I need a BT speaker for my desk. I know how loud I play my music/ TH-cam vids/ movies. I don't need flashing lights to improve my listening experience. My recommendation is that viewers to your channel calculate their dB max & min (e.g. with the Decibel X app) taken 1 meter from the speaker, and look for best quality at this dB range. Thanks for your technical details and independent measurements; I struggle to find consistent and complete info from manufacturers and retailers, who love to drown the potential buyer in adjectives.
I love the sound of the Denon, the soundstage sets it quite apart. Alan, have you tried Samsung Sound Assistant with the Denon? That will let you change the EQ for it.
i do run the assistant but im not going to tweak each speaker because everyone will still have a different opinion. better to get a speaker thats closest to your tastes and then tweak.
@@alanrossreviews Gotcha haha, I'm curious and have to do some testing myself. I wonder how far it can be pushed via sound assistant! Also, great video today, keep it up! (If I may make a video suggestion, I'm curious how a pair of micro speakers in stereo (two stormbox micros) sound vs. something like the Denon or a comparable single stereo speaker package.)
yes i agree, but i need to get through as many speakers as possible for now so doing pair tests would hold me back. i wanted to try two flare 2s against the motion plus but i need time time time and aint got much 😫
Hi Alan. Could you do a video on how we can get the best from our speakers. It's OK buying speakers with Bluetooth 5, APTX, etc but if phone/tablets don't support or are not turned on we won't be getting best quality. And it would be interesting if you could demonstrate difference in sound quality between say 4.2 or 5 and qualities and explanation of APTX and all the other less basic audio compression applications.
hum, i think there have been a lot of videos done on this. 4.2 is fine in terms of sound quality, its the other things that bluetooth 5 gives that make it an upgrade. codecs are really about bitrate, so potentially ldac and aptx giving higher bitrates thus better quality. think 128kbps mp3 vs 320kbps mp3
For me Denon is still close to perfect...No need eq for it...Max sound and Bass, ofcourse limited cause of the size but balanced well...Btw, the sound dispersion is great...
Denon still sounds really nice. They haven´t been upgrading their speakers for years now? I think LG sounds somewhat weird. This Meridian tuning doesn´t work at all or maybe it is intended to sound so.
It was really hard to notice the difference at 60%, like you can tell the difference but i wasn't quite sure which one was the best. At 80% i can easily say the Denon has some amazing soundstage. Great bass, clarity on point, very hi-fi and open. The Sony felt a tiny bit more closed and even with the bass pushed at 6+ the impact wasn't really there and it was too bright for my ears. It's a clear sound but it can tire the ear really fast with those mids. The PL7 was the worst by far. The sound felt compressed, kinda "artificial" sound, very tinny, not great at all. At 100% the Sony just goes full JBL Xtreme 3 ear destroyer mode: the mids are really pushed up and the bass and highs are really lacking. The PL7 is not great either but the Denon, despite being pretty quiet is at least really balanced and a lot warmer and rounder with the bass. Too bad the Denon is just too pricy, the sound, the quality, the design is great but for less you can get the Soundcore Motion+ for a portable, just as hi-fi, customizable EQ speaker or the Soundcore Motion Boom for a really really fun sound experience with the deep bass but that one is just too big compared to these boys. Great review as usual Alan ! :D Keep it up.
right the only area the denon beats out the m+ really is size, its a perfect travel speaker whereas the m+ is bigger and isnt so rugged. awesome comment as usual 😊
Another great one Alan! Looks like Meridian aint doin LG any favours. Lol! With what Meridian actually produces, one would expect a fantastic sound from anything made or tuned by Meridian in this case. Maybe its just one big marketing ploy. Hahahaha!
It was meant to be about pl7 eq mode which turned out to be unusable. 3 speakers is tops i think for my comparisons. I rate m+ above the xb33 so didnt see the point.
