Milwaukee - M18™ Bluetooth® Jobsite Speaker

The M18 bluetooth jobsite speaker (2954-20) is criminally good. My favorite feature is the one that everyone complains about. When the audio gets high, the sound changes characteristics. It actually sounds like shit... directly. But if you turn the music up all the way and stick it in a room you're not going to be in, you can hear it so much better through walls. Like... Much better. I had a hypothesis that this might be the case when I heard the audio changes occur, which is why I tested it this way. If you're going to stay in one room, you can't put the volume up all the way or there will be an issue. If you want to be in a number of different rooms or if you have people listening in different rooms, the method I described is the best one. I can't imagine that this is by accident. That said, it's so good that I have a tough time believing that it is a known feature. My new hypothesis is that one of the engineers figured this out and implemented it without telling people. The resulting product passed all of the requirements, so they shipped it. But if they know it's doing this and aren't using it as a selling point, then they need to reevaluate their marketing department. If this is truly an accident, then they're lucky that I, a systems engineer who also has a degree in music, came along to let them know. I didn't even intend to keep it. I bought it for a hack and the box was already opened when I picked it up, so I gave it a test and it blew my mind with how fantastic the sound is. Then I went through the disappointment with the high volume and figured it out. Of course, it's possible that it's only mine. By the way, u/MilwaukeeTool, I've got a bunch of feedback on the impact driver bits, and not all of it is good (particularly my very first impression on the case upon opening it, which is kind of a shame). I've got some feedback that could potentially increase your consumable sales, too. Of course, I'm sure you hear that a lot, but how often do you get a preamble like the one I provided first?

I have it and I think it’s good too! It doesn’t have that tin can sound. There’s a larger m18 that was introduced and it sounds really really good.

It’ll be great if you don’t listen to bass heavy music. If you like bass, deff save up for the m18 jobsite speaker

I’m a big fan of the new M18 and M12 Bluetooth speakers. Amazing sound quality and the M12 one is PACKOUT compatible. Plus with audio link you can combine hundreds of them I believe to create a surround sound on the job.

I own both the 2891-20 and the 2954-20. Both are great speakers that have their own strengths and weaknesses. The 2891 has great range and clear sound, even when it gets really loud (to a certain point). It's great for clear sound across a bigger room thanks to the drivers pointed in different directions. It's also got an AC plug and can be run off both M18 and M12 batteries. And it can get very loud.. the volume control on the source device can be adjusted separately from the speaker itself, which has it's own volume control. So you can max out your phone's bluetooth audio output, and still turn up the volume on the speaker itself. However, the speaker itself doesn't have any playback controls outside of Play/Pause, which means you can only change tracks on your source device. The bass on this speaker is also pretty weak, especially for how loud it gets. The 2954 sounds great. The standout is the bass, for sure. It thumps a lot harder than the 2891, but it doesn't get quite as loud because the volume is based off of the bluetooth audio output. Still plenty loud enough to fill a moderately sized ballroom or gym. Audio quality is great, but it doesn't cover the broad range that the 2891 does. Bass and treble can be adjusted on the 2954, which is very nice - I don't think you can do that on the 2891. The handle on the 2954 is also very useful if you don't want it to just sit on the floor. I haven't tried the Audio Link feature yet because I only have the one 2954, but I imagine that it works well. If I could only have one of these two speakers, I'd get the 2954 for sure. If it's going to stay on your stack, I'd absolutely go for the Packout speaker.

Nice! Really been thinking about getting one after watching all of "jagist reviews" on YT doing some side by side comparisons....then I won a big Milwaukee bluetooth speaker at work yesterday. It's...ok, and I'm grateful. Just makes it harder to justify spending money on a speaker when I got a serviceable one for free lol

Milwaukee hands down. No worries about the internal battery failing and turning the whole unit into a useless brick. I