Bluetooth speaker for travel

[buz]

Looks like my UE Boom finally kicked the bucket. Any thoughts what BT speaker I should get for travelling? Size of the Boom was about perfect...

Must have usb c charging.

 

[Opal]

My Flip 6 sounds amazing for a portable bluetooth speaker. Has app EQ as well. last me more than 12 hours usage every charge.

 

[LTig]

The JBL Charge series is very good. You need to place it a bit away off the wall to get rid of a bump in the upper bass. I own the Charge 3 which I bought in 2018 after mistaken its sound in the room next door as a life sax player ...

 

[buz]

Looking at them both, feels like flip would be a lot more portable (similar to my boom)

 

[mmi]

Sonos Roam for best sound quality if that is important. Won’t have as much battery as other brands, but sounds great out of the box and has self measured room correction based on placement.

Sonos Roam Portable Speaker: Spinorama and measurements (more proof mainstream speakers can be real good)

Measured the Sonos Roam today, the company's new, smaller bluetooth speaker. Here's the spin at 80% volume (measured at ~ 0.6m). So this is around 76dB@1m. Please read the disclaimer at the end of the post And here an estimate of it at 60% volume (i spliced a nearfield woofer measurement...

audiosciencereview.com

 

[HeadDoc12]

If you have deep pockets the Bang and Olufsen Beosound A1 sounds pretty great (unlike many of their products). For cheaper, I recommend Sony XE200 or XE300, if vertical placement is important.

 

[buz]

Ended up getting a jbl flip 6, brief testing indicates it will do...

 

[BigFKahuna]

I am still happy with my UE Boom and Megaboom, having compared to offerings by Sonos, Bose, JBL and as well Bang and Olufson. Why not just get another UE product?

 

[MaxBuck]

I just bought a Bose Soundlink Flex to use on the golf course. I don't suggest it's a replacement for Genelecs, but it's clean, gives the illusion of decent bass and doesn't seem to distort at reasonable SPLs. Very satisfied, especially at Costco pricing. A lot less expensive than what appear to be comparable UE offerings.

 

[flowolf]

Very happy with my sonos roam! no need for my phone to be the playback device, as long as wifi is available.

 

[Barrelhouse Solly]

Tribit and Anker make some surprisingly good small BT speakers.