I work at Home Depot and one of my coworker took one off the shelf one night and after hearing this thing I'm hooked..as a matter of fact we played this thing from 7pm to 6am next day and this thing was going on like it wouldn't die now I'm thinking about getting one myself..
I just got the new hybrid fan whisper quiet fan plus this speaker bundle on Home Depot deal of the day for $99. That really made me feel like it was too good to pass up.
Great review, not being a hybrid is a dealbreaker for me, I would pay extra for the ability to run it on AC, maybe the next version, thanks. UPDATE!! I recently wrote that because the speaker was not a hybrid it was a deal breaker for me, I couldn’t be more wrong, I heard the speaker at my local HD and pulled the trigger. WOW the bass and clarity is outstanding!! The battery life is also outstanding!!. I recently used it during a renovation for 8 hours at more than 50% volume on a 4.0 battery and still had 4 bars left on the battery. If your on the fence buy it, you won’t be be disappointed!! Great job Ryobi
I may have been one of the few that noticed this speaker for sale before they actually advertised. I bought one immediately. Put up a kind of example on youtube because there was no reviews. Not much of a reaction ha ha... I'm not a pro reviewer. But I can say... It's worth it's salt so far. Very pleased. And it's another way to help keep my batteries conditioned!
I just ordered one, mostly for my kids playing basketball out front and what not. I was having some second thoughts, but the review is quite reassuring.
Excellent review. I bought it and I am happy with the price and sound quality,. Thank you very much for another great review. Cheers from Texas, and Merry Christmas
Nice review. Thanks. I just got this speaker and was pleasantly surprised by the full bodied sound. I wish there was a way to pair and play two of them in my garage, for a dual stereo effect.
Google Home Minis are great for making speaker groups. When I use bluetooth to my ryobi speaker/s, they are almost always out of sync with my other google minis. For that reason I installed a google home mini inside my small ryobi radio. Works awesome. Totally synchronised. Use it every single day. Will be installing a google home mini in my larger ryobi speaker too.
Yes, if you have a Samsung they will pair two speakers at once, and possibly other phones but I can't speak for those. Just go to dual audio in your Bluetooth settings. Mine even has a Bluetooth metronome so you can time the delay if it's off a little bit from room to room.
With a case that large, it'd be nice if there was a storage space large enough to hold a phone. So if the user is doing work in a location that requires moving around, the phone is secured with it and less likely to have the screen get scratched up.
I'll add my 2c, had the P746 Ryobi which is the hybrid one with FM radio. Always felt the FM sounded not very appealing. After about 4 years of infrequent use it just stopped working. I pulled it apart and it looked very cheap inside!! Sadly it had to go in the bin as was unable to make it work again. It did have good sound when paired with Bluetooth. Its a bit sad so many features of the P746 model which is also still for sale in Aust. is absent from this unit. Am tempted, but know its handy having the radio ability - ability to walk away and not leave your phone nearby (especially if out and you need to go back to the car, or go to bathroom and your friends get to listen to the speaker crackle and lose connection.
Know someone who has one. Very loud. Seem to work good. Should have the option to plug it in. I'm curious how the new Rigid radio will be. Has a cord as well.
i love that thing i have gone through 30 different ones this is the best i have ever had. i plug my phone in and run it all day it barely uses any battery
I Have One Of Those & It's Pretty Cool But The First Time I Used It I Forgot The Volume Was All The Way Up It Almost Blew My Ears Off. Cause I Didn't Know It Turns Up The Volume On The My Smartphone .&The Speaker. I'm Glad It Has Smart Amplifier To Cut back On Damaging The Speaker With A lot Of Speaker & Voice Coil Damaging Distortion.
I Found A Bluetooth CD Player That Would Work With The Ryobi Speaker. I Have One Too. I Tried It After I Bought It I Forgot The Volume Was Up & I Almost Blasted My Ears Off. Till I Turned It Down Right Away. & I Thought I Blew The Speakers. But I Remembered It Has Smart Amplifire To Stop Distortion Due To Voicecoil Overload.
Hey brother... I had the chance to hear this speaker in person... My question to you is in your opinion does the Ryobi sound better than the m12 radio... I am looking to get one, just haven't heard the m12 radio yet... Keep up the good work... You have good content
@@WorkshopAddict I'm sorry I meant to say the newer m12 radio and charger, model #2951-20. Milwaukee retails higher than the Ryobi but I want to make sure that it has a higher price tag for a reason.
One larger speaker on the Milwaukee compared to two on the ryobi. I think the ryobi sounds better, but if you were looking for sound quality, you would be looking at JBL as they have rocking stuff in this price range. I am not sure how to answer this as the Milwaukee has more features.
