I have a mania myself and the sound is incredible for its size

Thank you!

Dont think it's a fair comparison. The Explore is way smaller, That is like comparing apples with lemons 🤔

Its junk, sounds horrible

you're junk too 😀😀😀@@lukabosnjak3829

FOR VALUE IS CRAZY SHIT SOUND...

Did they?

True, the bass goes down to 38Hz Most bt speakers are pumping up the volume but don't go down to 38Hz...

​@@Belinea1610 38hz of uncontrolled boosted crap, completely irrelevant when it sounds like that

Overall sound quality wise which is better beolit 20 or t mania?pls.reply

@@arijit8381 i have no experience with the t mania, however I do have a very high end brax, focal and mosconi car system to judge the Beloit against and the beo is far from a slouch

Not really .. this is one of the most expensive ones .. not the best .. Vifa speakers are even better.

Yep, we need to know this.

Compared to the Reactor, it’s looking like tremendous value all right

But I have an important question: I got mine yesterday, i love the sound basically, but if i listen to some tracks with an hard bass like some house or techno tracks and adjust bass/treble to plus 3 or higher and i go at 75% volume, than it sounds like the mania couldn’t handle that bass, it sounds like overdrive, like the membranes hit something or the air couldn’t get out from the inside… but that’s only with bass heavy songs, in other normal songs i could set it to +3 or so and go to 100% volume without this problem, so inreally don’t know if it’s normal because it’s simply to much bass for this thing if i put the eq to plus or if my mania is broken… 🤔 And it’s only on one side, not on the other which is strange too, but that could eventually be because it’s not exactly the same on the inside on both sides ? The thing is, i think if the speaker would be broken, then it wouldn’t play without distortion if i put the eq on neutral and 100% volume because that’s allready bass heavy, or am i wrong ? But at the same time i am a little bit disappointed because on a premium brand with the i think most expensive speaker in this class that shouldn’t be possible to acchieve an distortion in my opinion, even if i adjust the bass to +6! Could you please try this song and put the bass to +6 and go about 70% so i know if i have to send it back or its normal ? The song was: „Kolter - washed away“ and i heard it on spotify via airplay

@@ApfelSgt 1.there is a limit to excursion and surface area, mania is still quite small, so it will play low bass range but not at high volume. 2. If you want bass heavy loudness, you may as well use a sub with battery pack. 3. Another option is use more of vibration speakers placed on wooden table etc... There are still not such speakers for us...

