A bluetooth speaker has become mainstream. All speakers have one bluetooth function for it stream your music via smartphone, tablet or laptop. This Bluetooth connection ensures a wireless connection between your source and the speaker, without interference.
Want to know everything about bluetooth speaker?
What exactly is a speaker with wireless Bluetooth may not need much explanation. Nevertheless, we provide a little more explanation to help you on your way to buying the best bluetooth speaker.
What is a bluetooth speaker?
bluetooth is a wireless connection between electronic devices at close range. So a Bluetooth speaker is a speaker that is wirelessly connected to another electronic device to play music. So this portable speaker is very mobile. Therefore, these speakers are easy to carry. you can take it with you everywhere and the speaker always works with one battery.
This ensures that these portable speakers very suitable to take them on vacation, to the beach or for example in the garden at the pool or pool house.
Always your favorite music at hand.
For example, the best-known application is the wireless headset that is connected to your mobile phone. The wireless speaker is therefore connected via a Bluetooth signal with your cell phone to stream music.
Your favorite music from your smartphone can therefore be played via all possible APPs.
Here is an overview of the music APPs for your favorite music;
- Spotify,
- Soundcloud,
- applemusic,
- Deezer,
- etc...
But you can also stream sound from YouTube, TV, Netflix, etc. through the speakers from a TV with Bluetooth or a laptop.
How does a wireless speaker work?
Fortunately, you don't have to be a techie to easily use these speakers without a cable. A mobile phone or table recognizes the bluetooth devices in its vicinity and the connection these days is incredibly simple and automatically.
Once the speaker with bluetooth has been recognized, this will happen automatically in the future when you are near the portable box. If you have several speakers nearby, you can easily choose the right device on your smartphone via the Bluetooth settings.
A lot of wireless Bluetooth waterproof speakers you can now play them in Stereo by converting them pair. This will create one connection between 2 bluetooth speakers. This way you play the same music through the 2 linked speakers.
Bluetooth more than just speakers
In addition to wireless speakers for outdoor use, Bluetooth has many other applications. Your smartwatch or your printer are also linked to this wireless connection.
Another application in the swimming pool industry is the wireless connection with Bluetooth between the pool robot and your smartphone. This pool robots with APP can then be controlled via your mobile phone. Via this wireless connection you can also activate or deactivate the status of the filter, the operating time or, for example, different times and functions.
So also for one pool robot you can therefore rely on this wireless connection if you come close to the device.
Which bluetooth speaker to buy?
multifunctional bluetooth speakers
Everything is done by the manufacturers to ensure their portable speakers to make it as multifunctional as possible with bluetooth. There is a long list of fun features that make the bluetooth speakers very fun and useful. We'll pick a few for you.
Luminous speakers
Nowadays, a lot of patio speakers have a handy light function. The Art Sound Lighthouse is the most beautiful lantern bluetooth speaker. It is available in red and black. For the LED lamp, slide out the top piece and you have a nice one table lighting. You can dim the LED lamp or even choose a color. The strong sound that comes from this bluetooth box is phenomenal.
Bluetooth boxes in stereo
The Soundcast speakers can you in no time pair. Your sound will then sound in stereo through 2 or portable Bluetooth boxes. This function is very useful, for example for a bistro terrace or for example in the pool house or at the sun loungers by the pool. With Artsound there is the handy KISS function where you hold 2 speakers against each other for 5 seconds and they are paired in no time. Most major outdoor speaker brands have that feature on their range.
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Bluetooth garden speakers as a power bank
Artsound developed the Lighthouse bluetooth speakers with a sturdy battery. With the mini USB connection you can connect your mobile phone to the battery for charging. In this way you can use the Bluetooth Lighthouse from Artsound as a power bank. This way, streaming your music is not compromised by an empty Smartphone battery.
Escape P9 with APP via bluetooth
Escape won a lot with his P9 design prizes and awards, the list is very impressive (Awards Escape P9) . This handy APP function makes the wireless outdoor speaker extremely suitable for a terrace of a restaurant, a catering terrace or in a club room. It can also be used, for example, at an event or at a trade fair stand. You can Escape P9 speaker remote control. Plus there's a handy one LOCK function Note that no one can turn off the device with the buttons, for example, or increase or decrease the volume. Super handy for the design enthusiast who wants just that little bit more.
