The sound signature is well - balanced, with complex arrangements like Stevie Wonder's Signed, Sealed, Delivered coming through in full — from tambourine in the left ear to sitar in the right, it's all here, even
listening at lower volumes.
Even when
listening at lower volumes, the SoundLink doesn't lose its luster, and happily eschews digital signal processing so there's no annoying hiss to speak of.
The quiet cabin allows the Sony premium audio system to do its job without having to battle induction and exhaust noise, so you can
listen at lower volumes.
(That also means you can
listen at lower volumes; I was constantly two or three clicks lower on my phone's volume with Earin than I am with my over-the-ear headphones.)
Not exact matches
Listening to soothing music set
at a
low volume with the lights off can help you relax and achieve the state necessary to go to sleep.
Easy, you let your dog
listen to recordings of baby sounds first
at a
low level of
volume played in a distant room, and then you gradually increase the
volume as you keep an eye on your dog's reaction.
(If you're
listening at work, you might want to consider
listening with headphones or
lowering the
volume a little bit due to loud music.)
Additionally, I don't want sound leaking out and disturbing them when
listening at moderate -
low volume.
You're also less likely to blow your eardrums out
at night in a quiet room when trying to
listen to something
at low volume levels.
For this reason, you may hear less dynamics and a slightly muddier tone when
listening to the Boombox
at low volumes.
At top, unwise listening levels, this challenging track doesn't distort the drivers, and at more moderate volume levels, the lows are still quite robust and nicely matched with some crisp high - mid and high frequency presenc
At top, unwise
listening levels, this challenging track doesn't distort the drivers, and
at more moderate volume levels, the lows are still quite robust and nicely matched with some crisp high - mid and high frequency presenc
at more moderate
volume levels, the
lows are still quite robust and nicely matched with some crisp high - mid and high frequency presence.
Though it has the added benefit of fantastic sound quality on voice calls (call audio plays through one of the phone's main speakers but
at a much
lower volume, of course) the BoomSound feature is really only good for people who watch videos or
listen to music on their smartphones without headphones.
Ideally, earphones get quite loud
at maximum
volume, so you can
listen comfortably
at a
lower level and have room to adjust.
The company claims 10 hours of use on a full charge; after more than 7 hours of
listening at low and moderate
volume, the battery indicator on my iPhone still showed about half full.
At top, unwise listening levels, the bass doesn't distort, and the lows are still quite intense at more moderate volumes, though pleasantly balanced out with a solid presence in the high - mid
At top, unwise
listening levels, the bass doesn't distort, and the
lows are still quite intense
at more moderate volumes, though pleasantly balanced out with a solid presence in the high - mid
at more moderate
volumes, though pleasantly balanced out with a solid presence in the high - mids.
My unit turned itself off after about 3 and a half hours of
listening to music
at low volume.
On this same track with the noise cancellation engaged,
at very top
volumes, the sound signature sounds very similar, but a tiny bit of distortion creeps in — but this is
at an unreasonable
listening level, and
at just slightly
lower volumes, the hint of distortion disappears.