As the smallest design in Bluesound’s eco system, this updated smart speaker has plenty going for it to impress Ed Selley
Designed to operate either on its own or as a stereo pair, the Pulse Flex 2i is the smallest member of Bluesound’s speaker range and the recent 2i update sees support added for Amazon Alexa and Apple Home integration (but not Google Assistant).
The relatively small and sealed chassis is fitted with a 102mm mid/ bass driver partnered with a 25mm tweeter to deliver a claimed frequency range of 45Hz to 20kHz and driven by an onboard amplifier claiming 25W total power output. The hardware is backed up by a useful spread of facilities and although the Flex 2i doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of some of the larger speakers further up the range and sports Bluetooth version 4.1 rather than 5.0, it offers a combined optical and 3.5mm analogue jack input and 3.5mm headphone out.
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