Hi Alan! How do you feel after livestream :) ? I still think Denon is a great bluethooth speaker, which sounds perfectly for this size of speaker, but unfortunately I cannot afford it and the tribit maxsound plus is still my medium / small portable speaker. For this money, I prefer to buy motion boom and pair of good earbuds :) .
i had a great time doing it but i was really wrecked for the whole of the next day 😫 thanks for staying the course with me though 👍 yeah the denon is a crazy price in todays market, you gonna play the booms while listening through earbuds? i bet that would be an experience 😋
@@alanrossreviews I mentioned the earbuds because I have good overear earphones: anker q30 (it is not apple or h95, but amazing for this money) . I am looking for good earbuds when I have no place for bigger headphones or simply forget get with me q30. Of course, in the future I will be looking for good open headphones :)
I was listening to Kelly Lee Owens’ album “Inner Song” on the MaxSound Plus. 6pm. Around 40 to 50 percent volume. Half way through the third song, “Melt”, I get knock on my apartment door. Turns out to be the neighbor that lives below. Noise complaint 😒. She said she could feel the thumping. That’s when I became even more impressed with the MSP 😂
Out of these three - buy the Sony. Many of the Denons have a faulty battery, it's a known issue. I have one. It's discontinued btw. Also the Denon lacks midrange so it needs some EQ to make the acoustic guitars and vocals pop. I found myself using the Xiaomi Mi much more often then my Denon (before the battery died). The Xiaomi Mi is perfect for listening to podcasts and speech heavy audio. When listening to podcasts on the Denon in a noisy environment I couldn't hear what was going on 'cause of the missing midrange. The Xiaomi Mi lacks the bass though. But it's cheap!
I cant decide between the LG and the Sony. The LG has the better looks but sometimes i travel and go to Festivals. And i feel like the Sony is less sensitive if it falls or if i carry it in my backpack... i wish i could decide
@@alanrossreviews LG is not the only one to have a bad EQs, I think I heard that UE EQ decrease the volume instead of boosting it, I guess UE are often drunk too 😂
Do you think the xb33 goes deeper than motion+ ...? Oluv has gone mad or what...? you can customize the motion+ how you like it with proper EQ and SONY's app is freaky... I am not on his patreon I don't know much about what he thinks about these two speakers but he recommends sony xb33 in 2021 (doesn't mean xb33 is the best in class out there) but in 2020 motion+ was the king even compared to xb30 ... you think xb30 is better than xb33...? oluv thought latest sony xb line up will be crap... xb43 is kind of though doesn't justify its size...
xb33 has more bass until you hit top volumes then the m+ takes over. so at max the m+ can produce more deep bass than xb33 in custom mode. he called the xb33 a mini boombox, to be honest i was surprised he prefers the xb33 over the m+, maybe his sounds different to mine. he seems to be quite slanted to dispersion these days which isnt a big focus for me. i havent tested xb30 against the xb33 because to get the most out of it you have to change eq and bass mode depending on volume. but i wouldnt be surprised if the xb30 gave it a run for its money. the xb40 could almost match the xb43. the thing is the sound is a little more consistent now on newer sonys so thats whay i use them over the xb30 and 40. also oluv is heavy slanted to his outdoor testing these days so this will favour the more v shaped speakers.
@@alanrossreviews I'm disappointed at him ... because his focus is now on patreon... I like widely dispersed sound... motion+ sounds really good even at 180 degree angle compared to others... but oluv's indoor tests were really nice... outdoor tests are too much colored now ... damn whatever oluv did put a crown 👑 on motion+ he likes the motion boom too ... you checked his life q30 headphone video vs apple airpod max...? damn both are great noice cancellation is top notch on apple but because of the soundcore custom eq the life q30 sounds better refined than apple... what...? I don't know but I think something was going on between him and soundcore... was he being honest or biased...? You are right his one can be a lot different ... maybe got screwed hard over the past year....
oluv is honest for sure,. no i dont bother with his headphones as im not a big headphone user, happy with what i have. im not sure about reviews for headphones because of too many variables both with seal, measurements, users ears etc. hard to get solid measurements even when spending 10s of thousands on equipment.
@@godspeedsr1471 no reviewer is goin to use a third party eq app to adjust all speakers before giving it a review. Any speaker that comes with a built in eq app will have a huge advantage over those that dont. Soundcore products are average but when eqed, it does sound great. The motion+, motion boom, q30 are great examples. Other manufacturers better start embedding solid eq in their speakers or they are goin to get left behind.