@@explodingheavens thank you for your response! 🙏🏽 Yes, it’s a small speaker and it has it’s limits which i know now! The good thing is, that my speaker isn’t broken! I stay with it because i am in love with the overall sound quality and fullness of the speaker, it’s really impressive overall! The bass overall is really good and controlled and I normally wouldn’t listen to songs like that with the equalizer set to +3 or higher and the highest volume, i only have done that to test the mania with different settings, different songs and different volumes which i do with every one of my speakers at first! So i know what the speakers could achieve, how it sounds the best and what’s the limit of the speaker. My only and in my opinion BIGGEST problem with the Mania is, that if you for example listen at home with low volume and the Bass/Trebble set to plus 4 or higher and then go outside with it and forgot to set it back to „Flat“, you simply can’t change it and then you couldn’t listen loudly because then you have the distortion!… or if it’s to much bass you can’t turn it down… I really don’t understand, why they made the decision that you need Wlan to change your Equalizer ?! That doesn’t make any sense in my opinion and is really incomprehensible! So i must be sure, that i set it back to Flat everytime before i leave my house and go outside… Whatever, i stay with my Mania because it really sounds and looks amazing for its size! ❤️ I don’t know what that is with the mania, but when i first listened to it, i was a bit unimpressed, but everytime i turned it on and listened to it again i fell in love more and more and it really impresses me everytime again and i couldn’t believe that that fullness and this big soundstage come from such a small thing and that in 360° wherever you are! 😁 it really sounds like a hi-fi system! 😍 And yes, i am with you, the mania is really something special, but i recommend you to try the „minirig 3“ they are very small, 360° sound and you could buy 2 of them and a subwoofer, then you will have a real portable 2.1 Stereo System, they really do sound amazing and they can be extremely loud if needed! You could even buy another subwoofer of them and then you have a 2.2 portable hifi system! That would be for sure a speaker system for you i think! 🙈 And the Minirigs even in 2.1 will destroy the mania in allmost every aspect, they have better battery life, more bass, more loudness, real wireless stereo and an real audiophile sound with a near perfect frequency response if they are without the sub! A big Plus is, that you have a lot of options then, you will have the best mini portable speaker out there, you could take 2 with you so you have the best mini speakers in stereo, or one speaker and one subwoofer, or the 2.1 or the 2.2 system! And because it’s modular you could buy more speaker or subs to make for example an 4.2 system! And in total volume that you need to carry around the 2.1 system wouldn’t be more than the Mania i think. And even the 2.2 system would be cheaper than a single Mania so it’s really worth checking them out! 😬👍🏼 However, there are some downsides with the minirigs too! First of all, they don’t are smart speakers, so no airplay, spotify connect, alexa etc.! Secondly even if they will destroy the Mania with the bass, they don’t play the low frequencies that the mania could play! 48hz on the minirigs vs 30hz on the mania! And even if they look really cool and „oldschool“ in their way, the Mania looks noble and stunning and fits perfectly in every furnishings which the minirigs don’t do that perfectly! And even if the modularity is a Plus, it’s also a negative point because if you want to match the soundquality and bass of the mania, you need at least 1 speaker and 1 sub to carry with you and if you want stereo like the mania has (in some way) you need to carry 3 speakers with you and even if the total volume isn’t more than a single mania, it’s really annoying in my opinion! And the App of the Minirigs is really trash! Sometimes you need to close and reopen it often to make the 2.1 system work… but you could change your equalizer on the go with this app, which some brand doesn’t allow you to do… 🙄 But i really recommend you to try the Minirigs 3! Because every product of the company is an absolute banger in battery life, soundquality and build quality! 👌🏼 Another good speaker in the scale of the mania will be the vifa oslo! That destroys the mania in terms of soundquality and loudness. However, it’s not an smart speaker either, don’t get that deep bass, don’t have 360° audio and it sounds a bit „thin“ in the lower volumes because it doesn’t adjust the bass dynamically with volume, so if you make louder, you get more bass and really good bass, but if you listen with low volume, you don’t get much bass. But it’s worth to check this speaker out too! 👍🏼 But if we look at all together, so overall in terms of portability, design, build quality, soundquality, functionality, soundstage, deep bass and technology, the Mania is the best portable speaker that i ever had and there is like you said still not such speaker for us! ❤️ But the mania is also really overpriced when we compare it to the minirigs which also aren’t really cheap! 😅 And in my opinion for this price it should be possible to make equalizer adjustments when you aren’t at home and it shouldn’t be possible to make the speaker distord even at bass +6 and highest volume! I mean, there are microphones that listen allways and there are quad core processors in the mania, so it should lower the bass automatically if it can’t handle it to protect the speakers and for better sound quality! So i am in Love with Devialet and impressed by the Mania, but also a little bit disappointed, because if i want to be a Premium Brand with literally the most expensive speaker in this category, then it must be PERFECT… The Mania gets a 4 of 5 from me because of the app and because you can cause the speakers to distort which shouldn’t be possible… Thanks again for your fast response! ❤️🙏🏽

@philosophictv1770 great, As for deep powerful bass I got docking d fine 50w speaker, so as classic mid size portable it's pretty good, but... Tho it is loud in mid bass, low bass is not possible to hear... Instead I got 26w vibration speaker size that it can hide in pants, But, it got deeper bass at low volume. Point is the bass is heard ONLY if you place it on big surface, but it gains the space that other portable speakers can only dream of. That's why it's so great for bass, tho limited in where to use it... Also similar to devialet, dac matters, playing on wire from Sony with dseehx on, you can experience similar bass wavy form. Dac matters.

Yes they do! Havent tested the Onyx Studio 7 yet

Studio 7 doesn't sound good, rather cheap and completely off. Studio 6 is much, much better

@@lukabosnjak3829 I have a studio 5, which I still have kept as it wasn’t bad sounding at all. I would say there’s more bass in the studio 5/6 due to the rubber bottom having better contact against the surface it stands on, but I would say the treble is way better on the 7 because it actually has stereo sound, something I wish they would have done on the 5/6 as they only got one… which was quite disappointing but at the same time of having such audio from its compact size, I didn’t complain. Also I never use just a flat EQ, never ever. So that also impacts it. I always tune it specific for each speaker/headphones I use, so it sounds as good as possible and that also makes a difference of why I’m saying it sounds so good. Out of the box I never really like with any audio product ever. Maybe expensive products like this from Devialet, or HiFi studio quality from Audeze for headphones. We all have different opinions but I would say the 7 and 5/6 do sound different. And with some songs I can agree with you. Depends on what type of music it is where I can hear a difference. I mostly like the stereo speakers on the 7 which was the reason of purchasing it! But the 6 is really great because it’s water resistant! Which makes it a better all around choice than the 7 as it can take splashes without issues. Meanwhile the 7 wouldn’t really like it..

