Sylvania 8" Premium Rugged Water Resistant Bluetooth Speaker 360° Sound, Stealth Black, SP1043

Great item reasonable price easy to use get one you won't regret it

I got this Bluetooth speaker for my husband because he loves to listen to music while he grills on our porch. It comes with a charging cord and needs to be charged before use. Once charged, it is very easy to pair and he paired it with his iPhone. It has simple large easy to use buttons on the front. It stands up straight and does not tip over. It has a loop so you can hang it. Best of all, it is waterproof and I love this feature as he sometimes forgets and leaves it on the porch. It has great sound.

I am still currently looking for the best portable (7.5" x 3" x3") speaker out there. However, I don't believe the perfect speaker to exists. This one comes very close, though. The sound from this speaker is really good, especially at higher volumes. It's not HiFi, but it's up there. It could definitely hold its own against a Soundlink mini 2 in sound quality. I put it up against the Soundcore boost, and it has less bass, but it's clearer. My ears sometimes would hurt if I had the boost near me. I also put it against the Tribit Max Sound plus, and the Miatone definitely sounds better. This is at full volume on both speakers and 70% volume on the phone for both. Now, to the drawbacks. For me, though, they don't bother me as much, seeing as the price is kind of low. The battery doesn't last long. On 50% volume, I get around 5 hours which is not much. Maybe I got a defective one. On the bright side, it does charge very quickly. The other thing is that the Bluetooth doesn't go through the walls very well. Again, these don't bother me as much because I've been looking for quality-sounding music from a speaker this size for a long time. The only good quality music I usually find is from something the size of a charge four or a sony srs-xb31. It's definitely better than a flip four, which is basically the same size in sound quality. Sylvania, if you read this, please, please keep making speakers this well and improve on battery life. I don't mind paying 100 bucks if you can make the battery last longer and improve the Bluetooth. The sound is just so good.

This is a great cheap speaker. I didn't think it would be loud enough because it was cheap but it really is. I feel like I could drop it a lot and it wouldn't break. I'm very satisfied with his speaker and would be comfortable using it outside as well.

I really like this speaker to bring with me to the pool or the beach. It's awesome that it's water resistant in case it gets splashed. It was easy to pair the Bluetooth to my phone. The sound was surprisingly good for the size of the speaker. I would recommend

This is a good, basic Bluetooth speaker with an acceptable sound quality. It has a simple push button front panel that is easy to understand without a lot of frills and unnecessary extras. It feels sturdy and durable. I plan to use it outdoors during warm weather because it it water resistant and smaller in size.

This speaker is lightweight and weighs 1 pound 2.9 ounces, It measures 8 inches tall and 3 inches wide. A micro-usb cable comes with it and it measures 14 inches long. To turn it on and off you will press and hold the circle button at the top of the panel on the front of the speaker. The sound is very good for a small portable speaker. When turned up to maximum sound there is not a lot of distortion. To get the most sound in your room or area you will want to turn the speaker with the buttons to the back. There is an instruction sheet that comes with it (1 English and 1 French), it is broken into 7 sections – the print is a little small, but easy to understand. There are three modes – Bluetooth Mode, FM Radio Mode, and Aux-in Mode. Bluetooth Mode is simple to pair, turn it on and press the Bluetooth button. Then connect your device to “SYLVANIA SP1043”. You do not need to enter a code, and if set up properly it will pair with your device every time you turn on the Bluetooth. FM Radio Mode just takes a few steps to get it set up. Once it is on a short press of the ON/OFF will turn on the FM Radio. To set up the available stations you will press the Play/Pause for a few seconds (long press). It will store a maximum of 30 stations. The bad part is that for me it saved static stations in addition to actual tuned in stations. I was only able to get about 10 stations. I ran the set up inside and outside with about the same results. Aux-mode will require a 3.5 mm cable. The instructions say “supplied”, but my speaker did not come with one. It is very easy to connect to devices that have the 3.5 mm port. The speaker comes with a 90 day warranty.

Was exoecting it to be a little more louder purchased to use at work I work in a kitchen lone and it can get pretty loud in the back and other coworkers have speakers but when they are not there we go without so I thought id be myslef one unfortunately it is a lot lower than many of the ones my coworkers have.

The speaker is ok, I bought it to listen to in the shower and it's ok for that. But, the power button, and bluetooth buttons are a problem. Every time I pick up the speaker, I accidently push the power button or bluetooth button and I need to turn it on again.

Not very loud and started ticking within 4 min! I played 2 songs on it for the very first time, after fully charging it. It wasn't too hard to pair, I'd done that yesterday but didn't play music because the TV was on. It WONT STOP TICKING! I made a video but can't upload here. Tried power off and turning volume down. I like to play my music loud so I can't hear myself singing along, so was hoping the Sylvania name would bring high quality. Nope.