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Hi all.

I’ve been looking for a pretty idiosyncratic Bluetooth speaker. Something that sounds good, isn’t in any way smart, and is just mains-powered.

Basically, I want something small for my small bedroom. No batteries to die, no unnecessary “smart” nonsense, just a fairly decent sound to listen to music/radio or podcasts from my laptop or phone.

Any suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That would be my normal route, but until I get to doing some remodelling, my bedroom is pretty tiny, and I generally won’t be using this for anything except quiet soundtrack while I read, or podcasts etc. I’ve got a lovely pair of Mission bookshelf speakers to go in eventually, but at the moment between them, the amp, and the cabling, it would be messy and inconvenient. I couldn’t separate them much either, so the soundstage wouldn’t be great. I’m just after something small to keep me sane before I can fit them in!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah ok. I remain eternally sceptical than any Bluetooth integrated budget offerings are gonna be worth the landfill space they'll fill later on but I'm curious if anyone here can recommend something that isn't arse as I wouldn't mind something for podcasts while cooking myself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I’m not too bothered about it being all that budget, though if I can find something like the Klipsch The One ii suggested below for a nice price 2nd hand I’d be happy. Going down a bit of a rabbit hole reading about the Klipsch job has also led me to look at the B&W a5. They come up at good used prices by the look of things, and get stellar reviews for sound quality. I also have a really fussy mate that has one of their portable jobs, and he loves that. Like his living room is full of Focal gear, but he’s happy using the B&W portable in his kitchen. I’ll see what I end up getting, and let you know how I like it