Harmon Kardon Onyx Studio 6 vs Anker Soundcore Motion Boom

[@alanrossreviews]

*Buy online: Onyx Studio 6: geni.us/onyxstudio6 Soundcore Motion Boom: geni.us/motionboom *#AmazonCommissionsEarned

[@alanrossreviews]

Chapters 0:00 intro 3:18 frequency response 07:00 specs 11:17 35% volume test 15:12 60% volume test 21:12 80% volume test 26:35 maximum volume test 30:11 conclusion

[@Smzxe]

Motion boom sounds much clearer and have same Low end at 40% volume I'll take motion boom overall

[@SadPuppyMusic]

Cheeeers once again for featuring our music Alan !!!

[@alanrossreviews]

No problem 😁

[@AbsoluteFidelity]

The 1 dislike came from a Go 3 owner that's deciding to upgrade to a Clip 4.

[@alanrossreviews]

Might just be my mum 😭

[@AbsoluteFidelity]

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[@santi8751]

Finally get to see this review I had asked for!! Yesssssirre! Alan's the best

[@alanrossreviews]

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[@santi8751]

@@alanrossreviews appreciate you alan I really do man !🙏

[@alanrossreviews]

thanks for the support! 😊

[@santi8751]

@@alanrossreviews hey Alan crazy man I jus saw right now on the harmn kardon KZbin channel they already came out with the onyx 7 and has stereo sound!! Whaaaatt sounds like it may be the best speaker in that class on paper

[@alanrossreviews]

yup, will be a nice comparison for the future 🤗

[@alanrossreviews]

tracks: 11:17 Alban Chela, Yasniel Navarro & Marvin - Latino 15:12 Poylow - The Hills (feat. Kédo Rebelle & Ivan Jamile) 16:27 Marc Vinyls - Therapy 21:12 Kastelo & Rian Cult - Baked 23:26 Sad Puppy - IWK 26:35 RYYZN - Out in the City

[@uduzynxstep6598]

It's amazing how the Onyx Studio 6 is not that big, but it manages to have such deep bass

[@alanrossreviews]

yup! good dsp and decent drivers!

[@FlezzDurjis]

dude, I cant find a single reviewer that does spectrum analysis on every speaker. Frickin brilliant. Unfortunately the average listener wont appreciate, but i hope you keep it up.

[@alanrossreviews]

Spectrum analysis is a great way to compare two speakers in the real world, no skill required other than the software, not sure why more people don't make use of them. Perhaps it would reveal their poor quality recordings? 🤔

[@scot_smith]

Thank you so much! Great comparison test! I definitely prefer smooth and deep over punchy clear (for music) but for the price point and usability, the Motion Boom is impressive

[@alanrossreviews]

for sure!

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[@danielbyrd1272]

Awesome comparison man! Picked up a Motion Boom at Wal-Mart yesterday for $50. Absolutely blown away

[@alanrossreviews]

what a steal! 👌

[@lightsshades9778]

He lying 100%

[@rikkygaming6240]

I just got the onyx 6 yesterday thanks to you. I love it

[@alanrossreviews]

yup, shame about the battery but still hard to beat for some deep bass.

[@rikkygaming6240]

Yes..the battery is little, I am a deep bass fanboy. I get stoned alot.

[@KrazyShark]

The Harman is pretty impressive bass-wise, definitely the kind of speaker you want if you throw parties at your place. You'll definitely get a "WOW THIS IS SOME NICE BASS BABY WOO" from you and your friends initially but i'd venture to guess if you listen to many many genres alone the sound signature will get really really tiring with that overboosted bass and recessed / muddy vocals-highs. Harman should really give it a bigger battery for those times you want some nice sound outside despite the rather stationary / bulky design. Interesting to see how the bass gets cut at around 80%+ for the Harman and the Motion Boom, that's why I had to make different EQ Profiles when i played it at max with lowered highs. It definitely sounds more mids-highs heavy but not JBL-Screech-Ears-Bleeding levels, still fairly balanced but the bass is a bit lowered so good to know. Awesome awesome comparison as usual Alan, my V-Shape EQ'd Motion Boom is already bass-heavy and super clear enough for my taste with customizable sound for all genred and at least i can carry it all around and never worry for the battery to run out. Really hope they make some "Pro" version with a better codec, jack 3.5mm, tweeters and a detachable handle. Keep it up good sir 👑

[@alanrossreviews]

without a doubt this is no all-rounder and the novelty will soon wear off if you want more than bass. yeah you are right, you cant up the bass because of the limiters but cutting highs cuts the loudness. you might as well stop going over 80%? i dont like switching eqs so try to have one for all volumes.

