Avantree Torpedo Plus Portable aptX Low Latency Bluetooth External Speaker for Laptop, MacBook, Desktop PC Computer, DSP Three Sound Modes Wireless Mini TV Soundbar for Seniors, No Audio Delay, Black

Ok. I’d like to share my experience with the avantree torpedo plus Bluetooth speaker. I purchased two of them. I’m glad I did. To be honest, I thought what I was trying to do would be very simple. Unfortunately it was not. I just didn’t have enough information. All I wanted to do was add a Bluetooth speaker in my kitchen and one in my bedroom. Sounds very simple. However it was not. Here’s my setup: I have a Samsung smart tv which plays sound through my home theatre receiver which is a Denon aw-3300. I purchased it about a year ago. The Denon is connected to a wired speaker system. Typical home theatre setup. But all wired. Two front speakers, two rear speakers, a center channel speaker, a subwoofer. Very old setup but it sounds good still. Fortunately, that particular receiver does support Bluetooth. But it only receives Bluetooth signals. It does not transmit Bluetooth. So to get Bluetooth sound in my kitchen I had to purchase an avantree oasis plus Low latency APTX Bluetooth transmitter and hook it to the Denon receiver. No big deal. That product is wonderful if anyone is considering it. Works great. However, I purchased two ultimate ears boom 2 Bluetooth speakers to place in the two other rooms. At the time I did not know what latency was. I didn’t know that your speakers had to also support low latency to avoid a delayed sound. Unfortunately I discovered that not many speakers supported this. I am not putting down the ultimate ears boom 2 speakers. I loved them. I wish I could have kept them. But I returned them. Here’s why: first of all the boom 2 speakers sounded great. But for my application they did not work. When I paired them with the avantree oasis plus transmitter, the sound coming out was delayed for almost a whole second. Unless I was doing something wrong there was no fix for this. That’s because ultimate ears boom 2 does not support low latency APTX. It was so annoying listening to a second delay throughout my apartment. Wow! Terrible. Ultimate ears customer support was very bad because I don’t think they really read my support ticket. Or they didn’t understand it. They responded by telling me to check my iPhone settings etc. My iPhone was never even in the picture at all. I never even mentioned my phone. I was not even using it. Lol. But they were trying to get me to check my phone. Go figure. All I was using was my tv and Denon receiver. Anyway I wish the ultimate ears boom 2 speakers did not have a one second delay emitting sound. But I couldn’t handle that. Very annoying. I wonder why more speakers don’t support APTX low latency? Ok. So I returned the speakers. Then I discovered the avantree torpedo plus Bluetooth speakers. When I saw the support for APTX low latency I purchased two of them. Well. They were amazing. Not a split second of delay in my kitchen and bedroom. Sounds uniform all throughout my place. They also sound very good. Sound quality is excellent but the boom 2 speakers sound better. Not going to lie. Ultimate ears boom 2 are wonderful. But hearing the one second delay didn’t cut it for me. But the sound quality on the torpedo plus speakers is very good. Plus it’s my kitchen. I didn’t need high end speakers for that. Lol. So if anyone is in my boat, buy these speakers. If you don’t need low latency, there are better speakers. But it’s 5 star all the way for torpedo plus!!! They also look nice. Also, avantree customer service is great. They actually respond to your emails.

Bose Slayer right here. I've owned several Bluetooth/portable speakers over the years and I've had everything from the downright ugly and dinky generic Polaroids, to Bose SoundLink series (which are still great for the quality of music), but I happen to have the unique baby sitting in the middle -- the Avantree Torpedo Plus!As someone sensitive to latency when playing video games, but do want some crystal clear audio, this speaker has done exactly as described for me in the past 7 months when I purchased it. If you have an receiver that supports the aptX-Low Latency (LL) codec, you will be able to experience video and audio synced together with minimal delay on Windows. I use this paired with a Creative BT-W2 dongle that supports said codec.Pros:+ Very loud volumes. We have taken this in the backyard for small gatherings and it is plentiful for a party of 3-4 people and definitely fills up a room. Little to no distortion+ 3 different modes to toggle from -- Normal (for natural sound), Super Bass (if you wanna shake your table up with hip hop or dance), and 3D (for more vibrant stereo sounds). I normally set mine for Super Bass as the bass this thing provides packs a punch thanks to the thicc driver inside.+ Low latency if paired with a device or adapter that supports aptX-LL codec. I mean I've used Bluetooth speakers that have absolutely hideous delay even when plugged into an aux cable.Cons:- Battery life not as high as contenders like the Bose SoundLink Mini II. Advertised around 6 hours, but that's still longer than one big speaker I owned that had 4 hours, and gave annoying voice prompts while low.- Powered only by a toggle switch. This can needlessly suck up the battery life even while powered on idle. Not a deal breaker considering it can be switched back to off, though.- Beeping prompts can be loud at times when pairing or powering the deviceThe portability, volume, sound quality, and unique features of this such as low latency, really make the Torpedo Plus shine, and for the $70 price point, it's a major major GO! (In the tone of the great Flossy Carter on YouTube). Well worth the money for what it delivers, and one of the best, if not THE BEST, portable speakers I have ever used for its size!