Audio Pro P5 Portable Bluetooth Speaker (Black)

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Weighing in at just over half a kilo, there’s little chance of it taking your suitcase over the weight limit at the airport when you’re ready to fly again. So is it a bad thing that Audio Pro has kept everything else simple here? I don’t think so, the focus is well and truly on the sound quality and that’s quite refreshing. What makes it even better is that it's not that expensive either. It would be hard not to recommend this speaker! Audio Pro P5 review: also consider If the Audio Pro P5’s list of features was a book, it would be shorter than a novella. The features are, as you’re about to find out, a short story. The P5 as you might expect really sounds very good, the bass and treble sound fantastic, the bass adds detail and does not get overridden considering the size of the speaker. When listening to something like Kate Nash Foundations the vocals sound beautifully pure without any harshness you might see from other speakers. The recommended volume is 50% volume but the higher you go past 50% volume it does impact the battery life this is mainly due to the high fidelity of the speaker.

All that’s great about Audio Pro is now available in a stylish, portable Bluetooth speaker, with the Audio Pro P5. The Audio Pro P5 speaker is simplistic in design but the focus here is the audio quality and this is where Audio Pro excels. The controls on the speaker I did find a little unresponsive you really need to press them for an action which is a little annoying.There’s no support for the Audio Pro app, but the P5 does support stereo pairing with another P5 speaker with its TWS (True Wireless Stereo) feature. A Bluetooth 5.0 wireless connection is provided (no mention of codecs) and while the connection has been consistent, you won’t want to travel too far (say more than 10m) as the connection doesn’t extend as far as the Charge 5. With its dedicated amp and 3.2 inch custom woofer, the P5 isn’t shy about the bass. The impressive frequency response is a match for much larger speakers and gives the P5 a real presence that’s often missing from portable speakers. If you’re fed up of tinny-sounding small speakers, then prepare to be in for a pleasant surprise. In our testing, we were impressed by the sound quality but we really enjoyed the Outdoor Boost because it makes the audio a bit less bassy and a little more shrill. It doesn't sound better than the normal mode, clearly, but it 'cuts through' better and is a handy addition. In an emergency, you can also still charge your phone from the Wonderboom 2, as long as you have the right Micro-USB cable which I doubt many people will. Audio Pro isn’t a brand for grand statements. There’s a sense of modesty to their approach that’s less eye-catching than other brands.

The Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3 is undoubtedly the best cheap Bluetooth speaker on this list, combining good sound with an ultraportable design and effective 360-degree audio. It's just a straight-up Bluetooth speaker but you can pair two of them together either in stereo or dual mono.Clearly meant to be taken to wherever the party is, it's also fully waterproof – in fact, it even floats. Being IP57 rated, it's also well protected against grit, saltwater, dust and beach-side sand, so long as you keep the USB charger cover in place. It feels robust, like a speaker that could survive some drops and remain unperturbed by scratches and scuff marks. At 729g the P5 is not insubstantial in terms of weight – Audio Pro says you could put this in your travel luggage for holidays and at 22 x 9.7 x 5.3cm (HWD) that is true, but it’s not any smaller than the competition. The Marshall Emberton II, for example, is more compact. If you can live with your music coming out at 50% volume which should not be an issue for most you then get a fantastic overall sound profile and the fact that regardless of the speaker laying down or standing on its feet the sound stays the same this makes a great effort from Audio Pro. The Audio Pro imports some good levels of detail in retrieving the crashing cymbals in Avail’s The Bad Plus, but it can’t quite make up for the P5’s more muddied midrange. Instruments blend into one another rather than being distinctly identifiable, and again, the Charge 5 tonally strikes a more natural manner in presenting instruments, as well as better separation and organising the soundstage in a neater, clearer way.You can read more about it in the full Audio Pro P5 review . Are Bluetooth and wireless the same thing? The P5 also impresses on the battery life you will get 18 hrs of battery life at 50% volume but this drops dramatically if you take it to the max volume you only get 4 hrs due to the high fidelity of the speaker.