Ambrane BT-6000 Review

When you think of having a party in your small lawn or on your rooftop, you automatically think of music and lighting being your top priorities (after food obviously). Getting a big speaker system or fancy lights is not always the most feasible or practical option. At such times you require a compact sound system and some lights which can be setup easily without worrying too much about the positive and negative terminals. If you have found yourself in such a situation repeatedly then Ambrane's BT-6000 just might be the perfect solution for you. This little Bluetooth speaker also acts as an LED lamp with 5 different colours and three brightness modes.

Within the box you get the speaker a 3.5mm Aux cable, a USB to micro USB cable and a manual. All of these come in full white. Below the speaker your get four rubber grips to hold the speaker in place. A hook is also tucked in here which we think is a very neat addition. You can pop this hook open and hang the speaker to act just like a normal light lamp. A large portion of the side projects the light except for a strip at the bottom which houses the Ambrane branding, ports for connectivity and 5 buttons. The buttons allow you to play/pause media or to accept calls, and switch to the next or previous track which can also be used to control the volume by pressing and holding. Lastly you have a button to toggle between the various connectivity modes and a button to freeze the lighting in the current stage so that you don't accidently change it by tapping the top. On the right of the buttons is a blue indicator which glows when the speaker is in the Bluetooth mode.  You also get a slot to put a microSD card, a micro USB port for charging and an aux in as well. On the side of these posts is an indicator that glows red while the speaker is charging and shuts off once the speaker is completely charged. The top houses the speaker grille which is also touch sensitive. Tapping the top once switches on the light in the dim mode, two more taps will result in two different brightness options. If you press and hold for a few seconds then the yellow light turns into red. Any taps thereafter lead to different colours including blue, green, purple and pink. On top of this you even have an alternative and dynamic mode. Pressing and holding the top again will bring back the yellow light. At its brightest the speaker can project enough light to light a big room. The only hiccup here is that the top sometimes does not register the touch.

The speaker has a total output of 3W. In terms of the sound quality the BT-6000 delivered excellently. The bass response really left us surprised. In our test we could clearly hear as low as almost 50HZ from this little fellow. The sound level is high enough to make this a great choice for playing background music at a gathering of 7-8 people or to enjoy movies and videos with a few of your friends. Overall the speaker tends to favor the low end frequencies slightly more and will leave some enthusiasts wanting to hear some more clarity in the mid ranges.

The 1200mAh rechargeable battery inside this Bluetooth speaker lasted for about 6.5 hours of non-stop playback in our test. We connected the speaker to our PC using the charging cable. The BT-6000 took a surprisingly long time of about five hours to charge completely. But when we used a normal wall charger the speaker was fully charged within the official 3 hours time limit. We tested the speaker using all the available modes of connection and it worked flawlessly. These modes included playing media files directly from a microSD card, using the 3.5mm cable and via Bluetooth. The ability to change the tracks using the buttons on the speaker is limited to the microSD and Bluetooth mode only and did not work while we used the Aux cable. If you have your mobile connected to the speaker via Bluetooth then you can even take calls using the speaker. There is a microphone built in the speaker that lets you transmit your voice to the person on the other side of the phone. In our findings, the other party could hear our voice clearly till about 4 feet away from the speaker, beyond which we had to raise our voice to be audible. The Bluetooth itself has a healthy range of 10 metres.

All in all, the BT 6000 from Ambrane is a formidable Bluetooth speaker from Ambrane that can deliver on almost all fronts. It delivers a rich experience when it comes to audio, it is packed with features like multicoloured LED light and a microphone for calling, it is even a practical product that is very cost effective as well. You can get the Ambrane BT 600 for just Rs 1999 from a store near you or grab it for an excellent price of Rs 1399 (at the time of the review) from online shopping portals like Flipkart and Amazon.