I'm listening to this on my gold phantoms... it sounds pretty freaking nice!! It almost sounds like just straight signal.... which is the best compliment I could give.
I highly recommend the speaker if you have money to spend and you want a speaker that can get extremely loud and not get distorted. If you want that audiophiles sound in a portable bluetooth/wifi speaker, this is the best you'll find in general, in my opinion. Also great for parties since it'd 360 audio so it'll sound great no matter where people are standing.
@@yuzhouxie9394 i haven't heard of it in person but I remember people saying that at higher volume there's a lot of compression for the srs-ra5000. And it is wired so its a bit unfair to compare the too, but mania is 176 watts vs 55 watts so i expect mania to sound better and louder but i cant for sure. A quick google told me that a lot of people think it's a bad speaker overall even if price tag wasn't so high. But that's me saying without having hearing it in person so don't take my opinion too serious
@@MrHibu the 176 watts is a joke either way, the gold phantom was "3000W" on a 120V socket, that would instantly pop the breaker maybe the amp is capable of that, but with limited power output to reduce THD(total harmonic distortion) in the high end hifi world it is common to use a 3000W amp on a 100W speaker, and only maximally put 100W in the speaker to minimize amp distortion to 0.001 % THD (as an example), but fact is the Devialet Mania can last a long time on battery power at max volume, which just isn't possible with 3200mAh @ 3S-4S, that is approx 50Wh capacity so the battery would be dead after running at 50W for an hour, nevermind 175W
@@BH4x0r oh interesting. The mania battery is really short, i have to charge it daily, definitely not 10hrs battery life. I think if it was 100% volume it probably wouldn't last many hours, it burns fast at 60-75% volume maybe i could test one day
Ipx4 is barely water resistant and x = n/a dust resistant so id advise not to bring it to the beach or getting it dirty, or if its raining ...the material pad absorbs water. Especially if you plan on getting white/greyish version
Bro Harman kardon onyx 6 sounds much lesser as compared to it Its like way more powerful in bass and subbass and the clarity, and the tuning of sound if way high end❤
please give some specifics of frequency response readings,distortion readings, the internals like the composition of the speakers and why on earth should they get such a crazy high premium. Of course it has more bass closer to the wall, every speaker does. Facts only please.
Vifa speakers should sound even better, Oslo is same in size (also has push-push woofers) but on axis should be way more precise and detailed, loudness is similar to jbl boombox so that should be comparable with devialet as well: th-cam.com/video/2LnYTKR4qbY/w-d-xo.html Not sure I would spend 790$ for mania, Copenhagen 2.0 is that price although it looks like a really nice speaker.
It sounds really thumpy and bassy. I can feel it around 35 volume already, and at 65% its vibrating the air/room/or me if you know what I mean. Too bad i only have a phone to record audio so can't really show you
And it's not as portable as other speakers, the round shape makes it weird to travel around with outside the house, it's basically meant to be indoors and you'll find it troublesome putting it in a backpack without damaging it or feeling annoyed since's really wide as opposed to long
@@chriswelljack4910 travelling soon, and it only comes with a clothe bag and i dont think itll fit a backpack with my laptop so have to put it into suitcase with clothes as padding (flying to other side of the world)
@@KaiGuyGD I have this, & it wouldn't be great in a carry on, but is still manageable if you're traveling light. It's still very small but heavy for its size. I have many portables & will not hesitate to bring this wherever I go now. It's an amazing little speaker when you feed it high res files. The bass makes this like no other portable out there
Jbl boombox 3 is definitely louder and way stronger bass by far, but its a lot muddier, its all about a person's taste - - if you just like loud noise and having fun then even jbl extreme might be better, but if you like cleaner mid and highs, and better detailed and accurate bass, than mania for sure, especially since its still loud, its actually loudr than the extreme 3 too. Also the mania is like 1/3 the boombox 3's size and weight
@@MrHibu I was contemplating on getting the Mania but based on this comment might stick with the BoomBox 3 I have. Especially since I used it outdoors pretty often for long periods of time
@@pedrokinlaw9211 tomorrow morning, ill use the mania outside so u can hear it, mania is good because souns great with same volume all around (360) so everyone gets to enjoy it equally, jbl boombox sounds a bit different, its like coming from 1 direction and u cant put it in the the middle of the 'backyard', itd optimal to put it near a wall facing everyone and thatll sound different, if that makes sense or if thats how u put the boombox. Anyways tomorrow!
