NFC Bluetooth Portable Boom Box Speaker System

First let me say I very much dislike the term 'boombox', that term dates back to the 70's and conjures up images of 25 to 35 pound behemoths that sported enormous bass reflex satellite/integrated speakers that could NOT faithfully reproduce any bass response much under 100 to 200 hertz. The result was extremely 'boomy' bass with a very hollow/confined bass image. Even today, most of the so-called 'boomboxes' are horribly lacking in true bass imagery - and you don't need to be an audiophile to recognize this fact. I purchased the PBMSPG50 as a christmas gift for my sister because she needed a great sounding, powerful, easy to operate, fully portable device, with a host of input options. The Pyle G50 satisfies on all counts. In fact, we've received many compliments regarding the "great, accurate, and detailed sound quality of this device (especially given the relative light weight and small footprint). I have tested the audio quality on a wide variety of musical genres - all are faithfully reproduced by this little gem. Many of my sisters friends and associates have mentioned their amazement at how great this thing sounds, especially at the pricepoint, size and weight of it. All inputs, transport and volume controls, DSP functions etc etc operated flawlessly and were very responsive. In fact, at this pricepoint I was kind of pleasantly surprised at the quickness of overall control response. The only function I could not test was the NFC input functionality since I do not have an NFC-enabled smart phone/tablet currently. I love the idea of NFC tho. The G50 is used daily and is transported from point to point often and I have noticed no signs of impending failures or breakage. In fact this little beast appears overall to be an extremely solidly built unit. The carrying handle is stationary, rigid plastic and gives one the sense of a very solid integration into the unit. Very nicely done! Audio output is very accurate, (bass response is phenomenally deep for a unit this size - kudos Pyle!) and power is more than adequate for almost any typical usage. It is possible to USB-attach an MP3 player to the device using the USB 2.0 port - keep in mind that in this configuration, your MP3 players controls (volume/play/ff/rw/etc etc) will be nonfunctional while in the usb mode. In this configuration your MP3 player becomes only an external storage device and only the G50's transport etc controls will be active. The G50 however does charge the mp3 player while it's attached if the G50 is operating using it's AC adapter. Next, a couple of exceptions and observations: No the unit does not have a built-in CD player (may be an issue for some-not me), The DSP sound curve selections are, ok but I never did like the idea of DSP sound shaping. Pyle, please provide at least external rotary bass/midrange/treble controls - yes i will pay more to get them! I personally would prefer individual rotary bass/mid-bass/midrange and treble controls for true personalized audio shaping and contouring - especially in a device such as this with potentially incredible audio output quality. I was not able to find anywhere in the instruction manual where one could access subfolders via the SD or USB input ports. A quick response to my query to the Pyle tech staff indicated it is possible but not recommended since it would significantly slow the playback response time. To make this unit even better I would add a color touch-screen capability (they're very cheap to implement these days) of a sufficient size ao as to be really usable. This would make it significantly easier to navigate quickly to input and song/playlist selections and much more... Additionally, I added my own version of touchscreen functionality, enhanced sound shaping and Playlist/folder navigation etc etc, to this unit by simply applying a little industrial grade velcro to the back of the Street Vibe and back of one of my SanDisk MP3 players. I attach the Mp3 player directly to the unit using a very short 1/8 inch audio/headphone cable - thereby using the PG50 as an integrated external speaker system for my MP3 player. Int his configuration, the DSP/volume etc controls of the PG50 can be used, as can all the controls present on the MP3 player. Just remember that you should always pay close attention to volume level adjustment in this mode of operation. TIP: always set the volume of the MP3/Input device so that NO-CLIPPING/Distortion results (typically set the MP3 player at no more than 1/2 to 3/4 volume, then adjust GP50 volume to your preference - in this manner the MP3 player acts as a pre-amplifier to the GP50! Virtually any MP3 player/Smart Phone/Tablet etc etc with an 1/8in headphone-out jack can be used. Finally, congrats to Pyle for providing a truly remarkable portable unit at an attractive pricepoint. I will likely be purchasing another one of these soon.