 Perfect for listening to music from your phone! |
| Review Date: November 7, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Zane Whyte, Missoula, Montana |
| I was looking for an affordable wireless speaker that allowed me to stream wireless music directly from my cell phone (Samsung Instinct) and found the Tenqa SP-109 Bluetooth Speaker. I could not be more pleased with this product! This product is exactly what I have been searching for in terms of mobility. It's easy to use, practical, and has a good sound. The device is simple and straightforward to setup & pair with devices each use. The speaker is about the size of a radio alarm clock and includes a DC-adapter power cord. Pairing the device with my cell phone was a cinch. After powering on the device it immediately registered on my phone, I clicked connect and was done. The best feature of this product, for me is the mobility I can have. I can connect and control the music from anywhere in my apartment, allowing me to move from room to room without the hassle of leaving my phone plugged into a stationary device. I was skeptical about finding an inexpensive bluetooth speaker that could provide quality sound but after using the Tenqa SP-109 for a few weeks my doubts are gone. The sound is great for its size and for the price. I recommend this product to anyone who is looking for an affordable, quality wireless speaker system. I plan to purchase one as a Xmas gift for my sister who likes to listen to music on her iPhone but hates the hassle of having to leave it connected to a docking station. This is a five-star product without a doubt! |
SP-109 Bluetooth Speaker
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| Review Date: November 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: zap451, Oklahoma City, OK |
To be honest, I am not a huge fan of wireless technology because I
always felt that I was trading quality for convenience. But the Sp-109
was a pleasant surprise!
Being a huge music lover, a friend of mine bought me this Bluetooth
speaker so I could move around from room to room and control the music
from wherever I went. I thought it was a nice gift, but was not very
optimistic with the technology. Not being that familiar with wireless
Ipod speakers I was a little hesitant, but was once again surprised on
how easily I could synch my Ipod touch to this wireless speaker.
Another awesome aspect of the speaker is the distance I can have
between the speaker and my Ipod and the power this little Bluetooth
speaker can emit. The quality is fantastic and uncompromised and I
recommend this to any music lover or tech savy/gadget collector. Its
amazing! |
Not bad... not great.
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| Review Date: January 13, 2010 |
| Reviewer: esanta, San Jose, CA USA |
There is very little to say about the Tenqa SP-109: it's a very ordinary bluetooth speaker featuring the least amount of controls you would expect on such a device: an on/off switch, a volume control, a line in jack (to input audio from non-Bluetooth devices) and a power socket.
Unlike other speaker sets which either contain a rechargeable battery or allow the use of regular batteries, the SP-109 requires the use of a power adapter.
There is not even a "pair" or "connect" button: as soon as the SP-109 finds itself unpaired, it enters pairing mode.
I had no trouble pairing it with my iPhone 3Gs, and it played stereo music without problems.
The SP-109 is shaped like a smaller version of the Bose iPod dock; the face is curved and covered with a silvery metallic grille. Picking it up one immediately notices a feel of cheap plastic and low-end manufacturing.
The sound is on par with the build quality: lightweight and tinny.
The Tenqa SP-109 is extremely inexpensive. Its bluetooth implementation works fine, but the speakers do not measure up with similarly priced regular docking stations. I would normally have rated such a device only three stars, but the very low price earns it an extra star.
Don't get the SP-109 if you like music or if you need good bass response: there isn't much bass at all on it, and whatever else is left is not that great either. However, if you need or appreciate the bluetooth connection, don't mind the complete absence of bass and the lack of battery operation, it's worth giving it a try. |
Works great on the Motorola Droid and Touch Pro 2!
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| Review Date: December 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: G. Perez, CA |
This is one of the easiest devices I ever had to set up, it takes less two minutes, from opening the box to playing a song from my phone on the TENQA speaker, it really is that fast!
I have to be honest and say that I never heard of the TENQA brand prior to receiving this speaker, I didn't know what to expect. Would it give me great or mediocre sound? Well, now I can tell you that it's neither one, it's not even close to being the best sound I've ever heard coming out of a speaker, but it's definitely not the worst. the sound is better than what you would get on a laptop or netbook, very similar to what you would get on some stock speakers for your desktop, not much bass, plus you can't really bump it up to the highest volume setting without it sounding like it's about to pop! But then again, you don't have to bump it to the highest setting, because it sounds loud at a lower setting.