[@KrazyShark]

@@alanrossreviews I rarely go over 80% at home actually cause it's really loud, but yeah i tend to stick with either my boomy v-shape EQ or your EQ according to mood 😄

[@darrenm4417]

Stupid battery of onyx studio 6. It’s the only one that averts me to buy it. But the bass is so lovely. I really love deep low end bass. Stupid battery again stupid battery. So confusing what to get. Soundcore boom has almost everything. Just the design 🤪 charge 5 hmm.. xb43. Maybe.. it’s hard to choose when u have budget of $200. Maybe I’ll put it aside for a while and go for a bigger one like boombox2? Hmm what do you think Alan? Btw I find your opinions, videos. Very interesting. Super honest and true answers with your thoughts on the speakers you’re reviewing. Keep it up! You have a new sub! 👊🏼

[@alanrossreviews]

Ive been listening to the hk go+ play. It might be an option, very meaty and open sounding. Just doesnt have the deep low bass of the o6, also not a big battery but twice the capacity of the o6.

[@darrenm4417]

@@alanrossreviews i’ll take note of this. Thanks Alan!

[@red9350]

The Onyx Studio 5 and 6 have TWO passive radiators, one on the front and one on the back! The best indoor placement is in the corner of a room so you get all the bass reflected back to you

[@alanrossreviews]

thats not really the reason for bass reinforcement, its a deep complicated subject and involves resonance and the large wavelength of bass waves.

[@alantangis]

Swear to god you explain all the things that make it personal and factual. F**King spot on reviews good sir 👌

[@alanrossreviews]

so you are saying you liked the video? 😊😊😊👍👍

[@RobertoRamirez-zu5fw]

Fucken amazing to see motion boom 30 fucken watts beating the shit out of 40, 50, 60, 70 watts speakers !!!! Unfucken believable!!!

[@alanrossreviews]

its a fucken miracle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@jeffayson1539]

@@alanrossreviews 😂

[@aktunav]

Finally :D ONYX; I really like bass around 30Hz, Onyx vibrates my table...If you listen bass heavy youtube musics, OMG...BTW, i didn't hear any distortion up to now and what i like is that Onyx's sound signature suits me cause i like to listen controlled mids (i prefer little bit less, like Charge 3). More mids bothers me for long listening and i dont want to make any adjustment for it... ( I didn't test it yet but you can adjust the bass level with pressing specific keys in simultaneously ) Motion boom; Best speaker ever made for this price range...Excellent features and flawless hardware design...For the size, bass is simply amazing, EQ makes the life easier, lightweight, waterproof, etc... I will buy it if i can find it here in Istanbul...

[@alanrossreviews]

yeah for me the onyx just a tad too bass heavy given single tweeter and woofer. the onyz 7 might get the balance right. do you mean the Hold bluetooth and + for 10 seconds thing? it doesnt seem to to work on mine.

[@AbsoluteFidelity]

@@alanrossreviews alan, dont bother doin that. That button combination just turns off the DSP and makes it sound like a 2 dollar speaker. Many call that the LFM (low frequency mode), I call it the KRM (kitchen radio mode).

[@alanrossreviews]

its that bad with no dsp? holy shit whats up with these people, dsp is making it easy for them to go cheap. i am surprised it goes that clean and deep with dsp yet garbage without it. i wonder if maybe its another dsp mode for some service reasons?

[@AbsoluteFidelity]

@@alanrossreviews it is the DSP that makes it sound how it sounds. With DSP turned off, it loses all that great tune. Your Onyx 6 should be able to do that, give it a go. Its the (bluetooth) + (-) button held down, not the (bluetooth) + (+) button. 😀

[@alanrossreviews]

ah! ok tx! i feel like this is becoming the mark winston reviews channel 😁

[@SSJfraz]

For a boom box with no tweeters, it seems to have no problem giving off the illusion that it does have them. There's noticeably more sibilance on the boom compared to other speakers you've compared it to. But that extra deep low end prevents it from becoming fatiguing. That's some achievement for a £70-90 portable.

[@alanrossreviews]

right its about balance. im not claiming this to be the last word in hifi might it might just be the current word in best value 😁

[@SSJfraz]

@@alanrossreviews Indeed. It is what it is, a boombox. But even a hifi snob such as myself can appreciate a bargain. It's fun to listen to and it's portability and battery life are impressive for it's price range. I wouldn't go playing my classical or jazz collection through it, but some EDM, pop, rap or RnB on the beach and you can't really go wrong with this little gem.

[@diegomahoudeau934]

​@@alanrossreviews do you think is the best value still?

[@drezworthy]

I like the brightness of the Motion Boom to the muddiness of the Studio 6

[@alanrossreviews]

I wouldnt say the 6 was muddy, just bass heavy so highs are more recessed. The motion plus is quite bright so in a/b it often makes the other speakers sound muddy. The onyx having a single tweeter of course doesnt help either 😊

[@drezworthy]

@@alanrossreviews Ah, I am a layman of terms. Would you define muddiness in this context as an imbalance favoring lows? That was what I meant by the term I suppose. If so, then, what you are saying is that in your opinion it is muddy but not ALL that muddy? Or does the term muddiness mean something else?

