Boom Touch Review: Does This Touch Speaker Work?

Boom Touch is a speaker which amplifies sound without wires or Bluetooth. You simply place your phone on the unit and it amplifies sound. Does it work that easily? Read my extensive hands-on Boom Touch review.

About Boom Touch

Boom Touch is a speaker which amplifies sound from a smart device without wires or Bluetooth. The official product website is boomtouch.com, which was registered in March 2016. The screen captures below show changes in the official website between June 2016 and December 2016.

Claims and Features

• Amplifies sound without wires or Bluetooth
• Place device on flat surface to amplify sound
• Works with smart phones or music players
• Uses three AA batteries
• Works with devices that have external speakers
• Lightweight and portable
• Uses “Near Field Audio” technology
• Batteries last about 10 hours

Cost

Originally, Boom Touch was $14.99 + $4.99 P&H. That has since changed.

You can get Boom Touch for $19.99 + $9.99 P&H, which includes two speakers. There is an option to upgrade to a deluxe model for $5 more per speaker. The deluxe model uses a higher quality speaker and includes a 2-year warranty. There is a 30-day money back guarantee, minus shipping costs.

Boom Touch began rolling out to stores in February 2017 for about $20.

Boom Touch Review

Boom Touch is a speaker which allows you to amplify sound or music from your portable device. It requires no wires or even Bluetooth, instead relying on “touch” technology. You simply place your device on the flat surface, and the sound is amplified through the speaker.

There are obvious “pros” to Boom Touch. Not having to fiddle with Bluetooth is a major plus, especially if you’ve found that to be problematic. The fact that it is compatible with any device that has a speaker makes it quite versatile (although some iPods and other players without speakers won’t work). The sound quality is pretty good, depending on your configuration, and it is small enough to take with you.

There are also a few “cons” to consider. Because you have to place your device on the flat surface, you can’t really use it to do anything but play music. Those who like to multitask may not like this. Also, because it’s only one speaker, you also can’t expect to hear sound separated into stereo. I even found that, depending on how my phone was placed on the unit, I could only hear one side of the stereo output. Thus very old recordings (such as The Doors and The Beatles) where entire instruments were often panned to one side or the other, I would sometimes not hear those instruments at all. This was not a problem when the aux cable was used.

I found that the best configuration is using an aux cable (which isn’t included). That delivers the most crisp sound, and allows you to use your device while it is in use. Of course, that also removes the novelty “touch” feature, but it could be worth the trade-off. As you can see in the video below, the “touch” feature seems to be better without a phone case – although you can use it with a case – but the aux input is an even better choice.

Although the three AA batteries used to power Boom Touch are said to last about 10 hours, I found that they lasted far longer than that. After about a full day of use, Boom Touch continued to perform on a single set of batteries. How loud you play Boom Touch will probably affect battery life.

For what it is, Boom Touch is a pretty nifty gadget. The $8 in “P&H” is a bit steep, and now that it’s available in stores, you may want to look for it locally to avoid shipping costs and delays.

Although it may be the first time you’ve seen such a device, Boom Touch is not a new idea. You can find several so-called “touch speakers” which range in price from about $13-$40.

Video Review

Below is my full video demonstration and review of Boom Touch.

Your Boom Touch Reviews

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Updated February 2017 to reflect local availability.