The Devialet Mania is a compact high-end portable speaker that offers great sound quality, a stylish design, and a variety of features that make it a great choice for anyone looking for a top-of-the-line portable audio experience.
One of the things that sets the Devialet Mania apart from other portable speakers of the same size is its sound quality. The speaker is equipped with six drivers, including four full-range drivers and two woofers, which deliver a wide range of frequencies with surprising clarity and detail. The bass is deep enough to be noticed, the mids are smooth and balanced, and the highs are clear. I’ve listened to many different types of music, from rock to hip hop to Caribbean and classical music and they all sounded amazing.
In addition to its great sound quality, the Mania also has a stylish and modern design. The speaker is available in two colors; I have the deep black, and it features a durable woven fabric exterior that is both elegant and practical. This speaker is also splash-resistant, so you can use it outdoors without worrying about it getting wet.
The speaker is packed with features that make it a great choice as a portable speaker. It supports both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, so you can stream music from your favorite devices. It also supports Spotify Connect, Apple AirPlay. The setup was easy using the app. It also has built-in Amazon Alexa, so you can control the speaker with your voice. The built-in battery provides up to 10 hours of playback according to Devialet. I never had a chance to test it for 10 hours to verify those claims; however, I’ve played music and listened to podcasts on several occasions for about 2 hours at a time at 50% volume and the battery held good, losing a little over 20% of its charge. One issue I’ve noticed with the battery is that it stops charging at 75% for some reason. I’m not sure why but it hasn’t been a hindrance up to now since I don’t take it outdoors where there is no power.
Overall, the Devialet Mania is an excellent portable speaker that offers remarkable sound quality, a sophisticated design, and a variety of features that make it perfect for both indoor and outdoor use. If you’re looking for a portable speaker that will impress you despite its compact size, the Mania is definitely worth considering.

This speaker reminds me of a kettle ball kinda funny. This is a small but very powerful speaker it is also heavy. I really like the shape of it easy pick up and go. This speaker last for 10hrs so they say i have had it for a week and it didn’t last so long i don’t know if it had something to do with the volume i was playing it at or that i had a lot of song with bass. I really like the sound of this it does fill the room up with a great full sound it does have a great bass sound to it. I did try the mic mode when i put it up against the wall i really couldn’t tell if it really did change as much as they say it does but that my just be my hearing.
I like the button lay out each side has 3 soft feel buttons easy to remember. It has a battery display on one side of the speaker. This does have an app to use you can change the EQ on it but only has LOW and HIGH and 3 other sounds you can change to. The app doesn’t do all that much it will tell you the battery life what station you want to hear your music from it doesn’t have all of them. It does come with ALEXA witch i don’t use so i didn’t try that part out. They do have some light on the speaker 1 on each side one lights up red and the other white the white one is by the power button. The red one is on the opposite side and i looked in the manual to see what it means and it didn’t say the manual really doesn’t tell you much at all. It does say to hold the power button on for 3 seconds to turn on i have to press it for 20 to get it to turn on. When it turns on it makes a noisy but longer than 3sec.
So far i like the sound
Don’t care for the power on
App is just OK you can turn it off with the app but not on and it doesn’t seem to always find it you have to go to your Bluetooth setting to connect to it.
This is heavy so you wont want to carry this around.
Battery isn’t as good as they say or it’s just loud bass brings it down.
I have to say the packaging was very good and you get a carry bag with it.
Overall a good speaker but a heavy price to pay for it.

Devialet, a French company, is well-known for their audio components. They have not disappointed with this compact bluetooth (BT) speaker – the Mania. The box includes the speaker, USBC-to-USBC charging cable, wall charger (2 pieces slide/snap together), a carrying bag, and quick user guide/paperwork. The speaker comes with a manufacturer’s 2-year warranty.
