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Boom v2 Speaker / Costco - $69.99

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On sale from $99.99. Difference between 2 and the V2 is that Costco's V2 doesn't allow you to import custom EQ's. You can still customize EQ's yourself on the Soundcore app.

$69.99 in store and online. For reference, Soundcore is selling this on their website for $105 with promo code HONEY2024

https://www.costco.com/.product.4...ue&nf=true
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On sale from $99.99. Difference between 2 and the V2 is that Costco's V2 doesn't allow you to import custom EQ's. You can still customize EQ's yourself on the Soundcore app.

$69.99 in store and online. For reference, Soundcore is selling this on their website for $105 with promo code HONEY2024

https://www.costco.com/.product.4...ue&nf=true

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Yesterday 02:48 PM
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thesybariteYesterday 02:48 PM
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How's the sound quality? I know it's loud, but I'm interested in sound quality.
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DavidD6012
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Quote from thesybarite :
How's the sound quality? I know it's loud, but I'm interested in sound quality.

It sounds great. It has great clarity and great bass for its size. I had a JBL Charge 5, which is an upwards of $140. The Boom 2 sounded more full with less distortion. I did observe a slight loss in clarity, but I brought it back by boosting the treble in the EQ. I use it with the Bass boost option on. Now that it's $70, the amount of sound you get is crazy good
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I really like mine. Had it a few months now. Gets really really loud and still sounds good. Even at 30% volume, it completely fills my backyard (medium size yard with a pool)
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HogweedYesterday 07:21 PM
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Quote from thesybarite :
How's the sound quality? I know it's loud, but I'm interested in sound quality.
RTINGS review:
https://www.rtings.com/speaker/re...ore-boom-2
Yesterday 07:47 PM
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CharlesR5663Yesterday 07:47 PM
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I have been interested in this product. I am seeing specs where it only supports the CODEC called SBC.

As an iPhone user playing AAC files, I was thinking I would want a Bluetooth speaker that uses an AAC CODEC. Is that true? Would I have degraded sound quality in this use case by using SBC instead of AAC? Or would it sound the same?

Thanks for any advice on this.
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wstewardToday 01:47 AM
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Have had this for 1 month and use it multiple times/wk playing pickleball outdoors. I stream with Spotify.

It has good loud volume & thumping bass for the price. I say better than JBL Flip 6 and at least par with the JBL CHARGE 6 for half the price with current sale.

EQ is adjustable and bass boost can be turned on & off. Battery probably lasts ~15-18hrs on average with bass on & volume at about 60%.
Last edited by wsteward July 31, 2025 at 06:51 PM.
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eyeseeyouToday 01:57 AM
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Does this have an aux input?

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RealDealMonkeyToday 03:18 AM
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I had this speaker, Anker's Boom 2 Plus, and another smaller Anker (microboom or some such). All were very good value for the money, with the best probably being this speaker. This one has pretty well-balanced high vs mids vs bass, and decent ability to tweak via the EQ.

Relative to the size, the volume levels with minimal distortion were quite impressive for such a small enclosure. The main reason I returned all of my Anker speakers was the lack of bass below ~60Hz; pretty steep rolloff below that point, but for most people this speaker will probably rate "spectacular". Really, for the price and size, Anker really did knock it out of the park with this model.

If instead you really want that deep end on your acoustic bass, or rap, edm, etc, this is not the speaker for you. That isn't much of a knock against the Boom 2 as practically nothing in this size category is capable of much volume in the low end. Huge output below ~60Hz requires surface area to move substantial air, and frequencies that low have long wavelengths; the limits of physics are the problem. For deep bass you need something like a Tribit Stormbox Blast, JBL's Boombox 3, Partybox 120, etc.

Edit: oh yeah, almost forgot. Dig this review of the speaker-

https://youtu.be/R3fLkaez35A?si=GimPBwWH6SDceU0X

Alan Ross is a bit ridiculous and goes on and on with his babbling, BUT he does typically post RTA graphs and other useful info regarding speakers he tests, along with changes in sound when manufacturers update their firmware. Quite useful if you like to customize your own EQ curves.
Last edited by RealDealMonkey July 31, 2025 at 08:27 PM.
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jacureToday 03:43 AM
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Is this better than the LG boom?
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GoGo98102Today 05:02 AM
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Quote from CharlesR5663 :
I have been interested in this product. I am seeing specs where it only supports the CODEC called SBC. As an iPhone user playing AAC files, I was thinking I would want a Bluetooth speaker that uses an AAC CODEC. Is that true? Would I have degraded sound quality in this use case by using SBC instead of AAC? Or would it sound the same?Thanks for any advice on this.
This speaker is too small and too cheap to make any slightest difference between the codecs. It might have a noticeable difference if this were a $300+ headphone.
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FuschiaOstrich308Today 01:33 PM
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Can I link two of these together for two speakers playing at once?
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FuschiaOstrich308Today 01:34 PM
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Perhaps called tws?

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