Hey bro. I got my motion boom today. EVERYTHING you said is exactly what it is. It definitely booms. But the missing tweeters hold back the mids and vocals compared to the motion+ I opt to use the EQ on VLC media player over the Soundcore app EQ. They say you work for ANKER 😅😅😅 Tell them Soundcore works for us!!! Keep the vids coming.
@@alanrossreviews update: i am leaning toward the boom now that I've fine tuned the EQ to my liking. The motion+ has to share the throne. To me the Soundcore EQ still holds back the potential of the highs on the boom. There are better EQ's for the boom.
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I don’t even watch the reviews for the speakers I just like the way Alan talks I could honestly watch his videos for hours
see you on my next drunk live stream then ☺
@@alanrossreviews nooo i missed the drunk part? haha, looking forward to the next one then
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I need a BT speaker for my desk. I know how loud I play my music/ TH-cam vids/ movies. I don't need flashing lights to improve my listening experience. My recommendation is that viewers to your channel calculate their dB max & min (e.g. with the Decibel X app) taken 1 meter from the speaker, and look for best quality at this dB range.
Thanks for your technical details and independent measurements; I struggle to find consistent and complete info from manufacturers and retailers, who love to drown the potential buyer in adjectives.
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I love the sound of the Denon, the soundstage sets it quite apart. Alan, have you tried Samsung Sound Assistant with the Denon? That will let you change the EQ for it.
i do run the assistant but im not going to tweak each speaker because everyone will still have a different opinion. better to get a speaker thats closest to your tastes and then tweak.
@@alanrossreviews Gotcha haha, I'm curious and have to do some testing myself. I wonder how far it can be pushed via sound assistant! Also, great video today, keep it up! (If I may make a video suggestion, I'm curious how a pair of micro speakers in stereo (two stormbox micros) sound vs. something like the Denon or a comparable single stereo speaker package.)
yes i agree, but i need to get through as many speakers as possible for now so doing pair tests would hold me back. i wanted to try two flare 2s against the motion plus but i need time time time and aint got much 😫
@@alanrossreviews no rush man, put out the content as you feel comfortable! Again, thanks for your work :)
You are the king of TH-cam reviewers...I can't wait for your next live feed! "You were so funny" 😆
i was pretty wrecked after that, it wont be a daily thing thats for sure 🙄
Hi Alan. Could you do a video on how we can get the best from our speakers. It's OK buying speakers with Bluetooth 5, APTX, etc but if phone/tablets don't support or are not turned on we won't be getting best quality. And it would be interesting if you could demonstrate difference in sound quality between say 4.2 or 5 and qualities and explanation of APTX and all the other less basic audio compression applications.
hum, i think there have been a lot of videos done on this. 4.2 is fine in terms of sound quality, its the other things that bluetooth 5 gives that make it an upgrade. codecs are really about bitrate, so potentially ldac and aptx giving higher bitrates thus better quality. think 128kbps mp3 vs 320kbps mp3
Thanks for fast reply and info. Other videos may be out their but none would be as interesting and informative as yours. Cheers
For me Denon is still close to perfect...No need eq for it...Max sound and Bass, ofcourse limited cause of the size but balanced well...Btw, the sound dispersion is great...
yup i have appreciated it more over time, but an app with eq would complete it 😁
@@alanrossreviews 😊
I'm using the LG Xboom PL7, and i like it.
Denon still sounds really nice. They haven´t been upgrading their speakers for years now? I think LG sounds somewhat weird. This Meridian tuning doesn´t work at all or maybe it is intended to sound so.
yeah i forgot to take the mickey out of meridian! anyway when you read close its not so much their eq as their technology? wtf?
Nice review again but without hats...it is not the same
i cant spoil you guys, have to ration the wigs for dramatic effect 🤗
It was really hard to notice the difference at 60%, like you can tell the difference but i wasn't quite sure which one was the best.
At 80% i can easily say the Denon has some amazing soundstage. Great bass, clarity on point, very hi-fi and open. The Sony felt a tiny bit more closed and even with the bass pushed at 6+ the impact wasn't really there and it was too bright for my ears. It's a clear sound but it can tire the ear really fast with those mids. The PL7 was the worst by far. The sound felt compressed, kinda "artificial" sound, very tinny, not great at all.
