KBS08 Bluetooth Speaker, Wireless, Portable, Mini, Black

Great little speaker. Does exactly what is supposed to. Sound quality is clear even at higher volume. Easy set up and well worth the price. Pleasantly surprised and not dissapointed.

The 26k odd reviews for this little speaker, really tell you all you need to know. It’s a super little speaker that provides a high quality sound which far exceeds its low price. I bought it initially to use with a portable Tascam digital recorder, to monitor recordings and it does the job superbly, providing a full frequency sound. The beauty of this little speaker is that as well as being bluetooth capable, it also has a mini jack input to connect non- Bluetooth devices. Even the connecting cable is included in the price, as well as a usb C charging cable. I haven’t experienced any connected the speaker to both android and iOS devices and it connects quickly and holds the connection. Though mono, this speaker produces a full, well rounded sound, with decent bass and does go quite loud. Supposedly, this speaker includes an FM radio and needs the jack cable connected to act as an aerial. I tried it out and all I could get was static. I’m not in a good reception area, so that may explain it, but I’m not bothered as didn’t but it for that purpose. For the money, this speaker is fantastic value. Extremely portable, sounds good and charges quickly. So I can highly recommend it.

It's my second Betron portable speaker and it didn't disappoint. Keep in mind that no such speaker can be perfect, and as I said elsewhere the laws of physics cannot be bent. With these limitations in mind the Betron does a good job at what it offers. You cannot expect low frequencies from such a small enclosure and tiny driver but the betron makes a good attempt to give you a balanced audio vista. What you can expect from the speaker is a sturdy build with a firm cabinet/enclosure which doesn't buzz, ring or adds it's own signature to the sound. The Betron certainly delivers, being built from a strong metal tube, further damped inside by a plastic sleeve well glued internally to the metal cabinet. The "cabinet" is sealed and separated from the amplifier+battery compartment at the bottom (so the actual internal speaker volume is even smaller than the external height of the speaker). BT connection proved easy and was maintained throughout with no signal dropping (within BT range). Connection to phones, desktops (Win 10) is seemless and quick (for Skype you also need to select it in the audio options of the app). Even the built-in FM is useful, as long as you keep the USB charging cable connected to the mini socket and possibly swing the cable around a bit until you get the strongest/quiteset signal. There are other Betron models with some larger internal volumes that may produce some deeper frequencies - I haven't tried them yet. This KBS08 serves me well on the road, the charge holds long enough (not timed but I would say 4-5 hours). Judging by their website, Betron is a British company with good products, attratctive prices and well worth supporting*). Amazon delivery time was excellent as always. I hope this helps. *) The company appears to be a one man shop who presumably imports the stuff as rebranded chinese products. Nothing wrong with that in itself, as long as it provides good support to its customers - which it would appear to do - and sells adequate products which, again, it appears to do. See: https://companycheck.co.uk/company/07488207/BETRON-LTD/companies-house-data

Great product, metal shell, deep sound and crucially the only SMALL Bluetooth speaker available! I was looking for something small to attach to my daughters bike so this fit perfectly

Very good quality. It's easy to connect to my phone and has long lasting battery life. The sound quality is excellent for a mini speaker but I'm not too sure if it's resistant to water. Controls/ instructions are easy to follow and overall very good performance.

Why did I choose the Betron KBS08? I wanted a bluetooth speaker so I can listen to internet radio while I'm in the kitchen without having to take the laptop with me, and also for a better sound than my laptop speakers for watching movies/TV. Also, I wanted one with some decent bass that can fill the room when I feel like dancing, but not pay an arm and a leg. Did I get what I wanted? It works perfectly on Bluetooth with my phone and AUX with my laptop. The bass is incredible, when you put it on a wooden surface like a table you can actually feel the floor vibrate. The sound quality is really nice and decently loud to fill the room. I carried it to every corner of our small flat and it didn't cut out even when I closed the heavy bathroom door. The light strips also make it look really cool and will be a really stylish eye catcher at any house party. Ease of use & charging: It was simple to pair (immediately connected with both my Lenovo laptop and Samsung smartphone without issues), quick to charge and worked for about 4 hours on full charge before a loud beep alerted me to its need to be fed some electricity. It comes with a 3-way cable that allows you to charge the speaker via USB. Charging was fast, I didn't time it exactly but I think it was fully charged again within 1-1.5 hours via a USB mains plug. There are only a few buttons so you can't do much wrong. You get the usual Play/Pause/Answer Phone, Forward/Louder, Backward/Quieter and Off/On, and also a Mode button that will cycle through the Bluetooth, FM and AUX functions when pressed. A nice lady tells you which mode you've gone into when the button is pressed and notifies you when the Bluetooth is connected. It has 3 cable slots for AUX, Mini-USB and MicroSDTF. In order to use the AUX function of the speaker, set the Mode to AUX, connect the Mini-USB to your speaker and plug the AUX cable into the device you want to get the sound from. I have no device that uses MicroSDTF so could not test that. The speaker starts up in the volume that you left it on when last using it, so if that was full volume don't hold your ears close to it during startup. Negative points: Overamplification: At very high volumes the low price of the speaker starts to show as it overamplifies during certain frequencies at a high volume. Bass in speech: For watching movies/TV, the bass is a bit TOO good. It's quite unnerving to have the basses in people's voice and sound effects emphasised that much. Permanent light show: While the lights are great for a party atmosphere, they do get a bit annoying when you just want some quiet background music and I have not found a way to switch them off completely. The above would make me reduce the rating to 4.5*, but it's not annoying enough to give it only 4* given the overall quality. The following oddity also happened to me that is NOT the fault of the speaker: Laptop Bluetooth Pitch Shifting: My laptop's Bluetooth settings make the speaker pitch shift and put out sound about a half tone higher than the source, resulting in everthing sounding like on helium. I managed to fix it briefly, but whenever a new song started, it would revert to pitch shifted sound again. I currently circumvent this by simply using it via the AUX cable or listening to internet radio via my phone, with which it works perfectly fine. Some research showed that this is actually a common problem, due to software drivers cutting corners on sound quality in order to produce a consistent signal. If this happens to you, it's not the speaker that's at fault but your driver and you may need to do some poking around (my fix on Windows 7: Start > Control Panel > Hardware & Sound > Manage Audio Devices > Properties > Tick "Remove All Enhancements"). Verdict: The sound that the KBS08 produces is incredible for such a tiny thing and it's easy to use, a brilliant value for price ratio here! It weighs next to nothing and fits in a coat pocket, so it's ideal for travel as well - no more putting my phone in a water glass! I can't currently do all the things that I want with the speaker due to the pitch shifting, but as that is not the fault of the speaker I really can't blame it for that - the workaround with the AUX function or just using the phone works well enough for the time being. I just need an excuse to buy a laptop that has better bluetooth drivers on offer and I'll be set!

