Sound ball

I love this ball.
I use it with my iPad 3 and iPhone 4 for my sound to Bluetooth quickly a place where I do not have the ability to move a larger device.
Generally, it sitting on the sideboard in the kitchen, listening to the radio (TuneIn Radio app) or music (Spotify) to small dèj. But this speaker is barely bigger than a Christmas ball and you can really move anywhere (garden, car, cellar, workroom, etc.).

Look
A seventies design (this is not displease me), good finish, discreet and functional aspect.

Power
The power reported for OR3 (his nickname) is only 3 watts (6W peak), yet it has the trunk, the bugger! Of course, you can not add sound to an electro night in a shed, but in an ordinary room, it never perceived lack of volume. Surprising.

The sound
Let us be clear: this is NOT a pregnant Hifi for bass reproduction deafening! This unit has a sound that emphasizes the high medium and treble. But the sound is never aggressive, and high frequencies are transparent. Serious side obviously there is a bit more limited, but without a sense of imbalance. Listening to music - even classical - is quite nice. Note that the ball is rather heavy, which gives consistency to severe. A small vent at the back, also to benefit from strengthening these frequencies principle "bass reflex". Not bad for a gadget!

Technique
Three buttons on the back: "on-off / Bluetooth pairing", "previous track", "next track". On the front, behind the speaker protection grille, a small blue LED lights up when the unit is on. The bind button, at the rear, as long as the flash device is capable of receiving a Bluetooth link.
The pairing is done in two shots ladle: it maintains the pairing button for seven seconds, the Bluetooth connection is valid on its iBidule. That's it.

Accessories
The OR 3 comes with a fabric cover for transport (easy to slip into a suitcase), a USB charging cable (count 4 hours of loading for 16 h of autonomy), USB / AC adapter (for decision wall) and a small stereo cable to connect a non-Bluetooth audio device.

Advice
To reinforce the bass, feel free to position the OR 3 near a corner of the room so that the rear vent produces its maximum effect. By the way: do not judge it before its break a period of one or two days!

I repeat: I love this ball. I have a 5.1 system, studio monitors on my workstation, several quality helmets. Yet the OR3 is my first instinct when I have to work in a place where the rest of my equipment is inadequate.
At almost 50 euros, this camera deserves its price.
In addition it has a 3 year manufacturer's warranty, which does not spoil anything.