That seems a bit much, when I wear a headset and if I'm moving in and out the speaker's range, stick my phone in a pocket. I have bunch of old phones if I'm afraid of damaging mine. I had a Bosch jobsite radio that I never used. Why so big? A USB-A port isn't an issue. There is no high-speed data going on here. USB-A to USB-C cords are everywhere. They're still the norm. 'C' to 'C' is much less common except, perhaps, with the cult of Apple. Only then because Apple was so late to the party. The cult finally went kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
Nevermind the USB-A vs USB-C charging port debate... when are these tool companies that make & sell jobsite radios gonna add either a data-capable USB port that can handle a thumb drive with MP3s on it, or an SD or Micro SD port for the same purpose? It would cost them mere pennies to add, and you could put your entire personal music collection on a $15 storage device, and take it with you anywhere the radio is. It's an incredibly stupid lost opportunity.
@@kwilliams2239 I don't know of a single jobsite radio that supports MP3 playing from its USB port. They're all just for supplying power for charging a device (such as a phone). I'm not claiming there are NONE that can play MP3s, just that I don't know of any. If anybody knows otherwise, please cite the make & model.
@@kwilliams2239 Regarding the track selection, they might have to add a button or two for that. Surprisingly, I picked up some Link clamp-on speakers and found that those could not skip forward or back through tracks, either. You had to use your phone to navigate. Lame! That was a deal-breaker for me, and I returned them.
@@floobertuber You're probably right, just for the reasons stated. Selecting tracks would really be hard. I'd want something more than forward, pause, and skip, too. I'd want to be able to select playlists, if not individual tracks. Cell phones already do all of this, so why spend the money? Everyone has a cell phone with them.
@@kwilliams2239 Because it's yet another device to have to lug around. I have a smartphone (like most people) but I love leaving that sum'bitch at home or in my car, where it can't bother or distract me. But like I said, it's a cheap option to add. No need to drop standard bluetooth support or phone interfacing. It should have both! To each his own.
You know OhiO... after seeing your off road toys, HUGE house and all that grass you own, not to mention the expensive vacuum stiks, YOU must be THE RICHEST MAN in Chillicothe... ive been there (unfortunately) ... and tho you dress like a local, i know you got hundreds or even thousands... smFh
Actually, I film all my video in front of other people's houses. Yes, I do get chased off from time to time, however... I am very resilient and keep coming back 😎
My two biggest complaints are it cant charge the battery while plugged in and it cant be put mid stack in a link stack setup. Like milwaukee has made a point of making every packout module have a top that can be stacked. For 199 it should have both of those as options. Another small gripe is theres no spot to clamp on the smaller speakers for transport, just a little cutout on the side opposite the handle so you could hang 2 speakers would be great. Being able to charge batteries off this would allow you to charge the clamp speaker batteries with this
$199 is alot for her. The inability to charge batteries, no A.M., mediocre sound quality, no rubber plug for the U.S.B. input/ C-port. Looks like she should be a $99 special buy.
Awesome that it has a hybrid powered connection. We use a lot of these bucket fans at the baseball field. I want to hear it in person before I spend the money, It ain't cheap.
We really enjoy listening to your new made-up song along with the video with the other guy we look forward to seeing more videos like this 😜😜🤪🤪🤔🤔🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🥳😂😂😂😂😂😁😁😁😁
I think you’re right on this one, it’s OK but it could’ve done better. Having the charging plug right where your battery is it’s kind of an issue, they should’ve had a charger on there and there’s clearly a lot of room inside that case. They could’ve had a wireless charger on top for your phone, maybe a little sleeve to slide it in to hold it down while you’re traveling around and like you said the USBc port Come up, but I think they should’ve integrated battery charger with it, I was expecting the top to open up and have storage or something inside because I can’t imagine that whole box is full of electronic components. O_o
I've got the older boombox and I like it. It has a space under the handle for your phone, although the Galaxy phones are too big to fit neatly. The link compatibility is cool, but nothing that would get me to switch.
Im looking for Ryobi to fix that HP reciprocating saw arbor problem, breaking off the shaft, that a lot of ppl have. Is it safe to buy one now or wait for an eventual update? I already have the previous version 1 of the HP line, but that has smoked a few times and seems to always be in oscillation mode, even if the dial is turned to straight.
