing quality. Never had a anker speaker though so can't say the same until mine gets delivered.

hey ss, does the blue light stay on all the time or just when its connected/being played through. I'd connect through aux not BT if that's makes a difference. the light being on when music on is not a issue but not when its not even being used. any info welcome.

I just want something I can charge and connect to the CCA without the speaker having its own independent on/off switch. I want to put in on a high shelf so all I'd need to do is connect to the CCA and off I go. plus no humming noise is a must. might take a pop and see what its like.

at the moment ive got a admittedly cheap portable speaker where it has its own independent switch which, when left on, makes a humming noise. so I have to switch it off when not is use to stop the humming noise so its not loosing any valuable charge.

I paid £27 for this before my holiday and I think it's really great for the price.
It has exceeded all expectations.

Is this Soundbot SB571 Bluetooth Speaker (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MITLPX2/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2Q03B56K0DJRD&coliid=I1MO5P6PECM5YP) for £16 a better option.
Looking for one for my Grandson. ?? Thanks To OP

I bought this on one of the various Amazon sales for about £23 I think. As it's been mentioned, it's what you expect for around this price but I've been really impressed with it. It's cheap enough not to worry about too much, and still produces a great sound imo - The battery life is also fantastic so worth it for that also. Would defo buy this again.

​Yeah prob a better speaker but it's nearly 20 quid more and not on offer. Was same price 37.49 when I checked 2 months ago.

​What and dodgey Chinese knock off brands from aliexpress are????

Hmmmmm very tempting. Really want this one though:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0109TWZ54?psc=1

Should have got it at Xmas when it was £25 :disappointed:

For those comments about the low bass, Spotify uses a equaliser so just use bass booster and bang, you’ve got the perfect speaker for £20

that's alot of also's :wink:

that's alot of also's..... :wink:

6w?.....okay if you are are a back seat bus dwelling hoodie wearing street urchin.....also most of the reviews are probably from people who received the item free or at a discount......also as pointed out always check out camelcamelcamel.......also a bit more expensive, but I have the Creative Roar and August ws300 and both are brill.....I would save up and get something better.....the Philips BR1X is also superb value for money.....about 40quid on amazon.....cheap bluetooth speaker are two a penny nowadays......TDK A26 speaker in white is 20 quid on ebay too......

Aukey are banned, Anker are not.

Why not look at the picture of the item? It shows a distinct blue light in the top middle of the front.

Also why should Anker be banned because it's not part of an affiliate program? That's like saying you can't get a job because it's closed shop and you aren't in a union.

because they're not signed up to the affiliate program with HUKD.

you got a link by any chance please?

I don't have an issue with this post, but I thought Anker and their products were banned from HUKD... has this changed?

another Q,sorry, does the anker speaker have a light to denote wether its on/off? current speaker has a blue light which again is annoying as its bad enough in the light let alone the dark.

does the anker have if its own on/off switch? ive got a cheap speaker tbh and it has a on/ff switch. its usb powered and can be charged up. but when I switch the speaker on, it gives a light hum which I don't like. I use the mains power source from the CC but clearly its the speaker itself which is the issue in the hum noise of the speaker and nowt to do with the CC. Tempted by this now.

Does this have aux to pair up with a chrome cast audio? Also, when not in use does it stay on, or make a light humming noise?

I've got a speaker which if you leave switched on makes a light humming noise which can be annoying in the evening. Looking for something that stays on, connected to the Chrome cast but does not make a noise if nothing playing

I don't know how good their products are but they seem to have an odd marketing strategy of employing people to shout their brand name at me from moving cars.

It's funny how our expectations have changed , I recently donated some top end HIFI speakers and listen to most of my music on something similar to this. You might consider stretching to the next model up my sister has that one , emulate the 1980s ghetto blaster very well

Sadly the "buy 1 get x% off qualifying product" doesn't seem to work on top of this deal, but ordered anyways. Tempted by the A3134 but the battery just isn't as good

Edit: the discount did apply when I retried

The tesco outlet £15 one on here is really good too.

Bought two last week, and the sound is surprisingly good.

I also recommend the A3134, I've got it and the bass is a lot better and it performs as well as much more expensive speakers.
Unfortunately a few (including mine) have been having battery issues.

I have the very small (not smallest) one which lasts 20 hours. It does lack bass but the clarity and volume is amazing for the size. I expect this is quite a bit better again

Most of the review says that it lacks Bass... Can't expect more at this price....

This Anker sale is a bit of a scam. Use camel camel camel and see the price history of the items. They inflated them massively before the sale and in fact all items I checked have been available cheaper (sometimes considerably) prior to this big 5th anniversary sale.

And of course I'm aware this may well be the cheapest they are currently. Just pointing out the sale is a bit of a farce

I have been looking for a bluetooth portable speaker and this one is perfect!!! Thanks OP!

Voted hot solely based on the 24h battery life alone. I have a JBL Flip 3, which costed over twice as much 2 weeks ago (From Saitnsburys online with a 1st time user £18 discount code on over £50 online spent) and battery in mine is just 10 hours.

I know this supposedly lacks bass - of course I don't expect it to shatter any windows - but does it at least have a fairly 'warm' and involving sound, as opposed to listening to a song through a baked bean tin?

Great speakers

would this be any good with a dot?

Great speaker, we use it in the kitchen and it is great for Spotify and easily loud enough and the battery last aaaaaaages.

Great value at £24 let alone £20!

Nice find chanchi, heated :smiley:

Cheers chichi, Monday morning madness. :laughing:

It's listed on their 25th anniversary sale. Check more items as well. Sale is only for one day

Have one of these - brilliant little speaker that just keeps going!