Thanks Pete. I've just ordered one. When I saw how two could be linked
together for true stereo with a proprietary cable I almost got two but
common sense prevailed. Much as I love the idea the rare times I would do it
wouldn't justify the cost. The feature set of these speakers is almost
endless and I recommend anyone who is interested to visit the Creative
website.
John
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From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Pete
gurney
Sent: 12 December 2014 09:27
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re[2]: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my
soundlink 3?
hi jeff,
yes it does.
here are the different bluetooth profiles it supports taken from the manual.
Supported Bluetooth profiles*:
A2DP (Wireless Stereo Bluetooth), AVRCP (Bluetooth Remote Control), HFP
(Handsfree profile) Supported Codec: SBC, aptX, AAC
pete.
This Creative speaker sounds quite good. Thanks for the details. One
question is, Does it have A2DP so VoiceOver is also heard through the
speaker when using an iDevice?
Thanks,
Jeff
At 12:42 PM 12/11/2014, pete gurney wrote:
hi john,
i don't think you would have any trouble operating it.
i don't have enough sight to be of any use so always use these things
as
if
i am totally blind and i didn't have any trouble setting it up by myself.
most of it talks, so it tells you when your pairing, once paired it
makes
a
tone to let you know when it re-connects and disconnects.
also it also speaks some things when you move switches on the back but
not
all of them.
overall it's a really nice speaker with great sound and lots of functions.
and at £99 it's a good deal, and also when you order it on the creative
website when you go to your basket it offers you the mesh carry case
with shoulder straps for half price so if you want it don't add it to
your basket until you go to the basket otherwise you will get charged
the full price.
pete.
I'm catching up with PC Audio messages a little late. I see Pete has a
SoundBlaster Roar wireless speaker. I've been looking at this off and
on for a while now but have held back because I've never been sure
whether the controls are accessible to someone who is totally blind.
This especially
as
it has a lot of features which could potentially make it quite
complicated to operate.
Anyway, two things coincided. I just read Pete's post about the Roar
and Creative have just (possibly temporarily) dropped the price to £99.
I'm just wondering if Pete has had any issues with the controls as I
know it has a lot of selectable options? I've got the Boes Soundlink
Mini which is good but sometimes a little too bassy. And I had hoped
too sometimes use the Mini via Bluetooth with Jaws from my PC but found
that the Mini kind of cuts
off
the beginning of Jaws audio unless it is getting continuous sound.
Anyway, I'm really interested in the versatility of the Ror and it's
currently a great price.
Thanks for any info.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of pete
gurney
Sent: 29 November 2014 13:54
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?
hi mary,
i've got two new bluetooth speakers a week ago both of which are fine
one is outstanding but costs more and the other has three diferent
versions each one stepping up in size.
both of these have built in speech that tells you when it's pairing and
when connected and the cheaper one even speaks what battery power is
left.
there both made by creative, the dearer one:
sound blaster roar
has outstanding sound with 30 watts output from a unit that is roughly
the size of an A5 sheet of paper and 2 inches tall.
it has bass boost, the ability to expand the sound field, has a micro
sd card slot it's own built in music player and works as a speaker phone.
if you have an sd card inserted you can either play music that is on
it, press a record button to record memos or lectures and such like or
if you are on a phone call via bluetooth to the speaker a press of the
record button will even record your conversation which you can play
back using
the
buttons on the speaker.
it also has up to date codex built in so it can play uncompressed audio
via
bluetooth or via the 3.5 aux in socket, it even has an alarm switch
that when activated a press of a button makes it work as a siron.
it works from both the mains or from the built in battery.
in UK pounds it cost £129 but i don't think it's much more in
dollars
in the states.
the second is the:
creative muvo mini.
which i think is also known as the muvo 10.
this is about 7 inches long and 2 inches tall and deep.
it has a rubber coating and is suitable for use in bathrooms, on the
beech and anywhere outdoors even in light rain or where it will get
splashed.
it's not as powerful as the roar but still has reasonable sound and
works as a speaker phone.
this one cost £50 UK pounds.creative do another couple of models of the
muvo with the rubber coating with each one being bigger and more
powerful and i think they are called the muvo 20 and muvo 30.
pete.
I have, or should I say had, a Bose Soundlink 3 speaker for use with
portable bluetooth capable devices. For reasons not particularly
relevant to this list, I won't have access to that speaker during the
school year, since it will be going to school with my spouse. So I'm
wondering about other alternatives, perhaps even some that might not be
as pricy as the Bose.
I've
just read about the B&W t7, which actually costs more than the Bose.
Then there are Braven models which look interesting, albeit not much
less
costly
than the Bose.
Since all my devices are ios, I could also use airplay, not necessary
to have bluetooth. What are people using and really liking in this
category?
Mary
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