Additional information
| Product Dimensions | 11.8 x 2.6 x 5.2 inches |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 3.46 pounds |
| ASIN | B071JN4FW6 |
| Item model number | SoundBox XL |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #1,897 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)#133 in Portable Bluetooth Speakers |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | June 21, 2017 |
| Manufacturer | DOSS |
| Country of Origin | China |
Matthew Leland Rueger –
I’ll update later after I’ve broken it in, but my initial opinion is:WOW! This thing is BIG! It was larger than I was expecting, especially for this price point, and it feels very solid and heavy, which is good since it makes the passive radiators more effective. The bass is very clear and not at all muddy, yet powerful, and the highs are nice, clean, and crisp. Mids can get lost a little but they’re still not bad.I’ve owned a JBL Charge 2+, a Flip 3, and an Anker Soundcore Boost over the last 2 years and this thing beats them all. The quality is on par with the Boost, but it’s even more powerful and booming and I am all about that bass. That said, it is slightly less convenient to carry around in a workplace like I do, so I’ll probably hold on to my Boost, but it will definitely be my go-to for my dorm room and outdoor stuff.Pros:Designated subwoofer gives it a good bump, as do the passive radiatorsTwin 10W speakers have decent mids and clear highsLOUDTop-level quality feelGreat priceCons:May not be as portable as you’re looking forNot water resistant like many speakersI’ll update this with wear and tear or if something goes wrong.
GSAgent –
Coming from a Jabra Soulmate, two UE Booms, and a cheap insignia Bluetooth speaker, I am blown away by the Soundbox XL. The build is similar to my insignia bt speaker as i had a feeling this design had potential. It just needed more power inside the box to really shine. Doss has made that happen with the Soundbox XL which was a plus as I think this form factor just works with sound and bass response.I placed this in the center of my living room, sat on my couch and instantly fell in love with the sound produced from this little rectangle box. It really knows how produce lows all the way down to 30Hz and even a little further while high as crisp and clear. They really made great use out of the 12 watt sub which can easily be mistaken for a more powerful sub. Seriously, the lows are just amazing! If you ever heard “bass I love you” or “bass I love you 2” you must find it on youtube and play it though these speakers. I test all my speakers on this track because of the extreme lows and this speaker can really produce damn near all of the lows while the highs still rock easily. Imagine going to the restroom in a club and you hear nothing but bass. That’s what this speakers does in my apartment when I leave it in the living room and go to the bathroom. This speaker is really just amazing.Bottom line is the speaker is affordable, loud, battery life is awesome, and the bass response is exactly what I am looking for. It’s perfect for apartment living as it is a powerful speaker that does not annoy your neighbors as much. Actually considering purchasing 2 more for the left and right channel on my home theater using line in as its just that good in my opinion. If I could replace my car speakers with this box I would!Update: I use this thing just about every single day and I just love it. The battery life for what this speaker produces exceeds my expectations. It takes power to make this happen and Doss does a great job at it. I have no desire to purchase a Bose BT speaker just to have the same sound quality for way less. I’d definitely recommend DOSS to anybody. I’ll be picking up another DOSS product soon for myself and a few for Christmas gifts this year. I wish I knew about Doss before I wasted money on previous BT speakers, especially the UE Boom.
Bill –
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. I already have several wireless speakers such as the amazing Aiwa Exos-9 and bargain Tribit Xsound Go. I was looking for a little more clarity in a similar footprint of the Tribit and the Doss SoundBox XL was perfect. Dosss has fixed the issues that plagued the earlier batches from a few years ago and it performs well, but the battery can’t compare to either the Aiwa or Tribit which last a few hours longer. The two driver, two passive radiator and larger “sub” driver make this sound like a mini Exos-9 that I can use on my desk or kitchen countertop where the Exos won’t fit. Plus I couldn’t pass up tge holidays 50% sales price which made this a no-brained of a decision. Don’t fall for some of those popular brands like JBL or Oontz that just have no clarity or substance. The Doss is a strong contender for one of the best wireless speakers available below $100.Note: the song in the video is a 320kbps MP3 stored on the inserted micro SD card, so that’s the sound with no EQ adjustment. Recorded using an iPhone Xs Max at only 720p 30 fps and then Amazon compresses the video. If you think the speaker sounds good in the video, wait until you hear it in person.
