Belkin SoundForm Elite Hi-Fi Smart Speaker + Wireless Charger, Qi Charging Dock with Sound Acoustics by Devialet, Alexa Voice Controlled Bluetooth Speaker for iPhone, Galaxy and More (White)

Black color was cheaper than white, but I paid more for white one because I don't like black due to dust issue . It provides good sounds in my small kitchen. When I first saw it, it seems little big. But I can accept because it is not portable. The 2 thing I didn't satisfied with this is charging direction and heat. I love to see some video with my phone, but I can't watch video with full screen during I charge my phone with this speaker because you can put your phone only one way on this speaker for charging. And I felt some heat on its bottom. It may not be big deal, I'm afraid about that a little bit because my other bluetooth speakers doesn't have same matter like this.

The prongs in the power cord are not long enough to stay in the wall socket and the box that the prongs are attached to is too heavy resulting in a poor connection and no power, or with the plug just repeatedly falling out of the wall despite trying crazy thing like taping the plug to the wall, etc. trying extension cords, different sockets, plug adapters, etc did not work. When the power reaches the unit the Bluetooth connection works well and it sounds great. But the plug makes the whole thing useless and it doesn’t work unless connected. The attachment of the power cord to the unit is an odd shape and another appropriate cord I had would not fit into the hole in the housing of the unit for the power cord. The company does not send out replacement cords. The Belkin customer service is terrible - the online chat tells you to call a number for speaker service which doesn’t pick up - I sat on hold for >5 hours several days running; they have a function that is supposed to call you back if you confirm your number which I did several times but no call in 3 weeks. I returned and replaced the unit via Amazon and the replacement unit had the exact same problem. The unit is attractive but is a very expensive piece of junk if the cord won’t work. Can’t tell you how much of a headache this has been. 100% don’t buy.

I wanted a speaker for my office with AirPlay capability, so that I could play music from my iPhone, iPad or Mac. I already have an Echo Spot on my desk, so I keep the speaker "muted" after setting up Alexa, since they compete sometimes. In addition, while this speaker is playing music via AirPlay, it doesn't answer Alexa questions. I designated it as the "default" speaker for my office, so when I ask Alexa on the Echo Spot to play music, it's played on the Belkin speaker.The size of the speaker is great, it goes well with the office decor with its white/gray tones, and the wireless charging works fine for my iPhone 14 Pro Max. I never had to move the phone to start charging so far; every time I drop it on, it starts charging. I can even charge my AirPods Pros if I put a similar size item (e.g., an eraser) under it to elevate it to the middle of the charging area.The sound quality is better than I expected. It's not at the level of Bose or Apple homepod, but it's acceptable. The app is very limited in its functionality. You'll use it to set up AirPlay and Alexa, then you won't need it again, because it won't let you change EQ, apply different sound profiles, etc. It's very limited in function.The weakest part of this speaker is unfortunately the huge power brick. For some reason, Belkin decided to include flimsy, foldable prongs with it, and if you plug it directly to the wall, it'll fall off eventually. If you plug and unplug it repeatedly, then the connection between the tiny prongs and the charger breaks and the unit won't turn on again. You can try holding it in a certain angle to make connections again, then it'll start sparking, which is dangerous! My solution is to plug it into a short extension cord, and place it on a surface sideways that no amount of force is applied to the flimsy, foldable prongs. I don't play on moving this, and if I need to unplug it, I'll do it from the short extension cord and move it carefully. It's such a pain but necessary to ensure longevity of the speaker. Belkin, if you're reading this, please update the design of your charging block to a more reliable one!

The sound is great, the charging works, like the style. Please be aware this Amazon Alexa compatibility with SiriusXM streaming has been reduced to a very few station as SiriusXM has changed is streaming protocol. So now “Alexa, play Watercolors on SiriusXM” no longer plays. Nor does most of the streaming channels. So this works good as a Bluetooth speaker, but Alexa and SiriusXM does not.. sorry for the bad news. Belkin would need a software update, but they stopped making this unit.

I asked for this for Christmas a year ago. Still love it!! My adult children use it when they are home so you know it is a great speaker.