Damson Oyster Bluetooth Speaker - Black

Bought this for $85 and it's been a wonderful addition to my collection. Sounds great and boasts nice, loud sound with plenty of bass. However, its only worth it if the price you're paying is below $100.While producing great sound, the speaker is in my opinion only, not very pleasing to the eyes or pleasing to hold. Its in the shape of an American football (must specify because this is a European product.Another big letdown, probably the biggest letdown is how dumb the speaker is. It cannot remember more than one past connected device so you have to enter into into pair mode every time you turn it on and want to connect to another device. 2nd is when you plug it in, there is no charge indicator, unless you have the speaker on, theres no way to tell if the speaker is charging, and I don't even know if it can charge in the off position. There are no audio-indicators to indicate volume Max, or different modes. Speaker can distinguish between 3.5mm or bluetooth, you have to press a button, you can't upgrade firmware, and the charge cord is proprietary, not USB3.0 based. I understand that normal micro USB chargers charge at 5 volts, .5amps to 2.1 amps just fine, but some tablets charge at 16v 2 amps through USB3.0 based cable and I don't see why Oyster's 18v charger has to output with a specific end as opposed to a more universal and easily available method of charging.What I did like was the included box and pouch, and the charger input is swappable between many wall outlet styles of many regions. The included 2.5 foot 3.5mm cable is insulting to the speaker. I liked the removable magnetic grills, but to be honest I personally won't ever feel compared to tinker with that sort of thing. I feel like I got a great product for $80 which is the only thing keeping me from buyer's remorse. I would not recommend buying it for $150Before Damson Oyster, I've been using two Ultimate Ears Mini Booms and I love their versatility, user friendly operations, sound, double up feature, dedicated app, more options, size, simplicity, and upgradeable firmware from the home site.If you're going for sound quality and performance per the dollar, then definitely consider buying used Oysters for under $100. Their lack of popularity in the states/amazon means you can pick one up for under $90 currently at the moment. Just be warned the only downside is the UI, if that term is even appropriate here, is dumb, annoying, and will take some time getting used to.

Nope. Not a pearl. Great sound is what you get here. I discovered Damson Audio almost by accident. My niece works in an independent bookstore, and told me they had a new and different speaker in the shop. As an old school audio guy, I was skeptical that anything could really be "new" - let alone "different" from what was out there. I was pleasantly surprised when she showed me the damson Cisor BT-5. This is a small solid cylinder of aluminum, that when placed on practically ANY surface - creates amazing audio playback. I bought one on the spot, and have had untold hours listening to tunes (but even more fun - showing friends how cool it is to turn "things" into speakers)Flash forward to a few weeks ago. I saw that Amazon now has the oyster speaker by Damson. I was looking for something that was portable so I could use it in my large, open classroom for music playback during school - but could easily pick up and stash in my office at the end of the day. Having been impressed by my previous purchase, I ordered an oyster in black and white. Thanks to Amazon Prime, I had it in 2 days flat, and was charging it up!A smallish adapter with multiple plugs/prongs is included, an aux cable, along with a microfiber pouch/bag that holds the oyster in one pocket - and charger/cables in the other. The oyster has an adapter input and aux input on the back bottom. The design reminds me of something out of Star Wars. The black and white version has a cool stormtrooper vibe to it. Glossy white, silver end grilles and black fabric grille cloth. Very sharp looking indeed! There are 4 drivers in the unit. 2 side firing tweeters and 2 rear firing drivers. It's smaller than it seems in the pictures, and reminds me of a larger version of the toy football you had as a kid. I charged it overnight, then fired it up at school the next day.Sound is very good - and VERY loud. You will be amazed at the level of audio this thing can put out. I filled a very large open studio at a volume that was certainly easy to hear anywhere in the room. And it had plenty more oomph if required. We tried it with a macbook pro playing via bluetooth (iTunes) and found that it paired quick, and lasted the whole six and a half hour school day on one charge, with power still available. Since the high end comes out on the sides, it creates a very open sound. Unlike a boom box type speaker system, where all speakers are facing forward, the oyster instead creates a more omnidirectional sound field. In short, it can be put anywhere in a room and sound great, since it doesn't have a "right way" to be positioned.I found it sounded best with a little boost in the high end via the iTunes EQ. But we were mainly playing the Spotify service. I used the AUX in with my iPod touch, and it sounded great as well. I haven't tried using it for a phone call yet - but it DOES have a microphone so it can be used as a hands free calling speaker.All in all, I am quite pleased with the combination of design, sound and battery life. Unlike the Cisor, you won't be tempted to stick it on things to see how they sound - but you will fill an area quite easily, with great sound. I am looking forward to seeing what Damson comes up with next!

