The light show LED strips on the top and bottom of the speaker have a few different presets that can be toggled from the speaker or app. Linking speakers is great for spreading music across rooms or greater distances, like outside. It’s a neat feature but we found one speaker sounds better than two in a single room, as it didn’t seem to go into a true stereo mode. There’s a party cast feature that allows you to sync up to 100 other Flare 2s. It doesn’t sound like music is coming from one specific point in the room. It’s overall a really clear sound signature and there’s great dispersion in the room. The extra bass is still well balanced and warm it‘s not overwhelming or excessive. You can also toggle the bass booster on the device itself, or in app. The app allows you to tune it to an EQ preset of your liking, but the default is great for almost any genre. It’s very well balanced with great natural bass. It easily sounds like it could be twice the price. One thing it is missing is a full-sized USB port so you can share the large battery with your phone and other USB devices. The battery lasts 12 hours and can fully charge in 3.5 hours. We’re especially happy about the new USB-C standard and the speaker comes with a USB-C to USB-A cable so you can charge it on any USB port. The battery is a large 5,200 mAh USB-C rechargeable. This makes turning the speaker on and off extra work every time. The speaker is cylindrical so it’s not as easy as remembering the top button is power, left is volume down, etc. To see the button indicators, they need to catch the right light. The buttons are black rubber with raised black indicators. They’re easy to press, but they’re impossible to distinguish. The control buttons on the top of the speaker is the biggest oversight by Anker. And no, we don’t recommend using it as a teether, but this photo was too cute not to share The Soundcore Flare 2 is IPX7 waterproof. The top has all of your controls, and on the back is a hidden water-sealed charging port along with a Bluetooth pairing button and a bass-boosting button. The speaker grill looks extra premium and durable - plus it helps keep the whole speaker IPX7 waterproof. Flare 2 is also almost entirely wrapped in a speaker grill. Flare 2 has an LED strip around the bottom and the light show supports a myriad of colors. The Flare 2 has a little curve to it and is subtly pear-shaped. It’s similarly sized and shaped, plus both have an LED light strip around the top perimeter. Of course, my mom mistook Flare 2 for an “Alexa”, Amazon’s Echo. The Soundcore Flare 2 offers rich and high quality “360 degree sound”, IPX7 waterproof protection, a 12-hour battery with USB-C charging, party features, an app that’s actually good, and not one, but two, 360 degree LED light shows. When I see flashy LED light shows I tend to think it’s a gimmick making up for a lousy sounding speaker - thankfully I was very wrong. Anker’s Soundcore Flare 2 is definitely worth checking out. Don’t let the flashy LEDs turn you away from one of the best value portable Bluetooth speakers on the market.
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