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Soundcore Motion X500 makes some bold claims, worlds most portable spatial audio speaker, hi-fidelity sound, replaces a home theatre and lots more silly things. In this video we get an in-dppeth look at the Anker Soundcore Motion X500, all its EQ modes, its bass ability and loudness test. Compared to the Soundcore Motion Boom, The Rave Neo 2 and the Marshall Stockwell 2. Best portable bluetooth speaker 2024?
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0:04 Intro
15:34 app
24:02 preset modes
27:25 modes vs original
33:15 50% sound test
41:25 75% sound test
46:29 100% maximum volume test
50:35 summary
54:38 soundcore motion x500 specs
1:02:03 wrap-up
Alan Ross Reviews Top Picks:
Top for value:
Tribit Stormbox Blast: unbeatable deep bass for the money geni.us/stormboxblast
Soundcore Motion Boom: geni.us/motionboom Amazingly deep bass to 40hz for its size and price.
Learn more about Motion Boom alternative Mifa Wildbox: geni.us/mifawildbox
Still worth a look:
My former world champ the Soundcore Motion Plus can still offer great clarity.
geni.us/soundcoremotionplus
£50 champion:
Great bass for its size, Soundcore Boost: geni.us/soundcoreboost
Tribit Xsound Mega: medium sized mono speaker with fun bass and light show. geni.us/xsoundmega
Bass Heavy Speakers:
JBL PartyBox Encore: small battery but VFM for deep bass party speaker with karaoke geni.us/jblpartyboxencore
Soundcore Motion Boom Plus: Best package for price, weight and loudness. geni.us/motionboomplus
Harman Kardon Go+ Play 3: warmer, smoother and bigger sounding than the go play 2 geni.us/goplay3
Onyx Studio 5/6 (warmer than the 7/8, bass heavy in balance): geni.us/onyxstudio6
Bag of Riddim 2: mid and upper bass heavy. geni.us/bagofriddim
JBL Boombox 2 & 3: similar bass but Boombox 3 is more mids forward geni.us/jblboombox3
JBL Boombox 3 WIFI: More mid bass, less upper bass than bluetooth only version geni.us/jblboombox3
W-King D10 for upper bass with a balanced sound and well priced geni.us/wkingd10
W-King T11, party type speaker that can hold bass even at max volume (110 dB) geni.us/wkingt11
W-King H10, loudest speaker i have tested so far with the biggest battery geni.us/wkingh10
Soundcore Rave Neo 2: reasonably balanced, lacks deep bass geni.us/raveneo
Tronsmart Bang max: can match the low bass of the JBL Boombox but has issues elsewhere geni.us/tronsmartbangmax
Hi End Picks
Minirig mk3 2.2 system: geni.us/minirigmk3
Rocksteady Stadium 2.1 system: good subwoofer, satelittes could be better geni.us/rocksteadyspeaker
Audio Pro C3: Open and neutral lacks deep bass geni.us/audioproc3
Vifa Oslo: expensive but very clear with deep bass, lacks warmth: geni.us/vifaoslo
Marshall Stockwell 2: balanced immersive, not loud geni.us/stockwell2
Dali Katch: lots of issues, best at low volumes geni.us/dalikatch
Soundcore Motion Plus: analytical, slightly bass light, bass distorts geni.us/motionx600
JBL Authentics 300: has a notable 50hz boost, a little sharp and thin, not too loud geni.us/jbluthentics300
Travel Speakers:
Soundcore Motion X500: Ignore the hype. Sounds pretty reasonable in bass heavy Dynmaic mode up to 60%. geni.us/motionx500O
Soundcore Motion 300: bright tuning, distortion in Xtra bass, nice enough for medium to low volume geni.us/motion300
Earfun UBoom L: detailed but lacks bass impact (firmware 0.4x) geni.us/ubooml

[@alanrossreviews]

buy online: Soundcore Motion X500: geni.us/motionx500 Soundcore Motion X600: geni.us/motionx600 Soundcore Rave Neo 2: geni.us/raveneo Soundcore Motion Boom: geni.us/motionboom Marshall Stockwell 2: geni.us/stockwell2 #AmazonCommissionsEarned

