GOgroove BlueSYNC BX Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker - Rechargeable Compact Speaker with NFC, AUX and USB Inputs, Mic, Playback Controls for Flash Media, 4-6 Hour Battery (Wireless, Wood Brown)

My new car did not come with a CD player and I have a lot of CD’s that I like to listen to while driving, not all of them music. But it does have plenty of USB ports! So I put all my favorites on flash drives and solved the car issue. I love the freedom from having to deal with CD’s and wanted the same freedom at home! I looked all over town for a device to play my flash drives. I couldn’t find anything. In fact, one salesperson told me I would NOT find anything like that and I just needed to play my flash drives on my computer! She was wrong! This speaker is exactly what I was looking for! It is portable, has great sound, plays my flash drives, and has the added benefit of Bluetooth! It charges up just like my cell phone does, so I don’t need to deal with finding an outlet to plug it in. I can use it in the house or outside on the patio. It is perfect!

This is my second cube speaker by gogroove. The last one lasted about 3 years of daily use. The USB port became loose and no longer powered. But I think 3 years is pretty good, especially for the price. This speaker sounds just as good as the older model. Tip out there for people experiencing buzzing or humming. If you don't have the battery in it will do this on the AUX. No idea why that should mater but put the battery in and the sound will clear up.I also like the size and shape a lot. Not only aesthetic but takes up minimal space on my desk. Can be tucked out of the way. Won't knock over easy like traditional PC speakers.The Vol control is smooth. I prefer knob vs push buttons.I don't plan on using the BT function much but I did check it with my phone and it paired up and worked just fine.

I owned a previous version for quite a long time but found I didn't use it all that much mostly because I never felt like messing with the wires that model required. I thought I might try a newer bluetooth version and see if I used it more. The price was pretty reasonable after all.Pros:Sounds REALLY good for such a compact and portable speaker.Simulated wood grain finish looks really nice.Bluetooth and NFC pairing works well with my Galaxy Note 4.Cons: (not many)USES older out of date mini usb not micro usb most phones now use. (biggest issue by far for me)No SD card slot anymore.The great sound and nice looks really make this an excellent purchase despite the minor little things that bug me. My older model had a SD card slot in addition to the USB plug for playing files. Even though I NEVER used this I still felt a slight twinge of loss when I took it out of the box and first noticed that slot not cut out for use. The HUGE disappointment though was seeing the mini usb plug still there for charging. If they had updated this to micro usb this would have been five stars for sure. Everything else in my life all charges on micro usb. phones, tablets, whatever. The last thing I wanted was to have to keep track of one special cord for just this one device. I have several plugs in the car already, it would have been nice to not have to keep this speakers special mini usb cord with it all the time where ever I take it. Perhaps minor but still annoying.Bottom line though: Great sound from a small, inexpensive package that looks good and pairs up easy with bluetooth and NFC. Just keep special old style mini usb cable handy for charging once in a while and you'll be 4 stars worth of happy just like me. :)

Great sound for the price. Nowhere near as much bass as the Bose mini, but sounds as good as our JBL OnBeat mini.However my favorite feature of this speaker is that it uses a manual on/off switch. Most other portable speakers have an auto-shut off.This means when I wake up in the morning, I can immediately connect my BT phone to the speaker in the bathroom, and start playing music.The price was ok at $30, but it was once on a special for $20 and I should have bought several of them. The battery life is acceptable, and there are slightly annoying always-on flashing lights on the front when in BT mode. Easily fixed with some black tape.As other's noted it uses USB mini instead of micro, but it comes with the charging cable, and you may have an old mini wall charger from an old cell phone.

Arrived with no battery. Description said it came with a battery but none was included in the package. Sounds good when powered by USB, but the missing part makes it unusable for me.

I needed a little "radio" for my kitchen. i use the blutooth function w/ my iphone. I'm a CNA; saw this in a resident's room and thought I'd buy one for myself. I still need to buy a little usb stick for it.It has pretty good sound. I like how small this speaker is. it comes with a usb cord for charging (i have a usb outlet installed in my kitchen), and it comes with an audio cord incase you don't have blutooth- plugs in where you'd put your headphone plug. I like it. I'm planning to buy a 2nd one for the kids room.Haven't tested the battery life. I leave it plugged in.