Reviews
4.8 out of 5 from 200 beta testers.
Two hundred people lived with a pre-production Column for six weeks. These are their notes, plus what the first reviewers wrote. Sample content for a demo brand.
Testers
200
Weeks
6
Would buy
91%
Average rating
4.8
Across sound, battery, build and ease of use.
5 stars
82%
4 stars
14%
3 stars
3%
2 stars
1%
1 star
0%
Sound
4.9
Battery
4.8
Build
4.8
Ease of use
4.7
Reviews
What the first testers said.
The first portable speaker I have wanted to leave out on the table.
Harlow Weekly
★★★★★
Set it in the middle of the room and the room does the rest. It sounds bigger than it looks.
The Listening Post
★★★★★
A dial you can use in the dark, and a battery you can actually replace. Rare in 2027.
Fieldnote
★★★★★
Thirty hours is not marketing. We got thirty-one at half volume.
Bench Test Monthly
★★★★★
We took it camping for four days and never charged it. It also survived a dunk in the lake.
Maren O.
Beta tester, Bergen
My kitchen is long and narrow. With it on the island, both ends sound the same.
Theo R.
Beta tester, Lisbon
I paired two for the living room. Stereo took ten seconds: hold the dial, done.
Anika S.
Beta tester, Utrecht
The Chalk sleeve went through the wash twice. Still looks new.
Priya D.
Beta tester, Leeds
Everything
Every review, press and owners.
Press
The first portable speaker I have wanted to leave out on the table.
Harlow Weekly
Design desk
Press
Set it in the middle of the room and the room does the rest. It sounds bigger than it looks.
The Listening Post
Audio review
Press
A dial you can use in the dark, and a battery you can actually replace. Rare in 2027.
Fieldnote
Gear column
Press
Thirty hours is not marketing. We got thirty-one at half volume.
Bench Test Monthly
Lab notes
Owner
We took it camping for four days and never charged it. It also survived a dunk in the lake.
Maren O.
Beta tester, Bergen
Owner
My kitchen is long and narrow. With it on the island, both ends sound the same.
Theo R.
Beta tester, Lisbon
Owner
I paired two for the living room. Stereo took ten seconds: hold the dial, done.
Anika S.
Beta tester, Utrecht
Owner
The Chalk sleeve went through the wash twice. Still looks new.
Priya D.
Beta tester, Leeds
“Set it in the middle of the room and the room does the rest.”
The Listening Post · Audio review
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Feb 2027
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