[@Thaddeus.]

thank you alan's mum for bringing this to us simple folk 🙏

[@alanrossreviews]

yup! she made me a great deal! two packs of jaffa cakes and bottle of jack daniels 😁

[@ProfDrTestkees]

Love the new video! Awesome that you still are using the sound effects😂❤

[@alanrossreviews]

haha! its all mixed in with my sound clips collection 😁

[@sezy4709]

I see the soundcore glow on your shelf, This speaker is very exiting to me because its the flare 3 we all wanted. I can't wait for the review on that one! I know it came out fairly recently but I know you can manage

[@alanrossreviews]

hope to have something up in next few days. I have a written review here www.otza.com/soundcore-glow-speaker/

[@febri_st]

Great detailed reviews as always Alan. 👍 It is nice when you compare the speaker with the original track because you can hear how it performs compared to original track. I think you should do that for every new speaker in the future to help your viewer in case they don't have the versus speaker to compare with. Cheers 🍻

[@alanrossreviews]

its not perfect of course because i cant control the volume you listen back on so it can alter results. for example very low volumes require a more v shape to be perceived balanced but if you turn the volume up at your end it will indeed sound v shaped compared to the original but in reality listening at same volume as recorded it would sound balanced.

[@clintonugonna3299]

Got the motion boom few days ago. That speaker bangs. Using it with your EQ. Thanks

[@alanrossreviews]

get another and live the life 😝

[@clintonugonna3299]

@@alanrossreviews I'm already planning on that 😊

[@darkrelic6199]

Great job as always. Greeting from Trinidad 🇹🇹

[@alanrossreviews]

Thank you! 😃

[@neil1997]

First off, great video. Good you did the full length going all over the place format - with all the technical analysis we just don't get from the shills. I honestly don't get 'stealing' the mid-range, downmixing to mono then putting it through a different opamp/driver that's pointing at the sky. All the musical detail is in the mid-range (ie vocals). It's like soundcore were flipping through their collection of Argos catalogues from the 90s, saw an Aiwa 2.1 system and got the translation back to front....

[@alanrossreviews]

i think they simply decided they could make themselves look unique by using an extra upward firing driver and realised the lifestyle crowd only care about looks and will pay more just for looks. they then said to the marketing department, we dont care what you say, just get this sold!

[@danielh.461]

Oh longest video 😱 Lets see it, well probably just 7/8 of it 😂 Thx alan!

[@alanrossreviews]

😭😭

[@_me_and_myself_]

Thanks for the honest reviews Alan. It's really cheeky that none of the purchased KZbin testers mention that the advertised LDAC codec is not compatible with Apple. Some even point their iPhone at the camera and talk about how Hi-Res has changed their lives.

[@alanrossreviews]

They are probably totally ignorant on the subject. I doubt if a lot of them are even using ldac on android since it must be turned on seperatly.

[@paolokabir4029]

Thank you, enjoyed your honest and talkative review. How do you feel X500 vs motion+ ? spatial audio and price difference aside.. :-)

[@alanrossreviews]

Hum, its probably close but x500 more expensive so get two motion plus, job done

[@jonthomas1377]

Without the Grill that speaker looks just like Bender from futurerama.

[@alanrossreviews]

for sure 🤣

[@dominiksx]

I like the form and the look of it, can't say much else positive about it 😅Bass boost mode? What happened there? 😂

[@alanrossreviews]

Yeah, about that bass mode 😁

[@dalegribble7125]

the X500 does sound pretty great. It’s too bad Soundcore cut the X500’s top firing driver in custom EQ. But I’m impressed with the default “spacial” tuning.

