Description
Powerful & Ultra-Portable – Superior High-Fidelity Wireless Sound, Anywhere!
Don’t settle for an imitation, ION Audio’s legendary Block Rocker Series is the only choice when it comes to powerful lifelike sound on-the-go! Block Rocker Plus is an ultra-portable sound system including speakers, wheels, a telescoping handle, an amplifier, audio inputs, a microphone, an AM/FM radio and wireless easy-pair Bluetooth technology all packed in a road-ready cabinet that ready to go wherever and whenever you need superior sound reinforcement but lack AC power. The legendary Block Rocker returns – ready for whatever you throw at it!
Bluetooth Built-in
Your portable playback devices never sounded this good! Take total control of your playlist with Block Rocker Plus easy-pair wireless Bluetooth capability – keep your iPad, iPhone, or other Bluetooth music-playing device right by your side as you blast your music over Block Rocker Plus immense 100W peak power amplifier with bass boost. You can even control playback with dedicated Play/Pause, Next/ Previous Track Buttons. With a robust 8-inch woofer and wide-dispersion tweeter, experience deep driving bass and crystal-clear highs that guarantee to get your party moving! No Bluetooth? No Problem? Block Rocker Plus includes an on-board AM/FM radio with 20 pre-sets and even a 1/8-inch aux input, perfect for non-Bluetooth devices including CD players, cassette players and more.
Rechargeable Battery
Don’t let a lack of power ruin your gathering! Block Rocker Plus has a built-in battery with a charge indicator, providing up to 50 hours of pristine cordless sound. Run out of power? Simply connect the included power cord and rock out! This combination of awesome sound and an ultra-long-life battery is the ultimate solution that’s perfect for a party, barbeques, or any other place you want to crank up your music on-the-go.
USB Port & Microphone Included
We really have thought about everything! Block Rocker Plus includes a built-in USB 2.0 port, perfect for charging your iPad, iPhone, or other USB devices. Simply use the Block Rocker Plus built-in battery to charge-up your portable devices. Add to all of this a high-quality included microphone and the ability to amplify your non-Bluetooth audio sources via the conveniently located Aux input, and Block Rocker Plus is the perfect powerful ultra-portable all-in-one sound reinforcement solution.
Most laptops do include some sort of Bluetooth functionality, however, this is often a type of Bluetooth intended solely for mice and keyboards; not for streaming audio. In order to stream audio via Bluetooth, your laptop will need to be compatible with the A2DP Bluetooth profile which is common in most phones and tablets, but not as popular in laptops or other computers.
It’s possible that your laptop could connect to a Bluetooth speaker even without the A2DP profile, but you will very likely experience playback issues (no sound or drop-outs) or you will be unable to use the speaker as an audio output device. If you’re experiencing issues playing back audio from a laptop, try your speaker with a smartphone or tablet before assuming something is wrong with the speaker. Also, be wary of inexpensive USB Bluetooth dongles which promise to add Bluetooth to older computers that don’t already have wireless capabilities.
Powerful & Ultra-Portable – Superior High-Fidelity Wireless Sound, Anywhere!
Don’t settle for an imitation, ION Audio’s legendary Block Rocker Series is the only choice when it comes to powerful lifelike sound on-the-go! Block Rocker Plus is a high-power, ultra-portable sound system including a built-in 2-way speaker, an integrated amplifier and wireless easy-pair Bluetooth technology. With an immense 100W dynamic power amplifier fused with a robust 8-inch woofer and wide-dispersion tweeter, experience rich, vibrant and lifelike sound that guarantees to get your party moving! The legendary Block Rocker returns – ready for whatever you throw at it!
Primed For All Your Media
Your portable playback devices never sounded this good! Take total control of your playlist with Block Rocker Plus’ easy-pair wireless Bluetooth capability. You can even control playback with dedicated Play/Pause, Next/ Previous Track Buttons. There’s also an on-board AM/FM radio with 20 pre-sets and an 1/8-inch aux input, perfect for non-Bluetooth devices including CD players, cassette players and more. Rounding off the package is a dedicated microphone input, plus a high-quality microphone & cable, perfect for making announcements, public speaking and Karaoke.
Recharge and Go!
