Creative MUVO Play Portable Bluetooth 5.0 Speaker, IPX7 Waterproof for Outdoors, Up to 10 hours of Battery Life, with Siri and Google Assistant (Black)

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A blue LED means Bluetooth, yellow means MP3 player, purple USB and green aux input. The Creative Muvo 2C automatically uses Bluetooth when first switched on, so if you’re using the standard mode you don’t have to think about this Mode button too much.

READ NEXT: Best Bluetooth speakers: Portable, indoor waterproof and budget Bluetooth speakers Bose SoundLink Micro review: Price and competitionThe MUVO Mini is very much Creative’s outdoor speaker, because it iscertified to be weatherproof to the IP66 standard,no less. In practice, this means that – provided you don’t submerge the unit in a bowl of water – it will stand up to the wetstuff perfectly. This is very handy for impromptu barbecues, motorhome rallies and festival fun when you’re at the mercy of the unpredictable British weather. Creative provides an easy-to-follow video on how to pair in stereo mode. That’s a good thing because the icon-driven printed manual is as clear as mud explaining this procedure. I can't get it to connect to my laptop, however, which is my only negative for this product. (I think this is due to different Bluetooth systems - 4.0 for the speakers and 2.0 for the laptop which is a quite a few years old now, so be warned if your tech is old). Not too much of a problem when my phone has all of my music, but it would have been useful! You can treat the Muvo 2 as a simple Bluetooth unit, but it can also act as a USB soundcard/laptop speaker and an MP3 player. There are six rubber control buttons on the top, and the “M” switches between modes, including these extras.

The MUVO Play has a certified waterproof rating of IPX7. This means that the speaker can be submerged in 3.3 ft of water for up to 30 minutes. Not that you have to worry about it being underwater for that long because it floats!

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The Creative Muvo 2c uses the classic driver array for a small Bluetooth speaker. There are two little active drivers across its front, and a passive radiator in-between powered by the output of those drivers. The UE Wonderboom comes across more polished, prettier and more rugged thanks to its weaved nylon grille. On the other end, the Bose Soundlink Mini 2 and Jam Heavy Metal seem more impressive because they have metal shells. There’s a choice of colours, too. You can have the bright blue MUVO Mini pictured here, or a red, grey or white version.