Sadly, it's next to impossible in most instances to find a Bluetooth speaker that also has the speaker phone capability and not spend over $100. The other thing I've seen and noticed with a lot of them, in particular the Jambox, is that the more you use it, you will find that the quality of tone gets very muddy. This I found after some research, is something that can happen over time with some speakers. Don't know about Bos because that's not my thing. I've heard some really great sounding bos speakers, and some where the room they were being played in didn't do them any favors, and they sounded like utter crap. This, in addition to the fact that I've got more high priority things to spend money on, has always made me not bother with that brand for portable speaker or home theater. But that's just me and my own personal view. Amy Billman From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:26 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Portable Bluetooth Speaker Recommendations? I'm looking to purchase a portable bluetooth speaker for use with both my iPhone 5 and my Victor Reader Stream. I don't want to spend over $100 and although it would be nice if the speaker could double as a speaker phone and allow me to answer calls, that's not a strict requirement. I'm mainly interested in sound quality including acceptable volume without distortion. The unit will have to have an auxiliary 3.5mm jack to enable me to attach my non-bluetooth Stream but most units I've reviewed do have this jack. To recap, the main things I'm looking for: 1. Good sound quality with acceptable volume without distortion. 2. Portability. I want to be able to move this around easily and take it on the road too. 3. External 3.5mm auxiliary jack. 4. Ability to use the speaker while it's charging. 5. Ability to use the speaker with more than one bluetooth device would be a bonus although not a strict requirement. 6. The ability for the speaker to act as a speaker phone and allow the user to answer incoming calls would also be a nice feature. The models I'm considering are: 1. JBL Flip Wireless Bluetooth Speaker - $88.99 plus $8 shipping at Amazon vendor. 2. Logitech UE Mobile Boombox - $87.79 at Amazon. 3. BeatBox by Desaia - $70 plus $7 shipping from SpeedDots. I realize speaker recommendations are highly subjective but I'm hoping by listing what I'm looking for and the models I'm considering, someone who has actually heard some of these models can provide some suggestions. Thanks in advance for any help. Alan Lemly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 8215 (20130410) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
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