[@alanrossreviews]

i wouldnt say great and custom doesnt sound too bad even at 0db

[@davidspeer3988]

Lol you're a funny bloke. That's good you don't care. You certainly like to talk, and nothing wrong with that. But you do care about giving honest, thorough reviews! 👍👍

[@alanrossreviews]

you pretty much nailed it all 😝

[@davidspeer3988]

@@alanrossreviews Hey we have to appreciate people like you. Too much manipulation in this world and it's hard to find real and true information in all areas. In part because of your review I just bought a Uboom L and the Stormbox blast. Still have to really listen to them, but at least after so much research I think I at least made a good choice. Also have to figure out installing the 0.43, 0.44 or 0.48 (whichever one it is) in Uboom.

[@alanrossreviews]

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[@mikkoahvenniemi5165]

Just got the beolit 20 from a black friday sale. Haven’t burned it in properly yet. Definitely not a party speaker, but still has decent bass. Just don’t expect it to compete the likes of stormbox blast, or boombox 3. Has nice design and compact size, great clarity and openness even though it’s not proper stereo. It has blumlein processing like stockwell 2 via the beosound app. Really like it for vocals, singer songwriter, jazz etc, nice and intimate listen. Default mode sound signature close to uboom l, but with deeper bass, but like to tune towards relaxed in the app to bring out the mids. Only bt 4.2 and no wifi, but supports AAC for apple devices, battery life ok but not great. Need to burn it in properly to see if the sound changes.

[@alanrossreviews]

it should be competing with the blast, something not right there, how much you pay for it?

[@TristesHumanistes]

Alan, try to make review Soundcore Motion 100, great sound for a small size. 🥳

[@alanrossreviews]

I'll check it out!

[@adversary22]

It looks like they intend for the 100 to be the successor to the Boost. Hopefully it has the Boost's sound.

[@alanrossreviews]

@@adversary22 i doubt it, none of these lifestyle speakers have lived up to the hype.

[@adversary22]

​@@alanrossreviews😕

[@lymedog3176]

They should of canted the drivers not only up but about 5-6% to the left and right respectively. That, plus the upward firing driver, would of caused a true spacial / outward directional sound format.

[@alanrossreviews]

This is just too narrow to ever give a soundstage

[@lymedog3176]

Agreed, unless like the RIVA turbo x , the Damson Vulcan or the Fugoo /Fugoo xl… where they had dedicated right and left firing drivers would they get a true small degree of spacial sound stage. At least the Fugoo xl is about a foot long so the side drives plus the front and rear facing tweeters and subs could emanate a sort of 360 sound platform. Bose did it exceptionally on their 1,2,3 audio system utilizing two satellites and a main powered sub. On the satellites they each had two drivers canted out about 8-10 degrees , which actually gave a “spacial sound stage” . But that being said you had true stereo and about 6-10 feet separation between them too. It gave the sound stage of a 5.1 in a 2.1 system!

[@jerzrich8725]

Spot on review

[@alanrossreviews]

thank you 👌

[@Voidpkm]

You should make a review on the rave party 2! It looks awesome and could be a great review 😁

[@alanrossreviews]

Upper bass machine

[@ratloslqdrugstorysundmehr3869]

So its maby good for outdoor partys

[@alanrossreviews]

@@ratloslqdrugstorysundmehr3869 outdoors for sure

[@GlueeeeGuy]

Soon we gonna watch Alan in movie theaters around the 🌎

[@alanrossreviews]

as a punishment? 😭

[@GlueeeeGuy]

@@alanrossreviews for soundcore yes

[@ToniNando]

Cheers for your very long thoughts on the X500 (it's always fun to see you rambling). The X series seem to be quite uninteresting and uninspired speakers, at least after watching your videos on them. But I'm typing this comment because I'm more interested in that speaker in the background, next to the lovely "I am not a shill" cap. It looks like a Soundcore Flare... I haven't seen that around, is that the Flare 3? I have the Flare 2 and I love it, so I'd definitely be interested in a successor.

[@alanrossreviews]

this is the soundcore glow, its bigger than the flare 2 so not a replacment.

[@ToniNando]

@@alanrossreviews oooohh! I didn't know about that one! Will you be making a video on it? Since it's bigger, I expect a fuller, bolder sound than what my Flare 2 delivers (after EQ). Hoping to get to know your opinion on the Glow!

