VQ Joules Hepburn Voice Smart Portable Bluetooth Speaker with Amazon Alexa Voice Control 20W Wireless Speakers with Bluetooth. Rechargeable Speaker with 8-Hour Playtime - Sausage Dog

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.

Easy set up. Excellent sound quality. Beautiful looking piece of kit. Good value for money.

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’.

I literally spent months searching for a Bluetooth speaker that looks like a radio with Alexa built in, or indeed an actual radio with the aforementioned artificial intelligence built in. All I could find were DAB radios and the odd Bluetooth speaker that requires you to use an app while accessing Alexa. Meaning, the appliance did not actually have Alexa built in, it just gave you audible access to Alexa via your phone or a linked Alexa device. I was about to give up when I found this beautiful Hepburn Voice model. Not only does it have Alexa genuinely built inside, the craftsmanship of this product is surprisingly good! It has a good solid weight to it, so does not feel cheap, and the materials used to make it, gives it a very superior look and luxurious feel. And the best thing is, after you have used the Hepburn VQ app and your Amazon Alexa account to set it all up, you no longer need any app to use ALEXA! The Hepburn Voice becomes a standalone Alexa device! Having said, having the Hepburn Voice app handy, definitely opens up way more features for the Bluetooth speaker side of things! Now on to the matter of, "it's not a radio, but it is, sort of". Essentially it is a portable rechargeable Bluetooth speaker that looks like a deluxe vintage radio that you can just leave plugged in as a standalone Alexa unit. And because it has Alexa, you can pretty much stream almost any radio station, free, that you like via the various Alexa skills/services like TuneIn, Live365 and many more! So not only does it look like a radio, you can make it sound like one too! ;) So for me, it's a win win! And with the added bonus of a built in rechargeable battery, you can use it on the go! If anybody cares to check, I did an unboxing on my YT channel.

Really pleased with this speaker/radio, I have a VQ Monty I really like and noticed this Hepburn voice with Alexa. It's great, looks stylish, has a nice quality weight to the unit. The handle is metal not plastic, the whole unit has a quality feel. I'm enjoying using "Alexa play this song/radio etc", the sound quality is very good and easily fills a large room with sound. I like the sound of the vocals and you can hear each instrument in the background, I turned the bass down a bit but that's personal preference. The only downside is the set up out of the box, I stumbled getting Alexa to work and Bluetooth took ages to pair, I think some people would find getting Alexa working a challenge. Device isn't shown on the list of Alexa products to pair?

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.

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!

Easy set up. Looks fab. Good sound. Love it!