While the speaker drivers remain the same, the Qualcomm chipset that powers the speaker has been upgraded (the speaker uses Bluetooth 5.1), bumping the sound quality up a tad, particularly at higher volumes, with better digital signal processing. It remains one of the best-sounding mini Bluetooth speaker models, with richer more tonally balanced sound than other Bluetooth speakers its size -- and it should sound good, considering its elevated price point. Mini Bluetooth speakers are impressive devices for on-the-go entertainment, especially with your family and friends. Imagine, on a cloudy weekend afternoon, you and your gang, best friends, or bae are going on a long drive and the destination is a lush, green, and secluded place. You are driving your car at a high-speed on an empty highway and the only thing missing is your favorite music blasting out of a powerful speaker. Or, imagine that you are going to your best friend’s place after college or work to just sit and chill with some good music for company - occasions like this require mini speakers so you can enjoy uninterrupted music whenever and wherever you want. These are portable audio devices that you can easily carry along and conveniently connect to your smartphone, tablet or laptop to play your favorite playlist. Consumer Electronics:TV, Video and Home Audio:Home Audio:Home Audio Components:Stereo Component Combos Consumer Electronics:TV, Video and Home Audio:Home Audio:Receivers and Amplifiers:Amplifiers and Preamps

Many Bluetooth speakers now are now fully waterproof and some fully dust-proof. If you're planning on taking the speaker with you to the beach or on a hiking trip, having a more durable speaker is a desirable trait. Speakerphone capabilitiesBut: Jim was in the process of designing a new speaker that he felt might be a worthy replacement. He had no name for it, but he had been experimenting with a mixture of drivers from the SS 8 (the Accuton midrange), the Song 3 Encore (the Eton midrange) and the Song 3 BeAT (the Satori beryllium tweeter and the Audio Technology Midrange), among others. When choosing a Bluetooth speaker, what it really comes down to is size and price. If you're looking for a very portable speaker, you'll want to get something very compact, but remember that smaller speakers usually produce less sound and bass than larger ones. So while there are plenty of mini Bluetooth speakers that deliver bigger sound than you might expect, they do have their sonic limitations. For a lot of people it's a question of finding a speaker that's not too big or too small -- one that travels well but also is capable of producing good sound for its size. But finding the best portable Bluetooth speaker also comes down to your budget.

Consumer Electronics:TV, Video and Home Audio:Home Audio:Home Audio Components:Record Players/Home Turntables Consumer Electronics:TV, Video and Home Audio:TV, Video and Audio Parts:Record Player, Turntable Parts I've tested hundreds of mini Bluetooth speakers over the last 15 years, and because there are so many good ones, it's hard to declare one model as the best overall. That said, a couple of models do stand out, including the Bose SoundLink Flexand two speakers it inspired: the Anker Soundcore Motion 300 and Tribit StormBox Flow.

I could go on, but I don’t have much more time to write. I have yet to find a classical disc that sounds bad with the SS 9.5s. The full range of instruments and delicacy on each of my classical recordings is well-presented. To connect a set of USB (universal serial bus) speakers or headphones, insert the device's USB connector into one of your computer's open USB ports (as shown in the picture). The device should be automatically recognized by the computer. For additional information, consult the user manual for your device. Laptop users None of the three chosen drivers seem to present any audible cone breakup, even at ear-splitting volumes. (And, yes, you can split your ears with these.) This is delightful.

Electronics:Home Audio Stereos, Components:Speaker Parts and Components:Other Speaker Parts and Comp. Generally, everything that is good sounds good – if not better than good (edit: by good, I do mean amazing, I hope you know) – on the SS 9.5s. Very little sounds bad. Sure, there are recordings that sound bad. But they are still listenable on the SS 9.5s. You might not want to crank them up, but you can enjoy what’s there. These are the times when I am glad for the MA8900’s tone controls. Pity those who don’t have tone controls. Electronics:Home Audio Stereos, Components:Speaker Parts and Components:Speaker Building ComponentsYou're only seeing about half the room. It's 11x22. Arguably, the Totem Hawks were a tad too small for the space. To connect speakers to a laptop with no sound out port, insert the mini plug into the headphones port. Speakers with a subwoofer This is the ideal speaker choice for your microbit projects as it will work directly with the Audio cable for the BBC microbit. The (nee) SoundScape 8’s were always a design that intrigued me, and it seemed that their combination of size and driver selection (especially the RAAL ribbons) might be the right mix for my sunroom. But…I had to ask Jim: with a 9.5” woofer (and a single one, at that), were these speakers going to be distractingly large in my room? As it turned out, they were a fair amount taller than the SS 8s. I hemmed…I hawed. I wondered: with a baffle supporting a 9.5” woofer, what was going to happen with diffraction effects from the diminutive tweeter and midrange? Jim was a little coy, but he shared, “We are likely to chamfer the cabinet edges so that the wider front baffle will be no issue.” I never knew what this chamfer was going to look like until he revealed the initial design several weeks ago.