At 100% the Sony just goes full JBL Xtreme 3 ear destroyer mode: the mids are really pushed up and the bass and highs are really lacking. The PL7 is not great either but the Denon, despite being pretty quiet is at least really balanced and a lot warmer and rounder with the bass.
Too bad the Denon is just too pricy, the sound, the quality, the design is great but for less you can get the Soundcore Motion+ for a portable, just as hi-fi, customizable EQ speaker or the Soundcore Motion Boom for a really really fun sound experience with the deep bass but that one is just too big compared to these boys.
Great review as usual Alan ! :D Keep it up.
right the only area the denon beats out the m+ really is size, its a perfect travel speaker whereas the m+ is bigger and isnt so rugged. awesome comment as usual 😊
@@alanrossreviews True, you could wack someone with the Motion+ 😂 Feels like one solid brick.
Another great one Alan! Looks like Meridian aint doin LG any favours. Lol! With what Meridian actually produces, one would expect a fantastic sound from anything made or tuned by Meridian in this case. Maybe its just one big marketing ploy. Hahahaha!
yeah the pn7 is the better buy 😁
@@alanrossreviews absolutely.
we keep agreeing..... 😎
The LG doesn't sound as clear as the Sony or Denon, and it's a shame the new custom EQ has those feature breaking bugs.
yup, really not sure if that custom eq is meant as a standalone mode or to sit on top of the other modes.
Why didnt you add motion+ into the review?
It was meant to be about pl7 eq mode which turned out to be unusable. 3 speakers is tops i think for my comparisons. I rate m+ above the xb33 so didnt see the point.
Alan has the soundcore motion+ finally been dethroned for its category?
I still love, own and use that beast with your custom EQ.
Only in terms of value, the plus is still smaller and more detailed than the boom.
Since I exclusively play compressed audio on my Bluetooth speakers, I prefer the more detailed sound the Motion + offers.
Hi Alan! How do you feel after livestream :) ? I still think Denon is a great bluethooth speaker, which sounds perfectly for this size of speaker, but unfortunately I cannot afford it and the tribit maxsound plus is still my medium / small portable speaker. For this money, I prefer to buy motion boom and pair of good earbuds :) .
i had a great time doing it but i was really wrecked for the whole of the next day 😫 thanks for staying the course with me though 👍 yeah the denon is a crazy price in todays market, you gonna play the booms while listening through earbuds? i bet that would be an experience 😋
@@alanrossreviews I mentioned the earbuds because I have good overear earphones: anker q30 (it is not apple or h95, but amazing for this money) . I am looking for good earbuds when I have no place for bigger headphones or simply forget get with me q30. Of course, in the future I will be looking for good open headphones :)
Could the Tribit MaxSound Plus complete with these speakers?
At matched volumes yes
I was listening to Kelly Lee Owens’ album “Inner Song” on the MaxSound Plus. 6pm. Around 40 to 50 percent volume. Half way through the third song, “Melt”, I get knock on my apartment door. Turns out to be the neighbor that lives below. Noise complaint 😒. She said she could feel the thumping. That’s when I became even more impressed with the MSP 😂
F^&king neighbours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! right next stop the motion boom! lets get a serious complaint going 😝
Out of these three - buy the Sony. Many of the Denons have a faulty battery, it's a known issue. I have one. It's discontinued btw. Also the Denon lacks midrange so it needs some EQ to make the acoustic guitars and vocals pop. I found myself using the Xiaomi Mi much more often then my Denon (before the battery died). The Xiaomi Mi is perfect for listening to podcasts and speech heavy audio. When listening to podcasts on the Denon in a noisy environment I couldn't hear what was going on 'cause of the missing midrange. The Xiaomi Mi lacks the bass though. But it's cheap!
I cant decide between the LG and the Sony. The LG has the better looks but sometimes i travel and go to Festivals. And i feel like the Sony is less sensitive if it falls or if i carry it in my backpack... i wish i could decide
Does it count if I'm listening to this on the Denon?? 🤭
totally, this is the way i recommend! 🤐
EQ that affect the other modes ?! That's the weirdest thing I have ever heard
yup, not sure what is going on 😂
I thought it was just me! So true! I just thought it was in my head..
i think lg had a drunk moment too! 🤣
@@alanrossreviews LG is not the only one to have a bad EQs, I think I heard that UE EQ decrease the volume instead of boosting it, I guess UE are often drunk too 😂
the sony's👌🏻
..but just falls short on battery life
i gave up measuring battery life because of so many user variables, the problem of course is the under size batteries. 🙄
What should i get for 165$ ? Love the vocals nd lower bass but should be good (lil loud ) for outdoors too .. please help.!!!!
pair of motion booms should fit the bill
Outdoor-xb33
Indoor-pl7
Denon byee
byee 👍
Xb33 pl7 which better sound quality
tie!