Can you connect 2 of these together? I know you can connect a bunch of the small ones but 2 of these would be great. I work in a shop, a very loud one at that so one of these on either side of my area would be perfect. Also, how does it compare to the similar dewalt radio in volume?
When we were kids we were little weetodds playing with Lego blocks, pretending g to build shit. Now we're big weetodds still playing with Lego blocks, still pretending to build shit. My IQ went down after 90 seconds of watching this. Then I clicked the back button.
I don’t get why people would even need something like that on a job. It completely screws up safety imo. Not being able to hear someone yell if they got shocked, cut themselves or something fell on them. That’s a big concern I’d have with any kind of radio or speaker in a work environment.
Ryobi has to come up with 18v 6 port Simultaneous fast charger… I made 2 sets of 6 chargers work really good for emergency and camping stuff but bulky to carry around
I have their P746 radio and like it well enough, besides that it has an annoying issue that it has some sort of built in digital noise filter to get rid of static on the FM radio, which effectively also dampens treble a LOT. I compensated by adding a couple of tiny automotive tweeters (it originally only had two drivers, no tweeters). Anyway, when I originally bought it, normally it went for about $80 but I got it at half price and was happy at $40, but wouldn't pay $80 for a jobsite radio. This one you show, even if a little fancier, is just too expensive by far, as well as too large. I think bass is pretty pointless for a jobsite anyway because all too often, the area you are in, isn't going to contain the bass so it just floats off into space instead of being very audible, and bass wastes a lot of battery power in that case. The main thing I'd change about mine, and I am still considering doing it, is that the amp stage in it is very old school using linear class A/B ICs, when it might be nearly 50% more efficient if I cut them out of the circuit and threw in a little class D amp module to replace them, and it would have higher output power at 18V as well. I haven't bothered doing that yet, because at reasonable /middling volume level, it still manages to play for several hours off a 4Ah battery, as well as having a transformer built in so I can plug an extension cord in and run it batteryless. Frankly I think I might rather have my older P746 than yours, but it is slick how yours mounts on their storage stack.
The USB port will allow any style cable to be attached. "C" or I-phone, etc. "Nice Like" The 100 speakers could be used to do outdoor events. (Movies, UFC fight night) People can spread out and have the sound right where they are seated. Great Video! Much appreciated. 😎👍
Ryobi link is a bust. Its way over priced as it very close to ridgid and dewalt systems in price and i see the radio they decided to keep the overpriced theme
$200 and no Type C charger? No wireless charger. Disappointing. Cool that it clips to your tool stack. But there are better speakers that double as battery banks with wireless charging and Type C for less than $200. At least it plugs in to the wall. Edit: Actually there aren't that many rugged bluetooth + am/fm radios. Most are bluetooth only. But Milwaukee has a $180 bluetooth/am/fm with a Type C charger. 2952-20. But it's not packout compatible. There is a packout speaker for $300 with m18 or outlet power and it can actually charge m18 batteries. That's kinda neat. But still not something I'd buy.
Ryobi pronouncation. Lets say your name is Bill. Everyone is America would call u Bill. But lets say u go to another country n they call u Ball. Then they have the audicity to insist thats it Ball, not Bill. Thats what u are doing with Ryobi. Hello... Its a Japanese based company. If u research the name n company like u do with your tools, u would know this.
i would have settled for my ryobi drill bit set to drill straight holes and not just be crap drill bits glued into sloppy overlarge offset holes in the hex base.... it took me awhile to figure out why the bits would wobble until the glue holding a bit i was using failed & the bit actually fell out..... thats when i took a hard look at all the bits. absolute crap, just like my ryobi jigsaw.... ryobi is crap, never buy again....
![Hunxho - Ball Forever [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/nki9ZTF9Uls/mqdefault.jpg)
![RYOBI PCL601 One+ 18V Verse LINK Bluetooth Speaker Review [Connect 100 Speakers]](/img/1.gif)
Fyi, the antenna is built in, and actually gets very good reception. Price $199 and availability is July
That seems a bit much, when I wear a headset and if I'm moving in and out the speaker's range, stick my phone in a pocket. I have bunch of old phones if I'm afraid of damaging mine. I had a Bosch jobsite radio that I never used. Why so big?
