This speaker seems very cheap in price. I am a performer and want reliable good sound. Can anyone recommend a higher quality Battery powered speaker ?
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I am a professional DJ, have been for 10 years, and I was BLOWN AWAY by the sound quality. It's truly impressive for such a cheap speaker. I was expecting it to sound like crap, but bought it for the portability and other features, but it honestly sounds incredible, even at pretty high volumes.
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Depends what you want it for. I bought a Roland MicroCube GX - an inexpensive 3W 5" speaker amp with lots of effects, runs off mains and batteries, is small and can be literally carried over one shoulder by a strap while the UltraLite is over the other. Not too ooud outside for busking or a party, great inside a room or small hall. There are lots out there but I'm happy with the Roland. Good luck.
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If you don't care about rich sound, then yeah a simple speaker would due , but if you want a little amplification and sound quality you might try The "Altech Lansing" portable speaker. not bad for low cost quality sound. good luck, and hope this helps.
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Anyone who's heard "great" bass from a speaker of this size hasn't heard many good speakers. I have yet to find a speaker for under $80 that can play "down-under" meaningful bass. Some simulate a "loud" boomy bass-effect in the 100 Hz range, but it's physically impossible for any speaker of this size to play authentic bass frequencies, such as those at 20 Hz.
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I have really only listened to the speaker on battery and it seems to do very well.... however I very rarely listen on full volume.
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I think that would be pushing it. They sound great, but that's in a relatively closed environment. Take a look at a speaker brand called energy take. They are Inexpensive, and an incredible bargain. You would need an amp, but you could try finding a cheap used one. Have fun!
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The Behringer powered speaker you have is ok for the price. When you can afford it, move up to QSC K series units.To add to the good advice in both responses.....I suspect you may be using a 1/4" phone plug which may be stereo in a mono input, follow the advice in answer 2, and use decent XLR pro grade cables. Also, you may be over driving the power module in the speaker by using the wrong mixer/out - speaker/in combination.
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rather dated so am sure by now you got your 'not expensive' receiver. i am in the market for speakers and these @195 each are out of my budget. i just scored a PIONEER VSX-524-K for $150 at a local B&M.; everywhere i looked, its going for $250 and reviews are ok too. whatever you get, do not feed the speakers more than they can handle/designed for.
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I've used mine in both my truck, and my motorhome. The sound is very acceptable. Not as good as a built in, dedicated sound system, but I wouldn't expect that. You'll get from 8-10 hours of battery life, after that you'll either need to find a 12 volt adapter or use a small inverter as it only comes with a dedicated transformer/charger.
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USB this Speaker is one of my better purchases .... I really Like it ... When I bought mine my timing must of been perfect I believe I paid about $25 this is now pushing 40 ...Their is a Very Similar one ..Brand name is Kinivo portable laptop speaker ..Price is $21.99 and the reviews are good ....
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Sounds like it'll be slightly under-powered. It's always better (IMO) to overpower speakers to avoid blowing them at odd frequencies and high volumes. Power is exponentially more important than quality of speakers. Cheap speakers will sound great with an awesome power source but great speakers won't live up to their potential with inadequate or overrated ( cheap) power/amplifiers. My suggestion is overpowering your speakers about 15-20% more than the speakers are rated for. Won't matter if you don't "work" your speakers hard but under powering effects rebound of the speaker cone and can tear them apart. I believe these speakers are rated for either 125w or 150w. I matched mine up perfectly and wish I would have gotten a bigger amplifier, although they sound great but begin to struggle at very high volumes. It'll be fine if you don't abuse your speakers though.
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I haven't played music through it to the battery died yet, but I have listened to music for over 4 hours on it. I would have to say they are good speakers for in house (bathroom, dining room, balcony etc...).
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I think it sounds great. It has some weight to so it's not a flimsy little speaker. It was worth the price I paid for it for sure. If you don't like it though you can always just send it back.
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This speaker are not the best for a large event,they dont have enough power to fill a large room and the sound quality is just not there.ill go with EV speakers or even ALTO or yamaha.
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I have never used it until it dies but I have used it for several hours here and there and it didn't charge for 4 days still came right on. This is the best portable speaker I've bought yet and I have serval some high end name brand but this beats them all! Hope this helps
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Sorry, Kitty.....no. I really wish it were too. But, I had heard that Yamaha says the ones powered by batteries do not have as good quality of sound. At least this is what a friend told me they read in a techie magazine. But I can tell you that you wont be disappointed if you buy it...the sound is AMAZING!!!
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It has plenty of volume but the sound quality isn't great. I recommend hooking it up to a set of small speakers--I got some a few years ago at Radio Shack, but I'm sure other similar speakers are widely available. Also, get an AC adapter as it uses up 9v batteries fast...