I got one & will shortly be adding connectors as the one just dosn't cut it for the multitude of places that I want it to go. Also which end is up, down, sideways or ?? Sound is not massive yet with my usual 4amp batteries it's on like forever. The attachment like on their lights where you can slide it on a 2x4 would be nice... This mutha is going to get sum abuse but looks like it's going to be able to take it.
I'm in the market for a bluetooth speaker, but am hoping to find one that can either run corded or on battery. Also I would prefer a Ryobi since I really like their tools I own so far. I kinda wish though they made one for the 40V line because I have a small fortune invested in 40V batteries. So I can assume on this model that charging takes place on an external charger and the speaker is exclusively DC?
Love it. Representing Ryobi. But like me. I see the Milwaukee light in the back. I own some Ryobi. But love my Milwaukee...haha. But interested in that radio. My Milwaukee radio took a dump 😢😢😢😢🤯🤯🤯
The score sound system wit Ska's technology sounds great, mono only and up to 5 speakers including radio base. About $100 for the first set base and speaker. Unfortunately they don't carry it anymore at the stores my guess is that there was not enormous gh sense. I myself own two radio base units and 5 additional speakers used outdoors and indoors works great.
Peace Workshop Addict! I am having a lot of trouble connecting my speaker to my Samsung Google chromebook notebook. The message I keep getting, says, "Failed to connect" Do you have any tips or ideas??? THANKS A BUNCH!!!
Yep and that's the problem with the speaker. The mids are fine, the bass is present, but there is clearly no tweeters. The highs are missing. Sounds a bit too muddy for my taste. It does get nice and loud though without distorting. Probably fine for the work site, but not the greatest for chilling with friends around the fire pit...
@@reck0n3r not really. I've been using my old UE megaboom speaker. Sounds pretty good and has 360° sound. I still think they'll be a great speaker coming from Ryobi at some point. We are just not there yet..
Cannot connect multiple speakers together. A big flaw on their part. If Riyobi had done that like their clamp speakers, this would be worth getting. Forget this one and get the clamp speakers if you want to connect multiple speakers.
Not hybrid? No deal. I'm not on the ryobi battery platform and I'm not buying their batteries to run a radio no matter how great the radio is. Too bad. Seems like an otherwise great radio at a really good price.
I work at Home Depot and one of my coworker took one off the shelf one night and after hearing this thing I'm hooked..as a matter of fact we played this thing from 7pm to 6am next day and this thing was going on like it wouldn't die now I'm thinking about getting one myself..
I just got the new hybrid fan whisper quiet fan plus this speaker bundle on Home Depot deal of the day for $99. That really made me feel like it was too good to pass up.
Same lol i work at home depot and that thang blasts good. Looking to get one if hopefully its on sale for black friday
Great review, not being a hybrid is a dealbreaker for me, I would pay extra for the ability to run it on AC, maybe the next version, thanks.
UPDATE!!
I recently wrote that because the speaker was not a hybrid it was a deal breaker for me, I couldn’t be more wrong, I heard the speaker at my local HD and pulled the trigger. WOW the bass and clarity is outstanding!! The battery life is also outstanding!!. I recently used it during a renovation for 8 hours at more than 50% volume on a 4.0 battery and still had 4 bars left on the battery. If your on the fence buy it, you won’t be be disappointed!! Great job Ryobi
Why? Just another way to keep your idle batteries conditioned.... And a good sounding one.
same thing I thought
I just got mine 10 mins ago. Amazon had them for $40. THIS VIDEO DOESNT DO JUSTICE. This thing slaps
I have this speaker it’s AWSOME so far using a 4Ah Battery I’ve used it for 3 days almost continuously. This was not using the usb charger
Have been waiting for a review on this ryobi
Glad I could help.
I may have been one of the few that noticed this speaker for sale before they actually advertised. I bought one immediately. Put up a kind of example on youtube because there was no reviews. Not much of a reaction ha ha... I'm not a pro reviewer. But I can say... It's worth it's salt so far. Very pleased. And it's another way to help keep my batteries conditioned!
Just bought one and took it to work today. Really turned some heads.
I have m12 2951-20 , it's not the best or the worst. Got a great deal on it and it doesn't sound bad. Great video brother.....
I just ordered one, mostly for my kids playing basketball out front and what not. I was having some second thoughts, but the review is quite reassuring.
Looks great, but not enough for me to ditch my old P745 'ToughTunes' Radio. I still think that was the best radio Ryobi ever came out with.
A big greeting from Jordan, the Middle East
a great review .
