Bluesound PULSE FLEX 2i Speaker
Bluesound PULSE FLEX 2i Portable Wireless Multi-Room Music Streaming Speaker
The PULSE FLEX 2i uses your WiFi network and sets up in minutes right out of the box. Simply open the BluOS Controller app and watch as it walks you through the set-up process step-by-step. You can customize the speaker’s name and give it a room, adjust audio settings, and program up to five presets that let you quickly listen to your favorite radio stations, music services and playlists with a simple tap. Once the PULSE FLEX 2i is online connectivity stays rock-solid thanks to a NEW dual band Wi-Fi engine that ensures zero skips or delays while listening to music.
- Ultra-compact speaker that delivers crystal-clear, size-defying sound.
- Digital amplifier and custom-tuned drivers energize your music with deep, detailed bass and no distortion.
- Plug it in and connect it to your WiFi for control from anywhere in your home.
- Place one in any or every corner of your home and watch it disappear into your home décor.
- Group two PULSE FLEX 2i’s with the Pulse Soundbar 2i and create a wireless surround sound system with dedicated rear channels.
- Attach the optional rechargeable Flex Battery Pack and take your music wherever you go with Bluetooth.
- Connect Bluesound to your Amazon Echo with the skill in the Alexa app and use Amazon’s Alexa Voice assistant to control Players around the home.
- Airplay 2 lets you play music or podcasts from wireless speakers throughout your house — all in sync.
Brought fresh life into my 2.0 setup.
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Ordered 2 of these speakers to create a surround-sound audio system and they are fantastic! They came in the original packaging with everything included; they're basically brand new. We mounted them with the Pulse Flex wall mount brackets and they not only sound, but look, super clean.
I've been using Bluesound for a few years now. Starting with the Vault 2i then adding the Pulse 2i. I needed speakers for my PC so I decided to try the Flex 2i.
Flex offers a couple ways to hook to the PC. One is the 3.5mm jack and then Bluetooth. I planned to use the jack, but the day I received the Flex I ran through the updates and saw it was available on my PC Bluetooth. I synced them up and it works with no major issues. Only thing is a slight delay when starting PC audio such as a YouTube or X video. It doesn't play the first couple seconds of audio but you can restart the source and it's fine.
I'm able to use the BluOS app on the PC and mobile devices to network my music as normal. Grouping all the Bluesound devices works as normal. No delay or sync issues with BluOS or Tidal Connect.
I decided to just do one Flex in mono since 2 in stereo at my desktop isn't really needed. This little speaker puts out some decent volume and sounds very good for what it is. Obviously it's limited in range due to the size, but there's actually decent bass output and will play loud if needed. I may just pick up the battery pack to have a portable boom box. I'd say it's on par with some of the larger JVC portables, just not as boomy. Sound quality is pretty good for a small device. You can adjust bass/treble in the BluOS settings if needed to get things dialed in.
My only real knock is the display lights. Bluesound devices are always on, so the display is always lit up. Even on the lowest setting it's still pretty bright. I turned it off since it was lighting up the room next to the bedroom at night.
I needed a reasonably priced sound system for my garage shop to replace an aging Squeezebox Boombox. I looked at BlueTooth speakers but did not find anything that sounded good enough and I was worried that if I walked away from them I'd need to reconnect when I returned. Since the Bluesound components are WiFi I knew I wouldn't have this problem. I've always liked Bluesound components - I have a Powernode and a Node2 in two sound systems in the house - and I really like the control features of the Bluesound app. When I found Audio Factory with their factory reconditioned units at very attractive prices I decided to try a pair of PULSE FLEX 2i speakers configured as a stereo pair. The speakers arrived quickly and each looked brand new in perfect factory packaging with no signs of reconditioning. I was able to easily connect them to my network, go through software updating, then configuring them as a stereo pair using the app. The sound quality is amazing considering their small size, very musical with natrual sounding bass. These generate more than enough volume without distortion and reasonable punch. They fit my application perfectly and I am very happy with them.
I bought this speaker after trying out the Amazon Echo Studio. The sound quality is far superior and it fit in with my other BlueOS devices much smoother than that stupid talking speaker. If it was a little less expensive I would get a second to have stereo sound.
