THE EXOS-9

Measuring no less than 492mm in length, 197mm in width and 301mm in height the 5.8Kg heavy Exos-9 is larger than most battery powered speakers in the market today.

To have a better understanding about the size of the Exos-9 we placed it next to the Solemate MAX by Jabra.

The company logo is placed at the top center of the fascia right next to a LCD screen and the volume control knob.

Most of the fascia is made out of a grille behind which are the 5 powered drivers.

The touch panel is located at the top of the enclosure and includes a play/pause button, EQ selection/adjustment buttons and a LINK button for TWS (the NFC area is located just next to the panel).

Moving at the rear we find the rubber handle, bass reflex port, battery area, 3.5mm line-in port, USB charging port, firmware update micro SD port, power port and the on/off power button.

The bundled lithium-ion battery pack has a capacity of 2600mAh/57.7Wh.

Just like with laptop batteries the battery of the Exos-9 can be mounted with ease.

AIWA has placed two large rubber feet at the base of the Exos-9.

Here you can see the EQ LCD screen and top panel when in use.

Aiwa also makes available an IPX4 splash-resistant, dustproof and shockproof carrying bag for the Exos-9 along with an remote control via which you can lock the Bluetooth feature so other devices can’t connect to the speaker (unfortunately we were unable to get samples of those so the above pictures are marketing material).

Finally you can check for available firmware upgrades online just by entering the serial number of your Exos-9 (our sample came with the latest one).