[DeusEx]

I couldn't find a relevant forum to post this in, so mods move this where it's more appropriate...

My Samsung P3 and iPhone 3GS are fine for IEM listening, but horribly weak on their external speakers (for demoing a song for friends, or background music). Any good portable speaker using the 3.5mm jack? I know absolutely nothing about portable speakers...since I just spent 2K on computer parts, I can only spare ~$30 for right now, of course, if there's a spectacular performer for $10-20 more, I wouldn't mind.

I've heard that Fiio made some decent portable speakers (i.e. Fiio Walkbox)...although I wasn't too impressed by the E5 amp.

What do you guys use? Bluetooth speakers are fine, but the quality might suffer?

Note: Portable meaning form factor of an iPhone or so. Should be able to fit in a pocket. I have my Energy RC-10 bookshelves for bedroom/studio use, and LSi15 towers for the main room.

 

[iDark]

I only own one portable speaker and that would be Saitek A-200 - its on the edge on being portable but it does sound good. 1 dedicated woofer, 2 mini tweeters and one main tweet (mid). Unfortunatley its somewhere about $70 nowadays. But imo it's definatley worth it. Else i'd give the fiio a shot!

 

[DeusEx]

Yeah, a little big at 9" for my usage...I'm looking for an iPhone form factor speaker.

 

[cyberspyder]

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I have a pair and they are fairly good...decent amount of bass for such small drivers.

 

[DeusEx]

Not portable.

 

[DeusEx]

bump

 

[david1978jp]

I had this when the stereo in my car was out. It is not very loud in the car, but it's quite loud in a 10x10 room. It has some bass, too. It's still a portable one, so you should keep expection low. If you have close-out store near you, it was about $6 for me. Sonic Impact Flat Panel Portable Speakers - eBay (item 320408854623 end time Sep-04-09 15:03:38 PDT)

Here is similar model with review.
Amazon.com: Sonic Impact 5009G Gen3 Portable Speakers: Electronics

 

[Zerius]

ThinkGeek :: X-mini iHome Capsule Speaker

something like that? I own the 1-speaker version (made by iHome, and I find the sq to be quite acceptable for a portable)

 

[DeusEx]

I actually meant something very portable that you could carry onto the bus or car, something with a form factor that could be fit right on top of my mp3 player (either iPhone 3GS or Samsung P3). Thanks for all the choices, but those aren't flat like an mp3 player form factor, which I'm looking for.

 

[cyberspyder]

Griffin Technology: AirCurve - Acoustic Amplifier for iPhone

 

[DeusEx]

an amp?...

 

[cyberspyder]

If you'd click the link first....it says it amplifies your iphone's speakers.

 

[DeusEx]

But the iPhone mono speaker is pretty horrible in the first place....

I think I'm going to pick up a Fiio Walkbox...

 

[PharaohsVizier]

I got one of those, they are pretty good, but distort pretty easily as it gets louder. Nice for quiet settings though.

 

[Wenus2]

Did you get a walkbox?
What do you think of it?

I was looking at the same thing until I ran across this: https://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...52921665157453

now I'm torn