I miss my Denon. 😔
can you get another?
@@alanrossreviews it isn't available right now. Only the 150 and 50
Do you think the xb33 goes deeper than motion+ ...? Oluv has gone mad or what...? you can customize the motion+ how you like it with proper EQ and SONY's app is freaky... I am not on his patreon I don't know much about what he thinks about these two speakers but he recommends sony xb33 in 2021 (doesn't mean xb33 is the best in class out there) but in 2020 motion+ was the king even compared to xb30 ... you think xb30 is better than xb33...? oluv thought latest sony xb line up will be crap... xb43 is kind of though doesn't justify its size...
xb33 has more bass until you hit top volumes then the m+ takes over. so at max the m+ can produce more deep bass than xb33 in custom mode. he called the xb33 a mini boombox, to be honest i was surprised he prefers the xb33 over the m+, maybe his sounds different to mine. he seems to be quite slanted to dispersion these days which isnt a big focus for me. i havent tested xb30 against the xb33 because to get the most out of it you have to change eq and bass mode depending on volume. but i wouldnt be surprised if the xb30 gave it a run for its money. the xb40 could almost match the xb43. the thing is the sound is a little more consistent now on newer sonys so thats whay i use them over the xb30 and 40. also oluv is heavy slanted to his outdoor testing these days so this will favour the more v shaped speakers.
@@alanrossreviews I'm disappointed at him ... because his focus is now on patreon... I like widely dispersed sound... motion+ sounds really good even at 180 degree angle compared to others... but oluv's indoor tests were really nice... outdoor tests are too much colored now ... damn whatever oluv did put a crown 👑 on motion+ he likes the motion boom too ... you checked his life q30 headphone video vs apple airpod max...? damn both are great noice cancellation is top notch on apple but because of the soundcore custom eq the life q30 sounds better refined than apple... what...? I don't know but I think something was going on between him and soundcore... was he being honest or biased...? You are right his one can be a lot different ... maybe got screwed hard over the past year....
oluv is honest for sure,. no i dont bother with his headphones as im not a big headphone user, happy with what i have. im not sure about reviews for headphones because of too many variables both with seal, measurements, users ears etc. hard to get solid measurements even when spending 10s of thousands on equipment.
@@godspeedsr1471 no reviewer is goin to use a third party eq app to adjust all speakers before giving it a review. Any speaker that comes with a built in eq app will have a huge advantage over those that dont. Soundcore products are average but when eqed, it does sound great. The motion+, motion boom, q30 are great examples. Other manufacturers better start embedding solid eq in their speakers or they are goin to get left behind.
@@AbsoluteFidelity you're right to the point... I totally agree with you... I think exactly the same...
Got the boom today cause of you? And yes thank you 😁
have you fired up custom mode yet?
@@alanrossreviews don't be silly 😜Hardy had it 2mins and it was on
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Rock ain't dead track sounded terrible on all of them.
what are you listening on?
@@alanrossreviews
Sennheiser PX100 II.
👍🏽🔥🔥👍🏽
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Hey bro. I got my motion boom today. EVERYTHING you said is exactly what it is. It definitely booms. But the missing tweeters hold back the mids and vocals compared to the motion+
I opt to use the EQ on VLC media player over the Soundcore app EQ.
They say you work for ANKER 😅😅😅
Tell them Soundcore works for us!!! Keep the vids coming.
😋😋 yeah the plus and the boom have totally different characteristics and sound. have to decide which matters to you the most.
@@alanrossreviews update: i am leaning toward the boom now that I've fine tuned the EQ to my liking. The motion+ has to share the throne. To me the Soundcore EQ still holds back the potential of the highs on the boom. There are better EQ's for the boom.
Travel speaker aiwa X100 lmao
yup, another for the todo list. ☺
Lmao random for success