@King Linuz Bass is almost the same, studio 7 sounds completely off with treable, lack of resolution and some wierd peeks makes it completely useless when you can get the 6 which actually sounds correct and quite smooth for some reason. Also I don't see different opinions 😕, only correct sound representation with flat frequency response (maby 2db bass or treable boost if one wants) but having peeks like studio 7 has cannot sound good to anyone even tho its stereo (also not much seperation)... There's no point in using eq if speaker you bought already sounds good like it should, Vifa is a good example. 👍

I was blown away tbh. I dont play at 60% all the time, mostly softer, reckon it lasts around 6-7 hours for me

In my testing, I was playing between 30-70% the battery was ok, but it’s really a speaker for indoors use. As example. I have a Tribit Stormbox Blast also. Which I have used for like a weekend and still is at 80%. The Mania wants to be played maximum as a 10 people come together party. Not a outdoor party. Also it wants to be charged every or at least second day. That’s why you can have a docking station for it ;)

No you can't connect them in stereo

@@aaronloudnwireless Thanks for your response! I'm considering getting one due to its sound signature. Can you group it with HomePods and then use Siri on said speakers to send music to the Mania in a different room? I'm not one for Alexa at all.

Mania is far ahead of Bass but I don't know about the overall sound quality cause that's where the Helsinki is still unbeatable after 7 years tho specs is a bit outdated but it doesn't matter because soundquality is far ahead of competition but I don't know if this Mania is worth $700 against a $400 Helsinki or $600 Vifa Oslo.

Devialet Mania is bulkier than Vifa Helsinky. I'd rather compare Devialet Mania to Vifa Oslo, they have the exact same weight. I got my Helsinki 6 years ago for €279 only and I've seen VIFA Oslo around €400 at several occasions so Devialet Mania (€790) is quite expensive in comparison. Maybe take your Helsinki to your nearest HiFi store, this is what I plan to do.

@@pierrelendo Please let me know when You will compare them. Of course, please set Helsinki to Boosted mode as it it is the only mode giving nice bass extension on Helsinki, still not overboosted in my opinion (that's reason why I mentioned Helsinki not Oslo which never get this Boosted mode and unfortunately sounds thin below half volume while Helsinki sounds much fuller TO about 60% volume and then passive membranes starts to distort when using this mode).

Exactly!

My only question about Mania is comparison with Vifa speakers... I know that Oslo already sounds better than reactor 😏 (although with less bass), Mania is also portable and newer (price should be compared with Copenhagen 2.0 which should be even more interesting 🤔 both have push-push woofers).

Mania for indoors and a quiet place JBL sounds great anywhere....if you already have the JBL 3 no need to spend the $800.... Just get another JBL 3 in pairing mode and call it a day But the mania sounds absolutely incredible for the size.....but the battery doesn't last 10 hours .....😢 3-4 at the most on 60-70 %.....so you'll need to have the charger close by.....

In a different class. Its bass is far more musical than even two Sonos Moves in a stereo config, and while the Move has peaks around the 15, 16 KHz range, the Mania's tweeters are far more precisely tuned and have a far better sparkle. Sonos isn't bad, it's just nowhere near the Mania in terms of sound quality compared to the Mania. Opinions are subjective. What you may find sounds bad to you may sound good to me. Take what I say with a grain of salt, however I own both of these speakers and have played them together via AirPlay 2, so think I am Decently informed.

No haha, Vifa Oslo can be 10, this thing is 6 at max because the whole sound signature is off

Ff

how can you describ its soundstage? better or worse vs hifi monitor stereo speakers?

@@quant2011 The soundstage is more pronounced when the speaker is positioned below the listener. Listening at ear level doesn't provide much of a soundstage.

