However, the hiss on the Roar 2 is much, much less audible than say, my Jawbone Big Jambox, which has a (subjectively) very audible noise to me, especially in quiet environments with music at low-volume

at some of the additional features of the unit:Ability to play music from a Micro-SD cardAbility to record from its built-in microphone or Bluetooth sourceA great sounding speakerphoneAbility to charge a phone or other device via USBAbility to pair with multiple devices at the same timeA built in personal safety alarmA sleep timer modeA legitimate eight hour battery lifeAbility to function as a high end sound card for a computerAbility to physically connect two units together for greater responseAbility to enable multiple sonic profiles (when used as a sound card)TeraBass function acts as a loudness contour buttonRoar button for use in "loud" environment adds increased clarityThe amazing thing is that as long as that list is, it's more than likely that I've neglected something about the unit!That said, all of the above features would be 100% meaningless if the unit didn't sound good

The ROAR button is great for big rooms or noisy environments and really boosts the sound volume as well as the sound quality

but I do use the "Roar" button in such a noisy environment

Roar button gives a little more volume in noisy environments

Roar feature is also great in the noisy environment

Fantastic!I was *this close* to ordering another compact speaker (rhymes with rose) when I happened upon a review for this little beast

I was so impressed that I quit working for a while just to enjoy what I

Some may be frivolous but he majority are useful t and work quite well

Some may be frivolous but he majority are useful t and work quite well

The Roar is a very nice B/T speaker with lots of features