Peachtree Audio Deepblue2 High Performance Wireless Bluetooth Music System (Black)

After a month of considering various audio solutions, I settled on the Peachtree DeepBlue2.Before I write about it, I'll tell you about the ones that I also considered but didn't buy. First was the JBL LSR305. Great sound, but I personally didn't want the hassle of having to get power to two speakers, as well as audio cabling. The volume control is in the back of the speaker, and to set volume I'd have to reach behind both. Finally, there was no Bluetooth connectivity, although that would have been easily solved with something like the Logitech Bluetooth receiver. And the fact that I'd have to either leave both of the speakers turned on all the time or again, reach in the back to power up/down made this a non-choice for me for this particular application. I will say that JBLs are GREAT, and I have another set on my office computer and they kick ass! But not for my den.Next was the Marshall Woburn. I really thought about this one, but the combination of price and terrible reviews with respect to Bluetooth connectivity made me discount it. Still, I hear the sound and power is excellent, and being a guitarist since the 70's, I have an affinity toward Marshall.. If they only worked out the Bluetooth bugginess. Sorry Marshall.Next was the Bose SoundTouch 30. I heard and fooled around with one in a Bose store, and it was very nice. It had the typical Bose sound signature, which I generally like. The software to control it was convenient. But - here it comes - buyer beware. It is not a normal Bluetooth connection, but rather a wifi connection. That means that connecting certain things are anything but seamless. Like Amazon Music, YouTube videos, and other things. Sorry, but a sound systems job is to play what I want to hear, and not limit my choices. Goodbye Bose.So, I ended up with the Peachtree DeepBlue2. I knew if I wasn't happy, I could return it. It arrived today. The unpacking experience reminded me very much of unpacking an iPhone. Elegant and simple packaging, and a nice job overall. I remember reading another reviewer saying that it was very easy to set up, so as soon as I unboxed it, I plugged it in, pulled the battery saver tab out of the nice remote, and turned it on. Within about 30 seconds I was listening to music from my Amazon Music app on my iPad via Bluetooth. Of course I cranked it up a bit. It sounds best with the iPad volume up high and the sound level being controlled by the Peachtree remote. It filled the 14 x 12 room quite a bit. When I brought up the bass, I was curious how this little unit could thump like it did. The bass was tight and crisp, not muddy, and depending on the song, I could feel it in my chest. By playing with the EQ on the iPad, I was able to get some pretty diverse sounds.I am listening to it right now, and I think I made the right choice. The convenience is a huge factor for me. I want my music when I want it, at the level I want it, from the source I choose! All the other options I listed had some kind of limitation or inconvenience that knocked them out of the running. I plan to get the newest Amazon Dot when it comes out next week so then all I need to do is say "Alexa, play Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'In Step' album." Yup. Works for me.

Well, this is going to go against the grain of this product's reviews. I bought this for my RV for use w/DVD player. It is getting an aux in signal from the player-and the player has no control over output level or eq. I also tried it with other aux level signals to confirm my impressions.The good: The player has good output power and excellent bass extension considering the size. There is plenty of output in the sub 40 hz range in the confinement of my RV. It gives a satisfying bass track for movies-although at this time I have not listened or judged the bass response with music. It is reasonably portable, it is attractive and simple to operate.My dislikes: The response on the treble end of the spectrum. There are two factors at play here. One is a loudness curve incorporated into the set which boosts the bass and treble at lower volume levels. These boosts gradually diminish as the volume level is increased. Under fairly loud listening the volume is not at full-thereby still some boost in the bass and treble according to mfg. Also the speaker set is hot/or uneven in the high end inherently. Personally I prefer a mellow "east coast sound" but am completely tolerant of west coast or more current thoughts on treble reproduction. This unit strikes me as sibilant, grainy, and rather unpleasant in the highs-it does not sound good to me on movie dialog (or music for that matter). Unfortunately there is no way to defeat the loudness compensation, or a way to adjust the treble. There is a setting to adjust bass level.I'm going to keep this unit and attempt to tame the treble with outboard EQ/controls/filter. Many devices which could feed this unit have these controls and volume level..but some don't. I do think the root cause is the speaker set is inherently too bright or uneven. But given the good power output, excellent deep bass response and relatively small size I'll try to me it work for me.Edit: Listened more today with music. Definitely retain my impression of ample to excessive treble. Found a very good solution if you find it too hot in the treble and don't want to play with your EQ settings just for this speaker. Simply drape a small towel over the tweeters-which are in the top third of the set on the portions facing slightly outward. You can adjust the height of the towel to taste. I'm guessing you'll knock 6-10 db off 10 KHZ that way, and it's infinitely ajdustable by how much the towel covers the tweeters. If you're playing it loud be sure the vent slots in the back are unobstructed.The bass continues to impress. Definitely musical, definitely can hear the frequency, definitely not a "one note bass" effect. I contacted Peachtree tech support about unrelated issue and found them very responsive and on point.

