Portable Loudspeakers

Hello,

I have bought the Asus notebook and now would like to have good sound so i was thinking of buying a Portable loudspeaker, doese anyone know good light, slim one that give good Bas sound ? I saw this on net but dont know how good they are

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Trust_Soundforce_USB_Speaker_Set_SP_2930p_PC_multimedia_speakers__6475747

Thanks for your advise

 

How portable do you want your loudspeakers.

One of the best portable loudspeakers is the JBL On Tour which weighs 410g including 4 AAA batteries (plus it has a lightweight mains power adaptor). The size is 177 x 85 x 32mm. However, this unit is relatively expensive.

I recently bought the Creative TravelDock 900 from here http://www.play.com/Electronics/Ele..._Speaker_System/Product.html?searchtype=genre . The audio quality is not quite as good as the JBL but the weight is much less (265g including 4 AAA batteries) and the size is a bit smaller (150 x 63 x 40mm). No mains power adaptor is supplied but I found that one of the USB power cables in my collection fitted. Excellent value for money at the price I paid (£17.99). You may want to look at the other portable speakers in the Creative range, normally the TravelDock 900 is not the least expensive and I suspect that much of the internal hardware and electronics is similar.

I don't have experience of the Trust loudspeakers. The last Trust product I bought was a Bluetooth mouse, which was very erratic. The Trust speakers you have identified appear to get both power and audio via USB. The alternatives I have noted above get their audio input through a standard audio cable so they can be used with other equipment such as MP3 players, which is their main market.

Hope this helps,

John

 

So the USB one is to avoid ?

Tha Bass is good on creative ? In france this model is too expensive 80€ cant find as cheaper then the site you gave

Any other Slim model, i want somehting taht is not to Bulky and can easyly git in my Laptop bag and take less place when outside.

Thanks

 

It is difficult to get good bass out of any small speaker. The more expensive loudspeakers use a combination of physical design and non-linear amplification to achieve reasonable bass performance. The real issue is getting something better than your computer's speakers. The JBL On Tour claims a frequency response down to 100Hz while Creative claims 150Hz. Other possible loudspeakers are: Creative TravelSound 400 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-La.../ref=pd_ecc_rvi_3/026-1842231-0580443?ie=UTF8 ; PowerTraveller K2000 http://www.amazon.co.uk/PowerTravel.../ref=pd_ecc_rvi_7/026-1842231-0580443?ie=UTF8 ; Philips SBA290 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-SBA...E/ref=pd_sbs_ce_1/026-1842231-0580443?ie=UTF8 ; various Logitech products such as the MM28 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-97...2/ref=pd_sbs_ce_5/026-1842231-0580443?ie=UTF8 . Your purchasing choice may be influenced by your budget.

My concern about audio through the USB is that it is another driver and might interfere with audio through the internal speakers. However, for use with a computer, a USB power cable is a clear advantage to minimise the amount of extra baggage.

John

 

how much do u thionk it can consume of my battery time ? if i take USB

 

The more efficient external speakers claim over 20 hours running time from 4 AAA batteries (but note this would be for reasonably low volume). It is unlikely that the speakers would use as much as 0.5W from the USB unless you run them very loud. 0.5W x 2 hours is 1 W-hr, or 2% of a 50 W-hr battery. If you want maximum battery life for your computer get speakers which can use rechargeable AAA batteries (900mAh Ni-MH batteries are available).

John

 

More speakers, from Sony, to add to the list of possibilities: SRS-T10 (USB power and audio, weight 190g); SRS-T33 (uses audio cable, claims battery life of 16 hours from 2 batteries); SRS-T80 (audio cable, a bit bigger with better bass response). A feature of all of these is the short cable - between 0.25 and 0.4m).

John

 

I use the Logitech V20 USB portable speakers. Comes with a travel case, pretty light at 2.21 pounds, and packs so much bass that they "move" themselves across my desk if I turn on the bass boost and volume. Give it a look, try a search on Amazon.com.

 

You want something that is amplified. otherwise it won't offer much improvment over the internal speakers.