Don’t let a lack of power ruin your gathering! Block Rocker Plus has a built-in battery with a charge indicator, providing up to 50 hours of pristine cordless sound. Run out of power? Simply connect the included power cord and rock out! There’s also a built-in USB 2.0 port, ideal for charging your iPad, iPhone, or other USB devices. With its lightweight, ultra-portable form factor, a road-ready cabinet with handles and a telescoping handle for hassle-free transport, Block Rocker Plus is made to move wherever and whenever you need compact, powerful sound output.
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Drew F. Weber –
A small form PA that seams rugged, solid, and sounds good!
This review is from a blindness prospective. I can not speak on the units look, but I can speak on usage, sound quality, and accessibility for a totally blind person.Introduction: I am happy with this unit. The sound is mostly clean and it does have a nice bit of volume, please keep that in mind when reading technical thoughts below.use case Scenarios? Who may want to seriously think about purchasing?College students in Dorm rooms. Those working outdoors or in a large warehouse style building. Campers/outdoors men. Guitarists looking for a very clean sounding battery powered amp for acoustic guitars. DJ’s looking for a small rig that won’t brake the bank. Small groups/ small churches, toastmasters etc.Exterior features:Units outer casing is plastic which seams strong.I love that this unit has wheals and a telescoping suitcase like handle that pops up from the back. The unit is very easy to roll and control.The speaker grill is metal, much like on a PA standalone speaker.I feel a nice edition to a future version of this unit would be to ad a standard speaker stand tripod mount on the bottom so that it could be lifted up off the ground.As someone who can not see, I am unable to tell the battery status of the unit, as unlike some BT devices it’s charge does not show up on a smartphone.Volume controls are easy to turn and have more play than I would like.I do appreciate the tactile mark on each volume to understand how loud the unit is without looking at it.Audio quality/sound:The Microphone included with the unit is a joke. If you want something intelligible, may I suggest the Shure SM-58.Audio output from this single speaker unit is obviously mono which is fine for events. The audio from the source is mixed from both channels into Mono so you aren’t going to lose any single channel.The cab is totally sealed, no ports for bass kick which is a good thing for something that will be outside to not get dirt in the cab.Preamps are quieter than I expected.Inputs, jacks and Bluetooth seam to be quite hot, this is before audio hits the amp/volume nobs so nothing you can do about it.Using an iOS device, you need to have your device volume three clicks down from the top to eliminate audible clipping/distortion.Their is a ground loop/static when charging a tablet/device from the USB jack, and also running this same device into either the Line/aux or Mic jackVolume of the unit:The unit does get quite loud and is clear. The volume does cover a block depending on buildings in it’s way.Remember that this is only one speaker, such as, one side of a PA system and runs off of battery, so it is quite awesome what you get.When you start turning the master up, you get a lot of volume right away.When you get past half with the tactile mark past 12 o’clock the amp is being pushed close to it’s max for clean audio, towards clipping/distortion. Their is more play in the volume, meaning that you can turn the nob and not a lot of actual volume increase, but audio starts to distort.’Overall tone of the unit:sub bass/lows: Don’t exist: 0-45HZ. though You will still hear mid range bass which accounts for sub bass in headphones or systems with no subs because of how a lot of today’s music is produced. The G Sharp 50 HZ in a number of today’s hip-hop songs though is present.mid range Lows: their is a boost between 80-150 HZ (especially when the bass boost is on) which is heard more in close proximity which seams to color the sound.At times, kick drums (acoustic/synth) are not always tight, quarter second delay and you hear a bit of an extra thump.Mids: Seam to nicely fit in the mix.Highs: It seams between 10-16KHZ drop off a bit which makes this unit seam a bit more mid range and bass heavy.Bass boost button, helps to tighten up the sound, is a must.No onboard EQ to customize things. If your using Spotify as your main music source, may I suggest the following EQ settings for cleaner less muddy audio.60H/z=5150HZ=-10400HZ=-11KHZ=-12.4KHZ=-115KHZ=2Guitarists: Sounds great with an acoustic with an active pickup running into the Quarter Inch mic jack. Honestly much cleaner than I would have expected. Depending on your pickup system, you may have to have your guitars volume at less than 100%/all the way up to keep from clipping. The boost in the mid range bass actually brings out nice tone in an acoustic guitar. This alone with it’s battery power, at it’s price point is a steal for an acoustic amp!Button/nob/socket layout.Face/front of unit top left side of panel: quarter inch Microphone input, to the right eighth inch line/aux input. Top Right side of panel: USB charging port.lower left side of panel: Microphone input volume nob, Same spot on the right side of panel Master output nob.Buttons: To the right of the microphone nob: top to bottom: On/Off, Bluetooth, FM, AMBottom row of buttons are radio presets.On the right side very bottom button on row of presets is bass boost toggle.Back of unit: Power socket.Thanks for reading. I do hope this was useful for some. If I am able I am also going to upload videos with stereo audio examples of the units sound recorded through a pair of in-ear Binaural Microphones. (Hoping Amazon videos are stereo not mixed to mono) The audio is very lifelike. Please listen with headphones.
kjonas –
Used for a small wedding – worked pretty well.