This would be a good item at this price, if not for this... when using the AUX port, If you are charging the device or have it plugged in for constant power, you get horrendous electrical feedback that sounds like it picks up the frequencies from your home WIFI. Any other electrical device turned on causes further feedback issues. You cannot adjust the volume to get rid of it. If you unplug the device from the usb port so it is standalone and using battery, you do not get this feedback issue. I cannot verify If the same is of Bluetooth connections as I don't use them. The device itself is quite small, but powerful.

Pleasantly surprised by the build & sound quality for the price/size. Syncs easily and automatically with my Android phone, listening to podcasts is a very big imporovement over the phone speaker. Sounds fuller if placed on a solid surface like a kitchen counter top or sturdy desk.

J'ai acheté cette enceinte car la batterie de la précédente s'était usée. La batterie étant déjà chargée, j'ai pu l'utiliser le jour même. Selon moi, le son est assez puissant, je compte principalement l'utiliser en classe pour faire plaisir à mes élèves. Autre avantage, je peux m'éloigner de mon gsm sans que la connexion ne soit rompue. En outre, je trouve cette enceinte jolie surtout lorsque les cercles lumineux changent de couleurs. Je ne peux donner un avis sur la radio et le micro, je ne l’utilise qu'en bluetooth. J'ai acheté l'enceinte 17€ et le rapport qualité-prix est présent.

Ricevuto oggi. Devo dire che all'inizio mi è sembrato veramente un ottimo prodotto. Il design compatto è molto accattivante soprattutto per le luci led che cambiano colore durante l'utilizzo. Il suono è decisamente buono. Peccato che la radio FM non sia in grado di sintonizzarsi; a parte il fruscio non è stato possibile ascoltare nessuna emittente. Tenuto conto del costo avrei pensato di acquistare un prodotto dalle prestazioni migliori.

Small but mighty ! Love this little speaker

Sprachausgabe erleichtert die Bedienung. Radio habe ich nicht getestet, Sound vom Handy geht sehr gut. Das Teil hat auch eine Freisprecheinrichtung, die taugt aber nichts, das Mikrophon ist viel zu leise. Aber dafür habe ich das Gerät auch nicht gekauft. Die Verarbeitung ist ordentlich, die Tasten klappern nicht, Klang ist auch ok. Einziger Nachteil: Der USB Anschluss ist als Mini USB ausgeführt, das Ladekabel des Handys passt also nicht, man muss immer das mitgelieferte Kabel verwenden.

Um den Handyakku bei der Musikwiedergabe zu schonen habe ich einen externen Lautsprecher gesucht. Natürlich sollte er auch etwas mehr Power haben als so ein Handylautsprecher. Dieser Lautsprecher funktioniert prima. Die Bluetooth-Verbindung reicht knappe 10 Meter, wenn keine Hindernisse im Weg sind. Der Lautsprecher hat ein sehr stabiles Alu-Gehäuse (bis auf den Kunststoff-Sockel). Er ist sehr schwer und hat auf der Unterseite augenscheinlich einen Haftgummiring, den ich aber noch nicht verwendet habe (Schutzfolie ist noch drauf). Der Lautsprecher kann auf eine recht hohe Lautstärke gestellt werden - aber lauter verbraucht natürlich mehr Strom. Im Bassbereich schwächelt er etwas, aber einerseits ist es ja keine Bassreflexbox und andererseits hat der Lautsprecher ja nur etwa 45 mm Durchmesser. Zudem hat der Lautsprecher noch ein paar weitere Betriebsmodi: Line-In, Radio und Handy-Freisprech. Die Freisprechfunktion hab ich erst einmal kurz ausprobiert, sie scheint aber recht gut zu funktionieren. Die LED-Anzeige ist RGB und scheint einige Betriebszustände anzuzeigen: abwechelnd blau-grün = BT Verbindungsbereit, blau = BT verbunden, rot = Akku wird geladen, aus (bei verbundenem Ladegerät) = Akku voll. Wenn der Akku leer wird erfolgt bei schätzungsweise 20% eine Ansage. Das einzige, was etwas stört ist die sehr laute Ansage beim Einschalten. Akzeptable Abhilfe kann man erreichen, in dem man die Lautsprecheröffnung beim Einschalten mit der Hand luftdicht abdeckt - das ist aber für mich bislang das einzige kleine Manko.