a portable speakers recommendation thread

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was fucking around w/ this thing at the apple store

http://mocoloco.com/assets_c/2010/11/jawbone_jambox_speaker_phone-thumb-525xauto-18771.jpg

and, uh, holy shit

unfortunately i can't really defend dropping $200 on portable speakers at the moment (#wearethe99percent and what not)

so before i go trolling tech blogs and what not, are there any recommendations for portable (non-wifi, if that matters) speakers for under $100 or so?

yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 10 October 2011 23:57 (thirteen years ago)

I really like my JBL 200iD - about USD $120 but it's been around a few years so you can find good used ones for half that. Great sound from a small, lightweight speaker that can easily be carried around (though it doesn't run on batteries). Has an iPod/iPhone dock on top and a 3.5mm input in back, plus a remote control.
http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/32959193-2-440-OVR-1.gif

Everything else is secondary (Lee626), Tuesday, 11 October 2011 01:14 (thirteen years ago)

i tested the one above but i prefer the jbl OnStage, which i own and love:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/414ImSgePlL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

it's got great sound for the price and is lightweight and small enough to carry around easily. kinda the standard issue speaker for backpacker types, mostly due to word of mouth recommendations i think. also it's well under $100

what's the one pictured at top?

messiahwannabe, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 08:56 (thirteen years ago)

one year passes...

what is good w/these
the baseline, like the baseline of all things one hopes to encounter in life, is "it has to sound better than laptop speakers", & the ceiling is that it could yeah not be too crazy expensive.

absurdly pro-D (schlump), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 20:43 (twelve years ago)

Minirigs.co.uk - brilliant, the best for the price by far

make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 21:20 (twelve years ago)

wonder if j0rdan wants to buy my jamb0x

mh, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 21:40 (twelve years ago)

seven months pass...

I got one of these:

http://kec8irlufurlhy5n.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/DSC01296-620x350.jpg

Happy with it. Sound is decent. Bass is just audible at close range. Good for small spaces, when you don't want to use headphones, and a full stereo would be too much.

More Than a Century With the Polaris Emblem (calstars), Thursday, 18 July 2013 22:41 (eleven years ago)

http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/ec6cc4/e51c/10941-xmini2mainlarge.jpg

conrad, Thursday, 18 July 2013 22:55 (eleven years ago)

wish these portable speakers with bluetooth had line outs so that you could plug them into your home system and play from your ipod at parties. portable speakers are nice, but the price is often high for something that is used only once in awhile.

SEN. MORBIUS CALLS FOR WATERFACE TO RESIGN (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 18 July 2013 22:55 (eleven years ago)

You could run from the line out on your iPod into your home system. Is there a reason to go through a tiny speaker as an in-between point?

More Than a Century With the Polaris Emblem (calstars), Thursday, 18 July 2013 23:24 (eleven years ago)

IDK I like to walk around with my ipod dock in hand while doing things around the house & yard like Linus w/his blanket.

even the beatles had a coinstar machine in their living room (Crabbits), Friday, 19 July 2013 02:20 (eleven years ago)

You could change songs from an area far away from your soundsystem

kaiju rolling stone cover (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 19 July 2013 03:00 (eleven years ago)


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