{"id":925735,"date":"2026-10-12T19:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/925735\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T19:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:08:20","slug":"nothing-takes-on-jbl-and-bose-with-two-new-bluetooth-speakers-starting-at-just-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/925735\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing takes on JBL and Bose with two new Bluetooth speakers starting at just $59"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nothing’s now-not-so-sub-brand CMF is taking on the likes of JBL, Sonos, and Bose in the U.S., as the company has today introduced its first-ever portable Bluetooth speakers. <\/p>\n

The company has unveiled two models, called the CMF Speaker S and CMF Speaker M. The company says the new speakers bring CMF’s distinctive design language, balanced sound, durability, and easy connectivity to make everyday listening more convenient. <\/p>\n

The CMF speakers have a pretty interesting retro-inspired design, something that looks quite different from most portable Bluetooth speakers<\/a> we’ve seen lately. As expected, the Speaker S is the smaller, more portable option, while the Speaker M is designed to deliver a larger, more powerful audio experience.<\/p>\n

Both speakers come in four colors: White, Dark Grey, Orange, and Turquoise. And in typical CMF fashion, there’s plenty of customization here too. Both models feature swappable front panels and a physical control knob, and the company says users can even 3D-print their own designs for the speakers. <\/p>\n


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Coming to the specifications, the smaller Speaker S features a custom-tuned 45mm full-range driver alongside dual passive radiators, delivering up to 10W of output across a frequency range of 70Hz to 20kHz. The Speaker M takes things further with a dual-driver closed-box design, featuring a dedicated 25W woofer and a 10W tweeter for a total of 35W RMS output. It also offers a slightly wider frequency range of 60Hz to 20kHz. <\/p>\n

Both speakers also feature a hardware-level adaptive tuning algorithm that continuously analyzes audio playback and adjusts the EQ in real time. There’s also an Ultra Bass mode, which CMF says adds more controlled low-end output and a wider soundstage. <\/p>\n

As with portable speakers from other brands, you can pair two identical Speaker S or Speaker M units to achieve proper left-right stereo audio. There’s also Auracast support, which means you can synchronize playback across multiple compatible speakers. <\/p>\n

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Connectivity seems pretty well covered, too. Both models feature Bluetooth 6.0, NFC tap-to-pair, and Google Fast Pair for quicker setup. There’s also multipoint connectivity, allowing you to switch between devices like your Android phone and laptop, as well as support for low-latency audio over USB-C. <\/p>\n

In terms of battery life, CMF is promising up to 18 hours of playback at 50% volume with Ultra Bass enabled. The company also says a quick 10-minute charge should give you around an hour of listening time. <\/p>\n

The CMF Speaker S starts at $59, while the larger Speaker M is priced at $109. Nothing says both speakers are available to buy starting today through nothing.tech and other major online retailers.<\/p>\n


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Hear the world around you. All. The. Time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nothing’s now-not-so-sub-brand CMF is taking on the likes of JBL, Sonos, and Bose in the U.S., as the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":925736,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,105],"class_list":["post-925735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/925735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=925735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/925735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/925736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=925735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=925735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=925735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}