Damson Oyster Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker - White

TL;DR: If you're after sound quality, get the Oyster, it's pretty portable and is great for group listening, if you need something purse friendly, don't mind spending twice as much and losing sound quality get something like a Jambox mini.So I was jealous of my mum with her Jambox and went on search to get my own, after looking at the prices and reading reviews of various similar products, this product came out on top. I believe when this product came out it was priced at around £150, competing with Bose SoundLink Mini, since then the price has dropped and it's now available for ~£50 new here on Amazon, making it less than half the price of the Jambox mini by Jawbone (the one my mum owns).Each speaker has excels where the other falls short.Sound quality:The Oyster has 4 active speakers and one passive bass radiator, two drivers on the front (mids and lows) and one speaker on either end (highs) and the bass radiator on the back. Whereas the Jambox has two active drivers and a passive bass radiator, both active drivers on the front, radiator on the back.In terms of sound quality the Oyster obviously wins this, in every way, for every type of music I tested, pop, rock, electronic and classical. Given the difference in size and number of speakers, this probably wouldn't surprise, but given that it's half the price, this is pretty great.Form:For portability the Jambox wins this round hands down measuring only 150mm long by 39mm wide by 57mm tall and weighing 343 grams. The Oyster measures 233mm long by 120mm wide by 95mm tall and weighing 795 grams (size measurements made from the largest diameter on the curved sides). You might be able to get away with fitting the Jambox in your pockets, if you have somewhat baggy trousers on, the Oyster can sit in your backpack comfortably, I had a little test using it through my rucksack and the sound quality suffered slightly, but you could still use it on the go if you wanted.Other notes:The Oyster has a minor quirk where, when first switched on, the device lacks some of its bass, this can be fixed easily by adjusting the volume up or down one notch, it's not a particular volume that causes the issue, but that it's only recently switched on. This is a pretty minor issue, as you'll need to be next to it to switch it on, so just pressing a volume button isn't difficult at all.The Oyster also has great sound from every angle, whereas the Jambox is fairly front directional.I haven't used the Jambox enough to comment on its battery life, but the Oyster can handle 1 or 2 hours a day for a week before needing a recharge, so battery life isn't really a concern here.The Jambox uses the more convenient micro USB charging method, where the Oyster has an 18V charger, which comes with different plugs/prongs for different countries. I'd rather have a micro USB connector here, but the Oyster has a beefier battery and it'd probably take an age to charge with a 5W USB connection.If you have any questions about the product feel free to ask leave them in the comments.

Got this today via a daily deal. It was approximately half Amazon's usual price. For what I paid for it I'm happy BUT I would have returned it had I paid full price for it.The sound is reasonable using my iphone which is the main purpose I bought it for. My main gripe is that I have to select the EQ very carefully to make it sound decent. Choose the wrong one and it sounds like something you'd buy from a market stall!Good size. Needs placing carefully in a room for the best effect.Came almost fully charged. Posh box. Fast set up.Like the title - its OK. If you get the chance to buy it half price then I'd go for it. If not don't bother. For what the manufacturers are charging you could probably get a small Bose.UPDATEAfter using it for a few weeks here's a few more points.1) The Bluetooth breaks up frequently even when the iphone is right next to the device. I listen to audiobooks a lot and if I use Bluetooth I miss content and it destroys the flow of the story. So despite having purchased it because it has Bluetooth I always use the cable.2)The size is good but I always feel like I'm about to drop it. Maybe that's because I am a woman and have smaller hands. But I have to be careful especially when attaching the cable (which I always have to do - see point 1.)3) The amount of bass is intrusive at times.I don't dislike it enough to return it but I wouldn't buy it again if I had the ability to time travel.

I wanted to give this 4.5 stars, the sound quality is great with one caveat, unless you love base you are going to need to tone it down a little. So if your source, phone or whatever can adjust the base then this is FANTASTIC otherwise you may be disappointed.We also have a Cambridge Audio Minx Go and this sound significantly better!ProsSound quality (see above)ConvenienceBuild QualityConsYou need to be able to adjust the base at the source!Material mesh could get dirty - the Minx Go is easier to wipe down - we use that for music in the kitchenDon't expect to be able to have the source to far from the device (common for all devices not just this one)Tested with Samsung Galaxy S2 / Note 2 and Sandisk Clip+ (via cable)