Hepburn Voice by VQ – with ALEXA Voice Control & Portable Bluetooth Speaker – Grey & Copper

This speaker is gorgeous. It is very sturdy and well made. The instructions to download the apps on your phone for the device are very easy to follow and it did not take ages. After set up I tried the speaker and the sound that came out was very clear and you can adjust to give more or less bass and treble. Overall a great little speaker.

Well made looks great and working after easy setup I run android 15 and 16 devices app working on both despite other reviews reporting not working on later android and at the moment it's a bargain just bought another pity no other design available but who cares at this price

I loved the design of this portable, rechargeable speaker when I saw it. I’m a bit of an Emma Bridgewater fan, and the Polka Dot and Bumblebee design matches several pieces in my kitchen, including a Russell Hobbs licensed toaster. The speaker has a hard metal handle - which I wasn't expecting, and doesn't feel particularly pleasant when carrying the speaker - but otherwise seems pretty good. It's lightweight and easy to use. The sound quality seems decent enough for the size and (reduced to £89.99) price of this piece, though the little but mighty Wonderboom 3 from Ultimate Ears beats it by a mile on depth and bass and at £89.99 is comparably priced. I will admit that I’m not getting the most out of this because I'm using it through Bluetooth and not WiFi connection with Alexa enabled. With that in mind, it is a little annoying that the dial control to the left of the device used for selecting WiFi/Bluetooth doesn't actually have mechanical function and this lacks memory, so every time it's switched on I have to listen to it announce ‘WiFi mode’ before it can be set to Bluetooth ‘Bluetooth mode; Bluetooth connected’.

Easy set up. Excellent sound quality. Beautiful looking piece of kit. Good value for money.

Really pleased with this speaker/radio, I have a VQ Monty I really like and noticed this Hepburn voice with Alexa. It's great, looks stylish, has a nice quality weight to the unit. The handle is metal not plastic, the whole unit has a quality feel. I'm enjoying using "Alexa play this song/radio etc", the sound quality is very good and easily fills a large room with sound. I like the sound of the vocals and you can hear each instrument in the background, I turned the bass down a bit but that's personal preference. The only downside is the set up out of the box, I stumbled getting Alexa to work and Bluetooth took ages to pair, I think some people would find getting Alexa working a challenge. Device isn't shown on the list of Alexa products to pair?

Very difficult to get working. The app required is only available on an older version of Android phone... My phone not able to get this at all. Not sure about iOS - apple. Used an older phone to finally get the system working then found that the version of Alexa built in to the device was very limited... not able to carry out all smart functions..... Make and take calls, messaging etc.... Or announcements. Could not do any of the smart functions which we are used to on the other devices in our home. For me this made the device useless as when working in the garden for instance.... Hands covered in whatever I could not easily take incoming calls or request help from the family etc. Sound quality good... Battery life not sure only used for a couple of hours. Overall, very disappointed.

As a speaker it’s beautiful, heavy and feels really well made and solid. Nice sound quality. I bought this instead of a battery base for my Alexa as I wanted music on the go and in the bathroom. Unfortunately when I try to play music of any kind it says “you need Amazon music unlimited” for £11 a month. I use Amazon free music with every single traditional Alexa in the house, yes you can’t choose a specific song but it works for us! Yes I can probably use Bluetooth for music but I shouldn’t have to find a workaround as it’s why I got this speaker and I want to use voice control. It does work with any subscriptions I pay for like audible just not the free services as on review video. Will likely return!

EDIT - After switching them off and then trying to sync again I was unable to get them all connected again. If you only want one speaker, these are great. If you want sync them, I recommend sticking with just the two. This is my third Hepburn Voice speaker. The first two were purchased in June 2020 and are still going strong. When I wanted a speaker to take to work with me I decided to get another one as I have no complaints. I can either leave it at work for others to use when I'm not there, or bring it home each day and sync it to my current two for more sound at home. I have used Alexa, bluetooth and aux for these speakers and happy with all. I'm not sure why someone has said the app doesn't work on recent phones as I change my phone every 12-18 months and haven't had any issues using the app.

Alles nur in Enlisch , auch Alexa Befehle , zu kompliziert

After a couple of months the charger broke and the radio won’t turn on again even if charging with another charger

I want to like this a LOT more but it's annoying to pair to different devices and the max volume is not very loud. Fine for my small office, not so great for outside. It is very cute.