Gadget Review: KitSound Mini Buddy Speakers (Pig and Frog)

KitSound Mini Buddy Portable Speaker
by KitSound

KitSound Mini Buddy speakers are cheap and usually the price range is about 8-15€ (around 10-20$). There are many different perky designs for these mini speakers such as bear, monkey, bunny, devil, bomb, Union Jack, football and much more. I tested pig and frog speakers.

Piggy speaker!

Frog speaker!

The KitSound Mini Buddies come with 3.5 mm cable for connecting to MP3-player, phone or other audio source. There is also a keyring. Besides the power on/off switch there are no other buttons so volume so the volume must be adjusted using music player. When switched on there is a blue light turned on. There is no charging indicator but the battery takes about three hours to be fully charged. If using the normal volume for listening in a medium sized room the battery lasts very long (for me after listening 11 CDs it still has charge left). 

It seems that thes speakers use different types of USB-cables for recharging. The pig has micro-USB-B type connector whereas the frog has a small coaxial type connector.

The on/off switch and different types of connectors

The speakers are louder than one might believe. For that price these small speakers offer good sound quality. These are nice speakers for picnic or small outdoor party for example. There is also an option for "Buddy Pairing" i.e. connecting two or more Mini Buddies for greater sound. As a summary the KitSound Mini Buddy speakers offer great value for little money.

Buddy Pairing two speakers

There is no manual in the box but one can be found in KitSound's product page, for example:
http://assets.kondor.co.uk/docs/54483/download.pdf

Specifications
-Frequency response: 100 hz–20 kHz
-Driver unit: 36 mm
-Impedance: 4 ohms
-Battery type: Li-Po rechargeable
-Jack plug: 3.5 mm
-S/N: 85 dB
-Output: 2 W RMS @ 4 ohms

Rating: Very good