Those mini speakers for ipods are good

heavymental
heavymental Posts: 2,091
edited July 2014 in The cake stop
My mate bought one of these recently... http://www.whathifi.com/bose/soundlink-mini/review I'm no audiophile but I do appreciate a good sound system but had to admit that I wouldn't feel too bad about having this type of thing as my only sound equipment if I was pushed for space or money. I'm not a big fan of Bose's 'coloured' sound but really, the quality from such a small device is quite amazing.

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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,310
    I bought these, they're great:

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  • heavymental
    heavymental Posts: 2,091
    If they did them in a brushed finish I bet they'd sell.
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    Have had a soundlink mini since christmas and it is a truly amazing bit of kit... Linked to my ipad mini for digital radio and spotify it has changed the way i listen to music...
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    pinarello001 wrote:
    I bought these, they're great:

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    I'm surprised at you :shock:

    Vastly over priced in my opinion, I use these, great value...

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    "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity" :lol:

    seanoconn
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,310
    ^^Makes me laugh: "No artificial colours or flavours" (but contains 20 grams of sugar).
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  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,930
    pinarello001 wrote:
    ^^Makes me laugh: "No artificial colours or flavours" (but contains 20 grams of sugar).


    They make me fart. :cry:
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,310
    Ballysmate wrote:
    pinarello001 wrote:
    ^^Makes me laugh: "No artificial colours or flavours" (but contains 20 grams of sugar).


    They make me fart. :cry:

    You still here?! I mean, you haven't been sent on 'holiday'?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,930
    pinarello001 wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    pinarello001 wrote:
    ^^Makes me laugh: "No artificial colours or flavours" (but contains 20 grams of sugar).


    They make me fart. :cry:

    You still here?! I mean, you haven't been sent on 'holiday'?

    Had my bucket and spade packed ready. :lol:
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,310
    Ballysmate wrote:
    pinarello001 wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    pinarello001 wrote:
    ^^Makes me laugh: "No artificial colours or flavours" (but contains 20 grams of sugar).


    They make me fart. :cry:

    You still here?! I mean, you haven't been sent on 'holiday'?

    Had my bucket and spade packed ready. :lol:

    Have you tried sending chocolates and flowers?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    Ballysmate wrote:
    pinarello001 wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    pinarello001 wrote:
    ^^Makes me laugh: "No artificial colours or flavours" (but contains 20 grams of sugar).


    They make me fart. :cry:

    You still here?! I mean, you haven't been sent on 'holiday'?

    Had my bucket and spade packed ready. :lol:

    I heard you 'filling' the bucket and grovelling to Rick :P
    "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity" :lol:

    seanoconn
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    Once again a grown up discussion descends into banality...
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    Mikey23 wrote:
    Once again a grown up discussion descends into banality...

    You wouldn't want it any other way :mrgreen:
    "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity" :lol:

    seanoconn
  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,930
    Mikey23 wrote:
    Once again a grown up discussion descends into banality...

    It's what we do best. :lol:
  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,930
    On reflection, that should read, "That's what we do."
  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    The trouble with the lower end Bose stuff is that it relies on the DAC inside the iDevice.

    I managed to get a B&W Zeppelin Mini for £200 as Apple had just changed from the 30 pin connection so the hi-fi store wanted rid of it. Quite a leap from the Sounddock II we had been using.
    Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it.
  • Monkeypump
    Monkeypump Posts: 1,528
    I've got one the early B&W Zeppelins. Very pleased with it, overall one of the best bits of kit I've bought.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,310
    I've got a wireless.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    pinarello001 wrote:
    I've got a wireless.

    ...
    Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it.
  • mouth
    mouth Posts: 1,195
    I do love Bose gear - have a Wave thingy in the lounge, on-ear phones etc etc and the little soundlink thing is truly brilliant but went in HMV a few weeks ago and they had an alarm clock/radio/ipod dock for lightning connection on sale for like £55 and the sound quality was absolutely incredible - popped my Nano onto it for a few minutes. Decided it was ugly and walked away. Went back an hour later and they'd sold it. Gutted.

    Moral of the story - strike while the iron's hot.
    The only disability in life is a poor attitude.
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    ... dont make me laugh when im trying to be cross
  • florerider
    florerider Posts: 1,112
    Anyone know where I can get a new needle for the record player?
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,151
    Mikey23 wrote:
    ... dont make me laugh when im trying to be cross

    you are in the wrong forum for laughs :)
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    I have had a pretty good domestic hi fi for years, technics with b&w speakers with a stack of cds propping up one wall, but havent listened to it very much. With spotify premium and dab stations i have access to pretty much everything i have ever collected plus ziliions more and can download to my device and listen off line if i want. I have been using a pair of sennheiser ear buds which are also pretty amazing but wanted something for external listening and the soundlink mini has been abolutely perfect for that. Although it has a very pronounced bass astonishing for something so tiny, its picking up subleties in the music that i never knew existed. Obviously its only as good as the source but but the apple sound chip seems to be pretty good and the two seem to work well together. And is entirely portable. Bath, garden, beach, holiday etc all possible. Has also been on cycling holidays with me in my rucksack. Well satisfied and still amazed how a device that small can deliver a sound like that...
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,279
    Same here, got rid of my JPW towers and pioneer gear and bought a Sonos system and subscribe to spotify,much better for the digital age.
    Advocate of disc brakes.

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