Excellent review. I bought it and I am happy with the price and sound quality,. Thank you very much for another great review. Cheers from Texas, and Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
How did you talk about a bluetooth speaker for almost 10 minutes? 🤣 Solid detailed review 💪
Trying to get out all the info......
Nice review. Thanks.
I just got this speaker and was pleasantly surprised by the full bodied sound. I wish there was a way to pair and play two of them in my garage, for a dual stereo effect.
@@jawn1176 Hey thanks! I will check it out.
Google Home Minis are great for making speaker groups. When I use bluetooth to my ryobi speaker/s, they are almost always out of sync with my other google minis. For that reason I installed a google home mini inside my small ryobi radio. Works awesome. Totally synchronised. Use it every single day. Will be installing a google home mini in my larger ryobi speaker too.
I think if your phone is Bluetooth 5.0 it can pair more than 1 at a single time. No issue nowadays
@@dmo848 Thanks. I'll check.
Yes, if you have a Samsung they will pair two speakers at once, and possibly other phones but I can't speak for those. Just go to dual audio in your Bluetooth settings. Mine even has a Bluetooth metronome so you can time the delay if it's off a little bit from room to room.
With a case that large, it'd be nice if there was a storage space large enough to hold a phone. So if the user is doing work in a location that requires moving around, the phone is secured with it and less likely to have the screen get scratched up.
Great review, thanks for showing practical bits with an Android phone as well. Super helpful!
Thanks for the info !
If I use this speaker at full volume, how long does the battery?
Does it go up to 11?
I'll add my 2c, had the P746 Ryobi which is the hybrid one with FM radio. Always felt the FM sounded not very appealing. After about 4 years of infrequent use it just stopped working. I pulled it apart and it looked very cheap inside!! Sadly it had to go in the bin as was unable to make it work again. It did have good sound when paired with Bluetooth. Its a bit sad so many features of the P746 model which is also still for sale in Aust. is absent from this unit. Am tempted, but know its handy having the radio ability - ability to walk away and not leave your phone nearby (especially if out and you need to go back to the car, or go to bathroom and your friends get to listen to the speaker crackle and lose connection.
Ryobi needs to come out with more speakers and lights that are WATERPROOF.
Awesome review! Do you know if it's water and or dust resistant as well?
Thank you!
Sooo...you can’t plug it in to a wall and use it to charge your ryobi batteries while listening?
Know someone who has one. Very loud. Seem to work good. Should have the option to plug it in.
I'm curious how the new Rigid radio will be. Has a cord as well.
Missing USB port cover to prevent dust getting in.
Missing jack audio input.
OMG, it's almost great.
i love that thing i have gone through 30 different ones this is the best i have ever had. i plug my phone in and run it all day it barely uses any battery
I Have One Of Those & It's Pretty Cool
But The First Time I Used It I Forgot
The Volume Was All The Way Up
It Almost Blew My Ears Off.
Cause I Didn't Know It Turns Up
The Volume On The My Smartphone
.&The Speaker. I'm Glad It Has Smart Amplifier
To Cut back On Damaging The Speaker With
A lot Of Speaker & Voice Coil Damaging Distortion.
Can several be linked up?
Ironically I’m watching this on my iPhone as it’s connected to my p742.
I Found A Bluetooth CD Player
That Would Work With The Ryobi
Speaker. I Have One Too.
I Tried It After I Bought It
I Forgot The Volume Was Up
& I Almost Blasted My Ears Off.
Till I Turned It Down Right Away.
& I Thought I Blew The Speakers.
But I Remembered It Has Smart
Amplifire To Stop Distortion
Due To Voicecoil Overload.
I would buy it if it had AM/FM and hybrid so that I don't get my phone full of drywall and shit
Keep your phone on back pocket or other room.
Thank you!
Hey brother... I had the chance to hear this speaker in person... My question to you is in your opinion does the Ryobi sound better than the m12 radio... I am looking to get one, just haven't heard the m12 radio yet... Keep up the good work... You have good content
What M12 radio? Most of the M12's are smaller and don't quite have the sound. But the M12s are equally impressive and I am unsure if you can go wrong.
@@WorkshopAddict I'm sorry I meant to say the newer m12 radio and charger, model #2951-20. Milwaukee retails higher than the Ryobi but I want to make sure that it has a higher price tag for a reason.
One larger speaker on the Milwaukee compared to two on the ryobi. I think the ryobi sounds better, but if you were looking for sound quality, you would be looking at JBL as they have rocking stuff in this price range. I am not sure how to answer this as the Milwaukee has more features.
How many watts os it?
