Review: ACWorldwide Starwars Stormtrooper Bluetooth speaker

Now for a review of the Stormtrooper Bluetooth speakers from AC Worldwide which also offers a C3PO versions of its Star Wars Bluetooth speakers aswell. You can pick each one up at the likes of Amazon and from AC Worldwide for £149 each, but AC Worldwide recommends you buy them as a bundle for £250, as you can pair them up for a stereo experience.

The Stormtrooper speaker is a work of art in its own right, they’re a work of art. Just taking the speaker out of the box, got my heart pumping with giddiness, I had the feeling like a child again.

A closer look at the eye grill for the Stormtrooper

AC Worldwide has gone to painstaking lengths to design both products to be as authentic as possible, and it really shows.

With the Stormtrooper’s grilles and shiny white and black plastic it makes look like it came straight from the original Star Wars movies’ prop locker from the set.

Specifications

• Output Speakers: 3W x 2 – 32mm 4ᘯ
• Output Ported Subwoofer: 15W – 102mm 2.3ᘯ
• Frequency Response: 20HZ -20KHZ
• DC input: 9v, 2.5h
• Battery: 8.4V,2200mAh
• Battery time:  4-5 hours
• Battery Charge Time: 2-3 hours
• Bluetooth Version: CSR 4.0
• Hands Free phone answer.
• USB charger
• AUX
• NFC
• Bass +/-
• Mains multi plug adapter

Bluetooth profile  

• Bluetooth v 4.0
• HFP v1.6 wideband speech (HD voice ready)
• HSP v1.2
• A2DP v1.2
• AVRCP v1.4
• DI v1.3
• Support for smartphone

The Star Wars heads have been designed and produced using multiple moulded components: the Stormtrooper helmet for example has 48 different parts.

Sound is delivered through a 2.1-channel design, with two, 3W drivers behind the eyes and a downward-facing ported subwoofer on the bottom.

They also come with NFC (Near Field Communication) for instant pairing with compatible devices and double up as a hands-free speaker for taking phone calls.

To add a bit of fun and authenticity to the speakers, when a Bluetooth device is paired the characters will say either “I do believe they think I am some sort of God” for C3P0 or “Move along.” for the Stormtrooper.

AC Worldwide has obtained a license from Disney and, as a result, the speakers comes in a fully branded collectors box. With each speaker comes supplied with a carry case, cleaning cloth, auxiliary cable and power adaptor (with a USB slot on the back of the speaker you can plugin a USB to charger your phone if you need to).