[@jann8490]

Awesome review. Got the onyx 5 (and the boom) It's funney how the onyx's bass travels to the floor 🙂. I really like both speakers. But the onyx battery time is a joke.

[@alanrossreviews]

yeah they clearly dont think of this as a portable speaker.

[@danielrudilille]

Anker Soundcore Motion Boom= long time listening--->getting tired ears Harman Kardon onyx 6= Long time listening--->wonderful and enjoyable for the ears Waiting for my 2x Onyx 6 :-)

[@alanrossreviews]

😜

[@RaquelFoster]

I used to smuggle steering wheels in my purse. On every job I had two or three guys carrying Onyx speakers as decoys. Never got caught.

[@alanrossreviews]

i feel like im taking confession 😝😝

[@NeoGeo822]

Another good review I still am amazed on how the notion boom holds up considering that it's not a huge brand name like Sony or Bose.

[@alanrossreviews]

yup only losing 50hz and down.

[@edgarcamarena3366]

Exactly considering that by bose you pay 70% the brand that the functionality offered by these brands (soundcore, tribit, ear fun. battery, Certificate ipx7 The price And just sound quality which is the most important thing.

[@stargazerxd13]

Maybe a stdio6 vs blast😍

[@alanrossreviews]

yes might be interesting 👍

[@mariusbezuidenhout8851]

WOW, that HK sounds good!, cheaper than most of the JBL's.

[@supremevisor]

Os6(and 5) is a low bass pound for pound champ. Has always been. 120mm driver - hard to compete with.

[@alanrossreviews]

ah! new category then, bass pound for pound champ....but still leaves the boom overall champ i think. 🤗

[@ericsantana4050]

If so, check out Marshall speakers. Great bass. Better than Onyx.

[@AbsoluteFidelity]

@@ericsantana4050 no marshall plays as deep as the onyx 6 except the woburn 2. Not the kilburn 2, not the stanmore 2, not even the tufton. The woburn 2 is 6 times the price of the onyx 5 and 4 times the price of the onyx 6 in my country.

[@ericsantana4050]

The Onyx sounds too narrow or boxey. We have many speakers in my office and the Onyx was returned because of that. The Marshall fills up the whole office with its rich bass.

[@ericsantana4050]

The Tuffton, that is

[@mbu5371]

Another GREAT JOB 💥 THANKS 🎶🌶️🌶️🌶️

[@alanrossreviews]

Thanks for listening 😁

[@daniallegacy]

1:14 the camera bear has such interesting enthusiasm

[@alanrossreviews]

indeed 😛

[@NCC-yc5fq]

Another great review, thanks Alan! 😀 My gripe with the entire HK/JBL range really is this whole plug-in nonsense. Definitely a deal breaker for me...if I wanted a plug-in speaker that plays louder, I would just use my soundbar or home theatre system. People buy a portable speaker, to play cordless...so in my view the ONLY comparison should be battery to battery performance. (Making a reviewer's life a tad easier too methinks) Very happy with my Soundcore Motion Boom so far, and thanks for indicating your custom EQ values at the top of the graph...much appreciated sir. 🙏🏻

[@alanrossreviews]

well i think i covered all bases 😁

[@budfox3097]

Exactly, Onyx is a mono speaker, sounds muddy and covered compared to Boom, JBL has moved in the same direction with their mono speakers. Both brands belong to the same company owned by Samsung. Harman Kardon Go+Play was a really nice speaker. But mono speakers are totally uninteresting due to plenty of alternatives. And Boom´s bass is still impressive given that it is smaller, lighter, sounds MUCH clearer and has less power. Rave Neo and Onyx are more comparable when it comes to power and size.

[@alanrossreviews]

i think the onyx does a good job at providing some serious deep bass but not balanced enough or open enough for me. It is still bloody fun listening to it thump out some tracks though. the onyz 7 going back to stereo might change things. yes boom remains clear pound for pound champ! 😋

[@ArieJon]

Love your reviews mate "..I have no idea why" 😂

[@alanrossreviews]

I admire your honesty, 😁😁

[@AbsoluteFidelity]

Alan, the Onyx 5 and 6 can pair in stereo. Typical of HK not to tell us how to do it. You just need to long press the Play button after pairing them up normally. If you long press Play again, it will switch channels between speakers and if you long press Play again it will go back to mono. It cycles through like that. Check out the video on my channel for the stereo tutorial and test. The Onyx 5 and 6 also have 2 massive oval passive radiators, one on the front and one on the back. And the Onyx Studio 7 will have 2 tweeters but that sweet deep bass remains to be heard. We will just have to wait for the launch in late April. Lol!

[@alanrossreviews]

i watched some teardowns and could see two passive radiators but every article i read said one passive radiator so i figured was one a dummy? so there is front and back radiators for sure? thanks for the headsup on stereo, didnt see that anywhere, how did you find out? kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqrNqGeCi7l8f7s cheers!