A USB-A port isn't an issue. There is no high-speed data going on here. USB-A to USB-C cords are everywhere. They're still the norm. 'C' to 'C' is much less common except, perhaps, with the cult of Apple. Only then because Apple was so late to the party. The cult finally went kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
Nevermind the USB-A vs USB-C charging port debate... when are these tool companies that make & sell jobsite radios gonna add either a data-capable USB port that can handle a thumb drive with MP3s on it, or an SD or Micro SD port for the same purpose? It would cost them mere pennies to add, and you could put your entire personal music collection on a $15 storage device, and take it with you anywhere the radio is. It's an incredibly stupid lost opportunity.
Is the USB port charging only? If so, I agree. At the same time, how do you select tracks? Just shuffle?
@@kwilliams2239 I don't know of a single jobsite radio that supports MP3 playing from its USB port. They're all just for supplying power for charging a device (such as a phone).
I'm not claiming there are NONE that can play MP3s, just that I don't know of any. If anybody knows otherwise, please cite the make & model.
@@kwilliams2239 Regarding the track selection, they might have to add a button or two for that. Surprisingly, I picked up some Link clamp-on speakers and found that those could not skip forward or back through tracks, either. You had to use your phone to navigate. Lame! That was a deal-breaker for me, and I returned them.
@@floobertuber You're probably right, just for the reasons stated. Selecting tracks would really be hard. I'd want something more than forward, pause, and skip, too. I'd want to be able to select playlists, if not individual tracks. Cell phones already do all of this, so why spend the money? Everyone has a cell phone with them.
@@kwilliams2239 Because it's yet another device to have to lug around. I have a smartphone (like most people) but I love leaving that sum'bitch at home or in my car, where it can't bother or distract me.
But like I said, it's a cheap option to add. No need to drop standard bluetooth support or phone interfacing. It should have both! To each his own.
*_Nice dance moves Clint, that RYOBI radio looks real Nass Like!_*
Are you killing me with kindness 🤔😒
And if you like the FACT that Ryobi is TRASH, then smash the like button!!
@@chakagillis 🤣
You know OhiO... after seeing your off road toys, HUGE house and all that grass you own, not to mention the expensive vacuum stiks, YOU must be THE RICHEST MAN in Chillicothe... ive been there (unfortunately) ... and tho you dress like a local, i know you got hundreds or even thousands... smFh
Actually, I film all my video in front of other people's houses. Yes, I do get chased off from time to time, however... I am very resilient and keep coming back 😎
My two biggest complaints are it cant charge the battery while plugged in and it cant be put mid stack in a link stack setup. Like milwaukee has made a point of making every packout module have a top that can be stacked. For 199 it should have both of those as options.
Another small gripe is theres no spot to clamp on the smaller speakers for transport, just a little cutout on the side opposite the handle so you could hang 2 speakers would be great. Being able to charge batteries off this would allow you to charge the clamp speaker batteries with this
I completely concur.
$199 is alot for her.
The inability to charge batteries, no A.M., mediocre sound quality, no rubber plug for the U.S.B. input/ C-port.
Looks like she should be a $99 special buy.
That does in fact look real nass like Clint! Good review and scientific experiment! You are the man!
I was told I would never get Vance to dance, but Vance did Dance....it's called the Vance Dance 😎😎😎
No AM killed it for me.
Ditto
I Heart Radio or any other streaming service or, if you insist, on OTA AM stream from the station's web site. I find Podcasts better anyway.
@@kwilliams2239 In places with no Internet access, and weak FM, AM is the only option.
@@madpogue I just use a streaming service or podcasts. If you're that far out in the boonies, AM is going to suck.
@@kwilliams2239 AM reaches remote locations better than FM. Streaming service == Internet required.
Awesome song! Love your videos, great blend of logical solid review and fun, thanks!
D.J. Clint, the music Man. Your skills are endless 🔊🔊🔊.
Ryobi makes everything, next thing you know we gonna be getting Ryobi Pop-Tarts along side ryobi women pads😂
Ryobi toaster for the pop tarts seems do-able. ;)
Always love your reviews brother! My guys buy anything you recommend!!!!
