I was regretted to miss out the deal for a WiFi speaker from Target last Black Friday until I bought GGMM E3, my friend got that one in half price (still $130), the sound of two speakers is about the same, easy to pair up with my iPhone, has pretty good range to connect with WiFi, that was what I buy for, clock alarm is a plus, I didn’t try the Amazon Alexa yet because I have a google mini smarter, but the sound of this is way better than googles. After all, it’s a great buy!
Ok, this is going to be long, because I'm going to tell you some things that you need to know before you get this speaker (whether you get just one, or, as I did, more than one for the multi-room function), so that you will know what they can, and can't do - and how to do some of those things so that you don't experience the frustration that I did (hopefully).
I purchased two of these specifically for the multi-room aspect, as I am planning a big dance party, with dancing in two rooms of my house, and so I was very excited to use the synchronized multi-room function.
Spoiler alert: I am, in fact, thrilled with the synchronized multi-room function.
But WOW did I spend a lot of time learning about both the features and limitations of this setup.
In anticipation of this Really Big Dance Party, I created an *awesome* dance mix playlist (if I do say so myself) on Amazon Music (playlist available upon request), which of course you can play on the Amazon Echo. I was very excited to set the speakers up and use them with my Echo, streaming my Awesome Amazon Music Playlist.
I quickly ran into the first rule of the GGMM E3 Speaker (there is no GGMM E3 Speaker): you *cannot* connect these to an Amazon Echo *except* via Bluetooth. There are any number of reasons that you may not want to do that (stability, etc.), but for me the most important reason was because of this:
The multi-room function works like this: the speakers are actually *on your wifi network* - they connect to the router in much the same way that an Echo does. Then you can - *in theory* - stream anything else that is on your home wifi network through the speakers.
Except...you can't stream just any old thing. In order to stream an Internet service over wifi (like, you know, your Alexa service that comes with your Echo), the GGMM E3 Speaker app must offer it *via the app*, so that you can log in to your streaming service (Spotify, iHeartRadio, etc.) *through the app*. As of the time of this writing, Amazon and Pandora are both *not offered* through the app for this speaker*. The streaming services that you can log into with the speaker app are:
TuneIn
Douban
iHeartRadio
Ximalaya
Spotify
Qingtingfm
QQMusic
Tidal
Napster
*Apparently the app for the GGMM M3 series speakers offers Amazon; I tried getting that app to work with these speakers - it doesn't. Those speakers are twice the price as of the time of this writing, so before you hop on over there, read on.
Ok, so where was I...oh right, you can't hook up an Amazon Echo to this speaker via wifi but, again, you can via Bluetooth.
But here's the thing - if you have two or more of these speakers, and you want to use the multi-room function, you *must* use them on your wifi network. Not via Bluetooth. Not via auxiliary in.
Now, you may be thinking "Ha ha! I'll put them on the network, and then connect my Echo via Bluetooth."
Nope!
These speakers can be *either* in Bluetooth mode, or wifi mode.
Your next thought might be "They have an 'aux in' input! I'll line-out an Amazon Dot to the speaker while the speaker is on the wifi network!"
Wrong!
These speakers can be *either* in 'aux in' mode, or wifi mode.
In short, these speakers will only take *one* input at a time (please, no "what's what she said" jokes).
Now, let's get back to my saying that in order to use two or more speakers in multi-room mode the speakers *must* be on the wifi network. And as we've learned above, that means that the device from which you are streaming audio must *also be on the wifi network*, and you either have to have a way to 'pull' the audio stream over wifi (such as logging in to your Spotify account through the speaker app), or your audio streaming device must be able to 'push' the sound through the wifi network of its own accord.
In order for your device to be able to push the sound to the speakers, it has to be able to *'see'* them on the wifi network.
Fortunately, I discovered, after much trial and error and frustration (which, remember, I'm trying to save you) that both my computer *and* my smartphone, both being on my home wifi network, 'saw' the speakers!
And...the speakers actually magically appeared in the "Now playing on..." audio device list on my phone. Same with the audio-out dropdown on my computer.
That's when my cunning plan did a slight pivot, and came to fruition.
Running the Amazon Music app on my phone, I was able to access the playlist I had created in Amazon Music, and stream it over the wifi network to the speakers! And, remember, this is still all on wifi (better signal stability than Bluetooth).
This setup ROCKS!!!
I have one speaker in each of the rooms in which there will be dancing to my Awesome Amazon Music Playlist at my Really Big Dance Party, and they will be playing the same music simultaneously!
What's more, I can independently control the volume for each speaker, separately. (Extra-awesome: I can make the speaker in one room as loud as it needs to be from *another room*, *without standing next to the speaker and bursting an eardrum*!)
