W-KING X10 Bluetooth Speaker - 42Hour Battery Life/Power Bank/TF Card/AUX $114 Shipped @ W-KING AU via Amazon AU

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harshbdmmaster718 on 29/12/2023 - 21:41 amazon.com.au (532 clicks)
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Apply $28 off coupon before adding to cart, discount shown at checkout.

not only is this the lowest price I have seen the X10 so far (as shown on 3xCamels), but you can apply an extra $28 off coupon at the moment as part of lightning deal.

this makes it a JBL Xtreme 3 size bluetooth speaker (cheapest on OzB shows $188 + delivery), for slightly under JBL Flip 6 deal price.

JBL Xtreme 3 is 29.8 x 13.6 x 13.4cm 1.97kg , W-King X10 is 31.52 x 13.49 x 13.97 cm; 3.37 Kilograms.
Xtreme 3 also has slightly smaller claimed speaker drivers with two 2.75 inch (70mm) drivers while X10 claims to use two 3.7 inch (93mm) Amazon US listing says 3.5 inch drivers, which is still much larger than JBL but looks like they are exaggerating driver spec for aussies.
Claimed amplification for Xtreme 3 is also 25w x2 (woofers) + 25w x2 (tweeters) while X10 claims 35w x2 + 10w x2.

Battery size for Xtreme 3 is 36.3Wh (equivalent to 7.26 V/5000 mAh), while X10 claims 56.1Wh (7.2V 7800mAh). Xtreme 3 claims 15 hours battery life (most likely at 50% volume), X10 claims 42 hours battery life (a bit optimistic IMO for 30% larger battery, I would guess this is only achieved at under 50% volume).

X10 has TF card slot and Aux in while Xtreme 3 does not have either.

one review claims their X10 refuses to hold charge, get's hot and is very slow to charge when plugged in. I don't know that user's specific situation, but all I can say is be smart about the battery.

W-King recommends 5v/2A input for charging, make sure you use a USB power adapter/charger with higher spec than 2A. I have another speaker (Xiaomi) which specifies 5V/3A input, and when I tried to charge it with a 1A and 2A charger, the speaker got hot just like the negative review mentions (I suspect it has something to do with the voltage boost converter for the 7.2v battery). luckily I noticed the heat quickly and didn't damage the speaker, but I always charge with 3A input now and it has been 2 years with no issues.

other than that all I can say is don't drain the speaker battery down to 0% every time you use it. keep it charged. it's even a good idea to charge it back up to full from 70% rather than not charging then use it for a long period or let the battery drain really low.

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  UncleRico on 29/12/2023 - 21:45

  +1

  Thanks for the detailed specs in the post. Very helpful, especially for those unfamiliar with the brand.

  Something about their brand name, WAN-King, makes me skeptical though…

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    harshbdmmaster718 on 29/12/2023 - 21:48

    +1

    to be honest to compete with JBL (they sell the most and rule the bluetooth speaker market) they need to pump out more impressive specs.

    however there is always a possible risk of cheaper components with a much cheaper price. some components can be cheaper without much compromise, but some really should not be compromised on such as the battery which is the life blood of the speaker.

    at the same time plenty of chinese brands are coming out with very competitive products compared to big brands and teardown's have shown they can be well made (decent internal components and manufacturing quality) while they may not be class leading they are very good value and bang for buck.

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  harshbdmmaster718 on 29/12/2023 - 21:55

  also worth noting, 7800mAh @ 7.2v is equivalent to 7862mAh @ 5v output (with 70% efficiency after conversion heat loss) if you want USB output specs (power bank mode).

  and 7800mAh @ 7.2v converted to the 3.7v standard everyone uses is 15178mAh @ 3.7v, if you want to compare to say a powerbank sold on Amazon.

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  harshbdmmaster718 on 29/12/2023 - 22:06

  +1

  sorry guys all coupons gone deal is over.

  Lightning deal was 30% claimed at the time of posting but they went very quickly after that.

