Portable Sound System

Submitted: Friday, Dec 13, 2013 at 12:15

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Member - Rosco from way back

OK ... who's got what?

I'm after a compact radio stereo cd/usb player for the camper. Any suggestions on what's good and what to avoid. Not looking for a top end unit, perhaps up to $200.
Preferably AC/DC - batteries and/or 240V.

Ta in advance

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Reply By: TerraFirma - Friday, Dec 13, 2013 at 12:58

Friday, Dec 13, 2013 at 12:58

A portable carry with you..? As opposed to a fixed unit in the Camper.? For portable units it simply gets down to sound quality, life on battery. You also want Bluetooth so anyone can play their music wirelessly to the device. Creative D100 for around $80 is an entry level unit and my pick for the top end is the Bose Soundlink 11 which is around $350-400. There are a myriad of players in between off course but my criteria would be the following:

1. Sound Quality
2. Hours x Playback via built in Battery
3. Battery Type, easy of recharging
4. Bluetooth

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Follow Up By: Member - Chris_K - Friday, Dec 13, 2013 at 15:29

Friday, Dec 13, 2013 at 15:29

x 2 for the BOSE...expensive but great quality sound...get someone to give it to you for Xmas!

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Follow Up By: PajeroTD - Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013 at 21:39

Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013 at 21:39

Bose stands for Buy Other Sound Equipment for a reason. We can go into frequency responses and why their crap is overpriced if you want, but for the same money you can buy a Klipsch KMC 3. These don't have a built-in battery with hours of playback because unlike the unpublished Bose's 15W power specification, the Klipsch has 130W with a frequency response of 45Hz-24KHz +/-3dB. Bose doesn't even publish the power specs. I had to calculate it from:

17-20 volts and has a 6,000mAh battery that lasts 8 hours. Watts = Amps x Volts.
Watts = 0.75 x 17-20
= 12.75-15 Watts

Bose doesn't publish their FR, but their $3,000 Lifestyle system has been measured at 280Hz-13.3 Khz +/- 10.5 dB. Acoustimass module: 46Hz-200Hz. It really is terrible stuff for the amount they charge! Their slogan is "better sound through research" yet they don't publish any quantitative data (the specs), yet every other company does. Ridiculous!

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Follow Up By: TerraFirma - Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013 at 22:03

Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013 at 22:03

Anything else Pajero..? Spit it all out along with the hate campaign. LOL.
Dunno how Bose sell anything? We must be all missing something., LOL

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Follow Up By: Member - Boobook - Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013 at 22:12

Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013 at 22:12

By your logic PajeroTD, the Klipsch KMC 3 uses 8 D cells that last 8 hours on max volume. At best an alkaline battery has 8000mA hour capacity so it draws 1A. That is 1 amp x 12v = 12W

Where is the claimed 130W? Only by the scam peak music power rating surely.

Same Shyt, different buckets IMHO.

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Follow Up By: AlbyNSW - Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013 at 22:15

Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013 at 22:15

Pajero it is all very well that the Bose does not meet your textbook criteria but you buy audio products on what sounds good to your ears
Specifications means little.

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Follow Up By: TerraFirma - Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013 at 22:20

Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013 at 22:20

Did you say no built in battery for the Klipsch? You fail to meet the portable category then and that is a whole new criteria.. Portable requires in built battery of some description otherwise it must be 240vac and that is not the criteria he is asking.