If you are on this page that definitely means that you have done your research. Deepblue2 has excellent reviews across the internet. The only place where you will find negative review would be YouTube, especially on the channel by clavinetjunkie. Trust me that review does not do justice to the excellent product that Deepblue2 is. While YouTube video would make you think that this has a hollow high-bass woody sound signature that misses the details of mids and highs, that myth was blown right out of the window the moment i plugged it in. It produces excellent sound quality. The sound signature is just perfect considering the variety of music that an average user listens to - from rock to blues to pop to classical. This is one powerful speaker which punches way above its dimensions. The lows are surprisingly and very impressively weighty and punchy, almost cutting into the studio-grade quality. The mids are very detailed and do not lose the complexities and dynamism that you would expect of a thousand dollar + speaker. The only area perhaps DeepBlue2 could not quite blow my mind away is its highs. I cannot say that highs spectrum is disappointing but it is not as incredible as the other two areas. In terms of level of decibels that this speaker can reach - you won't ever be disappointed - its not earth shattering but if you are a sensible listener you wont ever need more.If you use the optical/3.5mm to connect your TV you will still get decent results. I even loved the sound stage that this small speaker can offer. Obviously, do not expect a 5.1 level of sound staging in this one.At the moment, the only speakers which are better than these are probably B&W Zeppelin Wireless. But make no mistake - they are substantially more expensive too for an Indian consumer. And most certainly junk that market gimmicky Bose crap and make a sensible choice of buying a product which emerges after years of R&D and offer you much better VFM.