Frequently asked questions about bluetooth speakers.
Wireless speaker with battery
A Bluetooth speaker is one wireless speaker that can connect to a mobile device via a Bluetooth signal such as a mobile phone, tablet or laptop.
The speaker contains a battery that you charge using a USB plug.
Characteristic are the compact shape like the Artsound Lightbeats M or the sturdy handle to take him with you as with the Escape P6 speakers.
This is the speakers very suitable to take with you in the garden, to a festival, the beach or, for example, when you go camping or on vacation.
Yes, the new generation Bluetooth speakers can play music in stereo via the TWS function.
TWS means True Wireless Stereo. In concrete terms, this means that you 2 wireless Bluetooth speakers at the same time can leave connect through Bluetooth with your mobile device and stuff stereo music can play.
To connect a Bluetooth speaker to your mobile device; first press the Bluetooth symbol on your wireless speaker. Then turn on bluetooth on your mobile device. In the list of found devices, select the Bluetooth speaker.
The portable box is now connected to your mobile device. As a result, the music you choose on your mobile device will play on your Bluetooth speaker.
The playback time of a wireless bluetooth speaker depends on various factors. Get on plays a speaker with battery between 6 and 10h.
Here is the list on which this playback time depends:
- It volume, at a higher volume the battery will discharge faster and the speaker will play for less time
- the strength of the battery, a speaker with a large battery will play longer than a speaker with a smaller battery.
- battery status, a speaker with a full battery plays longer than a box with a battery charged only for 50%
- bee additional features the speaker will also sing it out for less time. Think of lights or as a power bank for charging your mobile phone
Fact: keep in mind that the battery of your mobile device will also run out faster due to the "effort" that the device has to make to detect the Bluetooth signal.
Waterproof speaker or not?
The difference between waterproof and splash-proof speakers is that one waterproof speaker can be submerged in water. The splash-proof wireless speaker withstands splashing water but cannot be submerged in water.
IP class - what exactly is that?
Waterproof or splash-proof is determined by the IP class.
A IPX7 speaker can immerse you while an IPX4 speaker is only resistant to splashing water.
This parameter, together with the battery strength determine the price from a Bluetooth speaker. If the portable box is waterproof and has a large battery (long playing time), it will be more expensive than a Bluetooth box that is not waterproof and has a small battery.
A good example is the difference in price between, for example, our Artsound PWR05 and the Escape P6.
This varies from speaker to speaker. Generally can the newer bluetooth speakers be used while they are charging.
To be sure, check the supplied manual. There you will find out exactly whether it is possible to use the wireless speaker while it is charging.
Music with cable instead of wireless
Yes, you can listen to music via the AUX IN connection through the Bluetooth speaker with a cable. This is not possible with every device.
The first intention of the wireless speaker is for you to connect, wirelessly with bluetooth. Some speakers still have a connector on the box to connect it with a cable.
There are also special devices available to connect a Bluetooth transmitter to the AUX connection and still send music wirelessly to the wireless speaker. SoundcastBluecast
Before the advent of Bluetooth, most battery powered speakers worked this way. Like the old one for example Soundcast outcast.
This is possible, (most) wireless speakers have a built-in microphone. This allows you to answer calls from your phone via the Bluetooth speaker.
This allows you to answer your calls hands-free. On the one hand, the Bluetooth ensures a connection with your smartphone, on the other hand, the built-in microphone ensures that your correspondent hears you.
In this way, the box serves as a loudspeaker.
How far does my speaker work?
It is generally accepted that Bluetooth 5 to 10m far. Technical tests show that the signal can reach up to 500m. However, in a real life situation 10m is plausible.
The range of a Bluetooth speaker is therefore also 10m. Over the years, the wireless signal has become stronger, faster and less stressful for the battery.
Wireless speakers with the latest Bluetooth 5 technology are therefore very efficient.
Low battery indicator
Wireless speakers have a low battery indicator. Every Bluetooth speaker does this in a different way.
Sometimes with 4 LED balls where 1 bullet is a low battery, 4 bullets a full battery.
A 2nd method is with an LED that changes color, red is an empty battery, orange almost empty and a green LED a full battery.
It's the 3rd method symbol of a battery with 4 bars in. 1 bar indicates an almost empty battery, 4 bars a fully charged battery.
