A Devialet for less? – The dB1 Doublebass [€299] from Singapore's UB+ does look it which can't be coincidence. This sonic Bluetooth sphere packs a 4½" two-way with silk-dome tweeter behind a port hole covered by flowery protector plus 5.2" passive radiators on each side. There's a 2'500mA battery on board and Bluetooth 5.3 which promises 20 hours of playback and the option to string together eight units. Power is 40+20W. Wired inputs are 3.5mm and USB-C which doubles as charger. There's an app with 3-band EQ, a metal remote and top rotary control. Multi-unit Bluetooth pairing covers true stereo and matrix modes. Included are three-section tripods for three different heights. The speaker attaches magnetically. For on-the-go fun, there's the leather strap on top. Rounding out the options are three different finishes so gloss white, black and grey. Whether for so little money this is mostly a plasticky exercise in derivative style is for actual owners to suss out. But it certainly looks the bomb – all 2.5kg and 185mm Ø of it.
