The Xiaomi Sound Outside Speaker is the newest transportable Bluetooth speaker from the model. The speaker includes a 30W output, twin driver design, IP67 safety, and the power to pair with as much as 100 audio system at a time.
The Sound Outside has a typical transportable Bluetooth speaker design with a tubular form. Nearly everything of the outside is roofed by a material with a rubber strip on the again that additionally varieties a loop. The black mannequin featured right here has a contrasting orange loop however the pink and blue fashions get matching pink and blue loops.
The Sound Outside options two energetic drivers on the entrance, which features a 20W woofer and a 10W mid-range driver. These are aided by two passive radiators on both finish of the tube, which work in tandem with the woofer to passively increase the low frequencies.
On the again of the unit are three buttons, which management energy, pairing, and syncing with different audio system. A flap covers the USB-C connector used for charging. The Sound Outside doesn’t have an audio jack for wired audio enter and might solely work with Bluetooth.
Talking of Bluetooth, the Sound Outside helps Bluetooth 5.4 with SBC. There is no such thing as a NFC so pairing needs to be completed manually. This speaker’s principal get together trick is that it could actually pair with as much as 99 others of the identical mannequin to create a sequence of 100 audio system taking part in concurrently. Whereas I did not have 99 different audio system to check, I did see a Xiaomi demo the place they paired 4 audio system throughout the room, and so they all performed in good sync. It’s also possible to simply pair two audio system to get stereo sound.
The Sound Outside works effectively as a celebration speaker for indoor use. The woofer and passive radiators can transfer a stunning quantity of air, leading to a strong, punchy sound that may get sufficiently loud even with only one unit. The sound additionally does not distort even at most quantity.
Outdoor, you aren’t getting the identical thump and bass response and the sound is far flatter in consequence.
For crucial listening, the speaker has a couple of points. The unit wants cautious placement because the bass response advantages from being positioned close to a wall or a nook and with the speaker being a sure distance away from the listener. Nonetheless, the mids and highs are very directional and until the speaker faces you instantly, you lose a whole lot of readability within the sound. The highs, basically, are fairly uninteresting even when dealing with the speaker as there isn’t any devoted tweeter.
The speaker can also be simply mono, which should not be an excessive amount of of a shock however there have been Bluetooth audio system previously on this kind issue with stereo configuration. The results of the mono configuration means generally music can sound quieter than it ought to because the vast stereo imaging within the recording will get condensed right into a single channel. You would possibly wish to take into account investing in a second unit if stereo sound is vital to you.
The Sound Outside has good latency efficiency when examined with a single unit. Audio all the time stays in sync with video content material when examined with quite a lot of sources. Nonetheless, latency with a number of paired models wasn’t examined, and video synchronization doubtless goes out the window when a number of audio system are paired.
The Sound Outside additionally features a microphone for calls. The microphone high quality was abysmal throughout testing, with the audio being barely audible even shouted into the speaker, and being garbled besides. You must completely not be utilizing this speaker for voice calls.
Xiaomi claims a battery lifetime of 12 hours for the Sound Outside when performed at 50% quantity, which is par for the course for gadgets of this measurement on this phase. The speaker fees in about 2.5 hours with a 15W or greater charger. Charging is just one-way and you can’t use the speaker as an influence financial institution to cost different gadgets.
Total, the Xiaomi Sound Outside Speaker gives good efficiency at an reasonably priced worth. At INR 3,999, it prices half as a lot as competing merchandise from manufacturers like JBL and Sony whereas being simply pretty much as good. In case you do not care about NFC or aux enter, then the Sound Outside is a superb possibility.
