Recommended Bluetooth Speakers under $200

iluvOzB on 16/12/2022 - 22:54

I had a moment of FOMO with the UE Boom 3 deal a few months back and bought it on impulse after reading generally good reviews. I… didn't like the sound quality. It sounds muffled and muddy and a little tinny to me. I use it to watch movies as well and could hardly hear the voices clearly. I do quite like the bass and volume and battery life, form factor, etc. so it's not all bad. I just didn't love it as much as I thought I would.

I'm looking other speakers like JBL Charge 5, Flip 6, Clip, Go, Bose Soundlink, Marshall Emberton, Sonos Roam. Any thoughts as to which is a good buy? I'm after portability and balanced sound clarity.

Electrical & Electronics Bluetooth Speaker

Comments

  • Gervais fanboy on 16/12/2022 - 23:11
    +1

    I have the soundlink and charge 5 myself
    I am team charge 5, big fan of’em

    Refer to this https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/745006
    This is the cheapest I have ever seen these go at.
    Can use Jb Gc’s on top to get a minimum of 10% off

    Good luck

  • [Deactivated] on 17/12/2022 - 09:14
    +1

    I strongly recommend the Tribit Stormbox Pro currently available from Amazon for around $140. It sounds awesome for the price.

  • sane on 17/12/2022 - 11:22
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    You aren't really going to see quality audio with portable bluetooth speakers. In general they are fashion items, you pay silly money for what claims to be a 'brand'. Dig into their technical capabilities and they are usually bog standard tech. If you want a determining factor for if they take quality seriously, see if you can find one with the aptX HD codec.

    • [Deactivated] on 17/12/2022 - 13:58
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      @sane
      The Tribit speaker I recommended has Qualcomm aptX.
      Is that what you are talking about? 🤔

      • sane on 17/12/2022 - 14:52
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        There are two basic standards, aptX and aptX HD - guess which is better. In fact there are others too eg aptX adaptive, etc.

        Anything is better than SBC, which is the base, default, standard - and is the only thing most of this type of speaker carry.

        Frankly putting some acceptable transducers and amp together with some batteries isn't too taxing - but if the codec can't carry the quality, you'll hear it (or rather, you won't).

        • [Deactivated] on 17/12/2022 - 14:59
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          @sane
          Thanks for the technical explanation. 👍
          The Tribit Stormbox Pro sounds mighty good to my old ears. 😊

  • ForkSnorter on 18/12/2022 - 06:52

    This one

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