Best bit of kit I've bought recently (1 Viewer)

[Jac Sprat]

Had to share as I'm so happy with it.
Cost £30 on the ferry to st malo

You plug the lead into any device (in the head phone socket) and can hear your music out of the speakers which are a perfect size for the van
No wearing out your car battery with the sub woofers under the seat! Takes twodoubleA batteries and after 8 weeks haven't had to change them yet.
Best of all you can zip your device inside and it's a hardy protective case
Spotify off line and in house music sorted when wild camping.

 

[StitchesnFluff]

Great idea

 

[PhilG]

The 'take music with you at all times' thing totally leaves me puzzled.

I will have radio on when I travel , but once im there, that's it. Same with piped music.. and as for Radio that does news and interviews and plays music over the top of it, aaarrggghhhh

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[Jaws]

We use a blue tooth speaker.. the fone can stay in the pocket

 

[maxi77]

Must admit we use a bluetooth speaker too, lots of volume plays off mini sd cards, usb sticks, headphone socket and has a radio as well so covers all the bases and lasts hours between charges

 

[scotjimland]

Bought a JBL Charge 2+ from J Lewis.. and the sound is quite amazing.. nice deep base with clear treble & rich mid-tones..
bought it for the van but it's used around the house now.. daughter has commandeered it

John Lewis have a good range of wireless speakers.. and they are happy to demonstrate..

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[Jac Sprat]

Never heard of these. Must check them out
The John Lewis ones look pricey

 

[scotjimland]

Never heard of these. Must check them out
The John Lewis ones look pricey

good ones are not cheap.. but you can really hear the difference.. there is something to suit most budgets

 

[Jac Sprat]

@PhilG we like it to relax in the evenings and also I play backing tracks to improvise on my keyboard

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[magicsurfbus]

Ah yes, but you can't beat a bit of the old 1950s technology for music playback:

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..provided you rip out the useless mouldy obsolete 90 volt LW/MW innards and pop a £10 Chinese USB/Micro SD/FM tuner/3.5 jack pod speaker inside and play whatever music you want:

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The reverberation around the inside of the wooden box gives a great sound, especially with a bit of rock 'n' roll.

 

[Jac Sprat]

Haha nice one

 

[buttons]

Blue Tooth speakers have come on leaps and bounds, the sound is incredible from such a small unit. Mine is also from John Lewis Jim

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[Deleted member 29692]

I've got a Bose Soundlink mini. Packs quite a punch if you want it to and sounds far better than something so small has any right to. Good punchy bass and nice clear mid tones and top end.

http://www.johnlewis.com/bose-sound...e-speaker-with-built-in-speakerphone/p2041682

I have heard that the JBL one that Jim has is pretty good as well. JBL kit usually is.

 

[Puddleduck]

We don't have a tv in the van (deliberate choice) and use the radio and MP3 player a lot. I love the battery powered speakers we have, two sets of rechargeable ones - not expensive but do the job. The MP3 is rechargeable and the radio runs off batteries.

 

[Jaws]

Bought ours in Germany for the princely some of 12 €

It is really plenty loud enough and lasts for several hours on a single charge !

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[ShiftZZ]

I've got a Bose Soundlink mini. Packs quite a punch if you want it to and sounds far better than something so small has any right to. Good punchy bass and nice clear mid tones and top end.

http://www.johnlewis.com/bose-sound...e-speaker-with-built-in-speakerphone/p2041682

I have heard that the JBL one that Jim has is pretty good as well. JBL kit usually is.

We have the same Bose.. Pure Class

 

[Jac Sprat]

Could anyone recommend a similar one? tgese are out of stock
Also being new to Bluetooth does it mean we can amplify films from a memory stick in the laptop as well as playing Spotify music etc?

 

[bluesurf989]

Bose too. Quality!

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[Jac Sprat]

My bose CD player broke quickly and we never got it exchanged in guarantee so I don't like them too much. This was ten years ago though maybe they are better now

 

[Jac Sprat]

Can we run films though it from a laptop?

 

[Dorwyn]

We use a blue tooth speaker.. the fone can stay in the pocket

I've got the older version. Yellowteeth!

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[PhilG]

@PhilG we like it to relax in the evenings and also I play backing tracks to improvise on my keyboard

note to self... dont park next to Jac..

 

[bjandlin]

Have a look at this, works really well for me
Barrie
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/speakers/sumvision-psyc-monic-bluetooth-speaker-review-3637772/

 

[pyro]

Have a look at this, works really well for me
Barrie
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/speakers/sumvision-psyc-monic-bluetooth-speaker-review-3637772/

That's a good product.

Bose are extremely overpriced, and whilst the sound may be pleasing, it is actually very artificially "coloured"

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[The Nomad]

Bose colour soundlink. Bluetooth or mini jack plug audio inputs. Utterly awesome sound. Love it in the MH, around the house and outside too. Lasts hours and hours on own battery, rechargeable viastandard micro USB. Superb piece of kit for a bit under 100 squids.

 

[Brakers]

Never heard of these. Must check them out
The John Lewis ones look pricey

Hi There Here is a page wtih reviews of bluetooth portable speakets
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the Jam Heavy Metal HX-P920 gets a good write up and I would of gone for that one but managed to get Sony for £70 on Ebay.
As long as your laptop has bluetooth then you can pair the speaker with the laptop to hear the sound from the laptop to the speaker.
Best Wishes Tony

 

[Brakers]

Hi There
This is the one I bought from Ebay I can't rate it against the Bose as I have not heard the Bose soundlink, but this sony I find very good and being hard of hearing it certainly has a strong and clear sound for me and quite a good bass and half the price of a bose, although all the people who have paid for Bose rate them very highly.

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Hope this helps Best Wishes Tony

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[Brakers]

Have a look at this, works really well for me
Barrie

The trouble with finding a speaker like this is you tend to see the price and dismiss it because of the low price, but having someone like you who has one and is pleased with it helps no end, well done for sharing. Also I've found a you tube review of this speaker and it sounds quite good even through my desktop system.



Best Wishes Tony

 

[sdc77]

Have a Jam but the Boss sounding mini blows it out of the water .

 

[Jaws]

Can we run films though it from a laptop?

That would depend on a couple of things..
Does the laptop have bluetooth, can you route the sound to the blue tooth adapter ?

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