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Review Death Star Bluetooth Speaker: May the Sound Be With You

Plox’s new Star Wars Death Star Bluetooth Speaker levitates and brings 360 degree sound to your universe.

«Stars Wars» is an American classic space movie franchise that began «A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.» The seminal film captured the minds of generations and is still doing so today with the release of «Rogue One.» The movie is now entering a new galaxy with the help of Plox, an award-winning designer and manufacturer that empowers the mobile world to stay powerful. This new galaxy? Bluetooth speakers which come in the form of a Death Star. GearBrain was lucky to get one to test and here is our review.
Plox’s Death Star Bluetooth SpeakerGearBrain Plox’s new Star Wars Death Star Bluetooth Speaker is a floating wireless Bluetooth speaker. The device is a gravity-defying orb that is a replica of the famous Star Wars’ Death Star. For you non-Star Wars’ fans who are in the market for a Bluetooth speaker, the Death Star was a fictional mobile space station with galactic superweapons. It had the power to destroy an entire planet with just one big super laser blast. The Death Star rotates above a magnetic base. It provides 360-degree sound quality for up to 5 hours of continuous play via a Bluetooth connection. The speaker is 5W and compatible with iOS and Android devices, including computers and tablets.
Star Wars Death Star bluetoth speakerGearBrain Setup
The Star Wars Death Star Bluetooth speaker comes with a speaker designed to look like the Death Star, a micro USB charging cable, a power adapter, a base and User Manual. When we unboxed the Death Star speaker, the first thing we needed to do is charge the speaker. This will take you about two hours. One of the things we immediately liked about the Death Star speaker was the ability to play music even while you are charging. The Death star has a LED indicator on its side, right next to the power button. When charging the Death Star, the LED will be red until fully charge. Then it will turn green. Once you start to pair your Death Star with your mobile device or computer, the LED will change to flashing blue light. When connected, the LED will stop flashing and be solid blue. Note: to activate the Death Star pairing, all you have to do is press and hold the power button until it connects on your device.

Once our Death Star speaker was paired and charged, we were ready to set up the levitation. At first, we had problems getting the Death Star to float over the base unit, but we finally realized the problem. We forgot to turn on the power to the base unit. Once we did that, we just held the Death Star over the unit and moved it slightly left and right to find the levitation point. The Death Star speaker does come with a floating stand to help guide you with the levitation process. Another interesting feature with the Death Star speaker is the strong battery at the bottom of the unit. This battery can come in very handy when traveling with your Death Star speaker. It can easily connect to any iron or steel based surface. We went around the office and tried sticking it on filing cabinets and metal doors and then playing music. The sound was bad and it looked real cool. We would advise you test the surface first before you let go of your Death Star Bluetooth speaker.
Playing Music Once we were all set up, and the Death Star was suspended in air, we started to play music. Most Bluetooth speakers today come with an app for you to use to adjust the sound quality and levels coming out of the speaker. Plox’s Death Star speaker does not come with a way to control the sound levels and quality. We wish it did since the sound we got was a little tinny. We would have liked to make the sound louder and add more bass. However, the sound at the lower level and sitting close to the speaker was fine. Keep in mind the Death Star speaker has only 33 feet range in open field. If you move out of range the speaker will disconnect from your device.

Death Star Bluetooth SpeakerGearBrain The Death Star speaker can only be connected to one Bluetooth device. If you want to change devices, you need to disable the Bluetooth function on the first Bluetooth device. Then, connect to the second Bluetooth device. Also, Plox mentioned in the User Manual that the radio waves emitted by the Bluetooth Speaker and Bluetooth device can affect operation of nearby electronics including medical devices. GearBrain has found this to happen a lot with Bluetooth devices, especially speakers. Just make sure you have Death Star speaker close to you and there is a clear line of site between your Bluetooth device and the Death Star. Also, make sure you keep the speaker in a cool, dry place.
How much does it cost? Star Wars Death Star Bluetooth speaker retails for $179 and is available on the Plox site which also sells a Star Wars Siren and the Kid’s Headfoam Headset. This price is a little high for a Bluetooth speaker—even for a Death Star Bluetooth speaker. However, when reviewing the other Death Star Bluetooth speakers, I found that while many of them were cheaper, they didn’t levitate (which brings 360-degree sound) or have 5W speakers. For the ones that I did finally find that could levitate, they were priced at over $200.

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Summary
Today, more and more consumers are turning to portable Bluetooth speakers. It’s a way to get better sound for your music than if using the built-in speaker on your smartphone or tablet. Also, with the popularity of Amazon Echo and Alexa, consumers are looking at buying Bluetooth speakers for their Amazon Echo Dot. Why? Because they can save money and still get the same function as an Echo but with better sound quality. We’ve found good Bluetooth speakers priced between $60 to $100. If you are a «Star Wars» fan, and in the market for a Bluetooth speaker to use in close spaces (like a cubicle), you really need to consider Plox’s Star Wars Death Star speaker. This Bluetooth speaker would be good for a kid’s rooms or in an office environment where it’s not too loud. I would not recommend it for use outside or in a big room. The sound will get lost. Though the Death Star might be considered by some as just a novelty item, we think you can have a lot of fun with it, especially if you like to have music in your house, apartment, bedroom, office and even a dorm room. May the sound be with you!