[@alanrossreviews]

@@ToniNando probably will be my next yeah..

[@ToniNando]

@@alanrossreviews many thanks, my favourite Cockney reviewer 🙏 😁

[@thatboyneedssomemilkholemd819]

A hour Alan Ross video 😱😱 Can life get any better??

[@alanrossreviews]

i certainly hope so 😂

[@thatboyneedssomemilkholemd819]

@@alanrossreviews 😂😂 Gets even better with uploads like this 🤗

[@persaifi]

X500 and motion Plus are now same price here in canada. Both are going for $100. Which one do you think is better as a shower/ Small room/ Camping tent speaker?

[@alanrossreviews]

For a shower probably x500 with some tweaking

[@thefattmatt]

Took a look at your graphs and said NOPE, I won't buy that one 😅

[@alanrossreviews]

Kinda makes an hour video pointless, 😊

[@user-ec9sr2le4n]

I have a Jbl go 3. Which is better for me to buy Motion 100 or motion 300? How does weight decide for me if I don't want to wear it hard?? Or else buy Flip 6, but I'm afraid to tear the speakers from the sides from the side.

[@alanrossreviews]

lol! i already replied in russian

[@carlospavon8014]

Hi Sr Alan.. It's a posible, if you can do the motion 100.. Is a small speaker. And I will like your opinion.. Before I purchase... Thanks.. Plus you sense of humor.. Is great..

[@jeffmccrady9456]

Again!!!! THE ALAN ROSS LABS!!! Knocked it out of the park again!!! Enough said from across the bloody pond!!!!! Soundcore lmfao 😆😆😆😆!!!

[@alanrossreviews]

keeping away from the politics today? lol 😁

[@jeffmccrady9456]

@@alanrossreviews of course!! Actually? I don't like the looks of the new speakers. I like the sound core boom look and the tribit blast, jbl boombox style, the tube style. I like cool looking speakers. And? These also sound good 👍. 😆 Lol 😆😆😆

[@michaelleaveck4893]

Hey Alan I know this prob doesn't matter , and u prob don't care what they say but I'm gonna say it anyway, be I appreciate you .But don't listen or think anything of what ppl say . Ur one of the best ppl I've seen on KZbin reviewing speakers ur hilarious and your honest . And tht is better then anything else . To be honest if they cant understand u they don't care enough to not only tht you almost always repeat ur self somewheere in ur videos! Also I don't think u have it but is there anyway u could compare the speakers tronsmart force max 80w to the soundcore motion boom plus. Bc i don't got alot of money to just buy a speaker.i saw breakdown of the tronsmart force max 80w and it bad 2 4 ohm 40w woofers and2 15 wat. Tweeters so and where I'm st it's 62.99 !! So if u can please and thank you I understand if you can't . Have an great day!

[@alanrossreviews]

Tronsmart as a brand have always been disappointing to me, not really worth my time. Only the bang max offered anything at all but i think they bumped the price.

[@michaelleaveck4893]

I'm sorry I'm late to reply what do you think is the best overall sound by stats for under 200 us dallors I don't care about the looks and I preferably ipx5 at least and if you don't mind also for under 100 size and weight also mean nothing and I also really respect your opinion . I never comment and I really appreciate you answering I'm gonna subscribe! Music is huge part in my life and I'm not use doing any of this your the first person I've messaged so thank you!

[@alanrossreviews]

@@michaelleaveck4893 i dont get into the best speaker thing as that is different for everyone. i only talk in terms of value for money and for me right now that is the tribit stormbox blast.

[@michaelleaveck4893]

Thank you and if it helps you to watch ads I will watch to help you sorry by chance dang I got the motion boom plus thts a close one to storm blast and any idea the best bang for it's buck speaker for under 100 and it's the last question thank you for giving me your time !

