ION Party Starter: A companion for little celebrations

● The ION Party Starter speaker features colourful LED party lights. ● The 3W speaker supports frequency from 20Hz- 20KHz. ● The lights synchronise with the music beats and fill the room with colour dots.

If you’re someone who prefers listening to music on the go without the hassles of sorting pesky wired earphones, then wireless Bluetooth speakers are the only solution. ION Audio’s Party is a portable speaker that additionally features colourful party lights to create an ambience of a discotheque.

Weighing just 190g, the ION comes with a full plastic build, resembling a larger D- size battery cylinder, albeit with a spherical lens on top. The lens has a diamondlike design with LED lights below it that helps create a light show synchronised with the beats of the track being played. Sadly, the build quality seems below average — drops and rough handling could damage it easily.

The Party Starter sports a 3W driver, which supports a frequency range of 20Hz – 20kHz. The claimed BT range on the speaker is 30ft — usual with most wireless speakers out there. A 500mAh lithium- ion battery keeps the speaker alive for up to 8 hours and can be topped up within 1.5 hours.

Although the ION is compact, in essence, it is a very basic wireless speaker. The audio quality or performance can at best be described as slightly above average.

The speaker is loud enough to be used for a small get- together, but the audio lacks enough bass and brings up distortion when you pump up the volume to its max.

Since the speaker is all about kickstarting a mini party, the light show is the main USP of this speaker. It surely does bring a party mood/ club ambience in your room when the lights are switched on. The lights synchronise with the music beats and fill the room with a few predefined colour dots or patches.

The ION speaker is primarily aimed towards users who are probably in their early teens, or those who live together in dormitories. At just ` 990, the ION Party Starter comes across as a reasonably fun package and is certainly recommendable for those looking for a tiny, moodchanging and budgetfriendly audio accessory.