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01-22-2009, 09:54 PM
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Portable Speakers for Travel - Suggestions?
Any advice on the best portable speakers for an MP3 player. I do a lot of traveling and it would be nice to have a decent set of speakers I could toss in my bag and play in my hotel room. There are a bunch of ultra-small speakers out there in the $10 - $50 range, but have not tried any of them.
I did order 2 cheap FiiO speakers from DX and I'll post the results after I recieve them and put them through the motions. I'm not expecting much.
It would be nice to get something with some decent bass.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Foley
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01-22-2009, 10:37 PM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Can't use headphones?
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01-22-2009, 11:31 PM
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Of course I can use headphones and will always have a few sets with me. Looking for speakers that I can play in the room so I don't have to wear the phones. Suggestions?
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01-23-2009, 01:21 AM
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JVC on tour? i think around 40 bucks. its not a dock, u just plug a 1/8" into ur headphone jack.
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01-23-2009, 01:25 AM
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Soundmatters foxl speakers. The best.
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01-23-2009, 01:27 AM
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01-23-2009, 10:34 PM
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I've got the JBL on tours, they are great for their size and price (>75). I have seen many raves about the foxl unit, if you are ready to spend $200-250, they would be very appealing. I've also heard the Cambridge Mick Fleetwood setup mentioned above, great sound but it's not that small of a package.
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01-24-2009, 12:34 AM
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tivoli ipal
i take this thing with me everywhere, even use it in the shower.
logitech mm50 is more travel friendly and comes with a carry case but it doesn't sound as good, nor does it come with a built in FM tuner.
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01-25-2009, 02:32 AM
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i second the Tivoli PAL recommendation. i've used one in many a hotel room with good results. very rugged and solidly built. you'd be hard-pressed to get better sound in a smaller package.
another similar-priced option, if you have the extra real estate, would be to run appropriate cables from your mp3 player into a pair of Audioengine AE2s.
budget and space constraints would probably help whittle down your options here.
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01-25-2009, 04:47 AM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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You did say it needed to fit into a bag...
...see, it IS small enough if your bag is big enough 
The beast does have wheels...including a handy extending handle!
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01-25-2009, 07:31 AM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Acrog
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Have these and cannot say 1 bad thing about them at all. Extremely great sound from a semi-portable.
Just so you know, it comes in its own case (subwoofer enclosure doubles as case).
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01-25-2009, 04:41 PM
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The best ones I've seen were made by LG and flipped open, like a cell phone. LG MSP-100 Portable speakers
They get pretty loud without distortion, they're really compact, and they're cheap.
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01-25-2009, 08:37 PM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Not tiny. They are a bit larger than tennis balls. However, BIG sound. Powered by a t-amp too. Just a suggestion. I got a pair for my mom's little tv hutch and they certainly clear up the dialogue.
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http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f12/sp...spliff-141680/
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01-27-2009, 12:29 AM
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Check the X-Minimax speakers out, if you want tiny: X-Mini Capsule Speakers powered by XM-I
Really portable, it gives reasonably good sound quality (forget about thumping bass though) and volume for it's size.
The in-built rechargeable batteries provide up to 6 hours of playback.
Last edited by Tbln; 01-27-2009 at 12:46 AM.
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