[@DominikReviews]

Spatial dynamic on mine changes the mids and highs, on yours rather small difference (i think it was hearble on mine firmware video that it changes sound quite a lot) so first difference

[@alanrossreviews]

what about bass mode? what does that do on yours?

[@DominikReviews]

@@alanrossreviews smaller bass than spatial dynamic but same loudness

[@alanrossreviews]

some weird shit going on then.........

[@adversary22]

In the US the Rave Neo 2 can be gotten from Amazon and from Walmart.

[@alanrossreviews]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! how much?

[@alanrossreviews]

wow i see it at $87!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg two of those for the price of an x500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what are soundcore smoking!

[@adversary22]

@@alanrossreviews Walmart currently shows it as $99 USD which I think is about 79£. Amazon says $87 USD.

[@adversary22]

@@alanrossreviews I'm honestly not sure what they're thinking. Really the Motion 300 wasn't exactly terrible at its price point so someone there still seems coherent.

[@alanrossreviews]

the new motion ones are the high margin speakers so they are going for that market. but their other speakers are where the value is, that rave neo 2 at $87 is a steal.

[@thefattmatt]

Due to the lack of "wow factor" in soundcores latest releases, i've placed an order for my first JBL speaker. Partybox Encore. Ordered it for $179 from Walmart. Thus breaking nearly 5 years of loyalty to Soundcore. 😂

[@alanrossreviews]

but doing yourself a big favour in the process 👍

[@slmyatt]

Must have thought the X500 was a witch. First a typical dunking, then application of screwdiver torture to force Confession. I am laughing my ass off.

[@alanrossreviews]

Can't be a witch, it floats 😁

[@clintonugonna3299]

Please would you recommend 2 motion booms or 1 tribit stormbox blast

[@alanrossreviews]

both offer something, i have a video on this if you check it out

[@user-py4dm7fw4d]

Did I misunderstand? How do I enable the APTX mode on STOCKWELL II?

[@alanrossreviews]

it will depend on your device. hd audio on, select aptx as codec. doesnt seem to work for everyone but for some.

[@stargazerxd13]

Lol someone was just sweating and being a tryhard in the eq before sending you for you to not complain😂

[@alanrossreviews]

Well they should have given to someone who wasn't drunk

[@johnnylightning5633]

Alan, stick the speaker in a 5lb bag a rice for a month.... I love ya channel man= gettin caught up on your reviews.

[@alanrossreviews]

this improves spatial audio? 😊😊

[@darrenwipf9868]

Sony xb43 vs rave neo 2 what are your thoughts do you think the xb43 japan version is louder

[@alanrossreviews]

Wow i havent used the xb43 for a long time, it has a safe non exciting sound, the opposite of the upfront and lively neo 2

[@darrenwipf9868]

@@alanrossreviews what I thought it sounded very lively with the equalizer and live sound mode

[@alanrossreviews]

@@darrenwipf9868 of course its just my opinion, others may disagree. Live mode like soundcore spatial kills the mix for me.

[@godspeedsr1471]

I am kinda believing that those two X series speakers do stereo upmixing, but which speaker/speakers doing the upmixing ...? Is it the top driver that's doing the up-mixing ...? Other 2 drivers playing the normal stereo track ... If the track is reprocessed, are all 3 drivers playing the reconstructed track ...?

[@alanrossreviews]

i thought i answered this 🤣 it seems little more than pushing some left/right mids to the top speaker and reducing the the same mids on the left right drivers which still do stereo. custom turns off that top driver for pure stereo and sounds ok. doesnt sound like much psychoacoustics going on, the x600 worked better for this. so it may do some slight guessing at what should be height information but it really looks like its simply funneling the 600-1800hz region to the top driver.

[@godspeedsr1471]

@@alanrossreviews Yeah I have watched the full video, you've said those stuff in your video. But taking those into account, It doesn't seem like any reprocessing or upmixing going on. More like 2 drivers doing less mids and the top one filling those mids. So, do you think it's the designing of the speaker that's mimicking those audio effects or is it really re-constructing the tracks, like up-mixing going on ...? You said there is stereo upmixing going on. But could be just different speakers tuned differently for different presets/modes/scenarios. Is it really re-generating the original track ..?

