Short answer: the Brane X for bass, the Vifa Helsinki for midrange and treble. The Brane X has the absolute deepest bass in this category, with boosted upper bass around 120Hz and rolled-off treble. The Helsinki is generally regarded as having the best midrange and treble of any battery-powered Bluetooth speaker, but it has no TWS pairing and needs a hacked Android-only app to enable the night mode it sounds good in.
Buy the Brane X new; the Vifa Helsinki is no longer sold new, so it only makes sense as a used find.
Water resistance is not close: the Brane X is rated at IP57 (brief submersion), well ahead of the Vifa Helsinki at no water resistance.
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Specifications Side By Side
| Brane X | Vifa Helsinki | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $549.00 | $449.00 Discontinued |
| Ranked | #4 of 120 in Large Size Portable Bluetooth Speakers | #1 of 120 in Large Size Portable Bluetooth Speakers |
| Aux Input | Yes | Yes |
| Aux Latency | 295ms default, 33ms with aux pass-through | - |
| Bass Extension (-10dB) | 31Hz | 48Hz |
| Battery Life | 12 hours (Manufacturer specified) | 8 hours (Manufacturer specified) |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth Codecs | aptX HD, aptX, AAC, SBC | aptX, SBC |
| IP Rating | IP57 | None |
| Bluetooth Latency | 100ms | - |
| Maximum SPL | 106dB (measured by Alan Ross Reviews) | - |
| Party Mode | Yes (Brane app, up to 8 speakers) | No |
| Power Input | AC Power brick | AC Power brick |
| Stereo | Yes | Partially (shared woofer) |
| Omnidirectional | No | No |
| TWS | Yes | No |
| Weight | 7.7 lbs (3.5 kg) | 3.1 lbs (1.4 kg) |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | - |
| App | Yes (Brane app) | No (official app is broken, 3rd party android app only) |
| Built-in Microphone | Yes | Yes |
| Voice Assistants | Amazon Alexa | - |
| EQ | Yes (5 band) | No |
| Power Bank | No | No |
| Dimensions | 9.3” x 7” x 6.1” (236 x 178 x 155 mm) | 6.1” x 8.3” x 2.8” (156 x 210 x 70 mm) |
| Drivers | 2x 2.5” midrange, 2x 0.75” tweeters + 6.5”x9” subwoofer | 2x 50mm fullrange, 2x 66mm woofers + 2x passive radiators |
| Frequency Response | 30Hz - 20kHz (Manufacturer specified) | 58Hz - 18kHz (Manufacturer specified) |
| Amplifier Power | 200W | 50W |
| Digital Aux Input | No | No |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| Strap | No | Yes (built-in strap) |
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