I really wanted to write a review for this product because I've been looking for a quality Bluetooth Speaker for a long time. In my initial search I was simply looking for something to separate the speaker output of my iPhone from the phone itself. You see, I have a disability that inhibits me from using my phone physically when I'm in bed (TMI?). I needed a way to separate the audio of my phone from the speaker in the IPhone so that I could still engage my phone's artificial intelligence (Siri iPhone 5S) and enjoy listening to different podcasts while at the same time interacting the Siri command ("hey Siri"). You may or may not understand but herein lies the problem in my situation. When a podcast is playing, through the speaker on the phone, for the most part the phone cannot hear an initiating command ("hey Siri") from my voice because the phone's microphone cannot differentiate between the output of the speakers in the iPhone. This means I have to wait for a gap or pause in the audio in order to insert my commands and pause, stop, or change the podcast.Thus began my search for a Bluetooth Speaker. I didn't even know the technology existed. Well, I did but had no experience with it. My first experience with Bluetooth was with an Ultimate Ears Roll (UE Roll). What an exciting and fantastic experience! All I had to do as a person with a disability was press couple of buttons on the screen of my iPhone and shazam! All the sound and music I've ever wanted was instantly present in my environment. This is a big deal for a person who suffers from quadriplegia. As person that cannot physically place a CD into their CD player. As a person who can't get out of their wheelchair and bend down to reach the stereo cabinet. A person like me must rely on technology to provide them with a musical experience. Without technology, a person like me must rely on another physically able person who has the time to physically engage the electronics they wish to use. Thankfully, there is such a thing as Bluetooth, touchscreen phones, and artificial intelligence (Siri)! All I have to do now is say "hey Siri, play Steely Dan, hey 19" (Apple Music streaming) and the smooth sounds of one of the most exceptional jazz bands comes streaming through a speaker in a magical way! I didn't have to rip a CD with my PC, I didn't have to ask a friend to place a CD into my CD player, I just speak the words into my phone and the sound in no less than five seconds is produced in my room like a magician pulling a rabbit out of the hat! For a person in my situation, it's a pretty big deal!(As a side note, before I was disabled in a car accident, I worked in the home automation industry. I've had experience with high-end audio and I knew that the Ultimate Ears wasn't the final say in high fidelity' By a long shot.)So as already mentioned, I started with a UE Roll. If I was practical, this would have been the end of my journey. The speaker worked and produced a satisfactory sound for listening to news and podcasts. Unfortunately I have a condition in which after purchasing a new product, I constantly wonder as to whether there is something better out there. Spoiler alert' There is always something better. Try to be practical. I can't. From the UE Roll I moved to a number of different products from better Ultimate Ears speakers (UE Boom) to Bose (Mini ll) to Sony (SRS 77) to Bowers and Wilkins (T7 / A5) to Geneva (Model S) and Marshall (Acton / Stanmore). All of the speakers offer great attributes in their own categories (especially the Marshall Stanmore in sound quality) but I continued my search because I needed a speaker that not only sounded incredible but also function in a way that I could use on a daily basis. My search would've stopped at the Marshall Stanmore if it hadn't been for Marshall's overall philosophy to make a Bluetooth Speaker that was identical to one of their guitar amplifiers. This means that the Marshall Bluetooth Speaker has an analog on and off switch and volume and tone controls with no remote control. Great for when I am up and about but useless for when I am in bed. More searching on the Internet led me to the world of Peachtree audio.Without digressing too much, in my opinion, Peachtree needs to spend some money in marketing to Bluetooth/wireless audio consumers. I would have never found the company if it wasn't for a customer review on Amazon who was reviewing one of the Marshall models. I searched Bluetooth and wireless speakers for over a month without ever encountering Peachtree audio in the searches. After reading a couple of reviews of which there are few I decided to take a chance on the company despite the fact that I thought the design of the product was boring. At this point in my search for a speaker I was looking for the highest quality sound I could find with the functionality that I needed. I ordered it.After receiving the product through Amazon I quickly had the speaker unboxed and I was pleasantly surprised at how well the product is packaged. The company actually uses foam inserts instead of Styrofoam which is something I quite appreciate. On top of that, the graphics and packaging is quite simple which tells me that the company has rightly invested their money in the product instead of fancy packaging and graphics that essentially just gets trashed. Good thinking Peachtree!I have an IKEA bookshelf and I actually customized the shelf by removing one of the vertical planks in order to fit one of the Marshall Stanmore speakers. The Stanmore sounded fantastic on that shelf and I was excited to hear how the Deepblue2 would sound in that same location so I set the speaker on the shelf, plugged it in and press the Bluetooth pairing button on the top of the unit. My phone was connected in no time so I quickly rummaged through some of the titles in my Apple Music collection. Upon first listening, I was honestly disappointed. The bass was disgustingly heavy and the midrange and highs seemed muddy and sloppy. I knew that the speaker likely needed to break in for some time so I put on one of Apple music's electronic stations and just left it alone to play for a few hours on a medium volume in the hopes that the speakers would relax and the sound would clean up a little bit. After some time, I came back and realized the breaking in process may take quite a bit longer. I had to turn the base adjustment down so it wouldn't sound like a bloated Bose unit. This led me to the realization that placing the Deepblue2 on an enclosed shelf may not be the best placement. I moved it on to a small table which sat against the wall and gave the speaker about 6 inches distance from the wall. This changed everything! The speaker seemed to have room to breathe now and it sounded less boomy and more expansive.During my initial testing I found that, compared to the Marshall, the Peachtree Deepblue2 is deftly more suited for contemporary and electronic music. I can easily say that (from my subjective opinions, of which are subject to change) that the Marshall Stanmore may be a better speaker when it comes to music in the likes of rock 'n roll, folk music, heavy metal, and punk rock. I would rather listen to those genres of music with the Marshall than with the Peachtree D2. Of course the Peachtree is completely capable of the genres of music, it just seems that those genres of music are more alive on the Marshall. That being said, and sadly for Marshall, the Peachtree D2 is simply a more functional speaker and it is just straight up user-friendly and thus, wins the war (as far as I'm concerned) in regards to the $300-$500 range Bluetooth, non-rechargeable, speaker category.Peachtree D2 uses digital processing and may sound somewhat compressed to the initiated listener yet it still has a smooth sound that isn't boxy. Other than a lack of separation you don't really get the feeling you're listening to a single medium-sized Bluetooth Speaker. The listening experience is clear and enjoyable. The sound is full and deep and I never get the impression that I'm missing frequencies due to the dedicated 6.5 inch subwoofer. I think the dedicated subwoofer, dual 3 inch midrange and 1 inch high-frequency speakers are what separate the Deepblue2 from most of the pack. For the first week of listening I couldn't help but think that the sound is in some way processed and confined yet after about a week of listening and when the speaker was put in the right place, it just seemed to loosen up and now the speaker is capable of a very enjoyable musical experience in which I sometimes forgot I own a high-end B&W/Rotel home Theatre system which sits in the same room. Even to this day I'm surprised at the quality of sound that comes out of the speaker and I prefer to use it for casual listening over my main system.All that being said, at the end of the day, I feel my journey to Bluetooth/wireless speaker heaven is complete and that the Peachtree Audio Deepblue2 is my favourite Bluetooth Speaker on the grounds of sound and functionality. I really hope the guys over at WhatHIFI? catch up with what is going on over at Peachtree audio and give this product a thorough review. It blows the Geneva Modle S out of the water and WhatHiFi? gives the Model S rave reviews!.