Haha, you da man Sean. Always good to hear from you brother!!!
Awesome that it has a hybrid powered connection. We use a lot of these bucket fans at the baseball field. I want to hear it in person before I spend the money, It ain't cheap.
Tool review zone Ryobi very good for you nice work thanks bring it on
Mark Thomas builder says it REE-OBI not RYE-OBI. 😂😂 I set him straight. He’s a good guy. 👍
I like Mark.....but......... I am glad you told him what was up Ron. There is no excuse for him mispronouncing a brand name like that publicly 👊👊👊
It seems ok. It is a ryobi, not ryobi product. Wish they would have made it to charge batteries like milwaukee
Does the lid comes off?
Is there space inside?
Thx.👍
Clint, I would buy that if it would mount to my wheelchair ,AND it had your song prerecorded.. take care
Lol, maybe I can work out a deal with Ryobi like U2 did with Apple 🤔🤣
Love the song😂. That is a nice! Thank you for the review!
Haha, thanks brother man Patrick
I would have been sold on this if it had dual battery ports and a wireless charger on top too.
Maybe Ryobi does that because Ryobi didn't.
That's weird... When I tested this Ryobi Verse Link Stereo, it only works with Ryobi speakers, not Ryobi. 🤔
Come on Mark!! YOU KNOW IT'S RYOBI NOT RYOBI!!!
@@ToolReviewZone Well... one thing we can agree on is that this stereo should've had AM radio too.
@MarkThomasBuilder definitely agreed brotha
Friggin....Ryobi, why do you keep feeding my addiction to bluetooth speakers?!?!?!
You can hook them all up to this now 🤣🤣
We really enjoy listening to your new made-up song along with the video with the other guy we look forward to seeing more videos like this 😜😜🤪🤪🤔🤔🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🥳😂😂😂😂😂😁😁😁😁
Legend has it, he is still dancing. Thanks for the comment beetle 👊
“That just happened”😭😭😭 TRV on the 1’s & 2’s.🤣
Can’t wait to see how loud this is for outdoor movies
I think you’re right on this one, it’s OK but it could’ve done better. Having the charging plug right where your battery is it’s kind of an issue, they should’ve had a charger on there and there’s clearly a lot of room inside that case. They could’ve had a wireless charger on top for your phone, maybe a little sleeve to slide it in to hold it down while you’re traveling around and like you said the USBc port Come up, but I think they should’ve integrated battery charger with it, I was expecting the top to open up and have storage or something inside because I can’t imagine that whole box is full of electronic components. O_o
Now that's some real naaas like yinzer ingenuity by you Clint. Vcg who !!!!
Was like a blacked out then woke up to song Rick 🤷
The only people that will be excited about this are people that are on the Ryobi Platform. And generally speaking, their cost conscious people.
They're
Song was epic.
Haha , I call it the Vance Dance 🕺
That is real 'nas like! Thanks for the great video.
the fact that people don't get how ANNOYING it is to listen to the guy for ACTUAL southerners..
@warmfreeze One person's annoyance is another's "kinda 'Nas like!" 😀
Haha 🤣👊👊
Well bless your heart
@@ToolReviewZone Well I thank you Clint. . .I got all my favorite content creators sixes covered! 😉
I bought 2 of the new ridgid radio's. On sale at Christmas 99 bucks I really like them
Thats not very nice like to not have AM ... I feel like they want to hurt my soul deep down inside like.
🤣🤣😪😪😪
I thought it was a radio/mini fridge. Now THAT people want
Fuggin dying!!! LOL Great video man
Haha thanks brother
Subscribed!👍
Love the video, think I'm holding out for that high dollar cooler though. Have you done a review on the ryobi cooler?
Haha thanks for the comment and welcome to the channel Austin. Yep, di a Cid on the cooler and still love it!
I've got the older boombox and I like it. It has a space under the handle for your phone, although the Galaxy phones are too big to fit neatly. The link compatibility is cool, but nothing that would get me to switch.
Absolute monstrousity
That song was a banger! 🤣🤣
The song was awesome! Specially the vcg part! Lmao!😂😂
😎😎😎👊
What is inside that thing? It's huge! There must be storage space inside.
