Linx B-Tube Lightsaber wait no, Speaker review.
Comments (0) So my Linx B-Tube arrived today and figured I’d give say how impressed I am with it. What is it, I don’t hear you ask? Well it’s a portable speaker with a lithium-ion battery and bluetooth connection thats what.
But wait thats not all – its also a pretend lightsaber hilt. Ok, so it’s not a very good lightsaber hilt as lightsaber hilts go – but if you played the swoosh/fooom noises through it, it would get a damn sight better.
Aaaaanyway. I suppose I should talk about what its “supposed” to do. Which as I said is act as a portable speaker for any bluetooth doobry you may have that makes noises.
It does this by having a speaker at each end, the ends also act as controls. Left end has a push button control, hold short to turn on, hold long to pair, tap to pause and play etc. The other end has a twist control for the volume. In the centre of the cylinder there’s a microphone for hands free/skype etc. on the front, and on the reverse there is a power socket and line-in.
Pairing it with the pc was a doddle, as was with my phone. Sound quality is good, as other have said it can have issues with bass, but that’s a trade off that comes with it being small and easy to carry around (oh and it comes with a nice little travel pouch too). Bluetooth range seems reasonable, it was playing fine in the kitchen while the pc is 2 rooms away, but there were breaks in the audio when i moved further than that, but only while I was moving. Once I stood it still again it settled.
The big benefit of this item is the looks and the price, mine came from Amazon and was £11.99 for the brushed aluminum version (for some reason the “Lite” version, which doesn’t have bluetooth, is £36). Twelve quid for a pretend lightsaber that also works as a wireless speaker? Yes please.
If you looking for a bluetooth speaker so you can listen to Just a Minute on iplayer whenever and where ever you want, then this is for you, because I did and its for me.
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