[@alanrossreviews]

well mine is dead so i couldn't do any more testing but the majority of what it does is simply re-route those mids. i dont hear much anything else happening.

[@godspeedsr1471]

@@alanrossreviewshopefully Soundcore recognizes that it's bad as the device shouldn't be getting killed like that, and send you a new one. probably an asking email will escalate things whether or not they eventually send you a new one. anyway, those speakers have sealed and air-tight main portion and the daughter board charging portion. even though water can enter inside the daughter charging board, it shouldn't be getting inside the main portion. on top of that the charging board should also have waterproof coating. so, hopefully they learn from their mistakes and send you a replacement one ...

[@Rizal_77]

👍👍👍

[@alanrossreviews]

👌👌👌✔✔✔

[@doctorjames4245]

You’re mental, keep it up

[@alanrossreviews]

Bit late in life to change 🤣

[@black59razor16]

i’ll see it all alan

[@alanrossreviews]

its ok to skip bits... 😁

[@SauliusJ29]

Hi Alan so can i expect Teufel Rockster Cross or Teufel Boomster 2021 in your Channel i will hear your opinion

[@alanrossreviews]

no plans right now 😂

[@SauliusJ29]

@@alanrossreviews Damn 😅

[@SauliusJ29]

@@alanrossreviews but you can do when you liked Dockin D Fine+2 i can Garantie you will be very happy with Teufel Boomster 2021 or Teufel Rockster Cross Teufel is a lot better than Dockin

[@alanrossreviews]

@@SauliusJ29 i dont have enough time to ry everything so i stick to whats most interesting to me. ive seen the reviews, it doesnt scream must have to me to be honest.

[@SauliusJ29]

@@alanrossreviews i understand but when you don't like you can always send back you loose don't money please release try it

[@nikb6528]

Guys, I need some help. I've been away from this hobby for a while. I'd like two portable units that can connect with each other as an actual two channel system. I did this with my two Motion Plus a few years ago and it was good, so what's the new best thing at around $200 per speaker?

[@alanrossreviews]

stormbox blast

[@nikb6528]

@@alanrossreviews thanks, I'll check out your review! Have you tried connecting two?

[@alanrossreviews]

yup i did a video on it

[@nikb6528]

@@alanrossreviews fantastic, that might be the one! Or two, rather 😄

[@jerzrich8725]

💪💪💪

[@alanrossreviews]

✔✔✔👍

[@christopherloft8240]

Hi Alan. Tribit flow has new firmware update V1.2.8. To my ears sounds better. Give us a review Al. Cheers

[@wcharad]

Which one sounds better to you, Onyx Studio 8 or Soundcore X600?

[@alanrossreviews]

lol

[@wcharad]

@@alanrossreviews why😭

[@wcharad]

@@alanrossreviews I’m really considering buying one could you please tell me

[@eduardo_369_]

Easy, Onyx bro

[@wcharad]

@@eduardo_369_ have you tested them side by side? Bought the Onyx last week and wondering if it's anyhow worse than Soundcore

[@RYANDEOROCK]

The end of each video should just say buy 2 booms n call it a day.

[@alanrossreviews]

That would be too easy,, 😝

[@zfold4702]

@alanrossreviews I canceled my soundcore motion x600 after seeing your reviews. Waiting to find a good $400 portable speaker that can play spatial sound and loss less codecs. Obviously will better sound and bass.

[@alanrossreviews]

what is your understanding of spatial audio? its just stereo.

[@zfold4702]

@alanrossreviews As I understand, spatial audio is directional audio. It gives a sense of sound being fired from different directions. Not sure if this is same as surround sound system. I need something that can play binaural audio at healing frequencies plus regular entertainment.

[@alanrossreviews]

@@zfold4702 this is the misinformation soundcore is relying on. Spatial audio is any format that attempts to recreate a 3d image. Every stereo speaker is spatial audio. Spatial audio is not surround sound in that sense but it can be.

