EDGE.sound Review

Introduction:

As the good saying goes, “big things come in small packages.” Rightfully so, that’s what the folks over at CUBEDGE are aiming for with its latest concoction in the EDGE.sound wireless speaker. For something so compact and portable, it’s rather deceiving considering that it’s capable of pumping out tunes up to 95db, and has a frequency range of 40Hz – 20kHz. And to top it all off, the EDGE.sound is eco-friendly at heart as well due to its various green-minded characteristics. Ultimately though, it’s going to come down to pure audio quality for this one to have some kind of a chance – even more when it’s grossly priced at $149.

Design:

Impressively, the EDGE.sound is sporting one serious industrial design that really stands prominently out from the crop of usual wireless speakers out there. Donning a sleek and modern looking design, strongly defined by its hard lines and angles, there’s no arguing that it’s the kind of thing that gets peoples’ attention from a quick glance. Indeed, it’s compact in size versus other full-sized models, but it’s still something that’s better off stored in a bag when traveling – as opposed to your pocket. No doubt, its construction is superbly solid from all angles, which is further complemented by its balanced weight. And for the most part, it maintains a clean appearance thanks to its black matte finish. Speaking of being eco-friendly, the EDGE.sound is constructed out of non-brominated flame retardants and PVC-free. In addition, its packaging containment box is a reusable and recyclable aluminum container.


Along the front, its speaker grill dominates the majority of real estate over there – while its LED light occupies the top right corner. Although we like the large size of the three circular sized buttons (volume down, multi-function, volume up) that are positioned on the top edge of the speaker, we’re not fans of their stiff response, so much so that you really need to press firmly on them. Connected to an iPhone, the middle multi-function button doesn’t do anything except to redial by double pressing on it. To tell you the truth, it would’ve been nice to see dedicated playback controls with this. Finally, the rear of the speaker features its on/off switch, microUSB port to charge its internal battery, and an auxiliary port to connect other devices.

Performance:

Going back to our point about big things coming in small packages, the EDGE.sound lives up to the old adage. In fact, it’s so much so when it comes to listening to music, as it’s able to produce such superb tones that are crisp in quality – and complemented by the tangible amount of bass coming out of it. Even on the loudest volume setting, it’s able to maintain a pleasant level that’s never irritating, nor producing any sort of crackling along the way. Striking gold in this particular aspect, we’re rather impressed that this small bundle of joy is so boisterous.

Although it works well for listening to music on the go, there’s just a tiny hiccup when using it for voice phone calls. Indeed, there’s a built-in microphone in the EDGE.sound, which manages to pick up our voice from an average distance of 3 feet away. On our end, the mighty volume output of the speaker is strong enough to make voices audible to hear, but there’s a bit of hollowness attached to them. Well, it isn’t bad per se, but simply the only blemish we see with its call quality. Conversely, our callers didn’t have much of an issue on their end trying to comprehend our voice – albeit, the microphone is rather sensitive in picking up ambient noise. So if you’re planning to use this in noisy environments, it may prove to be a bothersome issue.

Battery:

Rated for 10 to 14+ of playback with its rechargeable battery, we’re actually able to get a little bit over 8 hours in our experience. Though, it’s worth mentioning we used it primarily to stream music via Bluetooth – rather than using the wired connection with its auxiliary port. Despite the short finish, it’s still something more than adequate in our books, especially taking into account the strong and powerful tones it’s able to muster up.

Conclusion:

Taking us by surprise with its robust quality, there’s a lot to like about the EDGE.sound. Matching its bountiful quality is its sleek and modern design, which is by far one of the more attractive ones we’ve seen on the market – and even better that it’s so fresh looking. However, for all the stuff it has going for it, the $149 pricing attached to it is still a bit steep for our tastes. If you’re able to fork over a little bit more, there are bigger offerings worth the investment – with more features in tow as well. Regardless, if money isn’t a concern, this is no doubt a nice complementary center piece that blends well into any home entertainment center.

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