@@quant2011 FYI, if you intend to use the Devialet Mania for streaming videos on a Windows device, be mindful that the sound will come out of speaker out of sync with the image in the video. Devialet is aware of this sound latency issue but does not intend on correcting it. The latency issue will not occur with IOS devices, only Windows and some cell phones.

I just received a Devialet Mania yesterday the sound quality is very good and the strength of the output is strong, its a powerful speaker. However, I'm getting audio latency when watching a video. The Mania is attached via Bluetooth to my Lenovo laptop. I've tried every common sense remedy but can't get the sound to accurately match the image.

@@geneobrien8907 go to the settings of the devialet app. You can change the latency there.

@@pacarts2544 Thanks for the advice but even with Devialet customer service on a call we weren't able to correct the problem. If you have specific recommendations for the app settings, please let me know. However, this seems to be an issue they were not aware of until now. They've found that connecting the Mania to a couple of their cell phones (they didn't specify which ones) had the same latency problem. On my Samsung Galaxy S20 FE there was no noticeable latency. The issue only occurs with my laptop. In any case Devialet is working on correcting the problem. It seems that Devialet has ignored HD codecs such as aptX HD and LDAC, only Bluetooth SBC and AAC are supported. This may be the problem.

@@geneobrien8907 oh ok, thats unfortunate. My devialet mania will be delivered tomorrow. I will tell you if mine has the same problem.

@@pacarts2544 Yes, please let me know. FYI, it seem I'm not the only one. skip to 8:16 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gbN_lcSCmLfcqYU.html&ab_channel=Thomerson

unless your device has ldac/ aptx or some sort of hi res bluetooth streaming module/chip it wont sound it's best.

Like every other devialet spesker, you are paying for the form factor + size/performance ratio. Its way worse in every aspect (maybe except for soundstage) than some other (of course bigger) couple hundred bucks cheaper speakers

No problem! Thanks for the tip!

Not as rich as those who buy it

If you wanna use a video it is always the best to connect it directly. Bt gives compression ánd time delay. Ánd classD amplifiers gives also a time delay(from the dsp)( what doesn' t occur with classical class A/ AB amplifiers)

@@Belinea1610 There is no way to hardwire the Mania as the speaker does not have an aux in.

@@geneobrien8907 ah ouch. That is sad, at that price point you would expecting at least a combined digital/line-input 🤔

@@Belinea1610 Right!

2x38W class-D for woofers, 4x25W class-D for full-range speakers, probably peak

@@aaronloudnwireless Hell, that's dope. But is it really THE most powerful wireless speaker out there?

@@karacic5 boombox 2/ boombox 3 are 2 times less cheap while being way louder with more power

@@edensl8759 I knew it, the title had me a little confused tho

@@karacic5 this whole devialet thing is a useless luxury company for people that just wanna throw money away. the sound is ok, but for sure not outperforming other ones like harman kardon onyx 6 and 7 and many more

Definitely, but it does not have that feature afaik

@@aaronloudnwireless what a shame.

@@mikehancock6280 It does have the capability to pair with another Mania speaker for true stereo.

@@geneobrien8907 that would have been a terrible oversight considering the price.

@@aaronloudnwireless probably because there not that many idiots to buy a pair of these xD

Overpriced as hell. The boombox 3 not only sounds better , you can buy 2 of those instead of one maniac speaker

@SHOERICE Boombox 3 doesn't sound good really, for power get the Tribit Stormbox blast and lower volumes the Uboom L.

@JBL King 2 More like decent, but for that price its kind of a joke. I see that you don't care about sound quality and that's fine but don't write some misleading info here in the comments because of it, better try to learn something about speakers... 😉

@JBL King 2 Haha, tell me one thing in sound that is in favor for boombox in comparison to the pb encore.

Yep, is one direct competitor.

​@@tiagov.mendes4422 Is not one direct competitor because its 6x larger, compare hyperboom with minirigs to see who's the real boss. For Mania, Vifa Oslo blows it away

Yet still sounding trash 🗑️..

What else would you do with it?

UE hyperboom: hold my beer! 😉🍺

@@markymark226 Ue is a bad joke... Jbl slightly less so

@JBL King 2 I can see by your name that you have absolutely no clue about speakers or even less so about sound quality.

Smartphones aside 99% of laptops and monitors use 16:9. I think 16:9 is still the most used aspect ratio. Not sure what percentage of his views are from smartphone vs regular monitors but personally I would keep the 16:9.

