VQLaura Ashley Hepburn Voice Smart Portable Bluetooth Speaker with Amazon Alexa Voice Control 20W Wireless Speakers with Bluetooth - Rechargeable Speaker with 8-Hour Playtime - Elveden Navy

This speaker is gorgeous. It is very sturdy and well made. The instructions to download the apps on your phone for the device are very easy to follow and it did not take ages. After set up I tried the speaker and the sound that came out was very clear and you can adjust to give more or less bass and treble. Overall a great little speaker.

I have quite a few basic Alexa speakers dotted around the house.A lot of them cost more than this 20 watt stereo which has more features,more attractive,much larger and has so much more volume and adjustable bass and treble.Initially like other reviewers I was disappointed that UK radio stations were unobtainable.However the helpline explained in detail how to fix this very quickly and listen to radio from all over the UK and globally.You can listen on mains or battery and recharging is not continually required.48 hours battery life before recharging is quoted.I love it.

I loved the design of this portable, rechargeable speaker when I saw it. I’m a bit of an Emma Bridgewater fan, and the Polka Dot and Bumblebee design matches several pieces in my kitchen, including a Russell Hobbs licensed toaster.The speaker has a hard metal handle - which I wasn't expecting, and doesn't feel particularly pleasant when carrying the speaker - but otherwise seems pretty good. It's lightweight and easy to use. The sound quality seems decent enough for the size and (reduced to £89.99) price of this piece, though the little but mighty Wonderboom 3 from Ultimate Ears beats it by a mile on depth and bass and at £89.99 is comparably priced.I will admit that I’m not getting the most out of this because I'm using it through Bluetooth and not WiFi connection with Alexa enabled. With that in mind, it is a little annoying that the dial control to the left of the device used for selecting WiFi/Bluetooth doesn't actually have mechanical function and this lacks memory, so every time it's switched on I have to listen to it announce ‘WiFi mode’ before it can be set to Bluetooth ‘Bluetooth mode; Bluetooth connected’.

The media could not be loaded. As a speaker it’s beautiful, heavy and feels really well made and solid. Nice sound quality. I bought this instead of a battery base for my Alexa as I wanted music on the go and in the bathroom. Unfortunately when I try to play music of any kind it says “you need Amazon music unlimited” for £11 a month. I use Amazon free music with every single traditional Alexa in the house, yes you can’t choose a specific song but it works for us! Yes I can probably use Bluetooth for music but I shouldn’t have to find a workaround as it’s why I got this speaker and I want to use voice control. It does work with any subscriptions I pay for like audible just not the free services as on review video. Will likely return!

Good thing easy to set up with app looks great in my bedroom sounds great live I can charge my phone up from it as well with USB lead

So happy with my speaker. Easy to set up. Very good quality and great sound. Very happy 😊. Very good value for money.

Very difficult to get working.The app required is only available on an older version of Android phone... My phone not able to get this at all. Not sure about iOS - apple. Used an older phone to finally get the system working then found that the version of Alexa built in to the device was very limited... not able to carry out all smart functions..... Make and take calls, messaging etc.... Or announcements.Could not do any of the smart functions which we are used to on the other devices in our home.For me this made the device useless as when working in the garden for instance.... Hands covered in whatever I could not easily take incoming calls or request help from the family etc.Sound quality good... Battery life not sure only used for a couple of hours.Overall, very disappointed.

The product description says this is a portable radio. It isn't.It's a portable Bluetooth speaker with built-in Alexa, which means you can stream digital radio, music, podcasts, etc using your Amazon account and associated apps, such as BBC Sounds.Set up via mobile phone was relatively straightforward and sound quality is decent, if not quite as warm and full sounding as my previous Hepburn DAB radio in a similar style. Once set up, it operates independently and will stream my Amazon and Spotify playlists, and live digital radio.