It's a nice "showpiece" BT speaker. However, not light, not IPX67 rated, not much battery life when played louder, so not really a "carry around" BT speaker.
Its actually really wide and the sound reallt expands around the room, the phone mic i use doesnt do justice, but it won't beat a minirig or 2 speaker setup that requires larger speakers. For its size it's really great, just overpriced
I wouldn't say that it looks luxurois or premium, more like a toy. From a Portal game for example. Thanks for the video, saved me money, don't like this product. But yes, good toy for kids.
I'm not sure since i haven't heard from those, it's not truly stereo but the soundstage is the best of all the portable wireless speaker, mind you, it's especially small and compact for its weight class. And since it's a 360 speaker, it's bouncing sound off the walls to stimulate a stereo-like setting. Im not sure if buchardt / kef would have a better soundstage for that reason since room sizes varies but technically it should be
Yeah definitely meant to be moved around in the house mainly, not to travel around with, though I am bringing it to another country with me as carry-on in a few weeks, and it being small, i think its portable enough
@@trilingualkid i dont think ill get a chance to listen to it but i know beoplay produces good sounding products, sad I won't be able to know what it sounds like :c
@@MrHibu yea too bad, you can probaly save quite a bit through second hand market because they dont sell it new anymore. I'm an audiophile with plenty of $2k+ headphone and this is the only portable speaker I can tolerate.
Yeah i agree, the general public will prefer the boombox. I feel like people who love appreciate sounds would pick mania for sure. I think the bose sounflex was the best portable bluetooth speaker since it brought a lot to the table. Most peoples are just so muddy for me, they're too bassy and ignore the mids and highs, but majority of people don't really care, especially since mania is so expensive (and mind you its still bassy as hell)
@@puiaturuburu906 i like the extreme too and great price , but for music or watching youtube videos of netflex with it, it's too bassy and heard to hear the voices, even if you use the feature to reduced the bass. I think the exteme 2 is a 8/10 overall for what you want it for
Welcome to Devialet. I bought one just to try it out Im returning it anyways but… this thing is a pure luxury speaker. It doesn’t sound absolutely amazing, you won’t get any slack in it. Great bass the size… but worth the money? I personally think the Beolit 20 tops this guy…
Beolit 20 has 79 dB loud bass at 100% volume. That's bad!!! But I don't care about portable speakers so much anymore. Devialet Phantom 2 or Devialet Phantom 1. Devialet Phantom 2 98dB version destroys JBL Boombox 2 or JBL Partybox 3/3 Wifi. JBL Partybox Encore wins against Devialet Phantom 2 98dB version, but Devialet Phantom 2 98dB has deeper bass and better sound quality.
The recording is from my phone, a lot of compression and bad recording audio, sorry, its hard to show on video, my gf said the same thing, 'sounds like a normal speaker' aka 50$s one over the phone (she lives overseas so can't show her in person yet)
It's free music on spotify so I didn't have much option plus nothing scripted, i dont know what happened but they were so quiet for some reason, and i wasn't sure what they sound like as I was trying to find a song to show the mania's performance then gave up
@@MrHibu well honestly this one is very overpriced for what you get here. for the same price you can get a jbl partybox 1000 which destroys any portable speaker in existance... but if we are talking about similar size with battery i would say boombox 3 kills the devialet, and all partybox series as well (110,310,710 etc.) this ball sounds good for the size, but the price isnt justified
@@edensl8759 Well,Devialet surely is more of a boutique company rather than JBL, Sony, etc. Try comparing it to other boutique companies like Bang and Olufsen, Bowers and Wilkins and the Devialet is about on par with them. Their market is more of a niche market.
@@neogenesus theres no reason for a person with a brain to look for a botique portable bluetooth speaker. if it was some stereo hifi system i would understand. and jbl's speakers dont look worse at all, they are more durable for sure than this thing. and jbl could make their speakers "boutique" but theres no reason for that honestly. sound and portability is the key, and even the rest isnt lacking at all in jbl's side
@EDENSL just like eveything, why people buy a $20000 rolex watch that is less accurate than a $50 timex? Why people buy "supreme" brand shirt when a costco brand shirt do the same purpose? Thats why I say it is a niche product for a niche market.
