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DOSS Soundbox XL 1.1 vs 2.1 & Google Nest Audio (Patreon)

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2021-02-27 10:47:57
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2026-06
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I bought the latest version of the Doss Soundbox XL based on a recommendation but in the end it turned out to sound worse then the previous versions. I also wanted to feature the Google Nest Audio which became our daily speaker playing webradio stations the whole day in our kitchen. 

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Doss Soundbox XL 1.1 vs 2.1 and a bit of Google Nest Audio

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George Roch

I left my more serious comment below the YouTube video....but I can't help but notice your cute doggy seems to have gotten into a serious scrap with the Easter bunny :)

Vlad M

Hello. I wasn't expecting to hear a google speaker on your channel, but I must say the google speaker sounds very nice. It would be nice to listen a stereo pair of google nest speakers, maybe you could try the homepod or the homepod mini,.. or a comparison between the google home and a Sonos one. I must say that I am in the group of your followers that is interested more with speakers, and less headphones Thank you. Nice video!

oluvsgadgets

I wanted to get the HomePod mini but Apple doesn’t sell them in Austria for no obvious reason

Jose Santos

hi oluv, sorry to bother, but if you got some spare time could you post the measurements of the sony xb33 and the anker motion boom ?? Its just out of curiosity but i really like to consult your measurements speacily these of great products, thank u!!

Josh Barrie

Yep, DOSS did the same thing to the tuning between v1.0 and v1.1. The original v1.0 sounded the best by far, but the build was crap and the charger design was junk (broke on mine inside the actual speaker unit) and they replaced it with a v1.1 -- which sounds noticeably worse. Now v2.1 is even worse than v1.1! Oh, how the mighty have fallen!

Marcus Stavenger

Hey Oluv, I bought the Doss Soundbox XL v2.1 not knowing that it sounded noticeably worse than the original. What would you recommend for a replacement under $150?

Stocklone

I really like the Nest Audio for the price. I have a pair in the bedroom for stereo listening. I love using pairs of bluetooth speakers.

Frankie C

The same occurred in my Doss Soundbox

Josh Barrie

I can't seem to find anything that rivals the original Soundbox XL v1.0 for the money when it comes to deep/punchy bass and overall big, clear, room-filling sound. It seems like they went from a nice V-shaped EQ in v1.0, then brought down the lower-bass a little/boosted midbass and mids up a tad/treble down noticeably for v1.1, then tried to flatten things too far with v2.1 and lost the sparkle. Let me know if you find something!

oluvsgadgets

Ordered the HomePod mini from Germany but delivery date is unknown

Barton

On the back of the Nest there is a mic mute switch. As far as I know once you flip it the four dots on the front light up in orange. Do they go away after a while or are they on forever as long as you're in mute mode?

Vlad M

I have listened a comparison between Google Nest vs amazon echo 4, and I liked more the amazon product (at least in that video). I wonder what you think?

oluvsgadgets

Just ordered the Echo 4 and we will compare them together

Vlad M

Great. I cannot wait to watch the next videos! Thanks!

Elias Van den Mooter

I got a Google Home Max here in the living room. Very nice speaker as well. Really powerful, tight and quite accurate sound. Amazing video again!

oluvsgadgets

Thanks, that’s interesting news also some rumors about Sonos’ first headphone are floating around. Btw. the Echo 4 has arrived just today but I didn’t even have the chance to open the package yet.

Vlad M

What about the homepod mini, any news?

oluvsgadgets

I have no details about delivery. They were estimating end of March. The Echo 4 has Bass better under control than the Nest but treble is more coloured, Nest sounds more neutral but cannot keep up with bass at higher levels.

Vlad M

which one do you prefer most? I have a sonos one and i must say after applying trueplay it sounds very nice (in my opinion at lest :))

oluvsgadgets

Yes I think the Sonos is still the best, although when I put the Helsinki beside it sounds sad

Vlad M

Too bad that Helsinki is history. I think that the homepod mini, at 100 euros, is a joke comparing to nest and the Echo. We will see.

oluvsgadgets

I also think so but it’s pretty tiny at the same time, better competitor would be the Minirig Mini maybe

. fankyy

There really seems no real alternative to the 1.0 doss soundbox xl for the price now, maybe the anker soundcore boom with slightly lower bass EQing.. I hope there will be new stuff from doss and anker in the future to fill that gap. I mean the anker motion + is great but doesn't reach that deep. All you can do is buy a v2.1 and EQ it with lower bass and height boost, or the soundcore motion boom and eq it.. I recommend the neutron player for parametric EQ. Edit: JBL also switched to lower bass boost in their current lineup, even the charge 5, but it's just not worth the price if you know to EQ yourself.

. fankyy

It's really a pity that they didn't keep up their tuning of the soundbox xl, as it was originally intended to really sound XL, but maybe there were too much complains about the speaker falling off the table because it wandered with that deep lows and light weight. They just needed to add a bit stronger feet

. fankyy

Just really impressive how better even the v1.1 sounds compared to the v2.1

Josh Barrie

I don't think that "stronger feet" would have helped that original XL 1.0 -- it had some pretty thumping bass and would walk ALL OVER the place, lol! I used to put heavy items around the corners of it, and ON TOP of it as well, because it would literally jump itself off the surface with more deep/bass-heavy tracks! It also seemingly got louder than my 1.1 as well. Oh well...