reasonable bluetooth speaker with long charge?

reasonable bluetooth speaker with long charge?

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anonymous-user

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54 months

Wednesday 12th July 2017
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gregs656

10,877 posts

181 months

Wednesday 12th July 2017
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I have a UE Boom 2 which is rugged (water proof) so might fit the bill.

Battery life is around 12 hours.


benz0

339 posts

133 months

Wednesday 12th July 2017
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Minirig

AREA

497 posts

225 months

Thursday 13th July 2017
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Beoplay A1 or A2 active. 24 hour battery and A1 is pretty rugged.

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

54 months

Thursday 13th July 2017
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Anker do some reasonable budget options

eg

£55 water resistant 12hr battery 20w

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-SoundCore-Bluetooth...

£27 4w tiny, 12-20hr battery.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Portable-Wireless-B...

Worth adding one of these if they are usb powered anyway
£30


https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Cell-Phone-Portable-Pow...

5harp3y

1,942 posts

199 months

Monday 17th July 2017
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Sony SRS-X1

i use mine as a radio in the office, 9 hours a day at least, charge every few days

great sound, really compact, loud enough for outside use

its about the size of a tennis ball

schmunk

4,399 posts

125 months

Monday 17th July 2017
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5harp3y said:
Sony SRS-X1

i use mine as a radio in the office, 9 hours a day at least, charge every few days

great sound, really compact, loud enough for outside use

its about the size of a tennis ball
I have a SRS-X3 - old version, now superseded at least a couple of times, but still essentially the same tech (I believe). It was about £60 and to me (and reviewers) as good as the £160 BOSE 'reference' mini speaker (whose name presently escapes me).

The SRS-XB2 / XB3 appears to be the current version.

benz0

339 posts

133 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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don't do it man, get a minirig. they're built really tough, the battery lasts ages (up to 50 hours - no need to recharge on a long camping trip) , they're made in the UK by proper soundsystem enthusiasts (it was a start up project from scratch by a guy on Speakerplans forum, and they are universally praised by all that hear them

plus you can daisy chain them together if you have more than one, and they also make a sub for it now.



https://www.amazon.com/Minirig-Bluetooth-Speaker-B...

benz0

339 posts

133 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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don't do it man, get a minirig. they're built really tough, the battery lasts ages (up to 50 hours - no need to recharge on a long camping trip) , they're made in the UK by proper soundsystem enthusiasts (it was a start up project from scratch by a guy on Speakerplans forum, and they are universally praised by all that hear them

plus you can daisy chain them together if you have more than one, and they also make a sub for it now.



https://www.amazon.com/Minirig-Bluetooth-Speaker-B...

TheGuru

744 posts

101 months

Friday 18th August 2017
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The problem with the JBL are the exposed woofers on each side, can't imagine they are that durable.

UE seemed ok, but the Bose and the B&O sound the best to my ears