[icon-discuss] Speakers that are not mini, but still extremely portable and have great sound
- From: "Richard Turner" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 06:00:35 -0700
Has anyone else tried the Creative Labs, Travel Sound speakers?
They cost about $70.00, but they are fantastic! They can run on 4 Triple A
batteries, or you can buy a Universal AC adapter at someplace like Bi-mart
for about $15.00 and run them on AC.
They measure about 6 inches long, by two and half inches tall and two inches
thick at the thickest point. They also have an earphone jack on them.
I bought them to go with the Book Port a couple of years ago. They have
very good sound and can put out a pretty good volume.
Richard
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-----Original Message-----
From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Esak
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 9:34 PM
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Incredible mini speakers for the Icon... for
those with not so good hearing...
Heheh,
I'm an everything electronic-music junkie... I wouldn't mind seeing the $4
item. Put up a link to it if you have it.
I hate that all the people I've helped set up actual Ipods have the luxury
of buying Boze and Altec Lansing speaker systems for their devices. It is so
nice to hage the little speakers on the Icon though.
I have bought a couple of the Radio Shack $19.95 collapsabile units, and
then flipped for the rather expensive AC adaptor and ring tip adaptor to
power them without batteries. They actually sound pretty good. I use them
for a speaker set right next to my computer and my bed for sleep time
listening. I still would like to see something in between the bigger RS
speakers and the tiny SuperMiniSoundBox thing. I think I'm going to love the
speakers in the keyboard from Levelstar when it comes out, though, so I
won't be wracking my brains for new stuff to much longer until I can buy
that.
John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rick Alfaro
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 12:38 PM
> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Incredible mini speakers for the Icon... for
> those with not so good hearing...
>
>
> Great, I'll be looking forward to getting the final word on this as to
> whether they are the same or not.
>
> Sounds like you are a speaker junkie like I am. I actually found another
> similar speaker that charges from usb as well and plugs directly into your
> device, but it also comes with an extension cable in case you
> don't want to
> do that. The price was $4.76 shipped. No, that isn't a typo and it comes
> directly from Hong Kong. I don't expect much but for the price,
> I couldn't
> resist. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised. This type of direct plug-in
> speaker seems perfect for devices like the Icon and BookPort.
>
> --Warmest regards,
>
> --Rick Alfaro
> --rick.alfaro@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Esak
> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 4:04 PM
> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Incredible mini speakers for the Icon... for
> those with not so good hearing...
>
> I just bought one of the $15 items. It had a $3 shipping
> charge... I'll let
> you know if they are the same. I hope so. This would be a great
> find at $15.
>
> John
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rick Alfaro
> > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 9:56 PM
> > To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Incredible mini speakers for the Icon... for
> > those with not so good hearing...
> >
> >
> > John,
> >
> > Here is a direct link for the ones that are $15.
> > http://www.usbgeek.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=0439
> >
> > My wife just looked at both pictures and other than the color,
> > she says they
> > pretty much look the same, but it is hard to tell with these online pics
> > because they don't have a reference to compare it to. If you go by the
> > specs however, the $30 one says it weighs .1 pounds and is quite a bit
> > larger so not sure if the specs for the more expensive unit are wrong.
> > The measurements for the $30 unit are: 5.15"x2.25" and it weighs
> > 1.6 ounces
> >
> > The $15 unit measures:
> > 1.7"x2.1"x1.3" and weighs 1.94 ounces.
> >
> > So go figure. The $15 unit is smaller in size but weighs a bit
> > more. They
> > both are called the Super Mini Sound Box but the $30 unit has the
> > brand name
> > PodXtreme whereas the $15 unit does not mention the brand or
> model at all.
> >
> > I ordered the $15 model so I'll let you know what I think when I
> > get it. I
> > have a feeling it is perhaps a smaller version of what you ordered and
> > probably doesn't sound as good, but should be ok for audio books.
> >
> >
> > John Esak wrote:
> > > None of these links got me anywhere near the same speaker set I
> > > bought.
> > >
> > > If you know a site that sells them for $15, please post the exact url
> > > here.
> >
>
>
>
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