Best portable Bluetooth speakers?

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• M_Reimer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I really like the JBL speakers. The “Go” is pretty impressive for its size and price. But the “Charge” really rocks. Easily runs for a whole evening AND night with one charge and has great base.

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  • Ithronmorn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’ve had a charge 5 for 2 years now, I love it

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    • rasta@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Charge 5 here as well. Would buy it again. Sounds fantastic considering how small it is.

      Surely it’s no Hi-Fi device, but for a mobile speaker it’s more than enough.

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  • Jackthelad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Just looked up the Charge 5 and there was a comparison video with the Soundlink and the Charge sounded miles better.

    Obviously, you can’t really judge until you hear it in person but there was quite a difference.

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    • SaintWacko@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If you’re looking for something compact, I’ve used a JBL Clip 4 and it honestly sounds amazing, especially for its size

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    • Nomad@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I second jbl. Have one, just works and sounds awesome

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• bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  If you’re after the best budget one, I picked up this one for £59 after reading good reviews on Reddit

  myearfun.com/…/earfun-uboom-l-portable-waterproof…

  It might need a firmware update to get the best sound, but imo it sounds as good as my friend’s 10 year old Bose, and much better than my ultimate ears wonderboom

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• DeepChill@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I bought one of these a couple years ago and it still lasts 12+ hours streaming internet radio from my iPad at work. Sounds great for background music in a shop.

  Soundcore Anker Motion Boom Outdoor Speaker with Titanium Drivers, BassUp Technology, IPX7 Waterproof, 24H Playtime, App, Built-in Handle, Portable Bluetooth Speaker for Camping, Pool, Beach, Backyard a.co/d/7ptVcCe

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• musicworld@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Probably not what you’re after, but you did ask for best. You can’t go wrong with Q Acoustics M20.

  Pros:

  • They sound amazing
  • They are a stereo pair
  • They support aptX, aptX HD, aptxLL, SBC & AAC
  • They have a load of inputs, so not just BT
  • They look very pretty

  Cons:

  • They are fairly pricey
  • They are mains powered so not that portable

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• Zak@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The last time I bought one, I selected a “Polaris V8” for using a removable 18650 battery. I wish that was more common.

  • Runtime: infinite (just bring spares)
  • Charge time: 10 seconds or so to swap the battery
  • Service life due to the battery wearing out: infinite
  • Service life due to being a janky no-name product: 3-4 years

  So that last bit was disappointing.

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  • Aux@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Removable lithium batteries like 18650 or 21700 are not really a thing (except for a few hobbies) because they’re inherently dangerous and not a single respectable cell manufacturer sells them directly to end users (you can still buy them from unauthorized sellers though).

    You can put your AA battery in the pocket with your keys and nothing scary will happen. Put there a 18650 cell and you might die from severe burns. So yeah, replaceable 18650 are awesome, but we’ll never see them because people are dumb AF.

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    • sagrotan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Untrue. I use them for 10+ years for anything that’s possible (flashlights, powerbank and anything you can power with it) and they’re not dangerous if you follow SIMPLE rules. About as dangerous as a bottle of vinegar. And you can perfectly buy good cells for any application, Sony vtc5 or vtc6 are two examples, never buy cheap ones and NEVER buy from shady sellers. And btw: you shouldn’t put any battery to your keys in your pocket, that is called “stooo-pid” and makes little black holes in your thighs.

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    • Zak@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      They’re very common in flashlights, including mainstream brands based in the USA (Streamlight, Surefire) and in a bunch of stuff from the Alibaba to Amazon pipeline. The former uses cells with added protection circuits, and such models will accept generic third-party cells. I’m a bit surprised I don’t hear about the latter exploding on a regular basis, but I have not.

      Li-ion cells with protection circuits are safe enough for the average adult to handle without any special instruction; the risks are no different from the removable proprietary Li-ion battery packs that are common in power tools, and used to be common in laptops. There isn’t a safety reason preventing their use in other electronics like Bluetooth speakers, though the business incentive to produce a more disposable product is obvious. New EU rules mandate user-replaceable batteries in the future, though I imagine manufacturers will find ways to make it proprietary and expensive if they can.

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• CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  A Bluetooth receiver and then good normal speakers.

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• Teknikal@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m still using a Bose soundlink mini 2 and it’s never let me down. Small but sounds pretty good.

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  • Oweneds@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I have the original SoundLink Mini and absolutely love it - huge sound and has been rock solid for years.

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• GiddyGap@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I use Sonos Roam.

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• xakiv@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Bose and JBL are quit pricy IMO. I got the Anker soundcore 1 for 20€ and was amazed by the battery life and the audio quality

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• Granixo@feddit.cl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Bluetooth sucks, period.

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