[@AbsoluteFidelity]

@@alanrossreviews yup, Im sure it has 2 working passive radiators. :) I found out the onyx 5 and 6 could pair in stereo thru a fellow youtuber called Jason and decided to post that vid to help out Onyx owners since 99.9% didnt know it was possible. JBL and HK have so many secret button combinations that its hard to keep up if you dont take the time to check one by one out. Soft reset, hard reset, turning strobe lights on and off, turning off DSP, software version check, controlling echo on certain models, etc... all are not mentioned in the manuals but they definitely do work. I guess thats just how the company is. Now only if the Onyx had an equalizer.......

[@alanrossreviews]

can the 6 pair with any jbl speakers like other models?

[@AbsoluteFidelity]

@@alanrossreviews it only works for the onyx 5 and 6 and can only be paired among themselves. Even the Go Play cant be paired to play in stereo. The Onyx 5 and 6 are like made specially for stereo pairing, they sound so open and way less congested in stereo, yet HK mentions nothin about it. If HK did, they would most probably have sold way more Onyxs. Dumb. LOL!

[@romainlouault4619]

It’s not stereo but double mono (me and my friends have four studio 5 and a 6 so we could test it well). Only the Onyx Studio 4 had the stereo pairing option (HK connect +, which was just JBL Connect +)

[@nicabc]

Finally! Thank you Alan!

[@alanrossreviews]

youre welcome 😋

[@jcdupuy4809]

Even with headphones onyx 6 rattle your head....i have the 5 but it is basically the same in the bass dept

[@alanrossreviews]

yup it kicks butt 😆

[@faustotabares3780]

If they can add a tweeter or just add clarity to the tuning of the Onyx Studio and fix the terrible battery.... it would be a BEAST of a speaker!

[@alanrossreviews]

erm, onyx 7?

[@faustotabares3780]

@@alanrossreviews it was an improvement but not quite it... still terrible battery life

[@theboston3386]

Alan, I'm not sure if you want people stating the result in the comments. Some folks just read it and not watch the video. I'm sure you're OK with it but I'm gonna make a statement below: This is an awesome channel. Let's help Alan out by not revealing the result in the comment, but rather make it general. (IE I was definitely surprised by the results). Only a thought and suggestions to help Alan's channel out.

[@alanrossreviews]

its all good. comments for me are very much part of the video and give the community feel. so if people go straight to the comments its fine, im sure they end up having a quick listen anyway 🤗

[@nvc.]

For 200 bucks i really think the Harman kardon Onyx6 is unbeatable... Its such an amazing speaker.. Sony should learn with this speaker, i mean the XB43 is a great speaker but im yet to hear a true deep bass Sony portable speaker and this is the company that advertises "Xtra Bass" and its allways just boomy 90Hz bass, and no power nor dynamic range to get deeper... I aplude HK for puting a true high excursion/power driver on a 200 dlr speaker, even if its just a 12cm one, its great for its size..

[@ajsim]

Soundcode Motion Boom sounds much better to my ear at all volume levels. The bass sounds more distinct and less muddied.

[@alanrossreviews]

you need to listen on something that can play past 30hz without rolloff.

[@Schmidteren]

Motion Boom is so impressive for the price.

[@alanrossreviews]

Sure is 😝

[@4235douglas]

Do you still think the motion + is a bit better and more clear than the motion boom or now you've come to prefer it over the motion +?

[@alanrossreviews]

yes i now prefer the motion boom, once you eq it to your liking.

[@4235douglas]

@@alanrossreviews Thanks.

[@thugis07]

I have the onxy studio 5 and I use Spotify so I have my eq setup and I push the mids and high and the speakers sounds amazing

[@alanrossreviews]

hifi heaven 😋😋

[@seanjun_]

Subscribed immediately 👻

[@alanrossreviews]

good job 👍

[@nmccammo]

Bought a Boom today….really nice.

[@alanrossreviews]

Welcome to the boom club 💪💪

[@markdizon4826]

Nice review motion boom much clearer and harman kardon has a deep bass love the bass😅 also JBL//is harman Company 👍👍👍

[@alanrossreviews]

Yup, bro and sis with different personalities 😝

[@willwhatru7]

Wow it's the Harmon Kardon Studio 6 for me you can't lose with either speaker 💥👍🏾

[@alanrossreviews]

Its a buyers market 😊

[@dm2893]

Great review again...... Heard it on the rave neo...... Could make out the differences clearly

[@User-69-tq]

Rave Neo or motion boom for the bass?

[@alanrossreviews]

just so different, they can both dig deep. a pair of rave neos is something to think about for the stereo.

[@dm2893]

@@User-69-tq bass is good on rave neo with EQ mode....... has lights and 50 watts loud enough....Haven't heard motion boom in real...... You can watch comparison videos n decide

[@paweuek]

Hey Alan, in your previous videos of motion boom we haven't seen any bass adjustment/compression at 80% vs 100% volume. Why do we see it now? Is it because of newer firmware?

