Harman Kardon Esquire Mini 2 vs JBL Flip 5

There are dozens of Bluetooth speakers available in Australia today that follow a standard template: internal rechargeable battery, Bluetooth, microphone...Visualizza di più

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover. True that. However, you usually can assume quite a bit by that cover. When I first saw the Harman Kardon Esquire Mini portable Bluetooth speaker ($150), I knew it was something special. Very few speakers can compete with the looks of this one; and on an executive’s desk, looks do matter. Just slightly larger than the new iPhone 6, and substantially smaller than the iPhone 6 Plus (5.3” x 3” x 15/16”), the Esquire Mini is a sleek, elegant speaker system. It’s about half the size of the original Esquire.Visualizza di più

Harman Kardon’s new found talent for chic design has never been more evident than in its elegant new Esquire Mini speaker. Unfortunately, the speaker’s sound signature is nearly as thin as its frame.Visualizza di più