RE: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?
Here's the page on their main site. I see it still has the price at £129 but I got an promotional email with a link to a special offer of £99. Don't know what it is in dollars. http://www.creative.com/roar/ -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Sunshine Sent: 12 December 2014 13:24 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3? what is the web site for these speakers? On 12/12/2014 7:06 AM, John Gurd wrote: > 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 > > > -Original Message- > 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 creat
Re: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?
what is the web site for these speakers? On 12/12/2014 7:06 AM, John Gurd wrote: 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 -Original Message- 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 o
RE: Re[2]: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?
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 -Original Message- 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. >th
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 th
Re: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?
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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Ve
Re: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?
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
SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?
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
