Soundcore Motion Boom review inc sound test vs JBL Xtreme 3, Soundcore Motion+, W-King D8, Minirig 3

The Anker Soundcore Motion Boom is a 30W portable speaker with enough volume for use outdoors, up to 24 hours of battery life and an IPX7 waterproof rating.

It costs around $90 or £90 - a third of the price of the JBL Xtreme 3 I’ll be comparing it to in a sound test, together with the, W-King D8, Minirig 3, Soundcore Motion+ and the LG PL7.

How does it sound and does it have all the features you need? Let’s find out!

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro*
0:26 Overview*. Unboxing, weight, size, compared Motion+, JBL Xtreme, W-King D8
1:01 Build quality, waterproof test
1:14 Passive radiators, ports, buttons
1:45 Charging 10,000mAh battery
2:06 USB output to charge gadgets - test and discussion
2:32 Bluetooth pairing, pairing to a second device
3:04 Factory reset speaker
3:16 TWS stereo speaker pairing
3:41 Controls, BassUp button
4:13 Sound quality and performance*. 2 x 15W drivers, passive radiator, sound quality discussion
4:52 Volume (loudness) test vs JBL Xtreme 3, W-King D8, Minirig 3, Soundcore Motion+ and the LG PL7
5:21 Soundcore app. EQ settings, audio prompts
5:51 Intro sound test vs JBL Xtreme 3, W-King D8, Minirig 3, Soundcore Motion+ and the LG PL7
6:30 Sound test begins
8:26 Sound test summary
8:55 Audio sync, mic test, Bluetooth performance - no aptX or AAC - only SBC. And no wired connection possible
9:32 Battery life
9:48 Conclusions*
*Sections
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[sencercbf]

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[TheTechnologyMan]

How do you think the Motion Boom compares to the other speakers in the sound tests? Let me know down below!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro*
0:26 Overview*. Unboxing, weight, size, compared Motion+, JBL Xtreme, W-King D8
1:01 Build quality, waterproof test
1:14 Passive radiators, ports, buttons
1:45 Charging 10, 000mAh battery
2:06 USB output to charge gadgets - test and discussion
2:32 Bluetooth pairing, pairing to a second device
3:04 Factory reset speaker
3:16 TWS stereo speaker pairing
3:41 Controls, BassUp button
4:13 Sound quality and performance*. 2 x 15W drivers, passive radiator, sound quality discussion
4:52 Volume (loudness) test vs JBL Xtreme 3, W-King D8, Minirig 3, Soundcore Motion+ and the LG PL7
5:21 Soundcore app. EQ settings, audio prompts
5:51 Intro sound test vs JBL Xtreme 3, W-King D8, Minirig 3, Soundcore Motion+ and the LG PL7
6:30 Sound test begins
8:26 Sound test summary
8:55 Audio sync, mic test, Bluetooth performance - no aptX or AAC - only SBC. And no wired connection possible
9:32 Battery life
9:48 Conclusions*
*Sections

[MrBLinKY]

Excellent review! Very good info without going overboard, easy to follow and not too technical or too long. Great job!

[Shroomflies]

Greatly appreciated! Your review is a perfect 10/10. Definitely helped in my choice to buy one of these.

[Zechariah]

Thank you for this review, I ordered one as a Christmas gift, because mom wants to keep my current speaker haha.
Merry Christmas everyone

[sweetypie]

This speaker comes in 2nd to the updated W-King D9. W-King has longer battery life (40 hrs!) and it has an aux port, a micro sd card slot and it's NFC abled. I had mine at the park. People were impressed with the sound.

[ronniewhitedx]

What a ridiculously detailed review you should do tutorial videos for these companies LOL you make everything so easy to understand

[robbielex]

Thank you for your review. I'll stick for my twin all-black D8's that I bought for $65 each on Amazon here in the States for now. So far nothing has amazed me so much to spur me into upgrading at my $130 price point for a stereo pair.

[chatwithjat]

Wow man all I have to say is this review was SUPER USEFUL to help me make my decision. Also I have to really appreciate all the time you put into making the video, you left no stone unturned. Def hitting subscribe button you undoubtedly 100% deserve it

[rahannn]

Watched many others, best motion boom review so far. Thanks!

[Stratman]

Thanks for the great detailed review. When I saw the Motion Boom was on sale for $69 this helped me decide to make the purchase. I simply love the speaker. Unreal value for this IMO. This was a replacement for an Bose speaker that I've had for many years. The key is to download the app and create a good EQ to really bring the speaker to life. Thanks again.

[kzumazuml]

Great review my friend! You really helped me make a decision here.

[Владимир-тмс]

I chose and ordered a motion boom, it is almost 3 times cheaper than the extreme 3, and the sound is not much worse. I don't really like the look, but the sound is soft and spacious, the boom is lighter, a comfortable handle for carrying. grab this music playback from a flash drive. And if there was still color music, then this column would be out of competition. I will wait for delivery to Russia for a month and a half, but it's worth it.

[alius]

Great effort for making such comparison video that makes us very clear for deciding either to buy or not, Big Thanks...

[stuartwagner]

Very good review. Important information and description, no wasted time 👍

[deflog]

very helpfull review unbias and straight forward

[gheorghecatalinapolzan]

The soundcore boom has that deep low end which you can't find in most of the other speakers and also lots of clarity
Motion boom is the best buy in my opinion
If you put the motion boom in a corner it wil just blow your mind
The sound and bass that comes out from this speaker it's similar to the large speakers
You can even compare it to a powerful subwoofer for the low deep end that it produces
The bass you can feel and hear
Amazing speaker
It has no competition so far

[jellybeansi]

Thanks for the review, very comprehensive.

[greenambles]

Excellent review, thank you. I found you whilst looking for portable bluetooth speaker reviews. I'm a musician and have an outdoor gig this w/e with a singer so need remote amplification (me on accordion, they singing on the back of a custom Chevy truck for a Day of the Dead Festival...!) . Many options the challenge. I finally settled on the W-King 50W as it has a cloth strap so less bulky and on a great deal at Amazon atm if you get the green version. I also bought an Ankuka Karaoke Mic which bluetooth to pair it with the W-King. We shall see....Bluetooth mics seem to be growing in popularity. Most out there look cheap and garish (the Ankuka no exception but at least I got in black as opposed to gold, pink etc). There's not many good reviews out there of these mics (hint hint). For musicians and singers in particular, being able to perform remotely unreliant on mains power a game-changer. Must-haves would need to include multiple bluetooth pairing or similar facility (so one can play music from phone etc AND sing/play along with bluetooth mic). Instruments with 1/4 inch jack outputs (most) can use a 1/4 inch to 3.5mm adapter. Apologies for rambling comment, possibly just thinking aloud on my part but perhaps of interest. (btw, your channel shows a geotag of Dartmoor National Park, One of my favourite places with friends in S Zeal, Oakie and Throwleigh!)

[rowgun]

Your doing this what as a pass time hobby but you are actually a top NASA analytical engineer ? Get the hell out of town !Thanks absolutely brilliant.