My question is, what does it do besides play music. Nothing. Who is that stupid to spend that much money on a speaker.at least I can take calls n stuff with my jbl. No thanks. I'm not that stupid.
I'm listening to this on my gold phantoms... it sounds pretty freaking nice!! It almost sounds like just straight signal.... which is the best compliment I could give.
I will try this one out. So far the best bt speaker I have heard is the vifa oslo in late night mode.
1000 dollar speaker, no money left for a proper desk and chair.😁
I almost died from your comment haha
I highly recommend the speaker if you have money to spend and you want a speaker that can get extremely loud and not get distorted. If you want that audiophiles sound in a portable bluetooth/wifi speaker, this is the best you'll find in general, in my opinion. Also great for parties since it'd 360 audio so it'll sound great no matter where people are standing.
Have you heard the sony srs-ra5000? That's also a 360 speaker with 6 drivers plus a subwoofer. Maybe it'd be a good comparison.
@@yuzhouxie9394 i haven't heard of it in person but I remember people saying that at higher volume there's a lot of compression for the srs-ra5000. And it is wired so its a bit unfair to compare the too, but mania is 176 watts vs 55 watts so i expect mania to sound better and louder but i cant for sure. A quick google told me that a lot of people think it's a bad speaker overall even if price tag wasn't so high. But that's me saying without having hearing it in person so don't take my opinion too serious
@@MrHibu the 176 watts is a joke either way, the gold phantom was "3000W" on a 120V socket, that would instantly pop the breaker
maybe the amp is capable of that, but with limited power output to reduce THD(total harmonic distortion)
in the high end hifi world it is common to use a 3000W amp on a 100W speaker, and only maximally put 100W in the speaker to minimize amp distortion to 0.001 % THD (as an example), but fact is the Devialet Mania can last a long time on battery power at max volume, which just isn't possible with 3200mAh @ 3S-4S, that is approx 50Wh capacity so the battery would be dead after running at 50W for an hour, nevermind 175W
@@BH4x0r oh interesting. The mania battery is really short, i have to charge it daily, definitely not 10hrs battery life. I think if it was 100% volume it probably wouldn't last many hours, it burns fast at 60-75% volume maybe i could test one day
@@MrHibu the 10h is defo at low volume, but at 175W it shouldnt even last 20 mins
Ipx4 is barely water resistant and x = n/a dust resistant so id advise not to bring it to the beach or getting it dirty, or if its raining ...the material pad absorbs water. Especially if you plan on getting white/greyish version
It's my new favorite speaker as well. Crazy good sound for value. Can't turn it off :) I posted a video similar to yours. Keep up the great work!
value??? you are funny
Thanks for the video and info, but please film in Landscape mode next time.
Will do a outdoor test today
Hope to see your video soon
The overall system is not bad I will give it n 8/10 lows n highs doesn’t seem to distort at high volume this Bluetooth speaker was well made
How does is compare to the Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 6? (If you’ve heard that)
It’s about twice the price
Bro Harman kardon onyx 6 sounds much lesser as compared to it
Its like way more powerful in bass and subbass and the clarity, and the tuning of sound if way high end❤
@@bisheswarsaha5605 Lol I bought the devialet mania and it broke within a year. It was good at first but started rattling and now doesn't even work.
I bought Huawei by devialet year ago and very dissapointed with the sound. This sounds amazing in video. I hope the same in real test.
Thank you for a great review! How was it outdoor? Does the bass work if there are no walls?
Yes it does, i dont like to put it near wall since it:s so bassy already
please give some specifics of frequency response readings,distortion readings, the internals like the composition of the speakers and why on earth should they get such a crazy high premium. Of course it has more bass closer to the wall, every speaker does. Facts only please.
