Soundcore’s new $24.99 waterproof speaker is almost an impulse purchase

Soundcore has launched different ultralight wireless talker called the Select 4 Go. It’s priced astatine $24.99, making it the astir affordable enactment successful Soundcore’s existent lineup of Bluetooth speakers, and overmuch cheaper than likewise sized options specified arsenic Ultimate Ears’ precocious launched $79.99 Miniroll.

The Select 4 Go pairs a 1.75-inch 5W afloat scope talker operator with a passive radiator to assistance bolster the strength of little frequencies. That’s lone a somewhat smaller talker than you’ll find wrong the pricier Miniroll, which has a claimed 12 hours of artillery life. Soundcore says the Select 4 Go has up to 20 hours of playtime connected a afloat charge, with the measurement astatine 40 percent and erstwhile utilizing its balanced EQ mode that isn’t boosting little frequencies.

It has a waterproof IPX67 standing and volition adjacent interval erstwhile utilized successful a pool, but Soundcore warns that earlier utilizing the talker adjacent h2o you’ll privation to marque definite the waterproof screen for its USB-C charging larboard is tightly secured.

Bluetooth scope is rated astatine 30 meters, and 2 of the Select 4 Go speakers tin beryllium paired to nutrient stereo sound. Other Soundcore products, including the adjacent lighter $40.99 Soundcore Mini 3, let for implicit 100 speakers to beryllium paired and each play successful sync astatine the aforesaid time. If that’s an important diagnostic to you, you’ll request to walk a spot more.

We haven’t tested the talker and can’t vouch for its dependable quality, but for $24.99 you’re going to get what you wage for: a durable wireless talker that should astatine slightest dependable amended than playing euphony done your smartphone’s speaker.

The Soundcore Select 4 Go is disposable present successful two-tone achromatic oregon blue, but six antithetic colors volition beryllium disposable eventually, including purple and greenish options.