James E. –
The DOSS Soundbox XL seem to be plagued either by bad design issues or a high rate of poor manufacturing quality. I recently got one, and took off the cover to remove that speaker grill liner some reviewers said causes a rattle and saw the left tweeter cone was mashed in. I returned it to Amazon only to get a second one with an annoying bass vibration, one recent Amazon reviewer described as a “farting sound” with music with a strong bass line. It actually happens at 54 hz when you use a tone generator and comes from air blowing out the jack/slot holes in the back.I really liked the sound, but I feel this needs to be shared. DOSS needs to get it together before I would even consider a THIRD.UPDATE: Aug 29, 2017Within a short time, I got a reply in this thread requesting my email in order to receive a replacement free of charge from Milla with DOSS. Without that, I would have probably not ordered a third.The replacement arrived a few days ago and I am submitting the following update. Milla was quite wonderful sending me updates as to the status of the arrival of the new unit. The first thing I did was remove the grill to check if the dust liner was loose like the first two only to find that it was attached directly to the inside grill. The drivers looked perfect. After charging a few hours, I was ready for my test to confirm if the air leak problem was fixed. I put on a few bass heavy songs and listened for that telltale air leak. As i turned the bass up to the point of distortion, the cabinet seal held. I got no rattles The top trim plate seemed to be secured tighter as pushing down on it detected no movement indicating bad adhesion. This one as far as build quality was perfect.Rather than evaluate the sound in depth right out of the box, my experience as an audiofile knows that it takes a few hours of playing different kinds of music at various levels to allow the speakers to break in and not sound dry and stiff, but more rounded like live music. After two days of playing off and on, the sound difference as they broke in was quite noticeable in the sense of warmth also with an increase in sonic accuracy. I highly suggest one of the better apps for music playback rather than the generic one that comes with your device if you really want to experience their true capability. As an audiofile, listening to various players using my headset was the test.. After trying/buying several, Jet Audio Plus was my choice. I custom built my home PC with a high end audio card including custom opamps, mil-spec capacitor, low noise motherboard, a case that isolates the power supply, routing the wiring, etc. Windows system tweaks, and special software that as a result compares spec for spec and in sound quality with the more expensive audiofile preamps sold separately.So using this app, I have been listening for hours with everything from smooth jazz, rap, rock, and other types also with various dynamic ranges. I will give my impressions based on other bluetooth speakers i have auditioned.Frequency Response: To my ear, this speaker is flatter and more neutral and natural sounding than most. The bass extension is uncanny for a box this size and not only goes lower, but maintains a sense of focus and tightness to actually be able to hear the low notes, not the boomy blur that seems to radiate out of most of the others at this price range. I actually put a little dip in the bass at 60hz because i felt the bass a little overemphasized for my room proportions. The mids were just fine. The treble has a slight roll off due to the dust cover I presume, but it is easily correctable with your player’s equalizer with just some minor tweaks above 10k.Soundstage: The Soundbox XL creates a soundstage that occurs just in front of the speaker and has a 3D quality of air, that is missing from most of the others. It is so good that on certain songs you can hear each instrument or voice distinctly in their own “space”. Also when placed 12 inches from a solid wall, the soundstage blooms to a room filling wall of sound as the back wall reflections contribute to the sense of space and presence. This also increases the bass to a point you can FEEL. This same effect happens placing it in a corner, but i found that 33″ from the center of the back of the speaker to the corner works without overloading the sound with bass.Dynamic Range: After the speaker broke in, i noticed the sound become more alive in sense that as each instrument or vocal in the music became louder of softer, the overall balance of soundstage pretty much stayed flat instead of the dropouts or peakiness you hear with speakers that have a narrow range of accurate frequency reproduction based on the frequency amplitude “sweet spot” of each driver. It results in a lack of listener fatigue for extended music listening and as a result is more akin to my home rig sound. Overall Loudness: For most listening, esp indoors, I find the volume range more than adequate. This range can be extended using the preamp setting in the equalizer such as the Jet Audio to levels that go beyond the max that is available on the generic device that is set to protect the internal speaker and earbuds. A step or two up is what i found works best. without significantly increasing the possibility of damage.This speaker ROCKS! If I have to find a fault, it is having readjust the speaker volume each time it is turned on. The speaker sounds better with its volume set at max and controlled by your device. If you do this make sure the volume on your device is turned down a lower range before you adjust the Soundbox XL volume to max.In summary, based on their top notch customer service, better build quality and the other attributes I highlight in this review, the DOSS Soundbox XL, especially at the price point, is 5-Star product. There just is nothing better, IMHO. I can’t wait for the pairing option to come and and review a stereo pair! Thanks, Milla.Well done, DOSS!
