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Booms are good yeah, I think I’ve got a mega boom and a mega blast, both excellent.
Never had one but now fancy one after hearing one of my grand kids using one as it sounded many times better than the Alexa we tend to use.
She was using a Boom 3 ears, is this one of the better ones ?
Booms are good yeah, I think I’ve got a mega boom and a mega blast, both excellent.
I purchased a denon envaya Bluetooth speaker a few years ago. Excellent sound and to my ears better than similar offerings from bone etc. Looks like there is a newer version
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Denon-DSB-2...076J252RJ?th=1
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JBL Charge, UE Boom, Bose Sound link. Any of these will be excellent.
JBL Charge is probably the best but quite ugly.
I’m using my UE Megaboom while enjoying the sunshine right now. It’s excellent. Picked it up recently from Amazon for £68. It was an Amazon Warehouse returned product describes as ‘very good’ used condition. To be fair it was as new!
I’ve also used the Boom 3 which is also excellent and has plenty of volume. They are both water and dust resistant which makes them excellent for use in the garden also.
JBL and Boom are one and the same basically and both are excellent speakers.
However, I have just gone for the Sonos Roam. Connects nicely to my Sonos system at home and Bluetooth when mobile, 10hr battery, auto tune and the sound is phenomenal for its size. Plus it is dust and waterproof
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Good point, I forgot the Sonos. Great reviews
I like Anker products and have this bluetooth speaker which I'm pretty happy with
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
+1 for Anker, I've got a couple of the now discontinued Soundcore Sports. The new version has a pretty damn good battery life. Plus they're moisture resistant.
I’ve got the Roam and finding the battery life is not close to 10 hours. Using mine in garden today and fully charged I got 6 hours and it was down to 4% so had to plug it back in. Not sure if mine is duff but battery seems crap. Sound quality is great. My UE boom on the other hand seems to run forever between charges
Originally Posted by paw3001
JBL and Boom are one and the same basically and both are excellent speakers.
However, I have just gone for the Sonos Roam. Connects nicely to my Sonos system at home and Bluetooth when mobile, 10hr battery, auto tune and the sound is phenomenal for its size. Plus it is dust and waterproof
Battery life also depends on the volume playing. Volume outside is louder than indoors so it will use more power.
+1 for Sony SRS-BTX300. Getting on now but sounds good. Heavy bit of kit which helps the sound.
I’ve got the UE Boom and I think it’s great. Good sound and good battery life.
Spooky voice though when you try to use it when the battery is too low.
[QUOTE=PAM580;5761011]I’ve got the Roam and finding the battery life is not close to 10 hours. Using mine in garden today and fully charged I got 6 hours and it was down to 4% so had to plug it back in. Not sure if mine is duff but battery seems crap. Sound quality is great. My UE boom on the other hand seems to run forever between charges[/QUOTE
I've just ordered a Roam, for the bathroom rather than the garden, I took the battery life claim with a pinch of salt.
All good suggestions above, I’ll throw Minirig into contention as well. I’ve had mine for a year or so now and love it.
Looks good, sounds good and the battery life is excellent.
I've got the Anker Soundcore Boom which I bought during a black Friday event for £65. Cracking speaker for the money. If you're using outside, the sound quality is arguably less important, but having said that, the Anker kicks out some great sound, with good bass too.
The rest of my house is on Sonos which I feel now fully invested in. The Roam however was too rich for me.
Anker is a brute too, and fully waterproof (it floats!).
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Bose Soundlink Mini for me, great for the garden. Had it 7 years now and still going strong with great battery life.
I have the UE Boom and it’s great but I consider it more a travel/outdoor speaker. It’s not something I use in the house on a regular basis. If you’re looking to use it mainly at home I’d consider something more substantial, a Bose SoundTouch maybe. These have Bluetooth and WiFi connections and have dedicated Radio preset buttons which are very handy.
Another vote for Anker, paid £22 for the Mini a couple of years ago and its amazing for the price. My Bose Soundlink Mini has not seen the light of day since.
Bose mini link, portable and we have it connected to our TV via a little gold lead to work nicely on that.
Bluetooth the phone through it anywhere and it sounds great. £100 from John Lewis (2018)
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Never knew there was so many, thanks.
Plumped for this one.
Ultimate Ears, BOOM 3 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker, Bold Sound + Deep Bass, Bluetooth, Magic Button, Waterproof, 15-Hour Battery, Range of 150 ft, Lagoon Blue
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You won’t be disappointed with that. You can also add other UE speakers and sync them both. If you add another Boom 3 they will work in stereo.
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I agree they are good speakers especially for their cost.
Wow that chosen speaker looks satanic with the broken cross on the front.
Is it Devilishly bassy
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[QUOTE=Linocut;5761145]Well the roam arrived today, not really impressed with the sound for the price. A lot of artificial bass but overall a hollow quality to it. It’s really small, definite IKEA effect! Unable to recommend I’m afraid.
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I got the boom today and to my very unprofessional ears it seems to sound really good and looks the part and took no time to charge from 30% to 100%, nice carry case as well
[QUOTE=Linocut;5762526]Well that certainly goes against my experience and all the reviews.
Of course, a small mobile speaker can never replace proper HiFi speakers but I would say the Roam is more than equal to Bose, Boom and B&Q in that speaker range.
The other factor is ensure good quality streams being used as well!
UE Boom 3 is awesome
Sonos Roam.
I'm very happy with my Bose sound link. I was using it in the garden for jazz on Monday and all guests were impressed by the sounds
I think I managed to get it for £90 in a Costco offer on black Friday so it was a no brainer for me
Resurrecting this thread.
JBL Charge 5 gets top rating from What HiFi. Any thoughts? (Not really wanting to spend more than, say, £150 and only indoor use.)
Thanks.
https://www.whathifi.com/best-buys/b...r-every-budget
We have a JBL Flip which I'm very impressed with, much better than our previous Bose bluetooth speaker in terms of both sound quality and connectivity.
Thanks. Flip 6 scores well and weight/dimensions are more appropriate for moving it about the house when needed.
Gets an honourable mention here too:
https://www.audiophileon.com/news/be...table-speakers
We have 2 flip speakers, they are great and can be linked together easily
Thanks - what does linking them do?
Samsung AKG VL550 (or the white version, V551) if you can find one and have the space for it.
They were originally £600 with the sound quality highly praised but they went under the radar, and the majority were sold off really cheap a few years ago.
I sold the 2 I owned within minutes on SC last year, they now seem to be as rare as hens teeth.
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We've used a UE Boom for a few years now and it's been great, robust build, decent volume/sound (I'm no audiophile), waterproof etc. Only downside now is the need to have a USB micro b to hand but I still need that for my Jabra earphones so fine by me.
We bought a UE Blast quite a number of years ago. Does Bluetooth and WiFi so all bases covered indoors and out, (it's weatherproof). Great piece of kit, Alexa built in and small enough to be unobtrusive yet still sounds more than loud enough.
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
Had a UE speaker years back which was good, replaced it with a Bose which is better but if I was buying today I’d go JBL. Tempted to get a JBL Clip 5 for the shower.
Thanks all. JBL looks like a good bet. Fancy a Flip 6 - though 7 is said to be imminent so I might leave it a few weeks and see what emerges.
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