I bought this to use at a small indoor wedding (25 guests). I bought a wireless mic to go with it. The mic it comes with works but isn’t great. You really have to be right up on it to work. The sound for voice was great as was the sound for pop/rock music (this isn’t for the audiophile obviously). The sound is full and punchy. I wouldn’t use this if you are listening to classical/piano etc. I could see this would be good for out door parties etc. It is very portable and seems to be very well made/rugged. I didn’t have problems with the bluetooth. If you use it for a wedding make sure your phone or whatever is connected doesn’t leave the building. Also test it with whatever mic you use before hand. We figured it out and it worked fine.
Mary Flavell –
This thing is awesome!
My chorus needed to replace our old worn out speaker. The aux port always cut in and out and playing music at anything more than half volume went all distorted. So I gave this one a try – excited to be able to use bluetooth instead of the aux cable (especially since my new phone doesn’t have a headphone jack. ugh!) and it worked beautifully. I tested it out by walking to the other end of my house while it was playing, and it stayed connected. The sound was loud and full even when the knob was barely turned up. It’s about the same size as our last one but it seems lighter. Also – a nice surprise to discover it has a battery pack! Apparently, our old one did too but it must have died a long time ago. So, that’s a nice bonus! Also a nice feature that you can charge your phone with it. All of that for a really reasonable price! I was expecting to have to pay at least $400 for a good speaker, and this was half that. Super happy.
Balls of Steel –
Great Value Speaker
I would give this product a 5, but the radio feature doesn’t have good reception at all.Sound quality is god, bluetooth, Mic and aux inputs all work fine. Battery life is decent too, player 4 hours straight.
WhoCares –
4 Years & Still Going Strong
I use this as a outdoor speaker for performances and despite having taken more than its fair share of abuse from kids, unloading/loading with other gear, weather, and other factors, it’s still going strong and it impresses just about everyone who hears it. The only issue I had with it was the SLA battery that came with it ended up dying but all batteries die eventually so that’s just an inevitability. The dead battery howeever lead to discovering that unlike 99% of other consumer electronics on the market, not only was it ridiculously easy to get to the dead battery & swap it out, ION has detailed directions on their website on how to replace it AND all specs for the battery if you didn’t want to go through them. With the fight for right-to-repair, such things are almost unheard of and for a company to provide materials, manuals, and the ability to easily repair sets them miles ahead of most others.
Lynda Schmidt –
LOVE THIS!!
I use this speaker for a cardio class and the sound and volume are fabulous!! It also came with a microphone which I have not used but if you need a blue tooth speaker this is a great value. Very happy with this purchase.
Sallye Collier –
Good Quality System
Purchased this for Annual Safety Week Event! Good quality system for the price. It projects very well and the sound was clear and loud. Perfect for the type event we held. This would be nice for family events/functions.
RIch Colson –
What an amazing speaker!
I ordered this for my wife’s Celebration of Life after discovering that renting a PA system WITHOUT bluetooth capability was nearly as much as buying this one. Not only does music sound amazing on this speaker, but the mic also sounds very good despite the mic itself being of average to cheap quality. This little speaker is a powerhouse. At 100W, it will really belt out the sound and the sound is of a very high quality. I played music continuously for nearly 2 hours and only used about 50-60 percent of the battery life. Add a good mic and a stand, and this system will perform as well as a professional system. Very pleased.
TMB –
Sounds great
Easy to use, excellent sound, a tiny bit heavy, but overall well worth the money.
Don Edwards –
Perfect for what I needed
Just what I was hoping to find. I cannot say how long the battery will last as I haven’t had it long but it came fully charged right out of the box. The microphone is totally crap, but with my wireless microphone it was superb. Needed to turn up the volumes about half way but crisp, clear and no feedback. The supplied mic. is the only reason for the loss of one star. Also, the handle could be a little longer for tall people but works fine.