Filmed on the One Plus 12. Will check with headphones later, if this doesn't represent the true sound, I will borrow a microphone from work and record with a high quality microphone. Don't expect disco levels, but for around the pool and chilled times, this thing really rocks!
@@ostrove4694 I know, I bought this speaker solely off written reviews. Hopefully this can show people what to expect. I can't say how loud it gets, as I haven't measured it, but the sound completely fills my small ish flat and the bass is like having a dedicated sub in the room. Just have to remember this is portable and you can take it out with you, which makes it fantastic. I also own the BokSound Bluetooth speaker which I take everywhere in the UK. Much larger speaker mind, but covers a massive area with sound.
@@mark-bellamy I think you did a really good job. Listening with headphones helps with getting an idea how loud it is when compared to your voice. I think I'll get one too when it's available in my country.
Thank you for posting this Would love to see a comparison between the Brane X and the Harmon Kardon Go + Play 3 which also has a downward firing subwoofer
@@RomeenSabahi-y1x weirdly I have just been say in a bar, with 2 sonos Play 3's playing. I had no clue what they where until I search your question. I can tell you now, the bass of the play 3s doesn't even touch the Brane X Speaker. They was quite loud though, and sounded ok. Hoping soon we get more people reviewing and doing comparisons, but doubt they will match the Brane bass wise, not at this size anyways :)
Thank you alot for the reviews you've made. Listening to this with headphones. I can really get an idea how they could sound live. The only thing which is holding me back atm ordering this thing is that brane currently doesnt offer international shipping. I am considering to use an parcel forwarding service to get this speaker. Since we have summer now in germany I cant wait till fall when international shipping is a thing from branes side. Cheers!
Glad it helped :) As these are being shipped in the US now, more reviews will start to appear. It's strange how the Brane team have not advertised this more them self's. As for the international shipping, I'm from the UK but was sent to the US to work for a few months and I heard about them so was perfect timing for me to grab one to test. Perfect for summer parties. If I'm honest, I also have the 'Bok' bluetuth speaker in the UK. It's a large Bluetooth speaker, has 20+ hours of battery life and goes 3 times louder than the Brane, but it was designed for big parties :) the Bok is my most used speaker I've ever bought carrying out parties for local events and in woods. So worth checking out also.
Hey! So there is a black fabric and behind that there is black plastic mesh. The sub is hidden also behind plastic which has holes, so you can see it just. There is another video by Brane which shows you the speakers and how they look :) but due to them being water proof, I guess that's why they are hidden.
True! There both similar sized. I think the Brane will win for stereo image and mid range. Bass.... It's going to be a close one. I think it could be a tie for bass. Overall I'd expect the brane to win 👍
@@gumz4183 so at first I thought the highs where really lacking. But I've been listening to Sonos speakers, and they are a lot brighter but the sound from the Brane X is well balanced when the EQ is changed from the default flat position and they sound wonderful. A really nice warm room filling sound. For the price I am super happy!
@@gumz4183 after going backwards and forward between Sonos Fives in a stereo pair set 2M apart vs the Brane, you can hear the stereo image is not even close. But it would be hard for any speaker to replicate a true stereo sound with the speakers 15cm's apart haha But In recordings where I could clearly hear the singer on the left and sounds that travel left to right, it didn't come through like this on the Brane. But the brain is still fantastic at what it does. Critical listening the sonos wins, but for pure fun and bass madness, Brane wins
@@mark-bellamy I know they’re a bit pricey, but ever thought about getting another brane speaker and doing a stereo test? I wonder how a stereo pair would fair against the Sonos fives..
@@ianmatthews276 this I would love to hear! But money isn't the issue, I'm not from the US, so I have to get this all home or sell it when I leave. I would guess the stereo image would come to life, but the Sonos will still be a lot brighter and the Branes would bring the walls down. Hopefully Brane can do a comparison for us soon!
So Brane says US only. Not sure if that's due to some legal reason. You can get this posted to a service which will forward it over to the Philippines for you! But any issues could be a nightmare if you had to send back
@@chokechange Never heard one in real life, but watching the reviews, the Brane X would stand up against the small one easily. The larger one however ($3000) goes silly loud for it size. This would be a great comparison at some point but also this is Branes first product and it may be easier to scale than the Devialet, so maybe in the future they will bring a bigger Brane xXx out to rule them all haha
@@keviningram1914 no one yet. Am sure Brane will be looking for a distributor. No idea on the legal side if they can sell this or not outside the US. You can get them, but you would have to get it sent to a forwarding service.
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Oh GOD! i want one!
Thanks u for more review about this brane x
Filmed on the One Plus 12.
Will check with headphones later, if this doesn't represent the true sound, I will borrow a microphone from work and record with a high quality microphone.
Don't expect disco levels, but for around the pool and chilled times, this thing really rocks!
