Hi everyone! Today, I want to share my thoughts on the Muzen Wild Mini Bluetooth speaker. It’s a fascinating little portable speaker that caught my eye due to its compact size, unique design, and the promise of surprising sound quality despite its diminutive stature.
This mini speaker really stands out with its military-inspired look and robust build. My goal is to give you a comprehensive review, drawing on my experiences and observations from testing it out.
Key Takeaways
- Muzen Wild Mini impresses with its compact size and military-inspired all-metal build, making it ideal for rugged use.
- Despite its small size, it delivers powerful and surprisingly loud audio, with crisp mids and detailed highs.
- The speaker features intuitive, tactile controls and a built-in flashlight, adding to its outdoor functionality.
- It offers Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity and up to 8 hours of battery life, suitable for long hikes or camping trips.
- A perfect choice for outdoor enthusiasts seeking durability, portability, and great sound in one tiny package.
Unboxing the Muzen Wild Mini Speaker: A Premium First Impression
Right from the start, the unboxing experience for the Muzen Wild Mini speaker felt quite premium and nice. It comes in a very nice packaging, the speaker is nestled inside a sturdy plastic case and is likened to a military-style hard shell case.
Picking up the speaker for the first time, I immediately noticed how insanely small it is. It feels very solid, dense, and weighty in the hand due to its metal design. This initial impression really lives up to its “Wild” name.
Muzen Wild Mini Speaker Design: Tough, Tiny, and Tactical
The Muzen Wild Mini boasts an all-metal construction and feels extremely high quality. I feel confident that I could probably throw this down a mountain and it would be perfectly fine, and I don’t have to worry about drops or shocks or even the dogs knocking it over.
While it’s a little bit heavier for its size at around 250 grams, the trade-off is a speaker that feels incredibly substantial and super rugged.
Its dimensions are roughly 2.4 inches long by 1.5 inches wide and 3.1 inches high. It’s certainly small enough to carry in the palm of your hand and is super portable.
The military-style design is a key feature that I really like. It likes a military radio or walkie-talkie and visually fits the speaker’s rugged construction.
There’s great attention to detail in the design, such as the soft rubber feet on the back and bottom for stable placement. There’s also n-shaped loop on the top, which is super handy for attaching a lanyard, strap, paracord, or carabiner clip for easy portability.
How the Muzen Wild Mini Speaker Works: Smart, Tactile Controls
One of the most delightful aspects of the Muzen Wild Mini speaker is how the controls are cleverly integrated into the design. It’s not just for show, you actually use these unique elements to control the speaker.
The volume knob is on the top and provides an amazingly audible and tactile response. It has a nice little click which looks like the newest favorite fidget toy.
The power switch / flashlight control is a multi-functional switch. You rotate it counterclockwise and hold for 3 seconds to power on. Holding it up or rotating clockwise for 3 seconds while it’s on activates Bluetooth pairing mode.
To turn it off, you rotate clockwise and hold it for 3 seconds, or just hold it down for a couple of seconds. This switch is also how you control the flashlight.
The track switch / play-pause button is another intuitive control. It’s a knob on the side, it is a push button surrounded by a bidirectional ring.
You rotate it counterclockwise to go to the last track. Rotating it clockwise to skip to the next track. Pressing the button in the middle or short pressing it controls play and pause.
A really cool feature is the built-in flashlight. It has three modes: Strong, Weak, and SOS (for emergency situations). You can activate it by holding down the power button or pushing the button, and then tapping it to cycle through the modes.
It works great as a hand torch in dark environments, and importantly, you can use it at the same time as your music plays.
Connecting and Charging the Muzen Wild Mini Speaker
The Muzen Wild Mini uses Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity. In my testing, the range was about 32.8 ft without connection problems.
Pairing was straightforward once I figured out the specific method (turn it on, then hold the power switch up or rotate clockwise for 3 seconds until the Bluetooth light flashes).
The charging port is located on the side, protected by a hinged door with a gasket for water protection. It charges super fast and can be charged via a wall adapter, computer, or in a car.
Muzen Wild Mini Speaker Sound Performance: Loud and Clear
For such a tiny speaker, the sound performance is truly surprising. It features a 4 ohm 5 watt loudspeaker*. This 5-watt speaker performs like a beast and produces a surprisingly big sound.
I was genuinely surprised by how loud it is for its size. It can throw sound a pretty far distance and easily fill an entire room. While Muzen claims it can go up to 70 dB, measurements in testing reached beyond 115 dB which is incredibly loud for its size.
The sound quality is clean, crisp, and powerful with good clarity. I liked the sound signature, the highs, mids, and lows are reproduced with clarity, and there is good separation.
The mids are rich and detailed, the lows have their own oomph, and the details in the highs are impressive. There’s a good balance between frequencies, with attention paid to accentuating the low end.
Regarding bass, it lacks deep low-end bass. However, it can still reproduce some low end, and I could hear thumping bass from bass guitars and kick drums. It might be lacking in the bass department, but the quality sounds good.
It also has low latency, which makes it enjoyable for watching videos. The speaker uses a rare earth magnetic speaker driver that is custom built and tuned to perfection by Muzen.
Durability and Water Resistance of the Muzen Wild Mini Speaker
As mentioned, the Muzen Wild Mini is built tough and designed to be super rugged. It can withstand drops and shocks and I feel comfortable throwing it in a bag without worrying too much.
It carries an ipx5 water resistance rating. This means I don’t have to worry about weather, simple splashes, or even getting caught in a light rain or even downpour. The waterproof certification provides peace of mind, especially for outdoor use.
Battery Life of the Muzen Wild Mini Speaker
The Muzen Wild Mini speaker is powered by a lithium ion battery with a voltage of 3.7 volts and 800 mAh capacity.
This provides up to 8 hours of playtime at moderate volume levels on a full charge, and I actually get more than that in testing. While the playtime may vary depending on connectivity, the connected device, and the volume level.
Muzen Wild Mini Speaker Portability in Real-Life Use
Given its size, the Muzen Wild Mini Speaker is super portable. It’s perfect for being outdoors, whether I’m heading to the fire pit, the pool, or using it for camping, hiking, or trekking through the wilderness.
I can easily carry it in my hand and take it with me anywhere, clip it to a backpack or belt loop, or strap it to my wrist. It travels easily, even passing through airport security as part of my equipment bag without issue.
It’s a great solution if I need a compact, small speaker that is super durable when I want to be outdoors.
Final Verdict: Is the Muzen Wild Mini Speaker Worth It?
My experience with the Muzen Wild Mini speaker has been overwhelmingly positive. I absolutely love this tiny speaker, and it truly was a surprise to me. I would say it’s one of the best sounding pocket sized speakers that I’ve ever tried, which is a real win.
Ultimately, the Muzen Wild Mini is not trying to be the best speaker in all of the land, but it succeeds well at its purpose of being fun, great sounding, and a rugged device that looks the part at an affordable price.
Despite the lack of deep bass and potential distortion at maximum volume on some tracks, its unique design, intuitive controls, surprising loudness, and impressive durability make it a fantastic option. It’s a great solution for anyone needing a compact, small, and super durable speaker for adventures and outdoor use.
I truly think it’s a unique and brilliant device that is pretty fantastic.
