At first we would like to thank Razer for offering us samples of their Leviathan Mini Speaker for testing and reviewing.

 

About Razer:

"Razer is more than just the world's leading brand in gaming.

We were founded in 1998 in San Diego, California by our CEO Min-Liang Tan and our President Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff in a tiny shared office with a couple other gamers. We have grown today to hundreds of employees worldwide with offices in seven cities, including San Francisco, Hamburg, Seoul, Shanghai and Singapore.

Our vision from the very beginning was to be the world's greatest gaming brand and we've set out to achieve that by designing the best gaming products that any gamer has ever seen.

We believe that truly great products are based on technology, designed with extensive human factors and user ergonomic studies and then tested by the top professional gamers. In simpler terms, our own world class scientists and engineers develop cutting edge technology in-house or with partners, design phenomenal products around core technologies – and test the hell out of them in the field with our pro-gamers before we launch them.

We are the only gaming hardware company in the world with dedicated gaming user interface research and development labs, and our technology and designs are incubated in three dedicated design centers located in facilities in California, Singapore and Shenzhen. No other company boasts of technology like we do – because we're the only guys who have what it takes under the hood.

We tell it like it is: some can pretend to co-develop products with professional gamers, but gamers don't develop technology: scientists and engineers do (and ours just happen to be gamers as well).

We develop and design our products in our own labs and then put them to the test with top professional gamers who use them in pro-level tournaments and then provide us with feedback. Then we iterate on the product, refining it with the feedback – over and over and over again. That's how it's done, that's how a Razer product is built from ground up. No marketing BS and no hype.

We pioneered the eSports movement with the world's first $100K tournament back in 2000 and we have continued to give back to the community by sponsoring top eSports athletes who give back to Razer by beta-testing our products. We remain one of the largest sponsors of eSports community sponsoring top global eSports teams worldwide.

The people that work here at Razer are gamers just like you – some amateur, some ex-professional gamers, some just play for fun, just ask our CEO who will lay the smack down on you in Quake Live or our President, who has over ten level 80's on his local server. Hell, he will even take you on a raid in the middle of the work day.

We are the same gamers who are told by the suits that we need adult supervision and we need a professional CEO or management team – and we're the same gamers who tell the suits exactly where to shove it because we like doing what we do – and we do it on our own terms.

We hope our passion for gaming speaks to you like it does to us, through our products and we hope you enjoy the competitive edge we bring to your game."

Product Features:

 

Powerful lows and crystal clear highs in an ultra-portable speaker

 

Tuned to deliver crystal clear yet powerful sound, the Razer Leviathan Mini surpasses the competition in its music reproduction capabilities. The extremely sensitive dual drivers effortlessly reproduce your favorite tracks, so you’ll be able to enjoy those songs in the way the artist intended you to. All within its ultra-portable body.

 

Bluetooth with aptX® technology for high-fidelity wireless music streaming

 

The Razer Leviathan Mini seamlessly connects to your Bluetooth devices via Bluetooth v4.0 with the award winning aptX® technology for impressive CD-like audio quality. With a connectivity range of up to 30 feet, you can enjoy your music without the hassle of wires. The Razer Leviathan Mini also remembers your last paired device, allowing you to instantly connect with a single tap of a button. The built-in NFC technology allows for ultra-fast pairing.

 

Up to 10 hours of battery life for non-stop entertainment anywhere

 

Maximizing your entertainment time on one single charge, the Razer Leviathan Mini provides you with an impressive battery life of up to 10 hours of non-stop playback, so you never have to worry about unexpected interruptions or charging on the go.

 

Combo Play for a true wireless stereo sound stage

 

Discover new listening possibilities with the built-in wireless technology when you pair two Razer Leviathan Mini units together via Combo Play. Amplify your sound stage as you broadcast your playlist from a pair of these Bluetooth speakers, or use them in stereo mode to enjoy a true wireless stereo experience.

 

Enhanced Microphone with Clear Voice Capture Technology

 

The Razer Leviathan Mini is equipped with an enhanced microphone with Clear Voice Capture Technology® giving you advanced audio enhancements and noise suppression for the best possible speakerphone call quality via your Bluetooth mobile devices.

 

Compact design and included carrying case for extra portability

 

Sleek and compact in design, the Razer Leviathan Mini is made to be incredibly portable, so you’ll always have great audio entertainment wherever you go. The custom carrying case fits the Bluetooth speaker perfectly, protecting it from any bumps and scratches you may encounter while travelling.

 

 

Product Specifications:

 

Dimensions : 54 mm / 2.12” (L) x 185 mm / 3.34” (W) x 55 mm / 2.16” (H)

Weight : 550 g / 1.21 lbs

 

Battery

 

Battery type : 2600 mAH rechargeable Lithium-ion battery

Battery life : Up to 10 hours

Charge time : 4 hours

 

Range

 

Bluetooth wireless range : 10 m / 30 ft

Combo Play wireless range : 4 m / 13 ft

 

Speakers

 

Total power output : 24 W (12 W x 2)

Frequency response rate : 50 Hz -20 KHz

Drivers : 2 x 45 mm / 1.77” neodymium magnets

Passive Radiators: 2 x 40 mm / 1.57” x 70 mm / 2.75”

Impedance : 4 Ω

 

Microphone

 

Omnidirectional microphone with Clear Voice Capture Technology

Size : 4mm / 0.15”

 

Connection methods

 

Audio

Devices that supports Bluetooth® wireless audio profile [Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)]

3.5 mm audio jack

 

Calls

Devices that support Bluetooth® Hands-Free Profile (HFP1.5)

