Good portable speakers?

sleepkyng · « **on:** 19 Nov 2005, 08:18 pm »

I'm headed to Paris for my spring term and want to have somewhat good sound. I'm all set in terms of headphones, but i was thinking of bringing a sonic impact and some small speakers - are their good portable speakers?

obviously i'm not expecting to be blown away, but maybe just something semi - decent?

cheers

kenscott30 · « **Reply #1 on:** 19 Nov 2005, 08:41 pm »

The Bose Acoustic Wave Music system is pretty amazing. It is also heavy, big and expensive. You can get a travel case, $150.00 and a 12volt battery for another 150.00 but you have the best Boom Box I have ever heard. It will last you at least 10 years...I would check ebay or buy it new

http://www.bose.com/controller?event=VIEW_PRODUCT_PAGE_EVENT&product=awms_wave_index

I just looked at ebay for completed auctions and I saw one go for 345.00 with the case. That is a STEAL, as long as it doesn't have a blown speaker... even if you do, repair it. The one I listen to is like 6-8 years old and it gets turned up to 100% all the time.
I know that people like to trash Bose, fine but this is one big heavy Amazing sounding boom box. Best of luck.....EBAY it!

Ken

bubba966 · « **Reply #2 on:** 19 Nov 2005, 09:12 pm »

Quote from: sleepkyng

I'm headed to Paris for my spring term and want to have somewhat good sound. I'm all set in terms of headphones, but i was thinking of bringing a sonic impact and some small speakers - are their good portable speakers?

obviously i'm not expecting to be blown away, but maybe just something semi - decent?

cheers

As you've already got an SI amp, why not get the NXT based speakers that SI sells? I've not tried the SI speakers, but I have played with the little SI "Stick-on Sound Pads" that Target sells.

Or why not just get the SI sound pads http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=2-1/qid=1132434572/ref=sr_2_1/601-3924958-4379324?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=B0001HKVKQ

For $20 & a pair of stiff pieces of cardboard (somewhere in the 1' x 2' to 2' x 3' range) it's really hard to beat. You'll be damn surprised at how clean those things sound. You don't get too much bass out of them. But I doubt you'd care as the rest of their performance is quite amazing...

sleepkyng · « **Reply #3 on:** 20 Nov 2005, 01:19 am »

would plexiglass be good for those stick ons?
I'm diggin the $20 price tag.