Klipsch Nashville review : a furrowed , backpack - ready Bluetooth speaker
Just in time for the warmer months , the Klipsch Nashville is a $ 149Bluetooth speakeraimed squarely toward on - the - go types looking to throw a furrowed picayune utterer into a backpack or tote handbag . For its compact size , the Nashville render a balanced and clear mono go that , while miss a second in the bass section , can be coaxed into a gratifying spot witha little EQing , and can be linked with other Klipsch Bluetooth speakers for more volume , too .
ItsIP67 rubble and rainproof rating meansthat the Nashville can take a bowl in the guts or campsite dirt just as well as it can handle a stuff shot in the lake ( up to a time deep for up to 30 minute of arc ) or a rained - out field day . The accompanying Klipsch app is canonic and works well , and the same can be said about the speaker system ’s strong-arm controls , but it would have been dainty to see a little more thought put into both .
After spend some time at home and on the route with the Klipsch Nashville , here are my sentiment .
Klipsch Nashville: design
Klipsch is aspeaker brandthat garners a ton of respect , as the company has been do some of the good audio products for decades . As part of its newMusic City portable speaker series , the Nashville sits in the heart of the ambit that includes the smallerKlipsch Austin ( $ 99)and the largestKlipsch Detroit verbaliser ( $ 299 ) .
The Nashville is build like a little armoured combat vehicle , with no extraneous parts like a handle or shoulder strap to get caught on anything in your bag . ( Although a shoulder strap might have been skillful for hanging it on things if you so trust . ) The Nashville ’s 3.1- by 7- by 3.2 - inch ( HxWxD ) ( and 2.4 - pound ) organic structure is roll in a band of loggerheaded , grippy rubber that keeps it stuck firmly on most surfaces .
On top are introductory major power , Bluetooth , and volume buttons embedded in the rubber coating . You ’ll also find a battery indicator LED , a Bluetooth connectivity LED , and a small microphone hole for phone calls . button for looseness / pause or skipping tracks would have been nice , but you ’ll have to resort to your sound for that . To get at the Nashville ’s USB - C embrasure for charging , there ’s a tightly sealed rubber panel cover on the side .
Behind the 20 - W Nashville ’s metal front and back grilles , you ’ll happen two 2.25 - column inch driver ( one front - sack , the other bum - sacking ) and two passive radiators ( again , firing front and back ) with a frequency range of 60Hz to 20kHz . While the Nashville does n’t produce stereo sound from its talker , Klipsch charge the profound touch as its “ 360 - degree Experience . ” There are other comparable speakers , such as the$170 Marshall Emberton II , that part the stereo channels between the front and back speakers , but at this size , most would n’t notice the legal detachment in a form this compact .
Klipsch Nashville: features
The Nashville is a Bluetooth 5.3 speaker that , sadly , only supports theSBC codec . While not as rugged , theSonos Roamcomes with AAC reinforcement and Wi - Fi connectivity for $ 179 . The good word is that the Nashville ’s battery life destroy the Roam ’s 10 hr , topping out at up to 24 hours , according to Klipsch , and it takes just an time of day and a half to recharge full . Plus , you may use the Nashville as a power money box to charge other devices like smartphones , and it comes with a USB - one C to USB - carbon transmission line .
uniform with several other Bluetooth speakers from competitors like JBL and Soundcore , Klipsch ’s “ Broadcast Mode”-capable speakers can be partner off together ( up to 10 ) on the gadget by simultaneously holding down the Bluetooth and up - volume release .
While this will surely bring a large , louder , and more immersive strait to your encampment , it still does n’t do left - ripe stereo legal separation . For that , you ’ll need to pair two Nashville speakers together , but it ’s skillful to know that it ’s possible as the Nashville is comparatively flashy , and two is always better than one .
Klipsch Nashville: Connect app
The Klipsch Connect app for Io and Android is a nice accompaniment to the Nashville speaker , even if a bit introductory . With it , you’re able to curb basic playback in tandem with whatever medicine app you ’re using ( book , romp / pause , and previous / next cartroad ) , as well as facilitate firmware updates and factory resets .
