Looking for new Bluetooth Speaker. Which one under £100?
Discussion
As above,
I need a new one after ours went on the blink. I have had it five years and its been excellent and was only £80 then and is now £53 here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Supertooth-Portable-Blueto...
I wanted something different but cannot find anything under £100 that gives 28 watts of sound, the sound is excellent. All the newer ones seem less powerful and don't have much bass.
Do I just stick with what I know and replace it with the same model? Battery has died and also it struggles to pair now but after 5 years I have no complaints for that price.
Any others come close for the money? I have looked at jawbone, miniboom etc but all say not bassy enough etc.
I need a new one after ours went on the blink. I have had it five years and its been excellent and was only £80 then and is now £53 here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Supertooth-Portable-Blueto...
I wanted something different but cannot find anything under £100 that gives 28 watts of sound, the sound is excellent. All the newer ones seem less powerful and don't have much bass.
Do I just stick with what I know and replace it with the same model? Battery has died and also it struggles to pair now but after 5 years I have no complaints for that price.
Any others come close for the money? I have looked at jawbone, miniboom etc but all say not bassy enough etc.
I don't know how it compares to the one you had but I had a recommendation from a mate for Audio Dynamix portable speakers from Amazon http://adx.uk.com/
I've not actually bought anything yet but I've come close to buying a Pulse or Atom a few times.
I've not actually bought anything yet but I've come close to buying a Pulse or Atom a few times.
menguin said:
Ignore wattage. Buy BOSE Soundlink mini. Fantastic piece of kit - go and have a listen in Dixons/wherever and you'll buy it. Probably around £120 but well worth the extra.
+1I just stayed in a hotel that had one in the room, I was all like "what's this overpriced Bose trash?". Switched it on - holy sheet.
Stretch your budget
JimbobVFR said:
I don't know how it compares to the one you had but I had a recommendation from a mate for Audio Dynamix portable speakers from Amazon http://adx.uk.com/
I've not actually bought anything yet but I've come close to buying a Pulse or Atom a few times.
Thanks all. I have gone for this one in the end. I've not actually bought anything yet but I've come close to buying a Pulse or Atom a few times.
http://adx.uk.com/product/pulse-xb-red/
The normal model gets a fantastic write up and reviews on Amazon and the new extra-base model doesn't come out till next week so at £60 seems like a bargain will let you know if it's as good as it sounds
The Flip 2 is brilliant for its size and price (mine is playing on my desk as I write this) but I bought it for solo trips and relatively low-volume use in hotel rooms. I took it on holiday last summer and found it struggled a bit to make itself in the bigger space of a rented house. It loses its composure when competing with kitchen noises.
I rejected the Soundlink Mini for my purposes because it was too big for my travel kit and requires its own charger instead of a USB. But those things don't matter if it's staying at home, and it's a bigger, more capable speaker than the Flip 2. Like others here, I'm a Bose-sceptic but I was pleasantly surprised by the Mini.
One to avoid is anything from the Pure Jongo system. It's trying to be Sonos on the cheap - and it claims to be able to synchronise a Bluetooth input to one with any other Jongo on the network. But it uses the ordinary house wifi for connection and has none of the solidity of the independent Sonos mesh. The idea is appealing but it's woefully under-developed.
I rejected the Soundlink Mini for my purposes because it was too big for my travel kit and requires its own charger instead of a USB. But those things don't matter if it's staying at home, and it's a bigger, more capable speaker than the Flip 2. Like others here, I'm a Bose-sceptic but I was pleasantly surprised by the Mini.
One to avoid is anything from the Pure Jongo system. It's trying to be Sonos on the cheap - and it claims to be able to synchronise a Bluetooth input to one with any other Jongo on the network. But it uses the ordinary house wifi for connection and has none of the solidity of the independent Sonos mesh. The idea is appealing but it's woefully under-developed.
Frybywire said:
Another vote for a minirig!Don't be fooled into thinking more watts = better. It doesnt. It's not even a measure of loudness, just power. On top of that, it's completely meaningless as a power measurement, as companies pretty much just slap a made up number on, rather than any genuine power rating.
NiceCupOfTea said:
Ultimate Ears Boom - my wife uses one for backing tracks while teaching a class full of kids playing instruments.
Anyone tried the ue boom mini? Some reviews rate it better then the bose and it's a fair bit cheaper? Tempted by one for occasional use out in the garden.Gassing Station | Home Cinema & Hi-Fi | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff