Portable speakers fill a very specific gap in the audio market. You want portable music that you can share, so headphones won't do, and you want personal audio in a small room, like a study or bedroom, but your budget won't stretch to something bigger, and arguably better.Antec's SP1 certainly isn't alone in this space, with the Jambox, Jabra Solemate and Logitech Mini Boombox, to name a few, all about the same size, and offering the same level of sound.Compared to these other speakers, the SP1 is a little on the boring side aesthetically. Our review unit is in white with hints of red showing through the speaker grill, and though it is lightweight, it feels cheap and looks like it was designed by an product engineer rather than a thoughtful designer.In regards to the position of key features, like volume controls and power inputs, the SP1 mirrors its competition; with three buttons on the top of the unit and power down the right hand side.Identifying the power state of the unit is a matter of watching blinking white and red LEDs beneath the power switch. This is a bit tricky at first, with the flashing indicators for low power and pairing mode being basically the same, but it doesn't take long to get up to speed.There is also a 3.5mm auxiliary input socket for connecting to devices over a wired connection.For all other connections, the SP1 relies on Bluetooth for pairing with mobile music players, like smartphones. This is a smart play by Antec as it doesn't single out
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