Theres a 50w subwoofer and 2 tweeters, it needs space behind the speakers for air so it can produce good, non muffled sound
Why no am radio? I listen to news, talk , sports?….Also no remote? Thanks for the good review though!
Most don't come with a remote, ut agree about the am
Trash prices. I hate Ryobi now. This is not worth $200
All that space and they couldn't manage to put in a tiny am antenna?
It has an intenna, just internal
Radio? I thought that was the new Ryobi battery-powered cooler for keeping your beers ice cold! Where's the review for *THAT* product? Come on now....
I have a review for that. I love that cooler actually 😎
One thing I dislike is Ryobi didn't put the link connectors on top of this speaker so you can attach small bins or vacuum on top
😂❤ you need to do reviews on anything and everything!!!
Im looking for Ryobi to fix that HP reciprocating saw arbor problem, breaking off the shaft, that a lot of ppl have. Is it safe to buy one now or wait for an eventual update? I already have the previous version 1 of the HP line, but that has smoked a few times and seems to always be in oscillation mode, even if the dial is turned to straight.
They all orbit a little (all brands) due to the nature of how they're designed. The ryobi ones do not have a dial or adjustable orbital mode.
I know it, you know it, everyone knows it. Even VCG knows you're cooler than him.
Did I miss the price?
199
Yep, $199
Can you connect 2 of these together? I know you can connect a bunch of the small ones but 2 of these would be great. I work in a shop, a very loud one at that so one of these on either side of my area would be perfect. Also, how does it compare to the similar dewalt radio in volume?
The hybrid batt/plug thats real nice like. Enjoy 😉
When we were kids we were little weetodds playing with Lego blocks, pretending g to build shit. Now we're big weetodds still playing with Lego blocks, still pretending to build shit. My IQ went down after 90 seconds of watching this. Then I clicked the back button.
I like to call them Royboy drives people crazy🎉🎉🎉🎉
No AM radio! How you suppose to listen to the ball game when your wife drags you to the beach on the weekend?
How do i get one early to test. Ive been theough so many of theirs , usually the pcb for button presses dies.
I don’t get why people would even need something like that on a job. It completely screws up safety imo. Not being able to hear someone yell if they got shocked, cut themselves or something fell on them. That’s a big concern I’d have with any kind of radio or speaker in a work environment.
No AM, no deal!
VCG is gonna hit you with a copyright strike! Keepem coming.
Ryobi has to come up with 18v 6 port Simultaneous fast charger… I made 2 sets of 6 chargers work really good for emergency and camping stuff but bulky to carry around
Thanks for hte video. I'm NOt liking the fact that AM has been excluded when every radio on earth has it
I’ve never used AM in my life lol what y’all be listening to on AM
@@crimsontide9532 in toronto 680 news is big.
How does it compare to the Milwaukee pack out radio?
I think if they a Karaoke option it will be a real seller.
I have their P746 radio and like it well enough, besides that it has an annoying issue that it has some sort of built in digital noise filter to get rid of static on the FM radio, which effectively also dampens treble a LOT. I compensated by adding a couple of tiny automotive tweeters (it originally only had two drivers, no tweeters).
Anyway, when I originally bought it, normally it went for about $80 but I got it at half price and was happy at $40, but wouldn't pay $80 for a jobsite radio. This one you show, even if a little fancier, is just too expensive by far, as well as too large. I think bass is pretty pointless for a jobsite anyway because all too often, the area you are in, isn't going to contain the bass so it just floats off into space instead of being very audible, and bass wastes a lot of battery power in that case.
The main thing I'd change about mine, and I am still considering doing it, is that the amp stage in it is very old school using linear class A/B ICs, when it might be nearly 50% more efficient if I cut them out of the circuit and threw in a little class D amp module to replace them, and it would have higher output power at 18V as well. I haven't bothered doing that yet, because at reasonable /middling volume level, it still manages to play for several hours off a 4Ah battery, as well as having a transformer built in so I can plug an extension cord in and run it batteryless. Frankly I think I might rather have my older P746 than yours, but it is slick how yours mounts on their storage stack.
you earned my Subscibtion!!
