OBAGE MT-600 Woody 35 Watt 2.1 Channel Wireless Bluetooth Tower Speaker (Brown)

I landed on this after struggling to get quality sound (flat frequency response) from n different speakers. I tried out Bose, Sony and many others- all to no avail.The modern trend of separating the sub-woofers from the wide frequency speakers has created an audiophile's nightmare. Mid-lows (125-250 Hz) and mids (500-900Hz) were severely compromised in all the speakers I had tried out.It was hard enough using a 3.5mm jack and it was next to impossible to listen to all the tunes in a Mark Knopfler track when played on BT.I got this Obage because of 2 reasons- rave reviews and it was cheap enough not to be a risk.Now my experience:1. UNBOXING (5/5): Well packed and tightly placed. No damage at all. Package contained a remote (AAA, but no cells) and cables for FM antenna, aux and 3.5mm. So apart from batteries, everything included. Great experience.2. FEATURES (5/5): This is basically a 2.1 system in a box. It has an LED panel at the front, bass/treble/power controls on the side. However, bass/treble knobs do not have a place indicator, which makes it hard to visually see where the controls are between min and max. Woofer is open to the front and covered in light fabric on the side. Full stars for the innovative and compact design.3. BREAKING IN (N.A.): When I first tried it out, my response was 'dabba- this too is a waste.'. Then I remembered some reviews which recommended breaking it in by playing it for 8-10 hours. Thank goodness for them. I let the speaker play away at a lower volume for a day or so (10-16 hrs). Read on.4. SOUND QUALITY (10/5): When looking at sound quality at speakers, do realize that digital players all have their own settings for frequency gains. Meaning, if you play the same song from the same device to the same speaker, using default equaliser, the sound will vary. Therefore, speakers work well only if you know how to use an equaliser.I first tried it out (after breaking in) using default settings on AIMP2 (my favourite). The sound was flat as advertised. By tweaking the bass and treble, the sound was still somewhat flat but MUCH BETTER in terms of frequency response compared to the Sony SA-D100.Then I tuned the AIMP2 equaliser (3 mins compared to 20+ min on the Sony, that too unsuccessfully).What a rush!Perfect distinction between lows, mids and highs.Perfect audibility of all frequencies.Excellent vocal depth and clear highs (no rasps).This is the only speaker that can perfectly render sounds of an acoustic guitar without resonance.The sound earns this speaker 10 stars out of 5. It beats speakers that cost over 12k. There is no comparison.Do remember that the Obage's strength is clarity. You can hear it fairly loud. But it doesn't do justice to expect it to be loud enough for a large room or a hall. THIS IS A COMPACT 2.1, NOT A TOWER.5. CONNECTIVITY (4/5)Somehow, 3.5 mm jack connection sounded very low. BT works great. Have not tried the others (FM).CONCLUSION:This speaker (and the brand) is a hidden gem. It has been ages since I have enjoyed listening to music. Speakers had become a means to fill the room with tolerable noise. The Obage has made me enjoy music again; it makes me stop what I am doing and listen to my favourite notes. Any music lover will tell you of the positive effect of quality listening to music (yes, quality listening to music).As someone who listens to a small list of greats, I can only say 'thank you' to this speaker.Go ahead and buy it. You will not regret it.PS- For Windows users, use AIMP2. It has a native equaliser which is great. Set the Obage's Bass and Treble to mid (I think- I adjusted it to music). In the AIMP2 equaliser, increase 2-4th band, depress the mids by a bit, and increase the highs (from 700Hz) to 75% gain. Tune slightly to your taste.

First of all, my first experience/feel of listening to my favourite songs on this speaker:There is a peculiar thing about the sound quality produced by the speakers in buses (referring to south tamilnadu village buses), which is, there will be enough tweet to bring us the high pitched sounds as well as enough bass to give us those 'gentle thump' from the instruments. I believe it is a peculiar combination of sound amplification/reproduction which is not easily replicatable in any of the 2.1, 5.1 and/or 7.1 sound systems (my opinion is that the sub-woofers in these type of speakers doesn't give the 'just the right' amount of bass to the songs, it impacts the listening experience). Even speakers from foreign manufacturers have failed in this area (i have been using Bose soundlink for a long time now). This speaker has (for the first time in my life) given me the same experience as when listening to songs during the bus journeys. Thanks for this product and I am very happy that it is a product from India.Now pros/cons:Pros:1. as many reviewers have already said/confirmed - Very sturdy build. just as a speaker should supposed to be.2. very simple design and options. very easy to connect the speaker using Bluetooth.3. They have given two types of cables to connect to systems having different output ports. (1 with Red/white+ 3.5mm jack and other with red/white at both the ends.4. One of the salesmen have taught me how to buy headphones/speakers, i.e., to if the frequency range of the speakers is very wide, i.e., few Hz to few KHz, then that headphone/speaker would give us good quality sound. I think this speaker meets that criteria and the sound quality is really good.5. I love listening to music in the quiet so as to get the feel of each instruments in the song. So i consider the mild volume of this speaker as a Pro (although other loud-music-likers consider this as con) . i say mild volume, for a large sized room. but this speaker provides more-than-enough sound for a 150sq ft room.cons:Nothing major, however, the range of bluetooth is a bit short distance (if I leave the bluetooth device by about 2-3 metres, the connectivity is lost. But I am okay with that.)overall, i am satisfied with the product. However, it has to be admitted that the expectation and opinion differs, So my rating reflects my satisfaction with the product based on above mentioned points.