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    UncleRico on 29/12/2023 - 22:12

    Don’t sweat it - looks like there was only ten units available with the coupon code.

    Appreciate the effort you went to with the details in the post, as always.

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      harshbdmmaster718 on 29/12/2023 - 22:34

      I just checked the link on my phone to see if they would restock the Lightning deal.

      since I checked a few mins ago, instead it looks like they just moved over the $28 coupon to the normal price of $178.99. $151 is noticeably more than $114. 😑

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  harshbdmmaster718 on 30/12/2023 - 15:48

  I was doing some research on the X10's driver size config and here is an update to the driver size correction I made in the description.

  I noticed on Amazon US, there are two versions of the X10 and one claims 3.7 inch drivers, the other claims 3.5 inch. after more research turns out there was a revision of the original X10 due to parts shortages during covid. so the newer X10 must use different drivers and I read also uses a different battery and bluetooth chip board making it unable to "stereo pair" with older X10. I couldn't find any info on which version uses which sized drivers.

  also a BT speaker reviewer Alan Ross has multiple videos on the X10, where he puts the specs up at the bottom of the screen and they all show the X10 driver size as 70mm (2.75 inch same as JBL Xtreme 2/3) but I am confident this is his error because I found a video of someone removing the grills off both Xtreme 2 and X10 and the X10 clearly has much larger drivers than the 2.75 inch ones on the Xtreme 2 (specs show Xtreme 2 and Xtreme 3 drivers are the same 2.75 inch), and you can see in the video the X10 drivers are clearly significantly larger. https://youtu.be/CMe_zBD2D6Q?si=peVW4NN6DasSiNdZ&t=64

  and a final interesting bit of info I dug up on the W-KING facebook page. there is a X20 about to be released, which will compete directly head to head with the JBL Boombox 3 where it out does the Boombox 3 in some specs, while falling behind in others.
  here are the two images with features and specs.
  https://scontent.fsyd7-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/3990022…

  https://scontent.fsyd7-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/3994606…

  the X20 will share the same "3-way" two tweeter, two midrange, woofer design as the Boombox 3 with the woofer being an identical sized squarish oval shaped 7.5x4.5 inch unit. the area where it out does the Boombox 3 is the 60w bi-directional fast charging. I assume it uses USB-C PD standard to charge both the speaker at 60w and the speaker can also output 60w when functioning as a powerbank. battery life estimate is better on the Boombox 3 at 24 hours, while X20 claims only 13 hours. the X20 also gains a speaker App which the X10 did not have. IPX6 rating of X20 is also worse than IP67 rating of Boombox 3. the last number is water rating, X20 has no dust protection and 6 rating means no water immersion (only water jet/splash). Boombox 3 has level 6 dust protection and 7 water rating means full water immersion 1 metre for 30 minutes (if above water you don't have to worry about water entering speaker at all).

  this X20 model is really interesting to me and I am expecting it to come in at a price that undercuts the Boombox 3 by half. (Boombox 3 is roughly $499 down under, so $250 for the X20). I would like to see how they compare head to head sound wise.

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    harshbdmmaster718 on 30/12/2023 - 19:38

    can't edit to correct. but I the correct term is "racetrack shaped" driver not "squarish oval".

    also I found a leaked image showing the X20 drivers. https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/434102/109490/img4917_…

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  Madmartigan611 on 02/01/2024 - 08:27

  lightning deal is on again right now :-)

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    harshbdmmaster718 on 02/01/2024 - 15:56

    I was checking for it to come back almost every day since the deal expired.

    but looks like the lightning deal is over already? right now I am only seeing $178.99 with $36 coupon.

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  deadfish on 05/01/2024 - 09:51

  lightning deal is back for more 10 minutes!

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    harshbdmmaster718 on 05/01/2024 - 15:40

    I'm seeing 5 hours left right now.

    but no coupon for extra $28 off. 🙁

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  harshbdmmaster718 on 09/01/2024 - 21:00

  +1

  back now for $129.90 after $13 coupon applied and it's not a lightning deal.