[@alanrossreviews]

I had an issue where my phone was limiting max volume we has been sorted. Only effected a couple of speakers, the boom and the tribit micro. Sorted now. So partly my fault and partly an issue with samsung phones. Also default holds bass more than custom, so a combination of things.

[@patrickjohnbustamante8743]

Anker soundcore neo vs onyx 6 pls... 😊😊

[@used103]

I am now considering selling both of my sony xb41's and getting 2 motion booms. I know the xb41 get loud but the bass drops off! "extra bass" is awful to listen too at low volumes. its muddy and it's just gimmick! soon as that volume goes up all bass is lost! I have also subscribed to your channel the content is awesome, love watching it!

[@alanrossreviews]

Two booms after the xb41 will feel like heaven 😁😁 tx for the sub 👍

[@used103]

@Adineo The xb43 was a real fail, infact its like they have stepped backwards owning the XB40,41&43 its been a really disappointment with them. I still think the best speaker they made was the XB40 for its time it held its own! yet now we just get rubbish overcharged speakers from them.

[@Khyree_Holmes]

OH - YEAH!!!! (listening with a Subwoofer and good Speakers) The Onyx sounds Bass heavy and the Motion Boom sounds so clear for price. My MB sounds like my 2.1ch System: 40hz Bass and open Vocals (Mids/Highs)

[@alanrossreviews]

yup the onyx is not balanced at all but f&*k me that bass sounds nice! 🤪

[@Khyree_Holmes]

@@alanrossreviews I'm a "V-shape" guy.

[@xXadambXx]

how clarity looks in motion boom under 40% ? I love how clarity meets low bass, good soundstage, it amazing for ambient/chillbass, good EDM or all rock.

[@alanrossreviews]

Clarity goes up with volume so not the best at 40%

[@xXadambXx]

@@alanrossreviews so motion plus will be better ?

[@alanrossreviews]

sorry i thought you said the plus, at lower volumes i think the boom is a little better.

[@jydeade8944]

The other speaker is 50watts compared to boom 30watts. So I'm not surprised that the bass is little deeper on studio 6. For me motion boom is overall well balanced and even without tweeters the clarity is much better. Let's assume both are the same price and after watching your review I would go for boom. The other speaker cannot be classed as outdoor speaker with a shyte battery life on a that big lumpy thing.

[@alanrossreviews]

O6 is more than a little deeper, its whole different level deep but in an unbalanced way.

[@ThibautMahringer]

Onyx are actually 30W on battery

[@MD-ky2dt]

Boss Alan is back. Top!

[@alanrossreviews]

yup 😋

[@johnmoreno5965]

I agree the harmon Kardon bass sounds better

[@l2azor07]

Just bought an os6. Bass is lovely lovely. I wonder if theres any worthy upgrade to it

[@alanrossreviews]

well you can get a second for stereo... 👍

[@l2azor07]

sir does rave neo play deeper bass than motion boom? like you said motion boom is 40hz and onyx is 30hz.. how much would be rave neo? and which one has a cleaner /tighter/ defined bass amongst these 3?

[@alanrossreviews]

they are about the same but neo sounds bigger.

[@karlpuno5922]

Hi Alan I'm about to buy my own anker speaker myself. Which between the plus and boom would you recommend more? which has better audio quality?

[@alanrossreviews]

plus is a little classier but i cant live without the bass of the boom.

[@nicholaschanvn]

I prefer the bass of motion boom . And the audio quality of denon 250bt

[@HS-fk6hb]

Hi Alan! you should consider reviewing the urbanears ralis!

[@alanrossreviews]

noted 👍

[@jpmavichana]

I dont have this, but I do have two Onyx 4s. The bass is insane, even if its not plugged in. It puts my Megablast and XB43 to shame. I just received my Motion+, and cant wait to try it out. I dont like that the Onyx 6 looks like a woman's handbag and it still uses Bluetooth 4.2 and AC adaptor to charge. This is more intended for a desk, than being portable. Great comparisons as usual, Alan. Keep it up.

[@alanrossreviews]

i dont think either the megablast or xb43 do much in low bass but only heard the megablast in a shop. m+ again wont do much in the deep bass like the motion boom. but if the 4 has bass like the 6 then you are covered 😁

[@jpmavichana]

@@alanrossreviews Honestly, the Onyx 4 has enough bass to compete with my Amazon Echo Studio. It has a resonating bass, which is great for R & B/Hip Hop tracks.

[@ThatGuy-qg4ww]

@@jpmavichana I love my onyx 4, just ordered a motion boom for the portability though. Hope youre still enjoying your tunes

[@AshWickramasinghe]

I mean I like the Onyx but that sound stage on Motion Boom with that stereo effect feels much much fuller than the Onyx. It almost feels like the Onyx have dropped half of the track in the name of bass. I’m getting a Motion Boom (Select Pro since we don’t get Motion Boom and both are almost the same)

[@alanrossreviews]

no they are not the same, different drivers! 😱

[@rubric_ra]

Select Pro is muddy

[@Djwatzy]

Harman Kardon have their sound, quite flat but nice bass. I decided to use a Citation One outside last night for a BBQ, got to say, it really impressed us. Paid £50 for it and that was money well spent.