[@zfold4702]

@alanrossreviews thank you for educating us on this. In that case, where is the 3d image structure stored? Are there special codecs that the player needs to understand? I found jbl authentics 500 lists codecs. Other players did not list it. Must be a sign of some differences. Apologies if my question don't make sense.

[@alexprince2469]

forr my devialet mania and Phantom II ))) have ))

[@taariqnoor9469]

Anyone else notice that flare speaker on the shelf, anyone know which flare is it

[@alanrossreviews]

soundcore glow

[@bnewson33]

I have 2 stormbox blasts connected to a sky glass TV. The sound on that does atmos but the bass is poor. Just using 2 paired speakers bests that. I can't see how one soundcore speaker can do this and thanks to you I'm not going to try or buy.

[@alanrossreviews]

it cant! its marketing gone mad!

[@bnewson33]

@alanrossreviews Even pairing 2 motion booms or ➕️ to a tv is probably as good. Obviously a decent soundbar for atmos is the way ,but the bass you get on 2 blasts to a tv ,say for gaming or films with boom, it betters sound bars without a separate sub. I've used a sonos beam 2 and 2 blasts sounded like I had a sub and better sound separation. Sonos charge the earth for a sub.

[@alanrossreviews]

oh yeah sonos is one of those brands you have to pay a big premium for the name for sure.

[@mikehancock6280]

Owning the x600 would make it redundant to purchase the x500. The x600 was small enough already. When are they going to offer a full size party speaker? I purchased the JBL Partybox encore for $179 on Black Friday sale and am realizing soundcore needs to get it together with their party speakers. The encore simply sounds better. Time will tell. I put this comment in the wrong place.oh well.

[@alanrossreviews]

@@mikehancock6280 from what ive heard id personally pick the x500 over the x600 but then spatial audio is meaningless to me and even x500 cant do louder volumes clean and with bass.

[@alleycat2144]

How does one enable aptX on the Stockwell 2?

[@alanrossreviews]

on android you might need developer settings where you can manually switch to it

[@alleycat2144]

@@alanrossreviews tried that with various android devices, incl Samsung S22 and Pixel 6 Pro, and all codecs other than SBC are greyed out and unselectable. Maybe they only had aptX on earlier/differnet colour models? I bought mine after your first few videos on it, black and gold colour. No biggie, it still sounds great.

[@alanrossreviews]

@@alleycat2144 nah the guy i went through this with only recently got his. have you got hd audio turned on?

[@alleycat2144]

@@alanrossreviews HD audio is greyed out too

[@DominikReviews]

Im editing my video comparing to x600, holy fuck mine on max volume sounded so bad, compression distortion, no bass and muffled. Who would buy it seriously?

[@alanrossreviews]

For spatial audio? 🤔 😭😭😭😭😭

[@DominikReviews]

@@alanrossreviews real spatial audio from soundcore is the best!!!! when its turned off!!!!!!!

[@alanrossreviews]

when there is no upward firing mid driver....🤦‍♀️

[@nebojsanestorovic1416]

Does any bluetooth speaker brand have as many different models as Soundcore/Anker have, that are currently on open sale? Begs the question do they make them all or is it a "badging" excercise from various sources. The market appears to be flooded with them, someone, somewhere is making a tidy buck😂

[@alanrossreviews]

they are flooding the market for sure, its a total change in their marketing strategies, just keeping up the paid reviews to back their high margin speakers alongside the flood!

[@AnnoyingCritic-is7rp]

I returned this because you can't edit the special spacial eqs. Too much bass in one, the other too much midrange. Bad stereo separation. And it's very bulky and odd shaoed. I would say this maybe a fine $99 speaker.

[@ThibautMahringer]

This speaker is revolutionary, it's the most powerful, the widest sounding, and the most 3D sounding speaker of all time !!! Let's end the joke here 😂

[@alanrossreviews]

if only we could 🤣

[@DominikReviews]

whats that speaker behind you??? flare 3? 😋😋😋

[@ThibautMahringer]

Soundcore Glow

[@asepwardana7414]

Yes it is... Alan is teasing 😂

[@alanrossreviews]

lol!

