For many years now I already use these BoomBlaster. He has participated in countless fetuses, camping weekends, rain, dirt and cold and is far not small to get. The sound is matched to the size perfectly, it looks very bulky and balanced. Bass consumed only at the maximum setting (of course depending on the source). In all the years I had a screw from the volume control only recently re-tighten as the Turntable was loose. But that's it. The unit will hopefully afford many more years of faithful service, I see no comparable Blaster for the former Could only keep up the price of 250 in the overall package rudimentary. As a comparison I have the Yamaha Restio ISX 800 in use for some time. Rather, it is mainly about. He is the one not truly portable, secondly, the sound is not to be classified in the least in the same league as the JVC, but cost (certainly the design owed) twice. Such a technique qualitätive Pearl is today no longer easy to find, which is then reflected in the sale price again. One can only say top unit.