So, here's the bottom line:
1 speaker + Echo (or anything else) via bluetooth = fine
1 speaker + auxiliary-in = great (the speaker comes with its own aux-in cord)
1 speaker on wifi = great
2 speakers with anything via Bluetooth = just one speaker working
2 speakers with anything via aux-in = just one speaker working
2 speakers via wifi and your device *on the wifi* network = *freaking amazing*!!!
Oh, one other note - I ordered these in the blue colour - from the pictures I'd thought that it would be a slightly metallic blue. It's not - I mean it's not metallic. Which is ok, but was a surprise.
It is a great WiFi Bluetooth speaker that I got it. It is very easy to use it. I put it in my bedroom to use the alarm to wake me up. And this speaker clock is LED display which can be easy to see the clock clearly. I like to listen the morning music all the time. So I can play some soft music in the morning right way. The stereo sound quality is the best that come with base mode. And it can be charge by USB port. Thanks.
I plan on getting this as a gift , so I test it out before I give out. I am very please with the packaging . For me , it’s easy to set up especially I use echo. I’ve been connect my echo to my own speaker which is a bit annoying . But with this one, it’s already combine and great speaker quality. It’s nice to have it in kitchen/living room space for some light music
Very well made speaker. Clean and sleek design, looks like an Apple product. Very light and very portable, can fit into any backpack. Connecting to it is quick and easy via bluetooth. The audio is clear and good quality. Would be very interesting to see what the multi-speaker functionality would bring to the table. Highly recommended.
Feature Product
- Ergonomics design: The design of GGMM speaker portable is simple ,elegant,light ,let you operate easily and better for traveling and hiking in your backpack or baggage
- Wireless Stereo powerful sound: you can achieve true wireless WIFI playing for left and right channels with double enhanced stereo sound ,restore the true sound ,increased power ,reinforce bass effect
- Customize your own channel: GGMM bluetooth speaker allow you preseting 6 channels at most online streaming Tunein, iheartRADIO, TIDAL, Spotify, Amazon Alexa, Napster
- Multi-room Playing Mode: E2 bluetooth speaker can simultaneously play the same songs,or play different songs in different room when you add multiple through:"GGMM-E series" and enjoy a high definition stereo sound with an impressive volume
- Alexa Enable WIFI Speaker: Tap GGMM wireless speaker WiFi mode to connects the Alexa Voice Service , It's completely hands-free and you can use Alexa to control smart home devices, play music, read news and more
Description
Specification
Rated power: 10W
Frequency response: 80Hz~20KHz
Signal-to-noise ratio: ≥80dB
Power supply: 5V, 1A~2A
Battery play time: Bluetooth: around 14 hours; Wi-Fi: around 5 hours (varies by volume level and audio content
) Battery charge time: around 3 hours
Input connections: Wi-Fi , Bluetooth
Dimensions (L x W x H): 127mm*82mm*28mm
Weight: 236g
Bluetooth Version: 4.2
Bluetooth transmitter frequency range: 2.402GHz - 2.480GHz
Bluetooth transmitter power: 0~4dBm
2.4G Wi-Fi transmitter frequency range: 2.412GHz - 2.472GHz
2.4G Wi-Fi transmitter power: ≤20dBm (EIRP)
2.4G Wi-Fi network compatibility: IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Product list
E2 Speaker x 1 pc
USB power cable x 1 pc
User Manual x 1 pc
Service Card x 1 pc
Things to Try Card x 1 pc
Kindly Note
Can only connect to 2.4Ghz network, NOT to 5G network.
Multiroom play can only be set among GGMM E Series speakers, not for Echo multiroom music.
Settiing up the wifi and blustooth connections and favored channels and stations was easier then expected. The sound is great and carries well into the next few rooms. Still working to learn to adjust bass/treble... Overall the GGMM E3 is a great speaker system!
nice design & color. easily connected to wifi. first wifi speaker I bought. Good price for me. Seems I have to reboot it every time i want to listen.
For the cost a surprisingly great device. Sound volume and quality are passable. With the app connected it to wifi easy. Airplay’s from my iPhone and both iPads without issue.
Disconnects from the wifi every so often when no in use, but turning it off and back on fixes it. Does not happen often enough to be a deal breaker.
For a low cost Airplay speaker I don’t think you can do much better.
Speaker was easy to use and attractive, didn't have any problems connecting to it. I haven't used the Alexa features so I can't comment on that. I'd buy it again, seems great quality for the price.
Good speaker for the price...especially one that can be used for airplay. I had a very difficult time setting the speaker up with my iPhone X. The app kept crashing. After numerous tries, I turned to my iPad and had success. Once set up, it's easy to use...even the iPhone X connects. However, the app still crashes on the phone. Overall, I'm pleased with this purchase.
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