I tried the speaker on a Motorola Droid and the Touch Pro 2 and it worked good on both, sound streams at the speed of touch! meaning, as soon as I would skip a song on the cell phone, the speaker would imediately react without even having to wait one second. I did however, had to restart the Touch Pro 2 in order to make sync in, but I think that was the Cell phone, not the speaker that was not responding properly.
Besides having bluetooth acces to the speaker, you can also connect your cell phone or MP3 player directly into the speaker by using the 3.5mm Audio Cable. nice plus for those MP3 players lacking a bluetooth signal.
I would have liked the speaker to be able to take batteries, it would have been nice to be able to use it on a picnic and it would have made the $50 price a bit more reasonable. Also, I noticed that you can't adjust the volume from your phone, sound stays the same at any volume setting on your phone, not very convenient I would say.
Overall, this is a nice speaker to have in any room in your house, looks great, sounds decent and it's easy to use! |
Tenqa. Tenga? Tonka? What?!?
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| Review Date: December 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mute208, SF Bay Area, CA |
If you have heard of Tenqa, raise your hands. That's what I thought. After some Google searches, I found that they are most likely based in Arizona and sell their 3 Bluetooth products almost exclusively through Amazon.com. Not a bad retailer to partner with. When I got the chance to try the SP-109 Bluetooth Stereo Speaker, I thought it would be fun to see how my first Bluetooth speaker would do. And how'd they do?
PROS:
- It works
- Sounds much better than expected
- Attractive and compact design
- Auxiliary line-in
CONS:
- Distortion at high volume
- No battery-operated option
- Port locations less than ideal
- No instructions on connecting to a Windows or Mac machine
The unboxing was rather uneventful as there was only the speaker, a 3.5mm audio cable, AC adapter, and brief paper manual. It took me longer to unbox it than to pair it with my Motorola Droid smart phone. After turning the SP-109 on, you notice the blue light in the lower right corner blinking, which means it is waiting to be paired. I set my Droid to search for devices and it was quickly found and paired.
SOUND QUALITY & PERFORMANCE
I had very low expectations but was rather impressed with the sound. The highs were quite good and mids ok. Bass was poor, but acceptable for light duty and small rooms. There was noticeable distortion at high volumes. The Bluetooth connection was quite solid and I was able to walk quite a distance away from the speaker and maintain a static-free connection. The stubby antenna probably helped quite a bit.
DESIGN
I found the aesthetics be quite pleasing but Tenqa's decision to place all the control ports on the right side of the speaker is puzzling. The power switch, volume dial, AC power and auxiliary in ports are all on the right side. This made an otherwise attractive wireless speaker look messy with exposed cables. If you look at the 5th photo with the woman on her laptop with the SP-109 beside her, it is cropped to hide the AC power cable. Why couldn't they have put the AC power and line-in connections in the rear, like most other portable speakers? I also found the power switch and volume dial to be unergonomic and flimsy. I would have preferred the volume dial to be located on top of the speaker for easier access and the power switch to be an actual button.
COMPUTER PAIRING
I spent a total of about an hour trying to get it to work with my laptop and Windows 7 64-bit. I even updated my driver to a non-approved Bluetooth driver just to try and get it to pair with the SP-109. I finally got it to connect after rebooting my computer and trying over. I selected Add New Device then paired it with the code, "0000". I then had to select the SP-109, which shows up as a headset and "Control it" which brought up an option for me to connect to it. You know you're connected when the blue light stops flashing. Still, I got no sound when I played an MP3. What I had to do was go into Windows Sound Options and change the default speaker to be the SP-109. Cue angels singing; I got sound! The bummer is that when you disconnect, you have to reconnect again manually. No autopairing.
MISC
Tenqa also sells a portable Bluetooth speaker that can be battery-powered. The SP-109 is not that big and could have benefited immensely from being powered by batteries too. This would have allowed me to place it on ANY bookshelf or location but as is, my wireless speaker is tethered to an electrical outlet.
SUMMARY
For the listed MSRP, the Tenqa SP-109 speaker is a rather expensive option. However, since the actual selling price is significantly lower than MSRP, the Tenqa SP-109 is a reasonably good choice for those who don't mind plugging it into a wall in order to get better sound than the really small Bluetooth speakers. If not for the odd port placements and lack of battery operation, I would have given the SP-109 at least 4 stars. |
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