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Where the DNA Max does get to crow is the fact that it also includes a wireless charger, a six-foot braided USB-C cable, and a 10-watt power supply.
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Its product page for the DNA Max proudly declares that it’s “the first-ever Bluetooth speaker to offer wireless charging compatible with all standard Qi wireless chargers.” Technically, that honor goes to the Sonos Roam, but let’s not be petty - it’s still a rare feature. The DNA Max isn’t the first wirelessly charging Bluetooth speaker, although that’s what Monster would like you to believe. Outside, I was able to get at least 100 feet from my phone before things started to break up. Monster claims 35 feet, but this is a very conservative, indoors-based number.
You can’t disable it and it doesn’t follow the speaker’s volume setting.
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When you power it on, enter Bluetooth pairing mode, or check the battery status (press the plus and minus buttons simultaneously), a voice announces things like “Bluetooth connected,” or “Bluetooth pairing.” It’s obnoxiously loud and there’s no way to alter it at all. I’d like to be able to tweak the EQ, but I’d really love a way to modify the speaker’s verbal feedback. That means no equalizer, no firmware updates, and no way to change features like the auto-off timer. There’s no companion app for the DNA Max. Sadly, stereo pairing isn’t an option and there’s no auxiliary port to line in an analog audio source. Need even more power? I didn’t test it, but you can connect up to 99 other Monster DNA speakers to the Max via the dedicated DNA Sharing button. Distortion does eventually creep in, but not until you hit the very top of its range, giving you plenty of room to pump things up. It’s rated for up to 90 decibels, which is the same as the UE Megaboom and slightly higher than the Flip 6 (86-87dB), but not quite as powerful as the JBL Charge 5 (94dB).
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More important for a portable outdoor speaker is that the DNA Max can get loud. You could easily make the DNA Max your primary speaker in a kitchen or a kids’ bedroom. It’s not a thunderous low-end by any means - for that, you’ll need to look at the UE Megaboom or Hyperboom - but for a speaker of its size, I think you’ll find it quite satisfying even for bass-heavy genres like hip-hop and rap. The sound is also very clear through the midranges and highs, and there’s a very generous amount of bass. Place the DNA Max at one end of a room, with its spine facing you, and you could convince yourself that there are two speakers instead of one. This “omnidirectional sound” as Monster refers to it, is mono, not stereo, but I was impressed by how immersive it sounds. You can place the speaker anywhere (though a central location works best) and the sound will simply radiate outward in all directions.
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That dual-sided driver arrangement makes the DNA Max perfectly suited for outdoor listening - like backyard parties or park picnics - when you’re more likely to be moving around. Simon Cohen / Digital Trends Immersive sound
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Since there are drivers on both sides of the speaker, you’ll always be able to hear your music clearly. This keeps one side constantly exposed to the air. The DNA Max, by contrast, lies flat like a paddle board. The Flip 6 bobs, with most of its body (and thus its speakers) submerged. But not all floating speakers are created equal. Also, like the Flip 6, it’s fully waterproof and dustproof ( IP67), and if you toss it in the pool (or hot tub or ocean), it will float around until you retrieve it. There’s thick rubber on all of the corners, and though I didn’t intentionally drop-test it, I suspect it will handle a fair amount of abuse. Like the Flip 6, it’s a ruggedly built speaker. And when the speaker is charging, it gently pulses. It turns blue when in Bluetooth pairing mode, and briefly flashes red when the unit turns off - which it will do automatically after no music has played for 15 minutes.
The light stays on while the speaker is powered up and can give you a visual indicator of your volume level. Still, it comes in your choice of black or white, and it has big, easy-to-access control buttons for volume and playback on the top surface that are encircled by a bright racetrack LED light. That’s not heavy, exactly, but when I had it dangling from the included wrist strap, it wasn’t very comfortable and I was a little concerned that the thin cord that wraps around the built-in bar might not survive extended use. You could, in theory, leave it resting on one side for more stability, but that would block half of the speaker’s drivers (more on the sound quality in a moment). Marshall’s latest Bluetooth speaker has four drivers for 360 sound This tiny Ikea waterproof Bluetooth speaker is just $15 Pantheone’s Obsidian smart speaker puts Alexa in a sharp new body
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