[@alanrossreviews]

yup they have a certain signature sound just wish they would get real their batteries

[@Djwatzy]

@@alanrossreviews It's strange because JBL have got very real with the batteries 😖

[@alanrossreviews]

my theory is they do this to protect the jbl side of things

[@Djwatzy]

@@alanrossreviewsI think they want Harman branded stuff in the home and JBL outside, simple as that. You and me both know they could make a Onyx 7 last 48 hours on battery if they wanted to 😂 We can't really complain because JBL have raised the bar in almost all categories. Really enjoy your videos Alan, I'm a recent subscriber and I enjoy portable speakers. Sick of others comparing portable speakers to hifi equipment, really gets on my nerves!

[@archanadolly3820]

Harman kardon amazing bass

[@alanrossreviews]

Yup 🤗

[@thefattmatt]

Another good video. The Onyx sounds quite dry to me, I think it's that dip between the two bass peaks.

[@alanrossreviews]

i found it quite mellow but with the overwhelming bass, maybe we think of dry as different things.

[@thefattmatt]

@@alanrossreviews I find the bass to be too heavily focused on a small range low frequencies, though I do like how powerful it is.

[@alanrossreviews]

you must have a very good ear to be able to hear that. sometimes i think its better to know nothing and be happy with a go 3 with no bass 🤣

[@moriopl6176]

Just bought mine motion boom. Left speaker rattles but still bass is awesome and loud.

[@moriopl6176]

I use -5 150hz and +8 80hz. One of my customs is just everything down but 80hz and volume to 80-60% and i just jam

[@alanrossreviews]

-5 on 150hz?

[@ThibautMahringer]

Left speaker rattling ? Mine is right and it seems to be on the right speaker for a lot of persons

[@DJunclepaul2nd]

At the top end of volume, the onyx does seem slightly brighter... overall high end sound. Boom has lots of volume! less refined?

[@alanrossreviews]

Brighter at higher volume as bass limits. Indoor boom for me, more balanced. Outdoor or small party the onyx for sheer low end wallop

[@shadowgun5474]

between the HK onyx studio 4 and the HK onyx Studio 6 which one would you recommend if the difference is 50 dollars between one and the other

[@alanrossreviews]

i like the o6 but havent heard the o4

[@jcdupuy4809]

Cant wait the end of the video.

[@alanrossreviews]

ha! are you actually watching it all? average viewing time on my vids is 5 minutes 🤣🤣

[@jcdupuy4809]

@@alanrossreviews loke you ve seen. I watched it like a tv show and commented all along lmao. Missed peanuts and whisky

[@alanrossreviews]

lets keep the whiskey for the live streams 😎

[@jordannelson4161]

Cant you link 2 motion booms does it play in stereo that way ?

[@alanrossreviews]

yup

[@hunktubes]

Wow, I need the H/K Onyx! In black I might add. Guess I'll have to bring a powerbank to the beach as well. (I like the Soundcore but it looks like a $29,- toy.)

[@alanrossreviews]

it looks like a toy but doesnt sound like one.

[@fahrradbang69]

+hunk molenaar i did that, but you have to buy an expensive powerbank that can output 19v and it does not charge via the usb port

[@hunktubes]

@@fahrradbang69 Yes, noticed that :-) I do have a powerbank with 230V outlet but It's impractical to bring that and the Onyx powerbrick. The Onyx does last a full day on easy listening volume but it's not the choice for an all night beach party. Lucky me, my all night outdoor parties are rare these days :-)

[@danielrudilille]

In my country we doesn`t have the Anker Soundcore Motion Boom, but I can get the Onyx 5 for 180$ and Onyx 6 for 240$. Whitch one is the best choice?

[@alanrossreviews]

I never had the o5 sorry.

[@wadec6799]

I had the 6 and the boom and auwa exos 3 and motion plus and extreme 3.. I now own 2 w king d9 that came with firmware updated.. the 6 was killer for bass when plugged in but unplugged the sound drops way off... had it not done that id prolky never have bought the w kings but now I'm glad I did cyz these have blown me away.. nit the bass of 6 or even the boom but with lil eq tweaking on my note 20 ultra none of these speakers touch it for overall sound and volume

[@alanrossreviews]

thats what it does, loudness and upper bass, not much else for me though. i need more balance.

[@JoshStephens24]

Has your motion boom EQ settings been posted yet?

[@alanrossreviews]

I have it on my Instagram but im still not settled on a final one yet.

[@KingCuba0731]

Soundcore needs a KZbinr reviewer coupon code for their viewers 😸 I hate paying full price

[@alanrossreviews]

Theres always ebay i guess.