Play mambo on it
Vifa speakers should sound even better, Oslo is same in size (also has push-push woofers) but on axis should be way more precise and detailed, loudness is similar to jbl boombox so that should be comparable with devialet as well: th-cam.com/video/2LnYTKR4qbY/w-d-xo.html
Not sure I would spend 790$ for mania, Copenhagen 2.0 is that price although it looks like a really nice speaker.
You should have played nipsey hussle blue laces 2 to check the woofer strength
It sounds really thumpy and bassy. I can feel it around 35 volume already, and at 65% its vibrating the air/room/or me if you know what I mean. Too bad i only have a phone to record audio so can't really show you
Hi mate,you still have the Mania???
Do you think it's reaching 30 hz, or it's just marketing?
And it's not as portable as other speakers, the round shape makes it weird to travel around with outside the house, it's basically meant to be indoors and you'll find it troublesome putting it in a backpack without damaging it or feeling annoyed since's really wide as opposed to long
Lol how you come up with that
@@chriswelljack4910 travelling soon, and it only comes with a clothe bag and i dont think itll fit a backpack with my laptop so have to put it into suitcase with clothes as padding (flying to other side of the world)
@@chriswelljack4910 was helpful to me
@@KaiGuyGD I have this, & it wouldn't be great in a carry on, but is still manageable if you're traveling light. It's still very small but heavy for its size. I have many portables & will not hesitate to bring this wherever I go now. It's an amazing little speaker when you feed it high res files. The bass makes this like no other portable out there
How does this compare to the JBL BOOMBOX 3?
Jbl boombox 3 is definitely louder and way stronger bass by far, but its a lot muddier, its all about a person's taste - - if you just like loud noise and having fun then even jbl extreme might be better, but if you like cleaner mid and highs, and better detailed and accurate bass, than mania for sure, especially since its still loud, its actually loudr than the extreme 3 too. Also the mania is like 1/3 the boombox 3's size and weight
@@MrHibu I was contemplating on getting the Mania but based on this comment might stick with the BoomBox 3 I have. Especially since I used it outdoors pretty often for long periods of time
@@pedrokinlaw9211 tomorrow morning, ill use the mania outside so u can hear it, mania is good because souns great with same volume all around (360) so everyone gets to enjoy it equally, jbl boombox sounds a bit different, its like coming from 1 direction and u cant put it in the the middle of the 'backyard', itd optimal to put it near a wall facing everyone and thatll sound different, if that makes sense or if thats how u put the boombox. Anyways tomorrow!
Does your mania works with Alexa? I can’t seem to enable Alexa on my speaker and I’m from Hong Kong… I don’t know if it’s a regional thing… hope not
Compare with boombox 3 wifi
It's a nice "showpiece" BT speaker. However, not light, not IPX67 rated, not much battery life when played louder, so not really a "carry around" BT speaker.
Jbl boombox 3 vs Devialet mania would be nice. I think the jbl will be louder.
Good bass but it seems too sound mono, no open sound
Its actually really wide and the sound reallt expands around the room, the phone mic i use doesnt do justice, but it won't beat a minirig or 2 speaker setup that requires larger speakers. For its size it's really great, just overpriced
Can you plug in aux?
If only they had aux man if only
@@deepitkujur5486 wack speaker!!🤦🏾♂️
@@bboymac84like it could’ve been such a crazy deal if it had aux
$790 sucks for all the hype about this speaker ... Vifa Oslo would beat this in terms of sound quality and Loudness all around while being cheaper.
I wouldn't say that it looks luxurois or premium, more like a toy. From a Portal game for example.
Thanks for the video, saved me money, don't like this product. But yes, good toy for kids.
is stereo/soundstage comparable to hifi monitors like Buchardt / KEF?
No, it is still a single speaker after all.
I'm not sure since i haven't heard from those, it's not truly stereo but the soundstage is the best of all the portable wireless speaker, mind you, it's especially small and compact for its weight class. And since it's a 360 speaker, it's bouncing sound off the walls to stimulate a stereo-like setting. Im not sure if buchardt / kef would have a better soundstage for that reason since room sizes varies but technically it should be
Devialet is known for their bass but this is by no means portable...
