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October 13, 2004
Portable Speakers
Portable speakers turn PC or iPod into stereo. Since we are going on the road alot and using multimedia, we need some way to play the sound. Most venues have a projector now, but sound is another story.
Google reviews a good quick review of portable speakers. As usual, the prices vary by 10x, so listen up. BTW, this is a great story of different market gaps. Overall, everyone seems to be playing stealth/add-on to the iPod, that's the big story in portables today.
Here are the conclusion:
- Bose Soundock. This is an amazing $300, weighs 5lbs, but I'm sure sounds incredible. What niche, do you think they are covering :-} It mates directly with an ipod.
- JBL On Stage. $200 so still amazing and seems to occupy the position of Bose, but cheaper. Both of these require AC though, so that's a concern for most venues where you have to assume no free power outlets.
- Altec Lansing inMotion. $120. Seems to be a best of both, more expensive, but doesn't sound great loud.
- Creative Labs Travel Sound. Creative seems to love to do little gizmo's that don't work so well. At $60, it uses AAA and sounds tinny.
- Radio Shack Portable Amplified Speaker. $20. Uses C batteries and you can't even find it on their web site, but is in their stores. Who cares about sound quality.
Consumer markets tend to be like this, there is a different price point for every shape and size of user. There are few business that span 10x in pricing, but heres another example.
And in surfing sites, Altec Lansing seems to have the most innovative products. The XT1 pictured above is really designed for this use. Powered from USB so you save the batteries, its probably not loud, but really convenient.
Posted by rich at October 13, 2004 08:26 AM
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