If you're looking for a nice portable speaker, I'd say go for the Desaia Beat Box. Rechargeable battery that lasts for ages, bluetooth compatible with iOS devices, with previous/next and play/pause buttons, and it has a 3.5MM input on it as well so it can also be used with devices that don't support bluetooth. For the size and the price of it, it's a great speaker.
On 23/06/2013, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > Now that's the sort of information I'm interested in, I've ordered a > pair of Soundsticks 2, they're easily available on eBay. > > I understand that the Soundsticks have touch volume controls on the > speakers so that explains why you control the volume from the computer > itself, nothing wrong with that. > > I've only ever found 1 good set of Bluetooth Speakers and that was the > Bose Sound Link and the price was quite good for a Bose product at $330.00. > > I'm going to try the Braven 650 Bluetooth Speaker in a few weeks, thist > unit also gets very good reviews and is Bluetooth 4.0 compatible. > > > On 24/06/2013 2:46 AM, Clifford Blackwell wrote: >> I have a pair of the Soundstix 2's and I love them. I set the volume >> fairly high on the speaker and then control the actual listening level >> from volume controls on my keyboard. >> >> They're nicely balances, feel solid, look good and sound great at low >> and high volumes. I've read that the 3rd iteration featuring >> bluetooth are not as good. I would like an additional input jack, but >> tht's not a feature. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" >> <grtd...@internode.on.net> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 12:57 AM >> Subject: My Computer Speakers Died >> >> >>> Hi! >>> >>> Subject line displays the grim reality, was working away here when >>> there was a crackle and the smell of smoke rising from the sub-woofer >>> of my Altec Lansing Expressionist Ultra speaker system so that looks >>> to be the end of those. >>> >>> I looked around for another pair but can't find them anywhere which >>> is a shame as this system has been the best Computer speaker system >>> I've owned. >>> >>> I then decided to do a little research, "Google Is My Friend" so I >>> typed "Best Computer Speakers" in and found to my amazement a web >>> page that lets you compare all sorts of atributes for computer >>> speakers, size, wattage, controls, features and so on. >>> >>> From the little time I had to look at this page I found that the >>> nearest competitor to the Altec Lansing Expressionist Ultra speaker >>> system seemed to be the Harman Kardon Sound Sticks, audio specs seem >>> the same except that the Sound Sticks only have a low end of 44HZ >>> instead of 40HZ for the Expressionist Ultra speaker system, nothing >>> to worry about then in that area, both speakers have a top frequency >>> of 20KHZ. >>> >>> The only other annoyance about the Sound sticks was that the controls >>> were on the speakers themselves - volume was on 1 speaker and volume >>> for the sub-woofer was on the woofer -, yes an annoyance but not a >>> critical point, something that wouldn't turn me off buy this speaker >>> setup. >>> >>> So has anyone had any experience with the Harman Kardon Sound Sticks >>> and what do you think or perhaps you have another recommendation or - >>> even better - perhaps you know of where I can get another Altec >>> Lansing Expressionist Plus speaker system <smile>. >>> >>> >>> >>> ********** >>> >>> Dane Trethowan >>> Skype: grtdane12 >>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > -- -------------- Kieran Little email: kieran.little...@googlemail.com http://twitter.com/dj__k http://bavis.co.uk/the-kl-cast http://kieranlittle667.livejournal.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