Yeah definitely meant to be moved around in the house mainly, not to travel around with, though I am bringing it to another country with me as carry-on in a few weeks, and it being small, i think its portable enough
@@MrHibu look at the beoplay P6, I owned it for years and still great sounds...haven't found anything to replace it yet
@@trilingualkid i dont think ill get a chance to listen to it but i know beoplay produces good sounding products, sad I won't be able to know what it sounds like :c
@@MrHibu yea too bad, you can probaly save quite a bit through second hand market because they dont sell it new anymore. I'm an audiophile with plenty of $2k+ headphone and this is the only portable speaker I can tolerate.
People will appreciate boombox more.
Yeah i agree, the general public will prefer the boombox. I feel like people who love appreciate sounds would pick mania for sure. I think the bose sounflex was the best portable bluetooth speaker since it brought a lot to the table. Most peoples are just so muddy for me, they're too bassy and ignore the mids and highs, but majority of people don't really care, especially since mania is so expensive (and mind you its still bassy as hell)
@@MrHibu I have Xtreme 2, not over priced. So I'm really satisfied with it. And nice video bro 👌
@@puiaturuburu906 i like the extreme too and great price , but for music or watching youtube videos of netflex with it, it's too bassy and heard to hear the voices, even if you use the feature to reduced the bass. I think the exteme 2 is a 8/10 overall for what you want it for
Did he say 1k 💀 I have a party speaker thats $135 and that little thing is the size of one of its speakers 😂
Welcome to Devialet. I bought one just to try it out Im returning it anyways but… this thing is a pure luxury speaker. It doesn’t sound absolutely amazing, you won’t get any slack in it. Great bass the size… but worth the money? I personally think the Beolit 20 tops this guy…
Beolit 20 has 79 dB loud bass at 100% volume.
That's bad!!!
But I don't care about portable speakers so much anymore.
Devialet Phantom 2 or Devialet Phantom 1.
Devialet Phantom 2 98dB version destroys JBL Boombox 2 or JBL Partybox 3/3 Wifi.
JBL Partybox Encore wins against Devialet Phantom 2 98dB version, but Devialet Phantom 2 98dB has deeper bass and better sound quality.
Sound latency when watching videos is no small issue!
Yeah, apparently devialet is aware of this issue and theyre trying to do something about it. Hopefully a future update fixes it
Bass is too much on these. Music is only about bass bro 😅
It comes with eq app for lows and highs, so you can increase/decrease the bass or with the highs if you like treble
no good speak the sound bad
The recording is from my phone, a lot of compression and bad recording audio, sorry, its hard to show on video, my gf said the same thing, 'sounds like a normal speaker' aka 50$s one over the phone (she lives overseas so can't show her in person yet)
Every time he says let's try different music he plays the same 'song'' over again. What a waste of a good speaker to play garbage.
It's free music on spotify so I didn't have much option plus nothing scripted, i dont know what happened but they were so quiet for some reason, and i wasn't sure what they sound like as I was trying to find a song to show the mania's performance then gave up
its not worlds best bro XD
What do you think is the world's best?
@@MrHibu well honestly this one is very overpriced for what you get here. for the same price you can get a jbl partybox 1000 which destroys any portable speaker in existance... but if we are talking about similar size with battery i would say boombox 3 kills the devialet, and all partybox series as well (110,310,710 etc.)
this ball sounds good for the size, but the price isnt justified
@@edensl8759 Well,Devialet surely is more of a boutique company rather than JBL, Sony, etc. Try comparing it to other boutique companies like Bang and Olufsen, Bowers and Wilkins and the Devialet is about on par with them. Their market is more of a niche market.
@@neogenesus theres no reason for a person with a brain to look for a botique portable bluetooth speaker. if it was some stereo hifi system i would understand. and jbl's speakers dont look worse at all, they are more durable for sure than this thing. and jbl could make their speakers "boutique" but theres no reason for that honestly. sound and portability is the key, and even the rest isnt lacking at all in jbl's side
@EDENSL just like eveything, why people buy a $20000 rolex watch that is less accurate than a $50 timex? Why people buy "supreme" brand shirt when a costco brand shirt do the same purpose? Thats why I say it is a niche product for a niche market.
My question is, what does it do besides play music. Nothing. Who is that stupid to spend that much money on a speaker.at least I can take calls n stuff with my jbl. No thanks. I'm not that stupid.