 

We are here in the test labs with another Bluetooth speaker product, but this time coming from the well-known Razer company. Their previous sound bar has been redesigned in order to be more portable and now it features 54 mm x 185 mm x 55 mm (L/W/H) dimensions; we can take the product outside at picnics, terraces but can enjoy the bass-filled sound indoors too. The Leviathan Mini is shipped inside a Razer-themed cardboard enclosure as expected and on the top area we will get to see logos of the supported technologies:

 

 

 

In the frontal area though, Razer shows a photo of the speaker along with its main highlights and some of the compatible devices:

 

 

 

Besides a more detailed product description, on the back side of the box we will find out that it is perfectly compatible with Android, do sport NFC technology, but can also work in a true wireless stereo mode via combo play:

 

 

 

The product main features are explained in more detail on the laterals:

 

 

 

 

On the bottom area, Razer also includes the technical specifications along with the package contents list:

 

 

 

After lifting the top cover, we will find the main product, which is kept secure thanks to a transparent plastic layer:

 

 

 

If we remove it, we will get to see the documentation sitting underneath:

 

 

 

 

With each Razer product we do also receive a set of nice case stickers:

 

 

 

Min-Liang Tan, the Razer CEO is giving us a run-down of benefits when joining the Razer club:

 

 

 

The Installation Guide will describe the components of each hardware piece included in the box, but also let us know how to proceed in order to operate the portable speaker:

 

 

 

The product bundle is located in the lowest box layer:

 

 

 

 

The supplied USB power adapter is pretty compact and ingenious. It is basically an US-layout one which can be converted to other regions right away via the supplied adapters:

 

 

 

 

 

The adapter was manufactured by Kuantech Co. Ltd. for Razer and is able to supply on the output 5V at 2.5A:

 

 

 

With the package we will also receive a gold-plated stereo cable:

 

 

 

A small Razer-branded carry bag is not missing from the offered bundle:

 

 

 

 

The all-black color theme of the Leviathan Mini makes it fit with most color schemes around it; the build quality is top notch and on the top area we’ve got the Volume +/- buttons, but also a circular, LED-lit button for Mute but also for pairing two devices in Stereo mode (Combo Play), can control playback and assists during calls:

 

 

 

The Leviathan mini features metallic grills on both front and back, and houses two 12W speakers with a frequency response between 20 Hz and 20 KHz, while the passive radiators are meant to enhance low frequencies. A cool silver Razer logo is placed right in the middle:

 

 

 

 

The NFC-enabled device permits easy Bluetooth pairing by just starting the Leviathan Mini pairing mode and touching the speaker (left side) with the other NFC audio source:

 

 

 

The right side of the speaker does come with more interfaces; here we do have the Power On/Off button which does light up green while the device is operating and red during battery recharge. A 3.5mm analog jack but also one USB port can be also found here, along with a microphone port:

 

 

 

A secondary microphone port can be spotted on the top of the portable speaker:

 

 

 

A large rubber foot can be observed on the bottom area of the Leviathan Mini, along with the product serial number and the power rating:

 

 

 

Right after we have fully charged the portable speaker, the Power indicator has become green and we started testing right away. First we have connected the Leviathan Mini with an older, Bluetooth 2.0 dongle on USB while the operating system of our machine was Windows 10; during pairing mode, the speaker does emit a cool sound resembling a submarine sonar as we have seen in movies and will only stop after the product completes pairing. After switching the audio source to the Razer Leviathan Mini, we have run some YouTube music clips, a couple of TV shows (Sons of Anarchy, Dark Matter) and found out that the device is fine-tuned for bass, being able to deliver quite a bit of boom without distortion even at higher volume levels. If we would like to have the output frequencies more balanced, then we will need to work a bit with the equalizer settings of the device (if applicable). During normal use, the device lasted in our tests about nine hours, so very close to the Razer rating of ten hours.

 

Since we have seen that the range while using the Bluetooth 2.0 adapter was a bit small, we have purchased a Bluetooth LE 4.0 USB dongle; while the pairing procedure has remained the same, we could place the speaker half a meter farther than with the older dongle. The range is variable depending on the devices you have nearby, because electronics produce interferences. Since we have been provided with not one but two Leviathan Mini speakers, we were able to try out the advertised Combo Play feature; this mode does permit paring between the two speakers for a more immersive wireless stereo experience. In order to perform this task, we first need to have the first speaker on, pair it with the sound source, then keep the round button on top pressed until it blinks white; the secondary speaker must be turned on too afterwards and we must press the same top circular button until it blinks white. The rest of the procedure will be carried out by the speakers themselves and when pairing is completed, the top circular buttons will remain lit in white color. While this mode seemed alright at first while listening to music thanks to online radio services, when we have started up a YouTube clip we have seen that the video and audio were out of sync; we have tried a lot of things to remedy the situation like switching between the Bluetooth USB dongles, connecting the speakers to two different smartphones, connecting the system to the Dell Venue 11 Pro 7140 but at all times the out-of-sync issue was there. While having only one speaker connected without the Combo Play feature, everything was operating smoothly.

 

The Leviathan Mini is easy to carry around because of its size and for added value Razer has also included a carry pouch; this bundle component will keep dust away from the speaker when not used but it will also protect it against scratches during travel.

 

The price of the Leviathan Mini does not make it too affordable for the mainstream crowd; to be more exact, it can be found online for about 159 Euros.

 

Razer Leviathan Mini Speaker is Recommended For:

 

 

 

We would like to thank again to Razer for making this review possible!