There are loads of portable speakers out there, each with their own little quirks, but we just happen to have three lying around in the office lookin’ like they need a bit of lovin’. So we’ve rounded them up to see how they compare with each other. You might be surprised to see which one comes out on top.
As you’ll see (hear!) in the video, price is not necessarily an indicator of audio quality. The $49.95 Rock-It 2.0 was the most underwhelming, while the $34.95 Volcano came out as the winner for both best audio and value for money over the $99.95 WOWee One.
The speakers tested were:
Volcano by OrigAudio [Pagnian Imports]
Rock-It 2.0 by OrigAudio [Pagnian Imports]
WOWee One
James
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 2:43 PMCant you just tell us which one won? I can’t stream video on work computers so I have no idea which one was the best. I’d imagine the one that you stick onto cardboard boxes or whatever you like would’ve won as I’ve seen a lot of pleased people on the Tube talk them up.
Nathan
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 2:53 PMWell, the Volcano seems to be the best compromise. The Rock-It (hollow object speaker) is 3/10 for sound quality, but 9/10 for novelty factor. Considering the $100 price tag of the Wowee, it only got 4/10 for sound, and the Volcano got 5/10, so…yep.
jonny
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 2:55 PMFoxl
Sicarius123
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 2:56 PMCan Giz please do a shootout of the best bluetooth AD2P receiver to plug into existing speakers?
I’d love to know as I’d imagine others out there would too.
Scott
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 2:57 PMCouldn’t recommend this portable speaker more!! It’s only $7 and the sound quality is great… I found it better than my mates logitech speakers he had with an ipod dock..
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/usb-rechargeable-easter-egg-tumbler-speaker-3-5mm-jack-black-25224
Flint
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 3:14 PMThankyou Scott. Thats the price I’m looking for!
Frank M
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 3:41 PMI wish I’d known about that before I went to Dick Smith to buy a Moshi Bassburger for $30. Considering I only need it to sit beside a laser to play music as part of our Xmas lights display. Oh well, if it gets stolen, I’ll know what to replace it with.
Jamie
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 3:22 PMBeauty of Volcano is that you can keep connecting them to each other and they are damn loud. I use 3 of them connected to each other and they are louder than my ipod dock! Awesome
Timmy
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 3:22 PMI also thank Scott! At that price it’s worth it , even if the sound isn’t audiophile quality – the fact is you need to spend $100′s to get great quality portable speakers and basically it’s all really really overpriced
Scott
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 4:01 PMI’d advice reading the reviews on the site.. They are pretty bang-on.
Disclosure that I had one which broke after a week. I bought another and it’s lasted 6 months so far.
Cheers,
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Gabriel
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 4:25 PMI’ve got 4 X-Mini Max II’s that interconnect. They are really cheap on eBay and they rock for their size/price. Unbeatable bang for buck