C J M –
This is an amazing sounding little speaker. I got it on sale for $59!! and I could not be more satisfied. This speaker has crystal clear sound all the way up to max volume. It has the best bass I have heard in a battery powered Bluetooth speaker. Recently had the opportunity to listen to $200-$300 jbl, bose and sonos play1 speakers. For 1/4 the price you are getting the same if not better sound quality. Doss is just not as rugged/waterproof as the others. It is super easy to pair via Bluetooth. You can add a 2nd speaker as well. Overall it has great bass for its size, classical music sounds amazing. you can hear subtle sounds in pianos and instruments low ends that you have missed before. HIp hop and rap has responsive and clear bass with its dedicated subwoofer, This allows the other speakers to concentrate on clear music reproduction. I play classical on low volume in my office and the music is thick, clear and rich even at lowest volume. At home, I can listen at full volume and enjoy the high quality pure sounding,, sound, that my old sound bar does not have. If you are looking for Very loud music, try a home theater system. this is meant to be great sounding and easily portable, easy to use and connect. For 59$ just get it and thank me later.
oluv –
To put everything right from the beginning: this speaker is a clone of the Sony SRS-X77 but with an own tuning and without all the Wifi-features, although the driver layout and body is exactly the same as the Sony. The same speaker is also available with Wifi from IdeaUSA although I haven’t heard that and cannot say if it really sounds the samy as the Doss.Funnily the Doss sounds even better than the Sony with its default tuning and it plays deeper bass, but it doesn’t play as loud but is still one of the best bargains you can get below 100$ if you are looking for a serious sounding portable speaker without spending a fortune and don’t need the speaker to be the smallest size. I can tell you that this plays on the same level as a Vifa speaker costing 4-5 times as much, the only difference is, that the Doss Soundbox XL has quite a limited overall volume compared to the more expensive top performers, but the good thing is that it still remains perfectly usable even up to maximum as there is no distortion or any strange dynamics processing that you usually get from many other speakers in this class. The sound becomes a bit thinner above 3/4, but put it closer to a back wall or into a corner and it will sound like a big speaker. As there is no artificial upper-bass boost, it won’t become boomy near a wall but it will rather enhance the deeper bass frequencies, making it sound way bigger than it looks.Battery life is outstanding, I got more than 5 hours at maximum, which is great for a speaker of this class.I must say that from all the portable Bluetooth and wireless speakers I have tested until today (which were close to 300) this is the one which impressed me most regarding price/value factor. You really get the maximum and best performance you can expect for that price, if you don’t expenct any party loudness levels or boomy exaggerated bass. Skip everything else below 100$ including the high regarded brands. This Doss speaker really competes with the mich higher end class.There is of course still some room for improvement like lowering the loudness of the status tones, which are too loud for my taste and cheesy as they are original Windows tones, and I would also add some dynamic bassboost for low listening levels, then the speaker would be unbeatable.Obviously most of the praise has to go to Sony, as it is clearly their design which was “recycled” for this speaker, but the ones who tuned it, did a better job than what Sony was able to achieve with the X77.PS. my unit had some rattling with deep bass notes, but after closer examination it turned out to be just the grill or rather the loose fabric put in-between. I removed the fabric, remounted the grill and there is no rattling anymore!
Kevin D.C. –
Wow! Just Wow!JBL Charge 3 and everything below it, Just forget it. This thing blows all of them away. I cannot believe how this thing sounds. I have a Bose soundlink 2 mobile speaker that cost $329.00 and did a side by side and this Doss speaker hits harder and is just as clear and roomfilling as the Bose and a matter of fact maybe better.It charges quick to. I’ve only use the Bluetooth connection so far and it’s flawless. I’ll try the TF card later on. I used a tone test app on my iPod to feed this thing with super low tones all the way up the scale. At 10hz you can see the woofer pulsing in and out by shining a bright light through the grill but you really can’t here anything till you get to about 22Hz very good in my book. I had the speaker on an end table and was slowly going up the scale at max volume and at around 30-40 Hz I let it sit and rock the deep lows for like 30 seconds. This thing represents so well the speaker slid across the table and threw itself on the floor and had a fit! Lol. No harm just a 2 foot drop. The rubber feet on the bottom of the speaker are good enough for regular listening even at max volume but keep an eye on it and make sure you wipe the dust off these feet areas so they stick better to your table.Don’t throw away tons of cash on all these well overpriced speakers! $89.99 and free shipping you will not be disappointed, a total big win for Doss and anyone who buys this speaker.This speaker was introduced around June 22nd 2017 so it’s new to Amazon as of then. I took the chance on it and I just can’t say enoug about it. Like the Bose speakers you will hear things in your music you never heard before. This should cost way more then $90.00.
