After receiving my Grande speaker and waiting on the weekend to really test it out, I first listened to some music at a very low volume and noticed the amount of base in it. As I sat around a fire, smoked a cigar and had a few cold beverages I then started turning up the volume. I then took the speaker 20 yards from where I had my chair and I proceeded to turn the volume up as loud as it would go and I was really blown away with the clarity and sound of the music. I love this speaker so much that I carry it to all the crawfish boils, fish cookout and gatherings of people so I know it will be the best sounding speaker there.