My sister bought herself a bluetooth speaker a few weeks ago, which sounded great, so I decided to order one for myself too. Since I’m a broke college student, I aimed for the lower price range. After a brief search, I found the ER-151 on Banggood, which with its discount to around 5000 HUF fit my budget. The buyers’ feedback was quite positive, everyone praised its quality and volume, so I went ahead and ordered it. It was ordered on September 24th and arrived on October 20th.

My order came in a box, which I was happy about, since I heard some orders were just wrapped in bubble wrap. The package contained the speaker, a wrist strap, and a charging cable.

Earson ER-151 box contents

It came with a charge out of the box so I could try it right away. On the left side there’s a small flap that you need to flip open, and that’s where you turn it on, where the microUSB charging port is, and also the 3.5 mm jack connector in case the playback device doesn’t have bluetooth.

Earson ER-151 side ports

To pair it, I needed to press the button with the bluetooth icon on the right side, my iPad found it immediately and connected to it.

About the sound:

  • Insanely loud. Seriously, it already hurts my ears when it’s at max volume and I’m on the other side of the room.
  • The bass is pretty good considering it’s such a small device.
  • It sounds good even when the side with the two speakers isn’t facing the listener. (Yes, there are two speakers inside, but both face the same direction.)
  • It doesn’t resonate, maybe just a tiny bit if you’re playing inherently loud music at max volume, but even then it’s not bothersome.

Volume can be adjusted separately on the speaker and on the playback device. On the speaker, you can change the volume by long-pressing the + or – button (you really need to hold it for a good while). You can change tracks with the same buttons, but here you only need to hold them down for about 2 seconds.

Earson ER-151 top view

While charging, the red LED on the right side is lit, and you can use the speaker during this time. If the bluetooth connection is active, the blue LED on the same side flashes.

I haven’t tested its water resistance and durability yet, I’ll add those to this post once I’ve experienced them. It easily lasts 5 hours on battery (we’re talking about a 1500 mAh battery).

I feel like it was well worth the money, in terms of price-to-value ratio it’s unbeatable in my opinion. I’ll update this post later with how my opinion of it changes over time.

Earson ER-151 in use