Home Speaker with Premium Audio | Rich Bass, Rotary Dial for Volume Control | Toggle Switch, Wireless Bluetooth & 3.5mm Aux Input for Turntable | Record Player, AC Powered (Upgraded Version)

My mom needed a replacement when her tv ears bean speaker quit working. She’s hard of hearing and having soundbars don’t work as they sit too far away, so she likes a speaker by her chair. I searched around for a Bluetooth speaker that would fit on her ottoman and this looked good. She absolutely loves the buttons so she can quickly change the volume with a knob. The other essential feature was for it to be a wall plug. It’s compact, quick to connect, easy to use for an older woman. And this was half the price of a new tv ears which had mixed reviews. She’s so happy with this, the retro look was a bonus.

I bought a Tewell several months back to have for a speaker in the garage. This thing sounded so good and plently loud, I knew at the time I made a good purcahse. I just received my second one to go up to our cabin. I'm playing it now..... Both were also very easy to set-up; in fact no set up was required really - just plug in, pull up the bluethooth setting on the iphone and bang, it's off an running. What I really like about this speaker (aside from ease of set-up, loudness and overall sound/frequency response) is:-It has a real concentric volume pot to adjust volume! Wierd! Huge priority when I was looking at a speaker in the first place. I HATE up/down arrows to adjust volume. 1, You can't ever see them. 2, They are slow to respond and sloppy. A real knob was a must! This has it and is very smooth to boot. I needed the ability to quickly reach over, without looking and turn the speaker down "in real time"; the only way to achive that is with a real knob. Did I say I like the traditional concentric type knob/pot?-It has a real toggle power switch!! Wow, will the wonders ever cease?! A real honest-to-goodness power switch that flips on or off. Simple yet effective. You can look and immeditatly see the status. No "slop" in powering up with push button types where you have to hold down for 5 seconds and hope it comes on, hold and push down for another 5 seconds to turn off. ARRGGG, those suck! It lights up immediately upon the flip of the on switch to let you know its ready.-Lastly, it is a cool looking retro style speaker with a 60's style face cloth that reminds me of an old VOX guitar amplifer. Both mine are covered in the brown "leather" to furthur add to the retro/guitar amp look. all this combined with the chrome toggle switch and knob make this a functional and attractive package.Its very sturdy and fells "quality", not cheap. It has some weight to it and is NOT portable as it must have AC mains pluged in to function (or 14 VDC input). So this is not the speaker for you if you require it to go portable without power. The bass frequencies are great for such a "small" speaker and the port on the rear really is functional as you can fell it move air on certain songs that have alot of low frequencies. The only thing that may make this perfect overall is if it had at least a 2-band parametric EQ... But hey, what do you want for $50?!A+, 5 stars!!!

It's "good", but not "great". I'm giving this speaker 4 stars, because while it IS very nice and appears to be of good quality, it's NOT $100.00 worth of great. The value for money just isn't there for me.The sound quality is "good", not what I'd call "high fidelity" though. It sounds comparable to my Altec Lansing portable Bluetooth speaker that I use at the office. The design and controls on top of the speaker are really nice though, there's an actual volume adjust knob and a dedicated on/off toggle switch. Very nice features and nice touches that earn high marks with me.What REALLY sold me on this speaker was that it's for home use and can be plugged into a wall outlet. I wanted something that would be nice to flip on in the evenings, put on some music, or listen to a podcast while in the recliner. This is perfect for that. Again, the cost is a little steep for what it is and what it does, I'd feel more comfortable in the $50-$60 price range - but I'm still keeping it because I like it.

UPDATE DECEMBER 9, 2018:I guess it's been just less than a year since I bought my TEWELL speaker, and I also bought another Echo Show, the new one, Model #2. So I moved my original Show and speaker into the living room and bought my second TEWELL speaker for the new Echo Show-2 and I have to say I love it every bit as much as I love the first speaker! While the new Show-2 has improved audio, I'm still Hard of Hearing (HOH) and this new TEWELL speaker helps me hear more clearly and louder than the Show can pump out. Additionally, I can put the Show in one part of my bedroom and put the TEWELL speaker near the bathroom so that I can be sure to hear what I'm listening to wherever I am! Well done, TEWELL guys and gals! Well done!ORIGINAL REVIEW:I researched for a couple of weeks to see what bluetooth speaker would work best for me with an Echo Show. I didn't want a portable one, but one I could move easily from my bedroom to the bathroom: I like to listen to NPR while shaving! The RetroRock description didn't say anything about the Echo Show, but it did have favorable reviews for the Dot. I took a chance and ordered it. When it arrived I tried to set it up with the Echo Show and could not get it to work. I was irritated. I sent the Tewell folks an email complaining. Then on Amazon Help I found out that the Show had it's own settings and you had to swipe downward on the screen to get there and set up bluetooth! I did that and it was up and running in less than a minute! So, two things you need to know besides that little gem of info -First of all, this is the best small speaker I have ever had! I am hard of hearing (HOH). I hate to wear my hearing aids at home so I turn the speakers up louder. But with the Echo Show that didn't always make it more clear, just louder. With the RetroRock I just flick one switch and bluetooth comes on in a couple of seconds and it is not just louder, but with a much greater clarity than with the Echo Show's speakers. For me, with my HOH, the clarity of the frequencies makes this one terrific speaker!The other thing to know is how great the Tewell Support is. Incredible. They did not even ask me to go through a set up procedure, merely offered to send me a brand new one free of charge! That knocked my socks off! I really sincerely can recommend this little speaker!