Interesting speaker Brian
I got one & will shortly be adding connectors as the one just dosn't cut it for the multitude of places that I want it to go. Also which end is up, down, sideways or ?? Sound is not massive yet with my usual 4amp batteries it's on like forever. The attachment like on their lights where you can slide it on a 2x4 would be nice... This mutha is going to get sum abuse but looks like it's going to be able to take it.
They made new clamp radio that clip on to 2X4 and all link together in a pairing system
I'm in the market for a bluetooth speaker, but am hoping to find one that can either run corded or on battery. Also I would prefer a Ryobi since I really like their tools I own so far. I kinda wish though they made one for the 40V line because I have a small fortune invested in 40V batteries.
So I can assume on this model that charging takes place on an external charger and the speaker is exclusively DC?
Love it. Representing Ryobi. But like me. I see the Milwaukee light in the back. I own some Ryobi. But love my Milwaukee...haha. But interested in that radio. My Milwaukee radio took a dump 😢😢😢😢🤯🤯🤯
How does this radio compared to the p746 sound-wise
Can you buy two of these speakers and use them at the same time, stereo on the patio.
I used to call them reeobi. Heard another reviewer say ryeobi. Im conflicted.
Everyone in my town calls they rye, but the commercials and peeps at the home office call it ree
I prefer Rye-obi
...I bought a dindinmodern speaker last time. Although it is not perfect, it is the best among the products at the same price...:)
Can you link up multiple speakers???
i didn't found out any difference with previous model, why they didn't managed to make fast charge platform for cell on top?
The score sound system wit Ska's technology sounds great, mono only and up to 5 speakers including radio base. About $100 for the first set base and speaker. Unfortunately they don't carry it anymore at the stores my guess is that there was not enormous gh sense. I myself own two radio base units and 5 additional speakers used outdoors and indoors works great.
Can another one be hooked up to it ?
Can you change the bass and treble like the older hybrid model?
great, thanks
Peace Workshop Addict! I am having a lot of trouble connecting my speaker to my Samsung Google chromebook notebook. The message I keep getting, says, "Failed to connect" Do you have any tips or ideas??? THANKS A BUNCH!!!
Can you connect another Bluetooth speaker to this one to make it a pair
Negative
Dual speaker, is it in mono or stereo sound?
does it have a jack for non bluetooth input?
Is it better than DeWalts speaker radio like this?
This speaker is the ducks nuts, I youse ryobi tools and if your set up with batteries then just go buy it and add it to your collection.
Is it dust / water resistance?
Can you charge your ryobi battery on it
Yep and that's the problem with the speaker. The mids are fine, the bass is present, but there is clearly no tweeters. The highs are missing. Sounds a bit too muddy for my taste. It does get nice and loud though without distorting. Probably fine for the work site, but not the greatest for chilling with friends around the fire pit...
You find a decent substitute?
@@reck0n3r not really. I've been using my old UE megaboom speaker. Sounds pretty good and has 360° sound. I still think they'll be a great speaker coming from Ryobi at some point. We are just not there yet..
There are two 3" woofers, but the middle is not a tweeter. Its a port... good review otherwise
How long does it last?
How many watts
It’s cool but why not make it with its own rechargeable battery and not use one of my 18v batteries.
Cannot connect multiple speakers together. A big flaw on their part. If Riyobi had done that like their clamp speakers, this would be worth getting. Forget this one and get the clamp speakers if you want to connect multiple speakers.
This is a total failure compared to the P746. NO FM. Cant listen to the radio if you have no cell signal. Also no AC power, battery only.
Why the heck are you putting a chord to you phone? The whole point is, it’s Bluetooth show me how to connect and pair.
That cable is to charge the phone
Not hybrid? No deal. I'm not on the ryobi battery platform and I'm not buying their batteries to run a radio no matter how great the radio is. Too bad. Seems like an otherwise great radio at a really good price.
FM Tuner?
No.
Is it pronounced Ryobi or Ryobi??
Commercials here have it as Ree-oh-bee and most everyone says Rye-oh-bee
@@WorkshopAddictI always say Rye-oh-bee
REEE OHHHH BEEE. from a Ryobi representative and ANY Ryobi video done from Ryobi.
@@kdc300z I don't care! I call it Rye-oh-bee. 🤣🤣🤣
@@NoName-nb9qi I’ll try not to lose any sleep over your decision
I bought this not realizing u can't listen to the radio on it ... That's kinda pointless
I think yelling into a traffic cone sounds better than anything ryobi 🗑🗑🗑.
Personally, I think the usable volume is zero to half anything past half is just distorted