GravaStar Mars Professional Speaker overview

How vital is the design and look of a Bluetooth speaker to you?

Do you favor a minimalist look that blends into any atmosphere or one thing that sits on a bookshelf with out calling consideration to your self? Or, may you be extra concerned with one thing that begs for that spotlight, asking you to not simply take heed to it, however take a look at it.

For those who’re within the latter phase of client, the GravaStar Mars Professional speaker is one thing you’ll need to try. It’s the type of Bluetooth speaker that wishes to be entrance and middle or sitting prominently within the background of a Twitch stream.

The GravaStar Mars Professional is, for lack of a greater description, a robotic spider from outer area. Bear in mind DOR-15 (Doris) from Meet the Robinsons? How concerning the DSD1 Dwarf Spider Droid from Assault of the Clones? It’s not too not like these two.

Accessible in a wide range of colours, the speaker has the identical design language because the GravaStar Sirius Professional earbuds. That’s to say it seems to be like one thing that’s been via just a few battles. Furthermore, it employs RGB lighting for added visible impact.

Pricing ranges from about $230 as much as $350 relying on which model you buy. I’ve been despatched the Black model which doesn’t have any warfare harm and is available in on the low finish. The Shark 14 is a particular version and includes a very cool paint job with a ton of element and added weaponry. I don’t know that I’d spend an additional $120 for the visuals however I’m positive there are loads who would.

There’s extra at work right here than only a cool paint job and attention-grabbing design. The supplies are top quality, together with the zinc alloy shells, metallic bolts, and articulating legs. However these LED lights are maybe the good facet.

Gravastar advises there are six LEDS however the general variety of areas that appear to gentle up is significantly larger. Both manner, it’s fairly neat stuff. You possibly can change colours from quite a lot of colours and modes with inexperienced, crimson, a pair of blues, purple, and amber dancing to your music, repeatedly biking, or simply trying superior.

On the underside of the stomach you’ll discover a USB-C charging port which may also be used as an analog enter utilizing the included USB-C to three.5mm jack. Additionally within the field is a USB-A to USB-C cable for charging,

On the rear of the speaker is a handful of buttons, one for energy and playback, one for Bluetooth pairing, and one for LED gentle mode. Quantity management is its personal distinctive take care of the strip of LED lights on the highest of the orb. Merely place your finger wherever you need and slide it to lift or decrease the amount stage.

Placing aesthetics apart, how does the Mars Professional sound? I discovered it packed fairly a punch and it was surprisingly loud. I didn’t anticipate it to have the presence that it does.

There’s a good quantity of readability with an evenly distributed layers. It does skew a little bit bit heavy and dense at occasions, however it’s not unhealthy or distracting. I might love an app to regulate equalizer settings or choose from just a few preset choices, particularly as that’s changing into extra widespread in pricier audio gadgets.

Regardless of its spherical form, there’s no 360-degree discipline of audio. That’s to say you’ll need to face the speaker to get the very best sound and distribution. Transfer across the aspect or take heed to it from the again and also you’ll lose a few of these highs.

I recognize the help for SBC and AAC codecs however they do include a little bit of added latency. For those who’re utilizing this speaker for gaming, you gained’t have the low-latency that you simply’d anticipate. It is a little unusual to me, as a result of as I indicated earlier, I see this speaker sitting on cabinets and desks of players and Twitch streamers.

I additionally dig the 15 hour battery life as I don’t should cost the speaker however perhaps a couple of times per week. Outcomes will fluctuate primarily based on quantity stage and whether or not or not you’re utilizing the LED lights.

Whereas on the topic, that is additionally an space the place an app could be useful. There isn’t a approach to perceive how a lot battery life stays so that you’ll should do what you possibly can to trace playback.

Conclusion

Judged solely ss a speaker, the GravaStar Mars Professional is an efficient one however not fairly well worth the $230 asking worth. Have been it to have a extra normal or fashionable design I would anticipate to pay about $130-$150 for it.

Is it value the additional $80-$100 for the futuristic robotic spider design? It could be. It’s a little bit too “on the market” to have it on my workplace desk however it does look cool on the bookshelf. And if I’m setting a temper with lights and music, I like having it round.

For those who’re trying to outfit a studio, dwelling workplace, or gaming room, the Mars Professional will assist out fairly a bit. I additionally like this speaker as a present concept for somebody who “has all of it”.

You possibly can study extra concerning the Mars Professional and different merchandise at GravaStar’s web site the place you possibly can buy one for as little as $230 at this time.