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OT: Best portable speaker for small music setup

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  • edited September 2020

    @mrufino1 said:
    The mackie cr3 and cr4 both sound great for the price (I’ve heard both in person), and the ik multimedia iloud micro and iloud mtm have excellent reviews (but I have not heard in person).

    These aren’t not portable speaker, i think 😂😬
    But I have to agree that the iLoud are very cool for the bedroom👍🏽

  • I am hoping to buy the iLoud MTMs at some stage. A bit more than I have available right now but they get amazingly good reviews and they have ‘room correction’ built-in - very handy for traveling. I haven’t heard them yet myself though.

  • edited September 2020

    @mrufino1 said:
    The mackie cr3 and cr4 both sound great for the price (I’ve heard both in person), and the ik multimedia iloud micro and iloud mtm have excellent reviews (but I have not heard in person).

    I just sold off my pair of Mackie CR4s, great monitors for the price, but they needed wall power and a cable in between which is what I don’t want to rely on. They are great for a fixed home studio setup though! There are literally hundreds of discussions and reviews online of regular studio monitors.😊

  • I have power wherever I am working so if you mean battery powered, then I can’t be of help, sorry!

  • @mrufino1 said:
    I have power wherever I am working so if you mean battery powered, then I can’t be of help, sorry!

    Everyone’s input is of value to someone reading so don’ t worry👊.

    With ”portable” I also mean ”wallpowerless” to be able to setup anywhere, and since the forum mostly is about mobile music making and apps I thought it might be interesting to touch the topic of mobile speakers.

    🤓

  • edited September 2020

    I’ve tried different speaker solutions for an ultra portable and mobile setup. For me, size and weight is most important and of course the overall Soundquality...

    I’ve traveled with this little speaker 9 month in Asia and enjoyed it a lot! It’s may not the loudest speaker on the market but the sound for this little weight and size was always impressive... 😊 ... and I’m a very critical listener...

    I use a BOSE Soundlink Mini and couldn’t be happier with it! 👍

    Edit//
    When size and weight doesn’t matter, there are also good alternatives, sure...

  • edited September 2020

    +1 for the Bose Soundlink Mini Ive got the Soundlink mini II but I think its the same. Love it* and use it loads cos I dont like having earphones on.
    Its directional and when you are close and in front its got an amazing sound. Plenty loud enough I recon but Im wishlisting the Minirig 3 for my next purchase.

    *apart from the annoying voice that cant be turned of that tells you how much battery you have left when you switch it on.

  • @tk32 said:
    I've ordered an Anker Soundcore Motion+ whilst it's on sale to see if it's as good as some people say for the money. Will post my thoughts once it arrives.

    How are your experiences so far? No latency via aux in?

  • Similar to the marshal “speakers”

    stereo amp can handle all types of electronic instruments and audio devices, and can be used anywhere, anytime. Connect microphones, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, drum machines, MP3 players

    https://www.roland.com/us/products/mobile_cube/

  • edited October 2020

    Nevermind

  • I am considering a minirig3 $179US. IT gets great reviews for volume and sound quality.

  • @audiblevideo said:
    Similar to the marshal “speakers”

    stereo amp can handle all types of electronic instruments and audio devices, and can be used anywhere, anytime. Connect microphones, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, drum machines, MP3 players

    https://www.roland.com/us/products/mobile_cube/

    That seems nice, any latency when jamming via the aux in?

  • edited October 2020

    Thanks for the nudge @Elvisthenrodent

    I’ve had the Soundcore Motion+ for about 2 weeks now, so here is a short summary of my thoughts:

    • Build quality is excellent. the device is heavier than I expected
    • Latency over bluetooth is typical for devices of this type (~50-100ms) but performance via AUX in is instant and works great.
    • Battery life is brilliant. no complaints here
    • Sound quality is very crisp and well defined. Volume goes loud. This speaker’s strength is in the mids and highs. Bass is not bad and adequate for most, and does not overly bloat, but don’t expect this speaker to shake the room, and low frequencies quickly roll off under 60hz (and you won’t hear or feel anything below 40hz)
    • Stereo separation is not bad for a single unit, but you shouldn’t be expecting miracles.
    • I love the fact you can store a custom EQ on the device via the app (iOS/Android)
    • When connected to my Windows laptop I use Equalizer APO to create a much more finetuned parametric EQ profile.
  • edited October 2020

    @tk32
    Great little summary 👍🏽. And I think you agree that it was worth the „little“ money, right?
    I guess if we want great high/mid/bass we have to go with the minirig + sub, which is ~4x the price of the soundcore😝
    And now I can say my ears are ok😂

  • @tk32 said:
    Thanks for the nudge @Elvisthenrodent

    I’ve had the Soundcore Motion+ for about 2 weeks now, so here is a short summary of my thoughts:

    • Build quality is excellent. the device is heavier than I expected
    • Latency over bluetooth is typical for devices of this type (~50-100ms) but performance via AUX in is instant and works great.
    • Battery life is brilliant. no complaints here
    • Sound quality is very crisp and well defined. Volume goes loud. This speaker’s strength is in the mids and highs. Bass is not bad and adequate for most, and does not overly bloat, but don’t expect this speaker to shake the room, and low frequencies quickly roll off under 60hz (and you won’t hear or feel anything below 40hz)
    • Stereo separation is not bad for a single unit, but you shouldn’t be expecting miracles.
    • I love the fact you can store a custom EQ on the device via the app (iOS/Android)
    • When connected to my Windows laptop I use Equalizer APO to create a much more finetuned parametric EQ profile.

    Thanks for the review, these are very helpfull!

  • I’ve also got the Bose Soundlink Mini 2, it’s got decent bass response but its frequency response is extremely scooped. Good for casual listening at low volumes but it starts distorting very early when you crank up the volume. Would definitely not use it for any type of live scenario but it’s fine for noodling by yourself if there’s not much ambient noise and you mix the results later on better equipment.

  • @Elvisthenrodent said:

    @audiblevideo said:
    Similar to the marshal “speakers”

    stereo amp can handle all types of electronic instruments and audio devices, and can be used anywhere, anytime. Connect microphones, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, drum machines, MP3 players

    https://www.roland.com/us/products/mobile_cube/

    That seems nice, any latency when jamming via the aux in?

    According to the reviews on amazon it has one mic input one guitar input and one aux. One reviewer mentioned the aux not playing overly loud (it’s volume somehow capped while playing mp3s), but nothing about latency.

  • @Stiksi said:
    I’ve also got the Bose Soundlink Mini 2, it’s got decent bass response but its frequency response is extremely scooped. Good for casual listening at low volumes but it starts distorting very early when you crank up the volume. Would definitely not use it for any type of live scenario but it’s fine for noodling by yourself if there’s not much ambient noise and you mix the results later on better equipment.

    Too true. The hype bass would be a problem in judging your sound, i.e., it won't be reliable and will be much different from your ref. speakers. However, the convenience factor cannot be dismissed. :-) Recommended for this factor but always be careful!

  • Any updates on this. I'm thinking of getting something.

  • minirig3 for the win. 2 of them!

  • I still use the original iLoud speaker. No perceivable latency when using a cable, loud enough and it sounds good.
    Only downside - as with most speakers is the non user replaceable battery.

  • @kagamul said:
    I still use the original iLoud speaker. No perceivable latency when using a cable, loud enough and it sounds good.
    Only downside - as with most speakers is the non user replaceable battery.

    +1

    The iLoud is what ended up getting after starting this post. Very happy with it since I have to have a mobile setup, setting it up on my kitchen table when the family’s away, got no space for a fixed music desktop as such. Then I would have gone for a pair of studio monitors instead. I do mixing and mastering on studio headphones and other speakers a little bit anywhere, my car for example.

    Mostly into electronic, synth and dance and this speaker really delivers IMO. But, as seen below, it is great for guitar and bass as well.

    /DMfan🇸🇪

  • I must admit I have a small crush on these.

    https://minirigs.co.uk/speakers/bluetooth-minirig-3

  • While they are not 'battery powered' I really do like my iLoud Micro Monitors...

  • @Samu said:
    While they are not 'battery powered' I really do like my iLoud Micro Monitors...

    They would be a nice fit if I had a fixed place for my music endeavours…

    Trevlig helg på dig!

    /DMfan🇸🇪

  • edited February 2022

    Worth considering one of the Yamaha THR guitar amps. I bought the old THR-5 base model for about £160 I think.

    They’re stereo, have reverb, delay and other effects, as well as all sorts of distortion as they’re original intended as a practice guitar amp. Also can go very loud, but designed to achieve really good sounds at very low volume too.

    Bonus that they’re audio interfaces as well, although the older models at least definitely aren’t class compliant, so won’t work with iPads (need drivers).

    EDIT: The newer models are class compliant, and some are also Bluetooth. They get very good reviews.

  • I’mma big fan of the iLoud too. I’ve had mine since 2014. The battery died last month, so I replaced it with a battery for remote control cars and helicopters. It’s currently gaffer-taped to the back (too big to fit in the case), but works great. Lasts for ever too.

    If it died, I’d totally buy a new one. So handy. Sounds great. I use it daily with an iPad pro for watching TV shows, too.

  • How do you guys do with the Bluetooth speakers? Don’t they lag behind your playing?

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  • @Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:
    How do you guys do with the Bluetooth speakers? Don’t they lag behind your playing?

    Only option is to buy a speaker that has 3.5mm analog input. Also be careful because some speakers with 3.5mm input have additional processing on the analog input which causes latency.

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