12/24/2023 0 Comments Anker soundcore flare 360 reviewThere’s a decent amount of detail but, due to obvious limitations in the size of the driver, not much physicality. This makes music such as electronica, hard rock, pop and hip-hop actually sound more impactful and involving, but on the other hand it also sometimes gets a bit in the way when there’s already a large presence of bass in the track. The sound signature is honestly consumer-oriented, but still decently balanced: bass, and especially mid-bass, is emphasised and takes the lead in the signature. I tested the SoundCore Flare+ using both a HiBy R5 and my HP EliteBook 745 G5 laptop as sources, both loaded with FLAC files in 16 bit, 44.1 kHz. Listening to music at ~50% volume leads to a battery life of ~18 hours, which is reasonably close to the figure provided by the manufacturer and good enough for most use cases. SoundCore touts a battery life of 20 hours on the Flare+, which appears to be mostly accurate. There’s no support for codecs other than SBC, so this is not a speaker to reproduce high-quality files with. SoundCore Flare+Ģ-inch full range, 2 passive radiators, 2 tweeters I was not able to test this feature as I only received one speaker. Multiple speakers can be chained in order to get a multi-channel setup. It’s decently well done, though in most occasions you won’t need it as bass often becomes excessive when using this feature. There’s also a “bass boost” feature which gives more presence to bass and appears to boost it in the 80-120 Hz area, which gives the illusion of bass being slightly deeper. The light does not have high intensity, but it’s enough to be clearly visible in the dark. The “colours that follow the music” feature is decently well done. In case you really want to have some light to accompany your music, you can choose between four modes: slowly-changing cycling colours, colours that follow the music, slowly rotating colours and counter-clockwise cycling colours. The most striking feature of the Flare+ is its ability to light up using the LEDs in its base. You can basically use it while you take a shower or a bath, or even if you go to the swimming pool. The SoundCore Flare+ is IPX7 certified, so it can even resist being completely submerged in water up to 1 m for up to 30 minutes. The bottom has a white plastic cover because there are LEDs inside that light up in various modes. The flap also protects the electronics from water. The top hosts the main controls (play/pause, volù, vol-, bass boost and lightning), while the “back” (whatever that is on a circular surface…) hosts the power button, the Bluetooth button and a rubber flap that hides the aux port, a micro-USB port to charge the speaker and a USB port one can use to charge another device with the Flare+’s internal battery. All in all it seems very well assembled and it resisted to some falls and hits, so it appears to be decently durable too. The top and bottom are covered in plastic, though it’s rubbery and softer on the top and harder on the bottom, with an anti-slip coating. The lateral surface is covered with a mesh-like, non-uniformly coloured fabric that gives the speaker a more sturdy look. The SoundCore Flare+ appears almost as a truncated cone, with a slight repotting at the bottom. I am completely in favour of cutting down on packaging and accessories to keep the price down – bravo, Anker! Design, Build & Materials The packaging itself is quite simple: a cardboard box with a plastic holder inside it. Anker cut it to the bone in terms of accessories: there are just a micro-USB cable (to charge the speaker) and a 3.5 mm to 3.5 mm jack cable.
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