Outdoor-friendly, portable Bluetooth speakers are Soundcast's specialty. The trouble is, they've become the specialty of several competing manufacturers in recent years, too—and contenders like Bose, JBL, and Sony have been making great-sounding models at reasonable prices. That makes the VG3 a little disappointing for $299.99. The speaker is powerful for its size, but sometimes has issues playing back deep bass tracks at high volumes. But the main problem is that you can get a speaker of comparable quality for about half the price. Design Measuring 9.0 by 3.5 by 3.5 inches (HWD), the VG3 stands upright and has angled corners, so it isn't quite cylindrical. Its dark gray exterior has a matte finish, with speaker grille on either side panel for the two side-firing drivers, vented areas for the audio and air movement created by the down-firing sub to escape through, and an angled touch-sensitive control panel up top. There's an NFC zone near this top control panel for pairing compat...
The Soundcast VG3 is an outdoor-friendly portable Bluetooth speaker that can deliver some solid audio, but its price is too high for its overall performance.
Powerful audio performance for the size; Weather-resistant build; Can be linked with another VG3 to form a stereo pair
Overpriced; Bass can distort and rattle at maximum volumes