[@wed265]

Great job as usual Allen. I still prefer the Boom for the battery life And the highs and mids. How do you think two of those in stereo would sound compared to that onyx? And you still saving money. 180 vs 160

[@alanrossreviews]

i think the gain of separated stereo would trump the deeper bass of the onyx 6. will try it some time.

[@philjoysavio6805]

👌🏻review..can't go wrong with the st6...its has the deepest bass a bt spaeker can give... the st 7 trailor is out..with 2 tweeters & tht ugly ring around it just like th 1st onyx🥴

[@alanrossreviews]

Whats goes around comes around 😭

[@shadowgun5474]

friend, how long does the battery last for the onyx studio 6 at medium volume approx

[@newpaparob3547]

HK bass is THICK

[@alanrossreviews]

hell it sure is 😝

[@udim7284]

for indoor use...which one would work better? instrumental music mostly.

[@alanrossreviews]

Really matter of taste, boom more balanced but with dynamic instrumentals that o6 will really kick in that low end. Think of instruments below 60 hz. So really talking bigger bass drums.

[@udim7284]

@@alanrossreviews thank you :-)

[@gregmarking6716]

The Onyx 6 looks like a woman's handbag - not one for me, even if it does sound a bit better! Ordered my Motion Boom last week, can't wait for it to arrive!

[@alanrossreviews]

well maybe a very butch woman 🤗

[@F7Nf7nF7nf7N]

I own an onyx studio 6. play a music on smartphone with samsung music app. tuned my own eq. try to listen same tracks that played here, found that the sound is not quite the same with what I've heard here.. onyx studio 6 is better than motion boom to me. in par with motion boom if I tuned the eq flat in some case. but I have no idea how motion boom sounds with flat eq (just know what it sounds with AR eq)

[@alanrossreviews]

are you listening via something flat? when i master on my hd650 with sonarworks eq they sound really really close, the recording and the original. of cousre we have to take sample variation into account too.

[@Haymaker72]

I owned a studio 5 and loved the bass but got tired of it as well. It created an overexagerated boom to everything being played masking the bass notes. Is the boom like this as well? Or is their definition to the bass?

[@alanrossreviews]

boom doesnt go as deep as onyx series but its a bit more realistic

[@ThibautMahringer]

Yay ! Bass time !

[@alanrossreviews]

party time 🥳🥳😁

[@ThibautMahringer]

@@alanrossreviews Wow, I thought Motion Boom do not decrease bass at higher volumes, what happenned ??

[@alanrossreviews]

yeah its better in default mode for that but i think my phone was limiting volume first time i measured it, now i am bypassing everything and getting full volume. these measurements i am confident are accurate now. i should retest default mode to see if that reduces or not.

[@alanrossreviews]

btw its not a bass reduction but limiting how much more bass you get with each volume step.

[@ThibautMahringer]

@@alanrossreviews Interesting, I would love to know if default mode reduce bass too. Yeah I know, we can see that it's not a hard limit. But wasn't expecting that ! Oh well I never play mine past 80% in the first place so it doesn't really matter for me 😝

[@TheAscendedTechNinja]

Some info about the HK its 40 watts DC and 50 Watts AC,it has 2 PRs 1 in the front and 1 in the back you can actually fell the air coming out and also the studio 7 is stereo again here's a link kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHqYfJKDrr9netU

[@alanrossreviews]

thanks for the info!

[@TheAscendedTechNinja]

@@alanrossreviews np👌

[@albertvillacrusis3267]

Spundcore is good but HK S6Bis bett is better for me..

[@godspeedsr1471]

There are 2 passive radiators in onyx studio 6 ... one in front and another one in the back ... you think only one there ... pretty sure there are two rads ...

[@alanrossreviews]

yeah i got that wrong. i went by online articles that insisted one passive rad, even though i could see two in the teardowns, should have gone with my gut 🤣

[@Schmidteren]

Would love to see what you think of Harman Kardon Go Play. :) The newest version. I'd love to know if it goes as deep as the Onyx. :D

[@fahrradbang69]

no it doesnt. but its at least stereo

[@BertoJim]

I hate upper bass. Upper bass is cheap bass. Low frequency bass is rich chocolate bass

[@alanrossreviews]

I think of low bass as tea with scones with strawberry 🍓 jam 😝

[@BertoJim]

Hey man so I’ve been considering buying the Bose SoundDock 10 or the B&O Beolite 20 Which one you think would sound better for bass reproduction and loudness. I listen to dance and house music thanks!

[@giandelacruz4407]

How long can motion boom play at max volume?

[@atanasdionisiev3031]

5 hours if I'm not mistaken

[@santi8751]

Studio 6 vs soundcore trance!!

[@mikewk3026]

Does the soundcore app work on apple iOS?