@@Yuriy2600 yes dude you are partially right, but everyone can't afford an OLED screen monitor or laptop. But most of us have an AMOLED screen smartphone. So in my opinion 18:9 will make more sense than 16:9.

@@LORD-DEBMALYA Yea I agree it just depends on his viewers. Not sure if he can tell who watches on what or not lol

You have clearly not seen the Minirigs system or the Vifa Oslo...

@@lukabosnjak3829 we’re talking about good portable options without breaking your back or bank. If that’s the case I can say my truck will shut those things down

@@lukabosnjak3829 never even heard of that shitty brand tbh.

@@Stayschemin910 Yes kiddo and you're not talking about good portable options that won't break your back or buck... Minirig 3s with sub completely blow away the boombox even tho they're smaller than the Jbl xtreme 3: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLeSl7qbqdadaJc.html As for the Oslo, it's probably the best sounding portable speakers ever made with push-push woofers like devialet and simply amazing acoustic design for that size, it doesn't just sound better than any jbl speaker but is also twice as loud as the Xtreme 3 which is same in size with no funky bass reduction or compression (also Vifa is older than Jbl or B&o, shame on you for not knowing them): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrSgaLanqtquf4k.html (comparison with 1st boombox for reference @6.40) So stop talking sh!t about things you don't know or understand

@@lukabosnjak3829 go ahead and buy something crappy that won’t shake the walls when listening to music. Quality over quantity. Go back to school and hit them books

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💯% agree Main problem in this days is that most users doesn't even know how music should sound. It's all about bass in this BTS category. If you are a musician and know how instruments and voices sound in real and in studio you'll immediately notice that 95% of all headphones and bluetooth speakers just sound off. But, and that's also a big problem, most modern recordings are mastered strange and weird just to match the strange and weird sound setting on most todays BTS and headphones. At the end of the day it completely depends on what kind of music you are listening and how good recording and source device are. Simple electronic and EDM Pop and HipHop is OK with this typical v-shaped sound signature with boomy bloated bass and sizzling highs and weak mids. But if you know instruments and some specific voices really good you offend your ears with all those overpriced fancy stuff. Exactly like you said: Some small monitors and a small amp is pure enjoyment.

While I agree that this is too expensive I think it's not fair to compare them to powered studio monitors. Yes studio monitors can offer great sound for the price but it's a completly different category and use case. A reasonable small, portable and battery driven speaker is build for different needs. And sure, it needs to make compromises in terms of sound to achieve that.

You are comparing apple to orange. A dedicated studio monitor will always have better sound than "portable" speaker.

Exactly. Compare this kettlebell to Behriger Truth monitors with ribbons! any takers ?

@@neogenesus Yes, but a portable speaker has no business being that high in price. Imagine if all the other companies went like ''Hey, they're selling the same shit for triple the price! Why don't we do the same?'' Tech companies need to stop acting ''Gucci'' we don't need that shit in tech.

Hello. I think, u must haven't experience a Devialet once. It's not only about the bas systeme. I was suspitius too. I speak about the old one. I'll say it's more about goose skin filing, a complete other experience for a so small tiny at the end. Just my exp

We call JBL Junk But Loud. Boomy sound. Enhanced 70Hz-100 Hz. You should hear this.

@@dheerajjadhav12 LOL its junk comments like this one telling such bullcrap. people are compaining about some of them lacking mids and now u say its enhanced 70 hz? idiot

I have jbl boombox 2, (2) extreme 3s 2 charge 4s. The sound from any isn't even remotely close. This is a detailed warm sounding speaker. I just got it last Wednesday. Jbl's speakers aren't capable of hitting lows in the 30hz region. This is an extremely small yet very well built piece. The bass alone in regards to the size is literally unbelievable. I love Jbl. This isn't something you'll want to take outside. Every speaker has its own attributes. Jbl is rugged & good sound for the price. My diamondboxx L3 & sub 8.2 will shake the house, but suck to carry anywhere. This little thing has that same sound. Just not as loud. So, stop boasting about which brand is better. I have many. Vifa helsinki, 6 Minirigs for a 4.2 system, b&o a1 v2, bose flex, & older bt speakers that ran off disposable batteries. This isn't the end all of speakers, but from an audiophile standpoint on a portable platform of this size? It's PRETTY DAMN IMPRESSIVE!!

The pro level JBL stuffs (PRX, VRX line) are great but the consumer stuffs JBL sucks.

Nobody said otherwise?

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