A:AnswerIt comes with a AC cord to charge and go or you can use while its charging. There is an optional docking station you can purchase to leave on a desk or shelf for quick charge mounting.
A:AnswerDifferences:
Onyx Studio - Black
Onyx Studio 2 - White/Gold and Black/Gold
Onyx Studio - No Built in Mic
Onyx Studio 2- Built in Mic
Onyx Studio - No 3.5mm aux port
Onyx Studio 2 - 3.5mm aux port
A:AnswerWhen the ONYX Studio 2 is charging with the power on, the power button will flash (1 sec interval), and would stop flashing when fully charged. Here are other Power LED indicators for the ONYX Studio 2:
White, Constant: On/Sleep mode without Bluetooth device connected.
White, Slow Flash: Standby mode.
White, Double Quick Flash: Lower battery alert (<15%) in Operational / Standby mode.
A:AnswerI would return it if you fully charged it. If I recall it says it takes about 6 hours to fully charge. I charged mine for 8 prior to going fully wireless just to give that lithium battery some good saturation. Ran for over 4 hours at 70% volume. I haven't timed it for an accurate number - claims are 5ish in the specs.
A:AnswerNo, you can only pair a device to (1) speaker at a time. HOWEVER, you can get a bluetooth receiver adapter and a 3.5mm splitter to connect (2) OS 2 speakers via auxillary input.
A:AnswerOn paper, 10 meters or 33 feet for class 2 bluetooth range. Bluetooth v3.0 sends up to 24Mbit/s making it stream very fast. My personal experience was roughly 40 feet.
A:AnswerBecause it was on sale for $149 on black Friday and it's well worth it. It's very convenient. I just carry it out to the pool patio, fire pit, garage while working, etc. Battery life is great and, of course, the sound quality is great, as you would expect from HK.
A:Answer4 speakers: 2 woofers and 2 tweeters. All 4 are in a single unit which looks like one big speaker, but Harmon Kardon have a web site with the specs.