The USB port will allow any style cable to be attached. "C" or I-phone, etc. "Nice Like"
The 100 speakers could be used to do outdoor events. (Movies, UFC fight night) People can spread out and have the sound
right where they are seated. Great Video! Much appreciated. 😎👍
An actual c port is able to charge faster though.
It’s a bit pricey at $200 plus Uncle Sam fees. $140 would be about right.
I knew Vance was a secret raver.!!! 😂
Thats real nice like!
They need to make a radio cooler
Does it come with some cookies Clint?
Only Vegan John.... only vegan 😪
@@ToolReviewZone 😂😂
How’d you get Brock Lesnar when he won money in the bank to cameo on your channel!!! lol. That looks pretty nasss like.
That is Bobcat Goldthwait! His earlier stuff was much funnier.
I would only buy if it had AM, FM & weather band.
Ryobi link is a bust. Its way over priced as it very close to ridgid and dewalt systems in price and i see the radio they decided to keep the overpriced theme
What's the price?
$200 and no Type C charger? No wireless charger. Disappointing. Cool that it clips to your tool stack. But there are better speakers that double as battery banks with wireless charging and Type C for less than $200. At least it plugs in to the wall.
Edit: Actually there aren't that many rugged bluetooth + am/fm radios. Most are bluetooth only. But Milwaukee has a $180 bluetooth/am/fm with a Type C charger. 2952-20. But it's not packout compatible. There is a packout speaker for $300 with m18 or outlet power and it can actually charge m18 batteries. That's kinda neat. But still not something I'd buy.
No AM = no sale. And I'll bet there's no wired analog input. And I'll bet the USB is charge only, no data.
OMG it's reeeobi. Know your product
Correctly pronounced “Roe-bee”.
Why no AM????
🤷
No AM radio = No buy for me.
Vance will do a video on it in two hours! LOL!!!!
I think Vance is still dancing 🕺 🤔 🤣🤣
@@ToolReviewZone LOL
Absolute rubbish, I never allowed music at work as my workers would be distracted..
No AM1 I must be gettin old.
$200 for half a radio. Junk. No body want that. They need to add cassette, cd, both am and fm , bluetooth and micro sd mp3 player.
Ok, Boomer. No one uses cassettes or CDs anymore. 😂
Most people still has cassettes and cds.
It’s a job site work radio/speaker.
No major brand has ever made one with a cd or cassette player.
You forgot 8 track and ham radio , damn 😊
No vinyl = no buyer
FIRE TRUCK !???
Funny how you keep harping that it's "Rye"-obi when every video from Ryobi themselves they pronounce it "Rhee"-yobi. Get off that train dude.
3:11 - 3:29 😂
What is ryobi link? it's a way to charge 10 times more for garbage plastic boxes.
No AM 570 WKBN ? Bummer 😢
If it says Ryobi I just keep walking. Their stuff is junk.
o my
Ryobi is not real nice like. Nobody wants that garbage!! C'mon Flint!!! 🤦🏽
Really thought you were going to like this one Chaka
But it's your favorite color!
Ryobi pronouncation. Lets say your name is Bill. Everyone is America would call u Bill. But lets say u go to another country n they call u Ball. Then they have the audicity to insist thats it Ball, not Bill. Thats what u are doing with Ryobi. Hello... Its a Japanese based company. If u research the name n company like u do with your tools, u would know this.
Ok, thanks Ball 👊
need a peice of cardboard to pair w/this and do some break dancing!
I did a spinning head stand for 30 minutes straight, Unfortunately the camera over heated and I lost the footage Greg 😪
That sucks about the speakers . 😅
Writing hut songs now I see lol
I must give the people what they want brother 😎🤣👊
Lame there's no AM Radio...can't listen to baseball.
No AM ……no thanks. 😐
i would have settled for my ryobi drill bit set to drill straight holes and not just be crap drill bits glued into sloppy overlarge offset holes in the hex base....
it took me awhile to figure out why the bits would wobble until the glue holding a bit i was using failed & the bit actually fell out.....
thats when i took a hard look at all the bits.
absolute crap, just like my ryobi jigsaw....
ryobi is crap, never buy again....
🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