BUTTON LAYOUT:
You can have this unit facing left/right or front/rear. If you have the woofers facing left/right, then the controls will be front & back. Using that position with the charging port on the BACK (that would be common if plugged in), this is how the buttons are positioned:
Front:
1. Pause/Play 2. Vol+ 3. Vol-
Back:
1. Power 2. Bluetooth (BT) 3. Battery meter button 4. Mic on/off 5. USB-C charging port
For my use, I connected to a Samsung Galaxy S23+ and also Wi-Fi. I did not use Apple interface.
PROS:
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* The unit is incredibly well-built and feels solid. The style is evident with a strong rubber-like handle and “felt” cover with chrome accents.
The buttons are durable and easy to press.
* All lights are stealth, built into the rubber handle – they shine through the handle itself. There are no LEDs visible when the lights are off.
* The sound, considering its size, is pretty astounding. Put next to other comparable brands, and this unit performs as well as the others if not better. It’s more of a “complete” and balanced sound rather than one that has a ton of bass or a lot of treble. You can adjust the EQ settings to have more bass or highs; however, in either case, the sound simply does not distort hardly at all and is crystal clear.
* The speaker comes with a carrying bag that has a string tie at the top to cinch it closed. This is a nice touch though for the money and brand, a hard case would have been better in order to protect the woofers better.
* A hard case does not come with the unit as stated previously; however, one can be purchased from the Devialet store.
* The BT has good range. I found distances of 30-40 feet before the speaker would eventually start to cut out.
* Connecting to wifi was easy during setup, and continuing to use Spotify was easy. In the Devialet app, you choose whether you want to use wifi or BT. The advantage of using wifi is that the device you’re connected to doesn’t have to remain in BT range to work.
* There is a quality rubber surface on the bottom of the unit to keep it stationary when playing (so it won’t vibrate off the area where it is placed.
CONS:
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* The buttons should have some contrast showing the markings to make it easier to see what each button does. Instead, cutouts are used instead which can be a bit difficult to see.
* The battery meter button and battery lights are on opposite sides of the unit. The battery button is located below the BT button on one side, and up to 4 green lights show on the opposite side, under the Vol- button the battery power remaining. The battery lights should be on the same side (under the battery button) to see it easily.
* The app only offers Treble/Bass equalizer (see screenshot) and limited information on the play screen. The song space has very little room and has to scroll left (when playing on Spotify/Pandora/etc). I would like to see an app update which can show the artist and song name a bit easier and larger on the screen. I don’t believe 3/4 of the screen is needed to to turn up the volume, pause/play, and track back/forward. Seems there is a lot of wasted screen here that could display the song better.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS:
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* Most people will likely only able to get 2 fingers (max) into the carrying handle.
* I was unable to test the battery longevity. This will depend on how loud you play it and how much bass the songs have. The harder it hits, the shorter the life span before having to recharge. When I got the speaker, it was at 22%. It was charged up to 100% in less than an hour on my charger.
* When connecting via BT, it does have an audio chime indicator that it was either connected or disconnected. I did not see a way to disable this feature, so keep this in mind if turning on in a quiet room.
* There is a contact charging platform that can be purchased instead of using a USB-C cable to charge. This might be worth buying if you have such an aesthetic need.
CONCLUSION:
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Overall, I’m very impressed with the sound of the Devialet Mania BT speaker. It’s very balanced and clear and doesn’t distort like some other BT speakers at high volumes. There are some other minor features in the app that some users might like; however, nothing major to speak of for me. The biggest plus on the app side is the ability to switch from BT to wifi if needed. Users will just have to remember which side the buttons are on since they aren’t very visible in low light. The easy way for me was to know that the power button was also on the mic & power cable side (which IS more visible). So the volume and play controls are on the opposite side. If Devialet can update the app to have a better EQ on the app, that would be most helpful – otherwise, you may have to use the advanced EQ sound settings on your device if those settings are available. I like the speaker a lot and would still give it a high rating. Great job, Devialet.