[@quantumhelium]

The Onyx 6 use cases seem to be something that you'd take from the bedroom to the shower, or perhaps near the hot tub in a detached home. There is no way something with that much low end bass would be suitable for a flat / condominium. The outdoor aspect to me for the Onyx 6 doesn't make sense since it's mostly flat in the midrange spectrum. I was looking for a speaker to use at the beach and the my initial choice was the Onyx 6, simply because of the amazing sound and design. After I learned of the realistic 90 minute battery life, it's almost embarrassing to bring that to the beach, especially when a friend has to charge their phone. Therefore I'll forgo that low end bass for the Anker Soundcore Motion Boom. Thank you for your review.

[@alanrossreviews]

no usb sharing means you cant even power via a powerbank at the beach. btw the o7 isnt even waterproof.

[@quantumhelium]

@@alanrossreviews Yeah, I just don’t understand HK when they make these. Like “let’s make it great, but remove one random key feature in order to annoy the customer.”

[@alexprince2469]

My party box has Sounddogs Go, it wants to be louder, you can replace the battery yourself

[@masonwilliams1810]

Onyx 6 vs your next heavy bass contender please!!!😁😁😁😁

[@alanrossreviews]

vs my neighbours banging on my wall 😁

[@thecreasegrease]

Damn, I just purchased the studio 6 over the motion boom 3 hours ago. I did pay $90 US dollars more for the Harman Kardon but I like deep bass. I originally purchased 2 W-King D9's but returned both because I didn't feel comfortable paying that much money for electronics from a company that doesn't have a website. I also had issues linking the two together and when I called Amazon support they recommended that I return them. I didn't know about the small battery on the Harman Kardon until right now but I see what you are talking about when you said you don't think HK wants it to be a mobile speaker. The Soundcore, W-King, and JBL's all have large batteries because they are viewed as an outdoor party speaker and they do have the ability to charge external devices but that's not an issue for me because I have so many power banks around the house. The biggest thing on my wish list was a JBL Boombox but $400 US dollars is out of my price range. Plus you can always find Harman Kardon certified refurbished on websites like Woot or Ebay. Thanks for the solid review so now I'm not second guessing my purchase.

[@alanrossreviews]

if soundcore ever do a jbl boombox type it will be half the price and sell like hot cakes 😁

[@thecreasegrease]

@@alanrossreviews so this onyx 6 can't charge via USB? Mine came with an AC power cord but the USB port on the back is only for firmware updates.

[@fahrradbang69]

@@thecreasegrease right, you need to buy a 19v powerbank

[@nicabc]

Comparison to Xtreme would be cool!

[@alanrossreviews]

in terms of bass this destroys the xtreme 3 for low bass.

[@nicabc]

@@alanrossreviews as onyx studio 5 user I think that onyx will be smoother and nicer listen but not for long, ears get fatigued after long listening sessions. Xtreme will still be one of the best ones for camping and stuff🤔

[@danney2010]

Soundcore motion boom vs megaboom 3 ? Which do I buy

[@alanrossreviews]

probably boom but i havent tried the megaboom, most of the ue stuff has been a let down.

[@NCC-yc5fq]

I've had both. Motion Boom hands down!

[@jcdupuy4809]

I told you...the 7 is going to be there with the tweeters..if they don t downsize the woofer

[@alanrossreviews]

look forward to that, if it was just a bit more balanced it would be a decent listen for me.

[@jcdupuy4809]

Does it mean you prefer the motion boom over the onyx studio 6 ??

[@ericsantana4050]

Is it still going to have the same ugly design?

[@CraigIvor]

Onyx studio 7 looks promising as it has two tweeters for a more spacious stereo sound . 🎶🕺🏾

[@alanrossreviews]

yup got one on order 😁 you still sweet on the boombox?

[@CraigIvor]

Hi Alan - Boombox fun but was not a keeper . It was like a tank ha ha . I had the first Onyx ...... it was great fun , but vocals did not pop . So hopefully new one will address that especially with the two tweeters layout . I see Harman has gone back to the steel bar design of the original. It still does not fold for easy transportation . A criticism on the original design. I have ordered the new Onyx too as I’m speaker- less at moment. I sent my Beolit 20 back too 🤣 and sold on my two A1’s 2nd Gen . I await the Onyx - They say it might be delayed . Keep good ..... we need music for the summer days ahead . 🎶🎵🕺🏻 C

[@alanrossreviews]

speakerless????????????????????? how the f&*k can you let that happen? omg!!! and why no motion boom yet?? did you ever try the little soundcore boost? im really loving that,, more than the maxsound plus.

[@CraigIvor]

Ha ha - I have my old Sony RDPX60IP ( it had a iPod dock ) still battery good but I have to AUX wire . I was going to try the Soundcore boom but you mention it was not the clearest ? How are the vocals ? Also Currys have the soundcore neo I was tempted to try with your EQ settings . 🥸 as I do love deep base but I also like vocals to pop as well . The reason I sent the Beolit 20 back as it seem to have more upper mid base punch...... I love the deep lower base , but upper bunch gets in my ‘older’ ears nerves ha ha 👍