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Creative Chrono Portable Splash-proof Bluetooth Speaker and FM Radio Clock Review

Audio/Speakers&Amps by stefan @ 2018-02-28

Chrono is a very affordable portable speaker from Creative which provides good audio quality and can be pretty loud, judging by its small footprint. We did really enjoy its vintage LED alarm clock appearance, the multitude of inputs it does support (Bluetooth, analog, microSDHC), but also comes with a FM module. The frontal display comes with large LED segments and its brightness can be adjusted on multiple levels. At medium sound level, from our tests, the speaker has lasted about seven hours, after which it did need a full recharge.

A Closer Look Part III

The unit is equipped with a microSDHC slot, a micro USB port but also an analog input jack:

The bottom area of the casing does feature four rubber feet, but also a central passive radiator in order to help with the lower frequencies:

Chrono presents itself with large clock fonts, while the notification icons can be spotted on the sides; as soon as the internal battery will finish the charging procedure, the small battery icon will appear:

The Bluetooth mode will show the usual icon on the left:

Thanks to the FM module, we can start listening to nearby stations; this process does also imply that we have used the Auto Tuning (or Manual Tuning) function for storing the respective channels:

After the FM channel has been selected, Chrono will revert back to clock mode:

The SD card mode will also display a small icon in the left side of the display:

By using the navigation buttons, we can jump from file to file or from the current directory to the next:

The Aux mode does allow the user to connect any analog audio source via cable for immediate playback:

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