Though it appears to be a perfectly rounded from the front, the handle that has been carved into the back not only makes the speaker truly portable, it also acts as part of its base, and is home to most of its controls. It’s hard not to grin at the Pill XL’s clever shape. We can say, however, that it is very good at moving a significant amount of air. There is the aforementioned bass radiator as well, which may be passive or active – we’re not sure. Features and designīeats doesn’t disclose certain specs such as driver size and amp wattage, but we’d estimate its two tweeters are ¾-inchers, and the larger drivers come in at about 1.5-inches – small, but no smaller than most portable speakers at this size. Directly underneath the built-in handle, another section of speaker grill hides and protects a rectangular bass radiator. The back of the speaker is a combination of matte black plastic and the sort of glossy stuff that looks great until you touch it. When sitting on a surface, only the Pill XL’s matte black speaker grill is visible, with silhouettes of its drivers underneath. Knocking on the speaker’s cabinet produces a dead thunk, indicating its plastic walls are rigid and dense. The heft is respectable yet manageable, and it will fit into a backpack, though it will hog some space, and you’ll certainly know it is there as you tote it around. The Pill XL weighs 3.3 lbs and stretches 13.3 inches in length. The accessories box held a small AC power brick, an AC cord and a bright red 3.5 mm audio cable. Inside we found the speaker in a black cloth sack, with a box of accessories underneath, and a manual tucked into a sleeve in the box lid above. The Beats Pill XL packaging is exactly as we had expected: heavy and cleverly compartmentalized.
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