Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Quick Highlights: Excellent Bluetooth connectivity, long battery life, quality build, LOUD volume, clear and detailed sound. Ratings for the unit in comparison to others it size after 2 weeks of use. Look and Feel-5/5 - Brick red with a nice quality grill. Lego-ish with a rubberized texture, nice buttons, solid construction, on/off slide button in back. Connectivity- 5/5 - Bluetooth 3.0 for quick pairing, battery indicator on phone, longer standby, increased data transfer + better sound. Battery - 5/5 Lithium Ion - 10 hours is legit, I can cycle through 3 charges on my iPhone 5 before its out. Recharges quickly. Powers down automatically. Volume - 5/5 You wont find one louder for its size and it still sounds good at full volume. Party on the Go! Sound - 4/5 Great sound - clear and detailed even on Bluetooth. Bass wont shake anything but you can still hear a decent spectrum of sound. Highs could be slightly clearer. Its not my DS8500 but its 1/8 the size and weight. I was truly impressed with the sound of this little unit & my ears are delighted. Awesome gift & a truly great find for anyone that appreciates good portable sound. As good or better then similar models costing $200+ I give it 5/5 Overall - Dig it! Background: For an audiophile, the decision to purchase a small bluetooth speaker is like Jay Leno having to pick out a rental car - what you really want you aren't going to find, and what you settle on you won't be satisfied with - but you still get to drive. I'm thinking tunes for beach, patio, boat, poker, camping... without having to lug around my Philips Fidelio DS8500 Speaker Dock with Remote for iPod/iPhone (White/Silver). I really wanted to find something that was extremely portable and wireless with long battery life that sounded worth listening to and didn't cost over $100. I listened to many of the new brick sized speakers and was not impressed with what I heard for $200. I saw the Photive CYREN online for $69 and was a little skeptical about how it would sound given the low price and my lack of familiarity with Photive products. I hit the feedback link and asked how it compared and I received and a decent answer from the seller so I took a chance... Update: I received a refund for the lesser price from the seller after the price drop before I posted the review great service! I purchased a black CYREN for a friend who loves it and uses it in his car.