With features like retro style, radio tuner, more than one connectivity options and solar charging Igear Evoke Only Rs 3,000 Offers a lot at the price of. Is it currently the best low-budget portable speaker? Learn in this review.
Solar and Micro-Rusb Charging on the Igear Evoke Speaker
Igear Evoke, Saregama Carvaan, is very coined with the portable music players of the series. It resembles the old -fashioned radio sets. Apart from style, another element that draws attention to it is present as its color options. I had a unit of yellow color. Its blue and white color options are also present.
It has a handle folded at the top to easily carry. The speaker is given forward. The control and port are on the front and right to the device. A dial has been given in the front to set the AM/FM/SW Radio Frequency with four buttons to control the playback and connectivity mode (when using Bluetooth or digital storage media).
There is a switch to choose source (radio or digital media) on the side of the speaker, an USB port, a microSD card slot, an ougglery socket for 3.5 mm connectivity and a micro-USB port for wired charging. There is also a dial that controls power and volume. When we rotate the dial in the beginning, it turns on the speaker and after that it is used to reduce the volume. The speaker is large and all the controls of the device fit quite comfortably and work well.
Igear Evoke has a solar panel on the top of Evoke, which keeps the speaker charged until the time of sunlight. There is also a telescopic antenna that can increase the quality of the radio signal.
Solar charging means that the user will not have to put the speaker in the plug at all times. It also depends on a large extent on use. The company has not given details about the charging time of IGEAR Evoke. Solar charging is much slower than wired charging and the speaker’s battery may take several hours or days to fully charge. Many times you may have to rely on USB charging. However, it is still a beneficial feature. If you take it on camping trip, then it is also very useful when there is no electricity access there.
Igear Evoke has a 1200mAh battery. With this you can also charge the rest of the devices. This means that you can use the emergency time device as a solar-charging power bank, although it will be charged at very slow speed. Apart from this, the speaker has a rated sound output of 5W. Bluetooth 5, FM/AM/SW RADIO, USB port, microSD card slot and 3.5 mm ougglery input can be used to play audio. You also get wall adapters and charging cable with the speaker.
The speaker’s battery life depends on your use and media source. Because even when it is in use, it keeps charging itself in sunlight. The battery consumes quickly than the charge when the speaker is used. I was playing audio through Bluetooth, which was on medium volume. In this, the speaker was able to give a 10 -hour battery life.
Lots of connectivity options, but unsatifactory sound quality on the igear evoke
Although the speaker is quite different in itself, but in terms of sound quality it does not live up to expectations. The sound can also be called fine or below average. It also depends on music sources. Even after the best source, the quality of the sound seems less. Listening to it at home was not bad for everyday. The device had sharp sound which was not clean. Sound experogram began to match its retro style.
The sound of FM Radio was also not clear compared to playing with Bluetooth or local storage mp3. In the outdoor, I kept Antina completely open, even then the voice was not clear. The music played with Bluetooth and USB drives was heard very clearly compared to this. Nevertheless, the sound was quite faded and the details were not much.
It has been dialed for tuning of radio frequency but still it locks the tuning at the radio station, without any hassle. Four physical buttons of the front are used to control music while using digital connectivity. A small display could also be given in it, on which music track or battery level etc. could be shown. However, the absence of a display at this price is also justified.
I heard Tiesto’s boom song in it, and while listening, I had connected my smartphone to the speaker through Bluetooth. The strong beat of the track was heard with a low base and was getting a popping sound. The track did not look fun to hear. Apart from this, the track with heavy base looked quite strange. Jetlag and Axwell’s withs the House Classic So Right, I felt as if I had placed a heavy blanket on the speaker. This dynamic track also looked quite suppressed.
At the medium level, playing music from USB drive, the sound of the sound of the sound was pierced. The Vocals were feeling suppressed. A person listening to music may soon be able to go. The same thing was with the rest of the tracks, when I did not find any details in a track. In spite of so many connectivity options and features, IGEAR Evoke is not able to give good sound quality.
Verdict
There are a lot of affordable wireless speakers in the market, but Igear Evoke proves to be the most different due to its retro design, solar charging. Its feature of charging other gadgets is also very useful. There are also many connectivity options. Only a flaw that is seen in it is its bad sound quality.
IGEAR EVOKE Sound falls behind in the market in terms of quality, but if you simply want a simple device to listen to music, you can see it. If you are more interested in music, then you can see Mi Portable Bluetooth Speaker (16W) which is available for Rs 2,499. It gives a lot of loud sound and is better in terms of performance.