All the reviews point to too much treble with loads of bass. There's a simple explanation, it's a 2.1 home cinema system in a box and it sounds like it. Anyone who has tried out home cinema speakers will tell you that there is a lack of lower mids, loads of treble and loads of lower end bass (think rumble and thump). And that's exactly what you get here. It actually works really well when plugged in to the optical out from my TV, the dialogue is crystal clear and the subwoofer growls and rumbles as you would expect.Whether you want a small 2.1 home cinema all in one for listening to your music is another matter. It is without doubt the best Bluetooth speaker I have ever heard but then I never managed to listen to the Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Wireless which would be its more expensive immediate competitor with larger mids and smaller bass. As long as you are OK with your sound reproduction leaning towards the top and bottom end you certainly won't be disappointed. In fact I find that the more immediate sound (think edge of the stage at a concert) is actually better suited for the smaller rooms that this will probably end up in. The interesting thing about this unit is that, given its raw power, you tend to need less volume for an immersive experience than you would for a smaller unit which always seems to end up shouting at you.The bottom line is that this is without a shadow of a doubt a great speaker with a huge range, just bear in mind what I said about the home cinema sound.[Edit] Many months on I have decided to up my rating from 4 to 5 stars. You quickly get used to the upper and lower end leanings to the point that I now find my trusty old Aiwa system mushy to listen to with too much jostling to be heard in the mid range. I really can't imagine not having this speaker now. If you can position it in a corner on a hard surface this thing really defies its size. In a corner underneath overhanging corner units it will scare the bejeezus out of you.

Clean full body sound. No breakdown at loudest volume. Bass is adjustable and gives a nice punch to rock music or can be toned down for pop or classical music. Have owned high end Marshall and Sony and they can't come close. Weight although on the heavy side is not an issue. You need the weight to pump out this level of quality and loudness. Only -ve (which I knew when I was buying) is that it requires an AC outlet but its' certainly not the type of speaker you'd want to take to the beach anyways. Pricey but you really do get what you pay for!

I bought this to replace a BOSE Sound Touch 30, as the BOSE had delay on the aux. input when used with a DJ mixer.The Deepblue is a lovely speaker, you can tell the people who made this care about audio and their product. The speaker'd design is understated, and elegant - a thing of beauty.The Sound is great, large enough to fill any room in a house. There's plenty of depth to the sound, and the bass is both punchy and clear.It's not as loud as the BOSE, but then, I could really never get the BOSE to 100% anyway.If Im comparing the two, the DP compares favourably to the BOSE, largely thanks to the fact there is no delay on the audio from the DJ mixer, and the useful ability to control the bass level on the DB the two units sound near enough the same at normal listening levels.