[@DominikReviews]

​@@alanrossreviews leaked!!!

[@hugoboss9470ify]

Jajaja. Alan I already try it I do t k ow how they justify 170 euros for the shijfjf.. but the reviews I. Amazon says, wow nicer as B&O wow better as Bose and many payed reviews shit. This thing is decent just with a pretty good EQ but doesn't worth the money with 180 u buy decent speakers incluudes the JBL partybox encore....

[@alanrossreviews]

i think £130 street price

[@hugoboss9470ify]

@@alanrossreviews yep 140 euros Ur rigth now it's the actual price

[@DominikReviews]

well on mine i found distortions 🤣

[@alanrossreviews]

i guess i won the lottery on my unit then 😅

[@alanrossreviews]

although mine is now dead!!!!!!!!!!

[@DominikReviews]

​@@alanrossreviews maybe 🙄🙄

[@darrenwipf9868]

You should send me one of your speakers that you don't use 😅 I would really appreciate it

[@alanrossreviews]

You can have my dead x500 👌

[@You-sw7tm]

29:01

[@alanrossreviews]

🤣

[@swift_nrw]

Thanks for the paid opinion 😅

[@DominikReviews]

real!!! someone finally discovered it!!!! mother paid him to said that!!

[@alanrossreviews]

well it was more about the extra jaffa cakes....

[@_-Z-]

Another 💩-tastic release from Shillcore. 🎉😂 Not saying it's impossible but it would take quite a bit at this point for me to change my view on them as a company after their recent shenanigans. Thank you, as always, for another excellent review and comparison, though, Alan! 😁👍👏

[@alanrossreviews]

they would have to invite us round for tea and lay on entertainment and give us freebies at the end to have any chance of getting close to redeeming themselves right now 😝

[@miksumasterjbl8899]

Stereo or Spatial audio? Not interested. I like Mono!!! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@alanrossreviews]

damn! soundcore missed a trick then!

[@ThibautMahringer]

It's the first time I see someone preferring mono instead of saying that stereo doesn't matter on small speakers. What's the advantages of a mono sound ?

[@alanrossreviews]

@@ThibautMahringer no comb filtering?

[@ThibautMahringer]

@@alanrossreviews Is comb filtering that much of an issue ? At the point of wanting to lose the whole dimensionality of every tracks instead, lose the treble imaging and lose the wideness of the sound ?

[@alanrossreviews]

@@ThibautMahringer for me no, more for fixed position speakers, some people are a bit over sensitive imho. So not just comb filtering which at the end of the stereo on two speakers isnt giving identical signals but all phase issues with two close drivers and then moving off axis cn totally change the on axis response as the two signals arrive more out of phase than on axis.

[@DominikReviews]

sponsored!!

[@alanrossreviews]

yup! im trolling myself 😝

[@yiewniew]

so if you are to choose between x600 and x500 what will it be? If you must choose one 🤣🤣

[@alanrossreviews]

it seems like pot luck with how your unit will sound, for me x600 unlistenable so x500 wins.

[@yiewniew]

@@alanrossreviewsholy so it's mainly based on luck 😂😂

[@alanrossreviews]

@@yiewniew it really is, i mean the sound changes with each firmware update also so how do you know what sound you will be left with.

[@yiewniew]

@@alanrossreviews ahhh I get what you mean now 😂😂😂

[@yiewniew]

@@alanrossreviews when I first got the x600 it sounded okay(honestly for this price not too shabby at all) but while comparing to other products like epicboom it just doesn't feel right (the highs and mids are too thin)

[@Jahreas]

Don't like the sound of that passive bass

[@alanrossreviews]

You are just a soundcore hater 👍

[@Jahreas]

Haha 👍

[@wadec6799]

That 500 sounds like 🐕 💩 love soundcore but man no way I'd buy that

[@alanrossreviews]

For the price of two booms, no brainer