Supertooth Disco Twin Bluetooth Speaker Review
:: SWEET MUSICPrice: $199.00
Device Reviewed With: iPhone 5, iPad mini, iPad 3
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Pros
+ Dual Stereo Speakers
+ Loud!
+ Long battery life
+ Great audio cues for connecting
Cons
- A bit muddy on the low end
- Needs a single carrying bag
The Supertooth Disco Twin is a pair of great-sounding, rechargeable, stylish bluetooth speakers that connect to an iPhone or iPad with ease, allowing for full stereo sound. Each speaker alone is a fine mid-sized wireless speaker with a long battery life, but put two of them together and you have a portable sound powerhouse.
The Disco Twin speaker set is basically a pair of Disco II speakers, each weighing in at 16 watts of sound. Together, the pump out a stunning 32 watts of room-filling sound. It's rare that you'll find me turning a portable speaker down because it's too loud, but these babies had me dialing it back on occasion.
The sound spectrum here is fairly good, with a solid if muffled bass response and decent mids and high range response. Audiophiles shouldn't use portable Bluetooth speakers in the first place, but these do a fairly good job of sounding like more than a simple portable speaker, especially when separated and in full stereo.
Connecting these bad boys is a simple process, and there are great audio cues from each speaker to denote the on, off, and full stereo states. The left speaker is the master when connecting both, and when powered on, it says, "Left," and then the right speaker says, "Right," in a pleasant female voice. The speakers also say, "hello," and "goodbye" when powering them on or off. It's a nice touch.
The speakers come with a cloth bag for each separate unit, as well as a AC wall wart to charge the internal batteries. The battery life is relatively long when fully charged; I was able to listen to a full afternoon of music without draining them at a medium volume. The manufacturer promises 3 to 4 hours at high volume, and up to 10 on medium, and I've seen nothing to discount that.
The Disco Twin Bluetooth speakers are a delight to use separately or in concert as a full stereo portable speaker system, and they provide a decent sound quality and great volume for the price. I highly recommend them for those music lovers who want a bit more from a portable speaker.