Acoustic Research ARS60 Speakers
Overview
Hardware: PC Audio, PeripheralsWHAT WE LIKED:
Dedicated Control Buttons, Illuminating Buttons, Proportionate Weight, Quick Charge Time, Low Battery Warning, Exceptional Sound, Bluetooth 4.0, Travel bagWHAT WE DISLIKED:
Distorted on High with Low Battery, No Speakerphone
Introduction
Today we have the opportunity to review the ARS60 Bluetooth enabled speaker from Acoustic Research. This is their next generation speaker and it comes packed with features. It also sports a compact design without losing its design quality. It is available in black, red, blue, white, lime green, pink or yellow. The design is shaped like an hour-glass but features two speakers with a bass reflex system. This system also features a NiMH rechargeable battery, offering ten hours of music play time (at medium volume). Could this 16 watt system sound as good as what we’ve seen with other Bluetooth speakers?
Continue reading to find out if it holds up to our standards.
Before we get started, here’s some information on Acoustic Research:
Acoustic Research (AR), a brand owned by VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX), today unveiled a new addition to its line of Bluetooth indoor portable wireless speakers — the ARS60 portable wireless speaker. Using advanced audio coding, this next generation Bluetooth® equipped product offers sound quality that’s indistinguishable from wired systems, with an impressive dynamic range. The ARS60 is shaped to inspire, sized to go anywhere and sounds like miniature audio furniture.
very smoooth sound, not tinny, bass is a bit weak but thats to be expected from an enclosure this size, found it for $59 at Lowes, couldn’t be happier with performance, very stylish unit as well