It's a great soeaker. The sound is awesome when hooked to my GFs iPhone...but I can't connect my Android (motoX) for some reason. Therefore just three stars. PS; customer service folks not much help on this, although they we're good on everything else.I bought 6 of these for last Christmas as gifts for all our 20-something kids and got myself one later because they all loved theirs.

Had high hopes for this portable speaker but it was a HUGE let down. I was looking for a speaker with good loud sound to replace my JBL charge. I read the reviews and thought the Damson Oyster might be perfect since it has 4 speakers and is really big compared to other portable speakers. Unfortunatelly I was wrong the sound is pathetic it can barley fill up a small room. And like another customer I think it was used.. my speaker was scratched up when I first unboxed it! The only upside is that this speaker is has really good bass form the 2 subwoofer speakers in the front. But the other 2 side speakers are weak and those are the most important since thats where the sound comes out from! Its a shame really, with its size and 4 speakers it was only able to fill up a small room. I was expecting a lot more quality for its price. So if you want this speaker for a small room like a guest room, its perfect! No one else in the house will hear it. But if you want a speaker for outdoors or living room you're better off buying something else than this overpriced junk!

Después de comparar Bose, JBL y Sony, Debo decir que Damson Oyster tiene un sonido espectacular. Los graves son intensos y el resto de frecuencias están muy bien equilibradas, quizás algo corto las frecuencias muy altas. Son 4 altavoces (2 x 2", 2 x 1.5") de medios y agudos que permiten distribuir el sonido por toda la habitación y un Passive radiator trasero para los grabes. En total 16W.No tiene un volumen excesivamente fuerte, pero si suficiente para un salón 20m2, no lo probé en la calle. Y eso si en ningún nivel de intensidad distorsionó.El acabado es muy cuidado, así como el embalaje que más que una caja es un estuche.

Got this today via a daily deal. It was approximately half Amazon's usual price. For what I paid for it I'm happy BUT I would have returned it had I paid full price for it.The sound is reasonable using my iphone which is the main purpose I bought it for. My main gripe is that I have to select the EQ very carefully to make it sound decent. Choose the wrong one and it sounds like something you'd buy from a market stall!Good size. Needs placing carefully in a room for the best effect.Came almost fully charged. Posh box. Fast set up.Like the title - its OK. If you get the chance to buy it half price then I'd go for it. If not don't bother. For what the manufacturers are charging you could probably get a small Bose.UPDATEAfter using it for a few weeks here's a few more points.1) The Bluetooth breaks up frequently even when the iphone is right next to the device. I listen to audiobooks a lot and if I use Bluetooth I miss content and it destroys the flow of the story. So despite having purchased it because it has Bluetooth I always use the cable.2)The size is good but I always feel like I'm about to drop it. Maybe that's because I am a woman and have smaller hands. But I have to be careful especially when attaching the cable (which I always have to do - see point 1.)3) The amount of bass is intrusive at times.I don't dislike it enough to return it but I wouldn't buy it again if I had the ability to time travel.

Suena muy, muy bien y venia en una caja muy bien protegido y terminado.Comparando con otras marcas en relación calidad precio es de lo mejor.

Had my new Oyster for about a week now and, basically, I love it. Big plusses for me was how easy it is use and the sound quality. I am no techie but I really did just turn it on, turn on bluetooth and pressed play. I also hooked it up to my laptop when I was watching a movie and it worked great and it is easy to switch between ipod, ipad, laptop etc. I have a friend with a Apple Airplay based speaker that is much more fiddly to get going.The sound is fantastic for something so small. Proper bass. Plus it looks very cool and is small enough for me to carry out to the garden and all round the house. I haven't checked to 12 hour battery life claim but it hasn't given up on me yet. Great, great product, very happy!

Genial. Buena calidad-precio, y buen tamaño