Pros: Star Wars Death Star speaker, Bluetooth, levitating, 360-degree sound, portable, 5W speaker, quick charge, easy setup Cons: price, can’t adjust sound quality, limited range, no mobile app

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That’s no moon

Born from today’s technological innovations and a geek’s desire, the dgpower Star Wars Death Star levitating speaker got us once it started playing John Williams’ Imperial March. That and the fact that it floats in mid-air. Sure, floating speakers are not new but this particular one suits a purpose. Instead of striking fear into the hearts of the Rebel Alliance, this fully operational battle station brings about a sense of awe in our geeky hearts. That’s about as much shut-up-and-take-our-money as it can get for any Star Wars fan.

Within the Death Star trench

For starters, even the box that holds the speaker is nothing short of majestic. Just staring at the Star Wars logo is enough to set our geek hearts aflutter. On top of that, the front image of the Death Star, illuminated and hovering in space, made it even more unbearable for us to hold off on the unboxing.

Having seen earlier hands-on photos of how the Death Star speaker fits snugly in one hand, we were quite surprised at how huge the box was. Digging in, we found the basic equipment to get us started with our very own levitating Death Star. The spherical speaker itself is a sight to behold and comes with a micro-USB cable, meant to plug the orb to a power source. Accompanying the speaker is the magnetic base emblazoned with the Galactic Empire insignia, and an adaptor to power the base. Two USB ports are also integrated with the base, so you get to charge both the speaker and your smartphone from a single power source.

Bringing the battle station online

Setting up is generally a fuss free and simple affair. Press the power button located at the rear to power up the speaker and promptly pair it to any Bluetooth-enabled devices. No passwords are required either, and all we did was tap on a Bluetooth device listed as DS-809 (presumably, DS stands for Death Star) and it’s done.

Right beside the power button is the light switch that lets you toggle between a quiet, stealthy Death Star or a glowing battle station. While the concave laser dish that obliterated Alderaan in a heartbeat does light up, we figure there could be a bit more thought to this, and top on that wish list would be detachable plastic pieces to emulate the laser, complete with green lights.

With the lights on and the speaker paired, it’s now simply a matter of placing the orb above the base and levitating it. This is actually pretty tricky and it’ll take all your Force abilities to get it right. We’ll be honest and admit, it took quite a few attempts to get this right. The trick is to set up the speaker, and light it up before you levitate it. Because once you get it floating, you don’t ever want to mess with the speaker, other than to nudge it slightly to rotate it.

That said, practice makes perfect since it’s about finding the right holding technique and sweet spot. With the former, cupping the speaker with both hands and slowly lowering it to the base worked for us. To locate the sweet spot, however, requires a bit of patience and steady hands. But once you do, you’ll feel a slight lock rather than notice the orb be repelled away or attracted towards the base. If all else fails, power down the base and repeat again after five minutes, to reset the magnetic field.

Once we got the trick down, we’ve got ourselves one levitating Death Star, ready to be the topic of envy during house parties. Watch the full video here.

Witness the power of this fully operational battle station

Lest you forget, this floating battle station is a Bluetooth speaker. That means you can stream any music from your smartphone or tablet to it. Star Wars fans would be experiencing goosebumps the moment they hear any Star Wars soundtrack being played from the Death Star speaker. Yes, us included. But on a more impartial note, the speaker does quite well in an enclosed space, able to fill a decently-sized HDB room with its audio. Bass and vocal clarity are considerably good, given the petite nature of the speaker. The latter is especially important since the speaker also acts as a handsfree device to take calls. It’s safe to say that your voice gets picked up quite clearly too since we didn’t have to repeat ourselves during calls.

Drag the image below from left to right to see the light-up effect!

Geek Verdict

Now imagine the Death Star speaker, floating in mid-air on your bedside table. Its internal lights are on, giving you a functional night light in the form of a fearsome battle station. You wake up in the morning, greeted by the Star Wars opening theme and feel like a million bucks, ready to take on the world or even the Empire.

If you’re a Star Wars fan, or for that matter, an aficionado of cool gadgets, the dgpower Death Star levitating speaker needs to be part of your collection. Some might say its S$289.90 price is unusually steep but we figure that’s not a huge concern for self-respecting Star Wars fans out there.

Special Price for Geek Culture Readers!

For our fellow geeks dying to get this, here’s a special offer. You can order the dgpower Death Star levitating speaker at a special price of S$239.90. The order includes FREE local shipping within Singapore.

GEEK REVIEW SCORE

As far as geek toys go, the dgpower Death Star levitating speaker is as much a great geek centerpiece as it is functional as a wireless boom box.

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