Thx for this Video. First one where I can get a clue of how strong the Bass of this speaker really is. 👍🏻
@@ostrove4694 I know, I bought this speaker solely off written reviews. Hopefully this can show people what to expect. I can't say how loud it gets, as I haven't measured it, but the sound completely fills my small ish flat and the bass is like having a dedicated sub in the room. Just have to remember this is portable and you can take it out with you, which makes it fantastic.
I also own the BokSound Bluetooth speaker which I take everywhere in the UK. Much larger speaker mind, but covers a massive area with sound.
@@mark-bellamy I think you did a really good job. Listening with headphones helps with getting an idea how loud it is when compared to your voice.
I think I'll get one too when it's available in my country.
Thank you for posting this
Would love to see a comparison between the Brane X and the Harmon Kardon Go + Play 3 which also has a downward firing subwoofer
@@RomeenSabahi-y1x weirdly I have just been say in a bar, with 2 sonos Play 3's playing. I had no clue what they where until I search your question. I can tell you now, the bass of the play 3s doesn't even touch the Brane X Speaker. They was quite loud though, and sounded ok.
Hoping soon we get more people reviewing and doing comparisons, but doubt they will match the Brane bass wise, not at this size anyways :)
Appreciate the review.
Nice speaker
Thank you alot for the reviews you've made. Listening to this with headphones. I can really get an idea how they could sound live. The only thing which is holding me back atm ordering this thing is that brane currently doesnt offer international shipping. I am considering to use an parcel forwarding service to get this speaker. Since we have summer now in germany I cant wait till fall when international shipping is a thing from branes side.
Cheers!
Glad it helped :)
As these are being shipped in the US now, more reviews will start to appear. It's strange how the Brane team have not advertised this more them self's.
As for the international shipping, I'm from the UK but was sent to the US to work for a few months and I heard about them so was perfect timing for me to grab one to test.
Perfect for summer parties.
If I'm honest, I also have the 'Bok' bluetuth speaker in the UK. It's a large Bluetooth speaker, has 20+ hours of battery life and goes 3 times louder than the Brane, but it was designed for big parties :) the Bok is my most used speaker I've ever bought carrying out parties for local events and in woods. So worth checking out also.
Can you get a peek of the speakers? Im so curious of the design. Man thats impressive!
Hey! So there is a black fabric and behind that there is black plastic mesh.
The sub is hidden also behind plastic which has holes, so you can see it just.
There is another video by Brane which shows you the speakers and how they look :) but due to them being water proof, I guess that's why they are hidden.
The best speaker to compare this with is the DEVIALET mania
True! There both similar sized. I think the Brane will win for stereo image and mid range. Bass.... It's going to be a close one. I think it could be a tie for bass. Overall I'd expect the brane to win 👍
How is the overall soundstage? Are the mids and highs good too?
Are you satisfied with the price-performance ratio?
@@gumz4183 so at first I thought the highs where really lacking. But I've been listening to Sonos speakers, and they are a lot brighter but the sound from the Brane X is well balanced when the EQ is changed from the default flat position and they sound wonderful. A really nice warm room filling sound.
For the price I am super happy!
@@mark-bellamy thanks!
@@gumz4183 after going backwards and forward between Sonos Fives in a stereo pair set 2M apart vs the Brane, you can hear the stereo image is not even close. But it would be hard for any speaker to replicate a true stereo sound with the speakers 15cm's apart haha
But In recordings where I could clearly hear the singer on the left and sounds that travel left to right, it didn't come through like this on the Brane. But the brain is still fantastic at what it does. Critical listening the sonos wins, but for pure fun and bass madness, Brane wins
@@mark-bellamy I know they’re a bit pricey, but ever thought about getting another brane speaker and doing a stereo test? I wonder how a stereo pair would fair against the Sonos fives..
@@ianmatthews276 this I would love to hear! But money isn't the issue, I'm not from the US, so I have to get this all home or sell it when I leave.
I would guess the stereo image would come to life, but the Sonos will still be a lot brighter and the Branes would bring the walls down.
Hopefully Brane can do a comparison for us soon!
I just wonder if the AC adapter is compatible with 220V European Voltage?
Yep. The DC brick works on America and UK AC input. Just swap out the cable to the DC brick for couple of quid and your sorted.
Did they ship here in the Philippines?
So Brane says US only. Not sure if that's due to some legal reason. You can get this posted to a service which will forward it over to the Philippines for you! But any issues could be a nightmare if you had to send back
vs the Devialet Mania?
@@chokechange Never heard one in real life, but watching the reviews, the Brane X would stand up against the small one easily. The larger one however ($3000) goes silly loud for it size.
This would be a great comparison at some point but also this is Branes first product and it may be easier to scale than the Devialet, so maybe in the future they will bring a bigger Brane xXx out to rule them all haha
Who stocks them in the UK?
@@keviningram1914 no one yet. Am sure Brane will be looking for a distributor. No idea on the legal side if they can sell this or not outside the US. You can get them, but you would have to get it sent to a forwarding service.