inputs.text: awesome - initially deciding jawbone jambox jabra solemate bluetooth speaker saw beatblock immediately impressed design looked like solid wellbuilt speaker research beatblock reviews found youtube solemate jambox decide buy beatblock first thing noticed weight feel speaker not light cheap like others seen solid not heavy almost ballistic feel charging according instructions easily synced speaker iphone 5 started playing music sound filled living room without maxing volume no distortion tested volume maximum level got little distortion songs heavy bass able fix adjusting volume phone played variety music classical rock pretty much everything inbetween say without hesistation speaker awesome battery life phenomenal 10 hours full charge shipping also quick week considering live guam