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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I happened upon a very portable lap top speaker system earlier this week.
Edifier 300
It fits in a padded case slightly smaller than a "3 Ring" binder. Two golf ball sized tweeters and a tube-shaped sub-woofer, about the same length and 1/3rd larger diameter as an empty paper towel role.
When it comes to (truely) portable speakers there are always trade offs; size, sound, price, convenience, power supply, yatta yatta yatta...
... this little system is VERY GOOD. For about half the price (80bucks) of many of the highend/ most portable systems, this is only slightly larger and completey blows them away in sound quality. |
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Location: NJ | When we went on th'Cruz back in Feb (jeez! it was THAT long ago??), our neighbor had loaned us one of these units:
Altec
Pretty sweet!
Ran on a couple "AA's", small, lightweight, and put out enough sound for a cabin full o' party people, or allowed two people to drown-out the sound of ill-mannered children without infringing on the privacy of your deck-chair neighbors . . . |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Ya know - this just happens to be perfect timing for this discussion (for me anyway). Lady Weaser is a dance/pilates/yoga/pretty much anything that will keep you healthy instructor (and, yes, I have failed them all), holds classes in a lot of local spots and has asked me to find a small mp3 player speaker unit that is portable, somewhat powerful (a typical workout room (from what I've heard) is about 15 x 20 or so but keep in mind you're filling that with 10 -20 grunting, um, ladies) and has good to very good sound.
I've heard some of the iPod units and they seem a little shy on power. Thoughts? Comparisons? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Weeze,
I bought the 'Edifier 300' only because it blows away all the "notebook-and-less-size" portable systems. It's true. It fits in my brief case
If Lady Weaser wants a truely KICK-ASS portable...
Mick Fleetwood Model 12
...This comes in a PelicanCase which functions as a Bitch'n SubWoofer AND storage case for an active amp and two FUCKING KILLER satellites. The PelicanCase is about the size of a brief case...
(....I charge my clients $150 to rent this unit instead of marginal Conference Center Sound Systems at twice the price...)
THERE IS NOTHING BETTER. PERIOD. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I've heard that Fleetwood Model 12 and like Jeff said, for the money it KICKS ASS!
It would be PERFECT for Lady Weeze and what she wants to use it for. |
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Portable Speakers for Lap top/ Mp3 player...