I won this speaker in a lottery, and I love it. My ears are not as good as my spouse’s so I had my TV at a volume where I could hear it, but my wife had to have earplugs in. Now with the Bluetooth I can switch over to this little speaker and have it close to me, without blasting my poor wife out of the house. It is also portable, so I can haul it around with me when I travel, or sit out on my deck. It also had rechargeable batteries which you could charge using the provided USB port and cord.