jagco1 –
Man all I got to say is me very happy. We have taken it on long vacation back yard cook out parties where the music sucks. And just use my doss system it’s hook up with a mp3 player called HIFI WALKER H2 High Resolution music clean smooth no complaints. The charging plug unit plug broke on the back would not play any more inside battery dead. So I contact Wonder Tech and they are sending me out another 1 under warranty with free shipping you can’t get better than that. I’m waiting for it to come in. In the mean time, I’m missing the doss box needed to do so yard work out side. So I took it apart to see if I can repair for now until the new 1 come in. If any 1 by chance break the charging unit plug on the back and the warranty runs out. You can tap in to the battery wiring using the power supply wiring plus to plus red wire / negative to negative inside the box. It will charge the inside battery and you can play it of the wall plug charger. “O” the charging lights with not will work this way. After using it just plug it in the out let and let sit 3 hours to charge it back up. I will post picturesupdate 1/28/2019the stereo box still playing good and charging most of the time it’s plug in a out let when using it. When I take it on trips batteries still holding and charge. I have 3 more to wire it the same way charging plug broke inside.
chromedream –
For the price, this speaker is extremely good. It’s probably setting the benchmark (at the time of this review) in the sub-$100 class of bluetooth speaker — and honestly maybe even above that. The sound is full and lively; from a casual listener’s perspective, the DSP is tuned really well. For comparison, I have the Bose Companion 2 Series III computer speakers hooked up to my Mac via 3.5mm jack, and using the same track in iTunes, with no EQ on either source, switching back and forth between the Doss SoundBox XL connected to my iPhone via Bluetooth and the Bose connected to my Mac via 3.5mm jack, the Doss sounds noticeably better, even with virtually no stereo separation as compared to the separate Bose speakers (for fairness, I also tested using the 3.5mm jack on the Doss hooked up to my Mac, and the results were the same — the Doss sounded better). Sound can be pretty subjective between different sets of ears, but I think you’d be pretty hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t blown away by the sound coming from this speaker, especially for the price. As an added bonus, it has what looks to be a micro-SD card slot to play music from (it’s labeled as “TF Card” in the instructions) and the aforementioned 3.5mm Aux jack to hook up an external source, like an Echo Dot.The only real drawbacks I can mention are that it doesn’t charge from a standard micro-USB (which may be because it requires a higher power draw than that can provide) and that it doesn’t get super loud, although I think the vast majority of people would find that it gets plenty loud enough for indoor and most outdoor usage. It’s also not the most polished consumer experience around; it’s what I call a “Shenzhen special” — the packaging and instructions are bare-bones and the functionality is basic. That said, pairing with bluetooth and understanding the function modes and buttons is straightforward. I definitely would not consider taking a star away for those minor drawbacks.I first heard of this speaker through Oluv’s (clavinetjunkie) YouTube channel, so if you get a chance, check it out because it is a great resource for Bluetooth speaker reviews.
Bill Wood –
Like others here I heard about this speaker on the clavinetjunkie youtube channel. I picked one up as it was so cheap and I really liked another speaker I bought on his recommendation, the iSoundbar SL1000S. That speaker has an amazing surround mode which lays the music out in front of you, with depth as well, as if the instruments are floating in air, way outside the boundaries of the speaker. However it cannot play very loud without the bass bottoming out. I was hoping this DOSS SoundBox XL would also have a surround mode, but it does not and in comparison to the SL1000S the music sounds like its coming from the speaker box. However, it has more deep bass and power, and sounds smoother throughout the musical range, than the SL1000S. So for musicality, the DOSS is better, but for sound stage, it is not nearly as good. To be fair, I have rarely heard a speaker with such an amazing sound stage as the SL1000S. The DOSS is certainly a great speaker and well worth the price (I paid $89), and it does open up nicely when I turn on my Samsung S8’s surround sound setting.Suggestions for improvement: add a surround mode like the SL1000S; boost bass a bit at lower volumes; volume changes from a Bluetooth controller (like a cell phone) should be sync’d to the speaker volume control.