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Customer reviews for ION Audio Tailgater TD Rugged Bluetooth Speaker for
ION Audio Tailgater TD Rugged Bluetooth Speaker
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Oct 5, 2025
DannyUSA
5 out of 5 stars review

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Good sound, great battery life

Good crisp sound, decent bass, I got about 9 hour use of the full charge battery when used as Bluetooth speaker at 95 percent volume. Radio reception could be better, it works fine when within few miles of broadcasting tower otherwise this unit really needs an external antenna upgrade. All in all good unit, I do recommend.

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Jul 13, 2025
Happy mama
5 out of 5 stars review

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Great speaker that packs a punch!

Awesome speaker that packs a punch! The size is perfect for our back yard and sound is great. Battery life has been awesome too. I don’t think I’ve had to charge it since I bought it several weeks ago and we use it all the time.

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Sep 20, 2025
Jbil
5 out of 5 stars review

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Great blue tooth speaker

Bought this for my long 11 hr drive to listen to music since my radio not working in my van. It worked great. The battery never died.the app was handy to use. Was great purchase.

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Jul 6, 2025
FL
5 out of 5 stars review

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The Little Rocker with the BIG sound!

This little portable boom box is the little brither to the full size Block Rocker. They packed the full bass sound into a mini box. I LOVE IT! Its light weight and easy to carry makes it perfect for the park or beach. It actually fell out of my trunk when the tailgate lifted and i was afraid ut was broken. Nope, turned on and still rockin'. Love this little speaker with the big sound.

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Aug 11, 2025
Outdoors
5 out of 5 stars review

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Great sound

Good sound for a small speaker. The bass and treble and the midrange and easy adjustable. Bought the speaker for the FM radio. It's a handy speaker especially when you go out on a party or drive in theater movie. Kicks out a good sound and plays for hours.

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Jan 13, 2026
tmkallen
5 out of 5 stars review

Verified Purchase

Powerful little boom box!

I bought this for my husband to use while sitting outside on our patio. This bluetooth speaker was easy to set up and connect to our phones and performs better than we expected. The flashing lights sequence can be be changed and it creates a really nice ambiance at night. Highly recommend!

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Mar 10, 2025
Just_me
5 out of 5 stars review

Great sound and ready to get a second.

I was really surprise about the size and how loud it is. This will be perfect for use with my outdoor theater setup, especially after I get a second one, since its water resistant. You can link two together via the app to create a stereo-like sound. The app works good too and allows you to change the colors, adjust volume, equalizer, and source. The built in radio function is a bonus if you don't want to play anything via bluetooth. You can search and save channels in the app, too. The speaker feels very solid and sounds great. Looking forward to buying a second one.

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Mar 18, 2025
Jennifer D
5 out of 5 stars review

Easy to use, lightweight!

Pretty cool Little speaker! I was concerned with the overall size due to the size of the box it shipped in but it’s a great, portable size. A soft carrying handle and lightweight overall. Sound is clear, lights are cool! I’ll need to explore it a little more but it’s a keeper!

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Jul 6, 2025
SM
3 out of 5 stars review

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Not for softball/baseball games

I have an ion block rocker that we use for walk up songs at softball tournaments and I wanted something smaller. I tested this inside the warehouse and the sound was almost equal to my larger speaker, but on the field the sound was distant. Our players didn’t even know we were playing their walk up songs. The speaker is nice, the sounds just doesn’t carry as I expected for an outdoor speaker.

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Apr 12, 2026
The Immigrant
1 out of 5 stars review

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ION tailgate

My ION Wave Rider X is louder than this one, I bought it expecting that this would be better. I’m so disappointed, I returned it and got my money back.

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reply from inMusic Support

Thanks for taking the time to provide this feedback, and we're very sorry the Tailgater TD did not meet your needs. Audio output is dependent on a few steps in gain stating from your device volume, speaker input volume, and speaker output volume. If you think an ION speaker you own is not outputting to its fullest potential, feel free to get in touch with our support team for one-to-one troubleshooting via the following link: https://support.ionaudio.com/en/support/home