Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is a slightly different review than most are probably expecting but I don't have another brand or unit of this class to compare it to but the following is of my experience comparing the original SoundCore to the SoundCore 2. I recently purchased the SoundCore as I had seen it was one of the line-in/bt bestsellers. I was satisfied with the build quality, sound quality, and functionality. Then as I was about to write this review the devil's that be at Amazon decide to put the SoundCore 2 in my recommended.....so I did some research to determine if it would be worth the extra few bucks to get the SC2. I was set on just keeping the SC as I didn't want to have to deal with repackaging it to return but then I figured let's see if anyone has gone from the 1st to the 2nd... Not much that really got me sold turned up aside from the expected reviews saying it's not much louder, and it can be near water...the obvious. But the splash resistance and slightly more powerful speakers for only a couple more bucks really does make it a no-brainer! So I order the SC2. Received it yesterday and played around with the two throughout the day. Here's my observations/opinions without stating the obvious two features the SC lacks or whatever is already on the manufacturers/Amazon product description... *The SC2 is physically ever so slightly larger in all directions due to the extra "armor cladding," think chubby kid eating too much cake. *The buttons are more pronounced on the SC2. *The grille mesh on the SC1 is recessed a slight bit more into the speaker opening which I prefer as I feel it offers a bit more protection having the "lip" around it from denting the speaker grille should it land flat on the ground on say a tiny grain of sand. I'd eventually be annoyed seeing the tiny ding and end up having to replace it.... *The SC2 grille sits out more flush(but not completely) with the surrounding so I feel it is more prone to my aforementioned ding. *The BRIGHT LED on the SC1 is annoyingly placed smack on the front....and boy does it scream at you. *The LED's on the SC2 are perfect!(think soft mood lighting) and placed on top next to the buttons. *The sound output of the SC2 at any given level is noticeably louder than the SC1. *The bass on the SC2 sounds better and "boomier" than the SC1. *Neither unit distorted at unacceptable levels at max volume playing the following songs I picked from my gym payload at random: Jump Man by Buckethead, Soon It Will Be Cold Enough by Emancipator, Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw, Like A Virgin by Madonna, and Tootsie Roll by 69 Boyz. *Don't expect either unit to put out the deep, rumbling, nose tickling, chest caving, hair moving bass you'd come to expect from an actual super legit subwoofer found in that annoying neighborhood kids car driving down your street at 2:30am every morning. *The SC2 bass is noticeably, slightly more punchy. *Justin Bieber sounds absolutely horrible from both units. For some reason both speakers make his music sound like a little boy crying... *Thank God Anker decided to tone down the ginormous Anker logo across the front grille of the SC2. All in all the additional couple bucks is money well spent. Do yourself a favor and buy the SoundCore 2(not that there's anything wrong with the SC1) as it's the upgraded version for the cost of tomorrow mornings Starbucks.