Nice review! I have a Bose S1 Pro. Nearly identical form factor, sounds great, but significantly more expensive. I'm skeptical that the Sheeran is simultaneously 40% lighter, more than twice as powerful AND has nearly double the battery life, but I'd still like to check them out back-to-back. The Bose has a simpler feature list, but I find the controls very intuitive- dialing in a sound with the separate bass, treble and reverb knobs on each channel is a breeze, and the separate presets for voice, guitar, etc., are useful.
The „Shure“ is actually the Boss S1 Pro, of course, and I have one, too. And an EV Everse 8. And recently had the Sheeran Busker, just to have an even lighter alternative for van travel. But I returned it after only a day. The thing is actually a copy of the Alto Busker, which has been around for quite some time. They just rebranded it. Too bad they failed to improve the app, which is limited and a bit clunky. But the worst thing was that getting a powerful vocal sound out of my great mic meant pumping the level up to the point of too much gain (on the mic), leading to distortion. The guitar sounded great, though.
@@scottbecker3485 thank you for the spellcheck! Alto is famous for exaggerated specs. My Headrush FRFR108’s are also re-branded Alto’s, and their BS 2,000 watt “rating” is based on the amp chip’s POTENTIAL output of 1,000w per channel. The 1,100W power supply is the first giveaway, but even one kilowatt will fry any tweeter. I suspect the DSP limits actual output to ~ 150W bass and 50W treble. Even then, the 8” woofers fart out way early: A 100w Fender Rumble bass combo moves more air than the pair, and weighs about half as much.
@@steverolfeca You‘ve obviously got a better grasp of the issues than I do, and I‘m sure you‘re right about the skewed figures on wattage. Even in the world of hi-fi, it‘s common knowledge that watts (RMA) mean absolutely nothing, anyhow. The only thing that matters is how efficiently all those watts work in tandem with the chosen speaker chassis to deliver a certain sound pressure level, in dB, at a given distance. And of course the quality of the sound is also important. In the case of the Alto/Sheeran Busker, the inflated wattage spec is definitely just Marketing Speak, as you say.
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Great demo, Emily!
Wow! A very useable device! Thanks for another great review Emily! You do have a nice voice. Kind of a coffee shop vibe.
Nice demo and your voice sounds better than mine and I've been a front person for thirty years.
I love your voice
Hey, Emily! Nice job on the vocal!
Thanks!
Nice review! I have a Bose S1 Pro. Nearly identical form factor, sounds great, but significantly more expensive. I'm skeptical that the Sheeran is simultaneously 40% lighter, more than twice as powerful AND has nearly double the battery life, but I'd still like to check them out back-to-back. The Bose has a simpler feature list, but I find the controls very intuitive- dialing in a sound with the separate bass, treble and reverb knobs on each channel is a breeze, and the separate presets for voice, guitar, etc., are useful.
The „Shure“ is actually the Boss S1 Pro, of course, and I have one, too. And an EV Everse 8. And recently had the Sheeran Busker, just to have an even lighter alternative for van travel. But I returned it after only a day. The thing is actually a copy of the Alto Busker, which has been around for quite some time. They just rebranded it. Too bad they failed to improve the app, which is limited and a bit clunky. But the worst thing was that getting a powerful vocal sound out of my great mic meant pumping the level up to the point of too much gain (on the mic), leading to distortion. The guitar sounded great, though.
@@scottbecker3485 thank you for the spellcheck! Alto is famous for exaggerated specs. My Headrush FRFR108’s are also re-branded Alto’s, and their BS 2,000 watt “rating” is based on the amp chip’s POTENTIAL output of 1,000w per channel. The 1,100W power supply is the first giveaway, but even one kilowatt will fry any tweeter. I suspect the DSP limits actual output to ~ 150W bass and 50W treble. Even then, the 8” woofers fart out way early: A 100w Fender Rumble bass combo moves more air than the pair, and weighs about half as much.
@@steverolfeca You‘ve obviously got a better grasp of the issues than I do, and I‘m sure you‘re right about the skewed figures on wattage. Even in the world of hi-fi, it‘s common knowledge that watts (RMA) mean absolutely nothing, anyhow. The only thing that matters is how efficiently all those watts work in tandem with the chosen speaker chassis to deliver a certain sound pressure level, in dB, at a given distance. And of course the quality of the sound is also important. In the case of the Alto/Sheeran Busker, the inflated wattage spec is definitely just Marketing Speak, as you say.
whats the functional difference between the normal busker and this one?
Hey Emily, how did it sound with a bass plugged in?
Didn't try it with bass
Can it be AC connected or does it only run on the battery?
You can use it plugged in, yes