Feel like you’re in the room with your favorite artist, every time you press play.
One of those drivers is up-firing, which is important for a more convincing spatial experience.
That on-and-off button was super helpful for the A-B testing.
Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek
Personally, Im all in on spatial audio.
This speaker opens even more places to have that better, spatial, listening experience.
This is true of wireless headphones as well as this Motion X600 speaker.
Immersive Spatial Audio: Inspired by theater acoustics, Motion X600 has 5 drivers and 5 amplifiers that are positioned to deliver sound all around you. Feel like you’re in the room with your favorite artist, every time you press play.
I found stereo-mixed songs didnt sound weird, either.
The speaker handled the different formats with a lot of grace.
Overall, the music sounded full, crisp, and accurate on the speaker.
Immersive Spatial Audio: Inspired by theater acoustics, Motion X600 has 5 drivers and 5 amplifiers that are positioned to deliver sound all around you. Feel like you’re in the room with your favorite artist, every time you press play.
Across all genres, music was pleasant to listen to.
Of course, there were reasonable limitations to what the Soundcore Motion X600 speaker could do.
If needed, it could get loud enough with 50W of power to fill a common living room.
Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek
I found it sounded the best when it was closer to a 30-50% volume level, indoors.
Throughout it all, the mid-range was clean and clear.
The vocals were audible and strumming guitars were distinct.
Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek
There was generally enough low-end bass to provide a thump, especially compared to the speakers size.
With a permanent handle and an IPX7 waterproof rating, the Motion X600 speaker is fine to travel outside.
Listening to music outside still sounded great too.
Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek
Without walls to bounce off of, there was much less distinction between spatially mixed songs than stereo-mixed ones.
The depth was still present and sounded good, but the spatial-ness thrives more with walls around it.
Turning the volume up to around 60% in my backyard yielded a solid sound.
It would be great if the app were updated to engage spatial audio remotely.
Even better, it would be great if there were EQ configs for spatial audio aimed at different-sized rooms.
The app was only fine, but it was about on par with a bulk of other Bluetooth speakers.
The software wasnt a deal breaker because I mostly forgot it existed.
On the back of the Motion X600 is an aux input to connect a non-wireless playback equipment.
I connected an Audio Technica turntable as an experiment, and it worked.
Should You Buy the Soundcore Motion X600 Speaker?
It gets loud enough, and the music sounds good enough to justify its $200 retail price.
But after spending some time with the Motion X600, its hard to beat for a lot of uses.
