Fender X Teufel Rockster Air 2 Hi-End Bluetooth Event Speaker Review

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like music. And if you are having some people over, throw on some music and you have a party. With a Bluetooth speaker, you can have your music outdoors. Bluetooth speakers have also increased in size. So if you have a lot of people, you can have a lot of sound. One company that provides these speakers is Fender X Teufel. Up for review today is their large Bluetooth speaker, their Rockster Air 2.  MSRP is $599.

 

Features and specs:

Constant Directivity Waveguide helps the sound waves travel farther horizontally, meaning all listeners, whether they're standing to the left or way to the right will be able to enjoy clear trebles and amazingly crisp speech.

Built-in compression driver reaches tones as high as 22 kHz while providing particularly airy, detailed reproduction with excellent efficiency, keeping distortion to a minimum.

Midwoofer along with 32-bit DSP and class-D power amplifier provide particularly natural mid-tones almost on the level of a true 3-way system.

The ROCKSTER AIR 2's true hallmark is clear, tight, deep bass with no artificial overemphasis.

Huge bass reflex ports placed high on the unit minimize flow noise and keep grit and dust out.

XLR output         1

AUX       Yes

Stereo jack 6.3mm - in   1

XLR microphone input   1

Bluetooth           Yes

Bluetooth 5.0    Yes

Bluetooth AAC  Yes

Bluetooth aptX  Yes

USB C    Yes

Bluetooth aptX-HD         Yes

Guitar input       Yes

Android Yes

iOS        Yes

Microsoft           Yes

Battery life at medium volume   58 h

Battery type       Lithium iron phosphate

Power supply voltage     110 V

Powerbank        Yes

Standby-Function            Yes

DJ mixer              Yes

Total power output capacity (RMS)          80 W

Amplifier technology      Class D by Texas Instruments

Tweeter (number per enclosure)              1

Tweeter (material)          Polypropylene

Woofer (number per enclosure) 1

Woofer (material)           Paper

Frequency range             47 - 22000 Hz

Acoustic principle           2-way-system

Enclosure type  Bass reflex

Coverage area   80° (horizontal) x 40° (vertical), Constant Directivity radiation pattern

Tweeter (diameter)        1 in.

Bass driver (diameter)   10 in.

Width   12.7 in.

Height   23.2 in.

Depth   13.5 in.

Weight  31.2 lb.

 

The Fender X Teufel Rockstar Air 2 came in a standard brown box, with printed photos and specs. Unboxing the product showed a well-protected speaker held in place by custom molded Styrofoam. Materials used were mostly plastic with some metal. Quality of materials used, as well as fit and finish, was very good. Also included was the battery pack, power cord, guitar pic, and manual.

 

I love the design of the Fender Teufel Rockstar Air 2. It features a one-inch tweeter mounted in a wide wave guide for wide dispersion. And it also uses a large 10-inch woofer for deep bass and high output. For music it will work with Android, iOS, as well as Windows, with AAC, aptX, and aptX-HD music files. The 80-watt class D amp also provides plenty of power for high output.

 

The Fender X Teufel Rockstar Air 2 also has a lot of connectivity options. To bring music to your party, there is Bluetooth and an Aux input. For performers, there are inputs for both a microphone and guitar. It even has an XLR output. We just got back from Mardi Gras at New Orleans, and saw a lot of street performers. Some were a single person with a mic and guitar: others were a couple performers with singer, guitar and trombone/sax/trumpet player. The Air 2 would work great for performers, or to play music for parties.

 

If that wasn’t enough, the Fender X Teufel Rockstar Air 2 has some additional features. For more playback, if you need even more volume, you can link two Air 2’s together or up to 10 together with XLR cables. The battery is detachable. So while its 58hr run time is massive, you can have a second battery on-hand if needed. The battery can even act as a power bank. So you can connect your smartphone to the USB-C port and use it as a charger. It even has a DJ mixer and 32 bit DSP. And if it’s just a PA you need, this can easily do that too. It’s a great product with excellent features, let’s see how it performs.

 

Michael Jackson- Don’t Stop till you get enough: wood blocks had great woodiness to the tone with great resolution of the cowbell as well. Violins had very good smoothness and texture of the bows across the strings. Trumpets were really clean with excellent harmonics. Vocals also had great resolution of the texture of the timber. Snare drum was dynamic, bass drum was tight, deep and with tons of authority.

Pat Benatar- Heartbreaker: cymbal was crisp and clean, snare was really dynamic. Bass drum was also really dynamic, tight, with excellent punch playing with great authority. Guitar was nice and raw. And the vocals were special. She can really wail, and the resolution of the texture of her vocals came through in spades!

Rush- Tom Sawyer: vocals came out true and were smooth like honey with excellent resolution of the timbre. Guitar came out nice and loud without any coloration from how it should sound. And there was a feast provided by the drummer. Cymbals were crisp and clean, snare was dynamic, toms had excellent pitch definition of the midbass. And kick drum provided excellent kick that was both deep and played with a ton of authority!

Tiesto & Sevenn- Boom: this track is a smorgasbord of bass beats. Beats were multiple levels of tightness. The tight beats were a constant punch to the chest. The deeper beats resonated both my furniture and floor. It hit so hard, played so loud, but was so clean doing so. Wow!

 

I was extremely impressed with the sound quality of the Fender X Teufel Rockstar Air 2. It’s the biggest of their wireless Bluetooth speakers, and thanks to its German engineering that Teufel is known for, and classic Fender American design that their amps are used to, it rocked hard!! Michael Jackson’s Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, has a ton of instruments, yet they were resolved very well, with very good resolution. Pat Benatar showcased how well vocals can sound, while Rush showed off its midbass performance and great pitch definition. And for you bass heads, Teish & Sevenn with their Boom, showed that the Air 2 can seriously boom! The Fender X Teufel Rockstar Air 2 was aptly named. It rocks hard, and loves to play loud! And for a Bluetooth speaker, it even provided a great sized soundstage that could play both wide and deep.

 

The Fender X Teufel Rockstar Air 2 performed better than expected. It has an excellent design that allows use with multiple instruments, was easy to carry with built-in handles on both sides and on top to carry it. It plays loud and the wave guide worked well for projecting the tweeter. And bass heads will love its bass output. To make it even better, the battery is detachable so you can use extra battery packs for long jam sessions.

 

The Fender X Teufel Rockstar Air 2 proved to be an excellent product. It has some awesome features for multiple different uses. It’s made very well, to provide years of use. And with a MSRP of $599, it is also fairly priced. Based on its design, features, quality and performance, the Fender X Teufel Rockstar Air 2 has earned our Editor’s Choice Awards. For more info and complete specs, check out its website at www.us.teufelaudio.com.