I'm in the market for some portable speakers...

Daz · 01-12-2006, 18:03

... But they dont need to be particularly tiny, nor be able to run of batteries. I love my laptop, it's great. But my god are the speakers awful. Any sort of volume and there's distortion, and the general quality of them is pretty darn poor even at low volumes. Doesn't affect what I use it for most of the time of course, but there have been/will be occasions where using it for various media on the move would be handy.

Dont suppose any of you audio type people could point me in the right direction? A decent brand would be a good place to start

Will · 01-12-2006, 18:40

It depends how much depth you want - you can get desktop speakers which will be separately amplified and sound pretty decent, or get some which are passive which obviously won't sound quite as good.

Here's one from Logitech I've used before - they're not bad, not hifi quality, but they're better than laptop speakers.

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...ONTENTID=10786

Altec Lansing do a decent range of stuff,

http://www.alteclansing.co.uk/products.php

I had a pair of XT1 USB speakers - they were pretty decent and didn't need batteries, and were loud enough to fill a hotel room without distorting. Unfortunately I dropped one in the bath and it er... never really recovered

They were not by any means phenomenal - but they did a decent job. My current laptop actually has decent speakers, but they just don't go loud enough - oh it's decent in volume, but not loud enough to make you want to turn it down...

Then you start going onto iPod accessories and you start paying a premium for it or desktop speakers which then become less portable or more of a pain.

Daz · 01-12-2006, 21:52

Cheers dude, gives me somewhere to start

Daz · 01-12-2006, 22:35

You know, those XT1's can be found for half the price on their site now, and the reviews look great. Think I may order a pair

Will · 02-12-2006, 10:14

I really liked mine - chalk and cheese compared to laptop speakers and very portable too.

As I said they're not phenomenal, but definitely a vast improvement of laptop speakers - plus they are USB powered too which is always nice.

Daz · 02-12-2006, 16:57

Ordered, I'll let you know how I get on

Burble · 02-12-2006, 20:37

I've been meaning to get some portable speakers for ages. The speaker (yes, singluar) on my D400 is utter crap so I usually use my earphones when watching DVDs.

Daz · 02-12-2006, 20:39

If I bring my laptop to Swansea I'll bring these too so you can have a butchers.

Burble · 02-12-2006, 20:41

Good lad

Dymetrie · 02-12-2006, 23:40

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Originally Posted by Burbleflop

Good girl

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01-12-2006, 18:03	#1
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	I'm in the market for some portable speakers... ... But they dont need to be particularly tiny, nor be able to run of batteries. I love my laptop, it's great. But my god are the speakers awful. Any sort of volume and there's distortion, and the general quality of them is pretty darn poor even at low volumes. Doesn't affect what I use it for most of the time of course, but there have been/will be occasions where using it for various media on the move would be handy. Dont suppose any of you audio type people could point me in the right direction? A decent brand would be a good place to start __________________ apt-get moo

01-12-2006, 18:40	#2
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	It depends how much depth you want - you can get desktop speakers which will be separately amplified and sound pretty decent, or get some which are passive which obviously won't sound quite as good. Here's one from Logitech I've used before - they're not bad, not hifi quality, but they're better than laptop speakers. http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...ONTENTID=10786 Altec Lansing do a decent range of stuff, http://www.alteclansing.co.uk/products.php I had a pair of XT1 USB speakers - they were pretty decent and didn't need batteries, and were loud enough to fill a hotel room without distorting. Unfortunately I dropped one in the bath and it er... never really recovered They were not by any means phenomenal - but they did a decent job. My current laptop actually has decent speakers, but they just don't go loud enough - oh it's decent in volume, but not loud enough to make you want to turn it down... Then you start going onto iPod accessories and you start paying a premium for it or desktop speakers which then become less portable or more of a pain. __________________ *No No!* Last edited by Will; 01-12-2006 at 18:43.

01-12-2006, 21:52	#3
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Cheers dude, gives me somewhere to start __________________ apt-get moo

01-12-2006, 22:35	#4
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	You know, those XT1's can be found for half the price on their site now, and the reviews look great. Think I may order a pair __________________ apt-get moo

02-12-2006, 10:14	#5
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	I really liked mine - chalk and cheese compared to laptop speakers and very portable too. As I said they're not phenomenal, but definitely a vast improvement of laptop speakers - plus they are USB powered too which is always nice. __________________ *No No!*

02-12-2006, 16:57	#6
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Ordered, I'll let you know how I get on __________________ apt-get moo

02-12-2006, 20:37	#7
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	I've been meaning to get some portable speakers for ages. The speaker (yes, singluar) on my D400 is utter crap so I usually use my earphones when watching DVDs.

02-12-2006, 20:39	#8
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	If I bring my laptop to Swansea I'll bring these too so you can have a butchers. __________________ apt-get moo

02-12-2006, 20:41	#9
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Good lad

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