KOVE Commuter 2 - Black Bluetooth Speakers, Portable, Wireless with HD Louder Volume, Deep Bass Subwoofer, Microphone, IPX7 Water Resistant - Boom Box for Home, Outdoor or Travel, Split Speaker

So i couldn’t decide between the Oontz Angle 3 and the Kove Commuter 2. Both looked really good. I bought both and gave them both a run side by side on the coffee table.Water resistance/water proofBoth claim to be IPX7 rated. The Kove claims to be IPX7 water-resistant, however the oontz claims to the IPX7 water-proof. Though the IPX7 rating technically is for submersion in 1m of water for up to 30 mins. Who’s stretching the truth? I don’t know. But, both should hold up to a rain without issue. Not planning on doing the backstroke with them at any point. So I don’t really care about them stopping working if I drop them in the lake since they’re probably done anyway no matter what if that happens. If you need to play under water go with the oontz I guess.Oontz:Pros: clearer highs, ability to pair more than two in surround mode, meaning you can Daisy chain 4 of them together to surround you with sound on your deck. That’s a big win if you’re looking for that. Literature is misleading. I’ve seen anywhere from 10 to 20 hours battery life with 14 highlighted too. Not sure on total battery life, didn’t test to depletion. But better than Kove at 7-9. Slightly louder than the Kove by an insignificant pinch. Has a 3.5mm audio cable for connecting audio in. Robust build. Solid with rubber cushioningCons: uses a fiddly app to pair the speakers together I’m stereo mode. I did see both speakers in the Bluetooth settings and paired one and and the other separately. Didn’t work in stereo mode. Had to finally download the app and pair master and slave speakers. Worked great once done through the app. Two speakers to keep up with and charge separate. Poorer base and less full sound compared to the Kove. A more old school design compared to the Kove. Less smart, just big single action buttons on on the end for each independent function. Seems more brutish of a design.Kove:Pros: better bass compared to the Oontz, but the treble was less clear. Overall I think the Kove has fuller and richer sound with some expense of the highs. These two speakers hook together turning into one unit that still plays from opposite sides of the speaker. So a very clever design. It can sit as one unit on the center of the table and project audio to both sides of the table from the center unit. Or split and become a stereo pair. Supports L and R channels like the Oontz. One power cord to keep up with, with two USB C plugs, where the Oontz has 2 separate cords. I only have one device to grab and go when it’s party time. Not two with two separate chargers and cords to keep up with and fiddle with. Better technology than the oontz with white-ring beat-tracking led lights on the top that just look cool. They turn red when charging. Elegant button layout that serves multi functions depending on long press or short press, just overall more sophisticated design and tech. Both speakers instantly paired without apps and only one device in the Bluetooth settings to pair with. Even on power and power off it just worked without messing around. Both paired together instantly.Cons: treble not quite as clear with Kove, no 3.5mm input. Bluetooth only. Less battery life than the Oontz by 1-10 hours depending on which piece of oontz lit you read. Seems a pinch more delicate than the Oontz but not by much.All and all both are great sets of speakers. Like anything in life, it depends on your mission.If you value simple, elegance and a smart design. If you value one device to keep up with that can split and become a stereo pair. Richer sound,. Battery is good enough to last most parties. Kove wins.If you need full surround to saturate a whole deck with X speakers all chained together with possibly more battery life and possible better battery life then oontz is the better choice. But you have a fiddly app, (future app support worries me, may not enter stereo mode without it?) and multiple Bluetooth devices to deal with. Oontz could be your winner. It does have some solid pluses if that’s what you’re looking for.Hope that helps folks.

Two speakers in one. The battery last for awhile. You can easily take it with you anywhere you want. Being able to separate the speaker and place both in different spots is amazing. The price is great since it’s like getting two speakers.

This speaker is awesome! It holds a charge for a long time, need to actually measure this but lasted multiple uses over several days. Bass quality is great, mid and high range are really good too for such a small speaker. Controls are easy to use and water resistant. Finally, if you want the true stereo effect you can twist the speaker unit to split it not two speakers and separate them to give you the stereo effect. AWESOME so far and no complaints. PS.. There is a ring around the bass speakers that lights up. I do wish I could turn it off or that it had a mode to change colors randomly to the beat of the music. Alas it only flashes white light to the beat of the music. Better than nothing but could be improved.

Pros:1. The fact that it can split and create very discernible stereo is such a boon! This sets this apart from the other bluetooth speakers out there.2. The sound is really great! Quite a decent bass, providing a full, rich sound. A friend thought they were the traditional large speakers I'd installed years ago.Cons:1. This is only a con when you are watching something. The sound seems to be about a quarter second behind the video. Obviously this is not a problem when only listening to music, but if you are watching video, there is a noticeable delay that makes the audio out of sync.Ultimately great value for money, and well worth the price, but be warned about the delay.

Heavy, high quality, and durable. The bass is very impressive. Only speaker I have ever had that didn't require any kind of bass boosting. Infact I recommend against it. With the settings I used for other speakers the bass completely overwhelmed the midrange. But by default they are great. As most people have said they are not that loud for a party setting out of the box. But using Dolby Atmos quickly makes them very loud and very rich sounding. The only issue I have with them is they grip on the bottom of the speakers is not enough when they are separated if they are on a smooth surface, the bass rattles them around too much. But on a mouse pad or table cloth they stop moving. Also the upper speaker with the strap is left and the bottom speaker is right. I could not find that in any reviews or manual for the product.

Love the idea of smaller connected speakers; the look and feel is great. But ultimately I returned them.Biggest reasons:--Sound doesn't get nearly loud enough compared to my other speakers of the same size. It's effectively 2 small speakers, which sound like small speakers and which take up the space and UX of 2 speakers. This is important, unexpected, and terrible.-- Bluetooth pairing requires you to connect to both, but they operate as one -- meaning, you can't connect one half to one device, and one half to another device. You also have to pair TWICE: once for each half of the speaker, and unless you rename the halves in your phone, they automatically show as KOVE COMMUTER 2.0, so it's impossible to tell which you're connected to if (say) one doesn't pair, drops off or dies, one of which obviously happens constantly. They also can't connect to multiple input devices at once; I had to disconnect so my partner could connect, can't switch playback from iPhone to iPad, etc etc.-- Battery is not great, about 3 hours for me.--I got the rose color on a big markdown which is why I pulled the trigger. No chance would I pay $250 for this experience.This all combines to make the UX basically insane, and the sound isn't good enough to justify any of it.Hope they figure it out, because I'd love to try again if the pairing agility and sound quality get better.