Cheap portable powered speakers?
 

I got my iRiver iHP120 today. Nice it is too. :)
I'm still getting to grips with the software/firmware (do I really need to
scroll all the way A - Z after selecting by artist/ album/ genre/
etc.? -Lots of scrolling when 3000 songs!)

Anyway, I was thinking it'd be nice to be able to play songs "out loud" at
certain times. A pair of small powered speakers should do the job, although
preferably ones that allowed batteries as well as mains.
Do these exist at an acceptable price/performance level?

....By 'acceptable price' here I'm thinking around 20quid. :)
Obviously performance is not a _major_ concern -just being able to _hear_
the stuff without a lot of buzzing would be fine.

-Kevin.


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Gunther Gloop put on the robe and wizard hat...and talked like a pirate

I got my iRiver iHP120 today. Nice it is too. :)
I'm still getting to grips with the software/firmware (do I really
need to scroll all the way A - Z after selecting by artist/ album/
genre/ etc.? -Lots of scrolling when 3000 songs!)

Indeed. This is the thing that ****s me off about my ipod. Ok its fine for
albums, and I like being able to browse by artist but there are a lot of
singles and odd single tunes I have on there which is annoying as I don't
want to scroll past artists with one or two tracks associated with them. I
wish there was a way to hide tunes from view, which are only viewable fvia
the pc software and playlists..

portable speakers? so you dont want to jsut connect it to your home stereo
then?

sorry.. havent bought any of them for years..

David Beamish wrote:
Gunther Gloop put on the robe and wizard hat...and talked like a
pirate

I got my iRiver iHP120 today. Nice it is too. :)
I'm still getting to grips with the software/firmware (do I really
need to scroll all the way A - Z after selecting by artist/ album/
genre/ etc.? -Lots of scrolling when 3000 songs!)

Indeed. This is the thing that ****s me off about my ipod. Ok its
fine for albums, and I like being able to browse by artist but there
are a lot of singles and odd single tunes I have on there which is
annoying as I don't want to scroll past artists with one or two
tracks associated with them. I wish there was a way to hide tunes
from view, which are only viewable fvia the pc software and
playlists..


To be honest I'm a bit shocked how backwards the iRiver frontend is. It's
like they approached it from a whole different viewpoint than I would have
(probably just copying Apple).
Also it's not very intuitive, in that you need to _remember_ what particular
controls do at what times rather than instinctively know.
And you could use the thing for years without realising theres an FM radio
on it unless you read how to get it on.

Still, it's my favouritest gadget ever and I can't see myself being without
it at any time in the foreseeable. :)


portable speakers? so you dont want to jsut connect it to your home
stereo then?


Yeah I'll be connecting it to the stereo, but I was thinking "other
locations" inside and outside the house.
There's bound to be good enough 'computer speakers' available but I'd rather
get battery-enable ones if poss..

-Kevin.


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"Gunther Gloop" wrote in message
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I got my iRiver iHP120 today. Nice it is too. :)
I'm still getting to grips with the software/firmware (do I really need to
scroll all the way A - Z after selecting by artist/ album/ genre/
etc.? -Lots of scrolling when 3000 songs!)

Anyway, I was thinking it'd be nice to be able to play songs "out loud" at
certain times. A pair of small powered speakers should do the job,
although
preferably ones that allowed batteries as well as mains.
Do these exist at an acceptable price/performance level?

...By 'acceptable price' here I'm thinking around 20quid. :)
Obviously performance is not a _major_ concern -just being able to _hear_
the stuff without a lot of buzzing would be fine.

-Kevin.


I've been looking too and the best I've found so far are he

http://www.avland.co.uk/speaker/personal.htm#personal

GAry.

Find a set of powered speakers with a external power supply (so the main
unit has a 18v input jack)

I've found that the ones with the PSU in the main unit hum loudly (at least
four sets of PC speakers that I've used)

dvdphile wrote:
"Gunther Gloop" wrote in message
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I got my iRiver iHP120 today. Nice it is too. :)
I'm still getting to grips with the software/firmware (do I really
need to scroll all the way A - Z after selecting by artist/ album/
genre/
etc.? -Lots of scrolling when 3000 songs!)

Anyway, I was thinking it'd be nice to be able to play songs "out
loud" at certain times. A pair of small powered speakers should do
the job, although preferably ones that allowed batteries as well as
mains.
Do these exist at an acceptable price/performance level?

...By 'acceptable price' here I'm thinking around 20quid. :)
Obviously performance is not a _major_ concern -just being able to
_hear_ the stuff without a lot of buzzing would be fine.

-Kevin.


I've been looking too and the best I've found so far are he

http://www.avland.co.uk/speaker/personal.htm#personal


It says "AC power supply optional" on the £20 pair but by that I'd guess it
means "optional if you want powered amp" rather than "or use batteries".

These ones on the same site look possibly more up my street...
http://www.avland.co.uk/sony/srspc37/index.htm
"2-way supply: by AA-sized batteries (not supplied) or AC adaptor (not
surpplied)"


Thanks Gary. Chimp doesn't allow Irish people (in Ireland) buy from his site
last I looked so I won't be buying from there, but at least now I know they
*exist*. :)


-Kevin.

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Nath wrote:
Find a set of powered speakers with a external power supply (so the
main unit has a 18v input jack)

I've found that the ones with the PSU in the main unit hum loudly (at
least four sets of PC speakers that I've used)

That's a good point, thanks. :)

-Kevin.

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In article , says...
I got my iRiver iHP120 today. Nice it is too. :)
I'm still getting to grips with the software/firmware (do I really need to
scroll all the way A - Z after selecting by artist/ album/ genre/
etc.? -Lots of scrolling when 3000 songs!)

Anyway, I was thinking it'd be nice to be able to play songs "out loud" at
certain times. A pair of small powered speakers should do the job, although
preferably ones that allowed batteries as well as mains.
Do these exist at an acceptable price/performance level?

...By 'acceptable price' here I'm thinking around 20quid. :)
Obviously performance is not a _major_ concern -just being able to _hear_
the stuff without a lot of buzzing would be fine.

I recently got some Creative TravelSound speakers for my mp3 CD player
and portable DVD player, the quality of sound compared to the internal
speakers of the DVD player is excellent, the surround mode is nice in
that it doesn't go overboard in trying to create a 3D sound from just two
speakers.
Trying to work out how I can design some sort of fold-away stand so the
speakers can sit above the portable's screen.

The only drawback in your case is the price, £50.


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