By far , the most useful feature of the Connect app is its equalizer ( more on this below ) that volunteer five presets ( outspoken , freshwater bass , threefold , and rock ) and custom for when you opt to set the basso , mid , and triple sliders yourself . It ’s a decent feature to have . But as I ’ll get into below , the Nashville ’s auditory sensation needs a little more TLC ( and not the grouping ) than the app ’s basic three - band EQ provides , and I terminate up using the Spotify app ’s more robust EQ instead .
Lastly , the Klipsch Connect app is also handy for letting you turn off your machine ’s social occasion sounds . This is great for quieten notifications so they do n’t ping off in the eye of your pool party .
Klipsch Nashville: sound and performance
As a public service , let me just take the bass - head apart and let them off the claw right now . If fertile , thud downhearted conclusion is your antecedency , you ’re woofing up the amiss tree with the Nashville .
I started my testing of the Klipsch Nashville speaker with its EQ Seth to flat on the Klipsch app and on any apps that have EQ , such as Spotify . At reasonable volumes ( at around 6 or 7 of its total of 16 ) , the Nashville sounds quite proficient .
There ’s good separation between the legal document and vocal ( which is nerveless for a mono speaker ) , and in my small home situation , I heard a surprising mother wit of peak when listening to live track such as Elton John’sBenny and the Jets . Bass is decent at this intensity range , as are the mids for vocals and instrumental role like pianoforte and trump , and the trebles , while a little too shimmery for my liking , are well - equilibrise among the other range .
If you take a few minutes to contribute some EQ to the commixture , though , either through the Klipsch Connect app ’s three - band equalizer or , like I did , through Spotify where you get even more ascendance , then you could improve the speech sound of the Nashville substantially . A few pinch added that extra much - need low-pitched end tempered those shimmery highs , and bestow more depth to the overall sound .
I cycled through a variety of track and genres , from quieter fare like Belle and Sebastian and Beyonce ’s excellent cover of The Beatles’Blackbird , to progressively bolder stuff such as Olivia Rodrigo ’s ’ 90 - ting pop - rock ‘n’ roll , Travis Scott ’s automobile - tune extravaganza , and even Nirvana ’s screamer , Territorial Pissings . Overall , I can say that the Nashville is a solid - sounding Bluetooth speaker .
However , do n’t expect much from the Nashville if you ’re into those sub - deep frequency . Even riding the low end of the EQ slider did n’t do much on tracks like Massive Attack’sAngel , Rhythm & Sound’sMango Drive , and Billie Eilish ’s attractively saturatedXanny , where it just sounded a bit farty .
tight bass tones on such tracks as New Order’sBlue Mondaydo indeed persist taut and controlled , even filling out nicely when the basso guitar charge in , which shows that the Nashville ’s bass can excel for certain type of medicine .
Things get even more challenging when you turn up the volume , though . Everything , not just the bass , starts to fall in up and get harsh in the highs as you reach the 11 and 12 range ( around 70 % ) , especially when listening to more aggressive guitar clobber like Nirvana . To be bonnie , if you ’re reckon for a gimcrack Bluetooth speaker , then you should spend a little duplicate on something like the Nashville ’s bigger sibling , the Detroit , or the fantasticMarshall Middleton($237 ) .
Klipsch Nashville: bottom line
The Klipsch Nashville is a fiddling tank of a Bluetooth verbalizer that sounds great at normal volumes , will take a licking in the sand or breaker throughout your summertime , and wo n’t hit you too hard in the wallet .
With Klipsch ’s famous pedigree , you recognize it ’s get going to go the distance , and even if it does take a small bit of tweaking of the EQ to boost the low end and get it to fathom just to your liking , one could argue that you might have to do that anyway with other Bluetooth speakers if your preferences are more specific — and many do not even give you the alternative .
However , the mere - bones app , basic forcible button , and bare - lower limit codec support make other options such as the Marshall Emberton II , Sonos Roam , and even the much small and cheaperSoundcore Motion 300($80 ) a little more attractive .
