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  1. churtonred

    churtonred Well-Known Member

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    I'd like a decent speaker I can move around the house and play stuff from youtube etc on, so I guess I'm talking Bluetooth. Looking in the £100 to £150 range.
    Any advice would be gratefully accepted.
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    Can’t beat the Amazon Echo, reasonably priced.
     
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    anker soundcore flare 70 quid ish which recommends 85%
     
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    for that price range have a look at Bose
     
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    I'd go with the Bose SoundLink as the sound quality is good and can move it around because it's wireless unless charging.

    If you would prefer to have music on in different rooms I'd buy an Amazon Echo. Even the latest dot has a decent sound and you can set up multi room system much cheaper than Sonos etc. You can just add to it over time. You also get all of the Alexa features if you are bothered about them. Only downside is they are wired.
     
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    You could buy 3 echo dots for the price of one Bose SoundLink.
     
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    I know it's not portable BUT anyone looking for an internal Bluetooth speaker can I recommend you one I had bought for Christmas, We had just bought a Bose Sound Link but this is superior for me and had I known I would have saved myself a couple of hundred quid.
    Lots of inputs and Excellent Bluetooth connection. German so built solid. https://www.richersounds.com/loewe-soundport-compact-alu-black.html
     
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    I have Bose soundlink colour and it really good for the money ( about £120 when I got mine)
     
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    I bought a Bose soundlink years ago. It was a little more than I would normally pay but well worth the money and has lasted me for years
     
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    In the last Amazon black friday sale I bought a Ultimate Ears BOOM 2 Lite Wireless/Bluetooth Speaker for £69 and it's superb.

    Sound quality is excellent, can carry it round the house also I haven't used outside yet but it's waterproof, I'm sure you can submerge it underwater and it will still play.
     
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    Can't go wrong with Bose.
    I've got the sound link mini, very impressive sound quality.
    My partner bought me the sound link micro, for my work laptop, which isn't far off the same quality at half the price.
    HTH
     
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    If you want an alternative to Bose , Audio Pro Addon T3 is worth looking at , I’ve got one use it everyday portable Bluetooth good sound
     
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    Just about to say the same, worth it for the extra it can do.
     
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    This. The UE Boom speakers are quite astonishing. And this from a proper hi-fi geek/nerd/obsessive (all apply)
     
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    I would also say I have an Amazon echo as well and I've hardly used it since getting the UE boom.
     
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    JBL Flip

    Great sound
     
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    Think I,d rather have a sound link than 3 dots
     
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    Spend a bit more get Sonos
     
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