I've boughten 5 of the media popular brand B/T speakers over the last year and they embarrass the music and frustrate my ears

Fullness without hurt-my-ears loud

Just so you know a bit about where I am coming from and how I think about music and speakers (so you can decide for yourself if my review has any credibility or is relevant for your needs), I am an average listener with a halfway decent ear.

I made the wise decision of testing the volume about 2 feet from my face.. my poor ears

I only had 'expensive' headphones (Sennheiser amperior, beyerdynamic dt880, ultimate ears ue9000) and IEMs (Senns IE80, UE900, Westone UM3x, W3) before this

My ears have been deprived for 43 years of a truly great listening experience

Sound QualityLet's begin with the caveat that despite its heft, the Roar is still a small, bluetooth speaker, and as great as the sound quality is, it ultimately won't compare to a true wired component system.

This speaker has plenty of features such a NFC compatibility to connect your device, ability to charge your phone/music player from the speaker, ability to hook up directly to your computer through USB, ability to charge through both the supplied A/C adapter and USB, as well as being able to use it as a hands-free device for your smartphone

Sounds wonderful, still has that bluetooth feel, but otherwise as good as it gets.

I am surprised that it can be as loud and full of bass as it is

so got it repaired myself, before that it worked as it should though there is noticeable battery life drop after 9 months

Prob worth buying a 2nd as

It’s rectangular with white plastic housing, a white metal grille, and grey accenting at the front control panel as well as on each side where the subwoofers are located.

This truly stunned me as it ruined a single operation plug and play USB connection to mimic a similar concept of using a dock for a laptop with quick connect and disconnect

Like I said before it fits my purpose for easy listening as well as for a small indoor and outdoor party.

It is difficult to compare the Sound Blaster Roar to other portable speakers because it is a big step up in audio quality and features from anything I have seen in its price range, making it an excellent choice for daily use as a primary personal speaker, especially where space is limited, as well as for portable use.

I inserted a Micro SD card with mp3s and my songs were as clean as