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    Not exactly hifi, but my Mum's recently discovered music videos on Youtube and spends mucho time checking out (mainly Country) artists on her tablet. I took my tennis ball sized speaker down to listen to and she was very happy with the sound quality so I'm looking to get her one.
    Anyone have experience or recommendations, please ?
    She doesn't want anything heavy or large. I'd say the absolute biggest would be egg box sized, but the smaller the better as long as the sound quality is better than the tablet speaker. Budget around the £100 mark.
    Thanks in advance.
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    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275869776...mis&media=COPY

    £180 after discount but it is in another league. I use these with my 4k monitor and they are awesome. Fantastic value for money and no messing around with recharging! Somewhat bigger than you may have had in mind and clearly not portable, though easily movable.
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    Might I suggest an Amazon Echo, I have one and the sound is acceptable if you're not expecting stereo imaging.

    It may also be useful for the many other voice command facilities, it's simple and easy to use once set up.

    I've actually used it recently to access Radio Paradise streams that it sends via Bluetooth to a small soundbar, to allow a simple option, rather than the full LMS/main hifi listening.



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    I've been using a Tribit XSound for a long time as my basic travel solution. I can highly recommend it.



    I also have a Bayan Soundbook as my bedside speaker. Again very good.
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    https://uk.soundcore.com/products/mo...3130061?jump=1

    these are very good. just looks like a radio but sounds great and connects via bluetooth to your phone
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    Many thanks all, very grateful. We don't want to go over the £100 budget, and stereo imaging isn't of importance. My Mum just wants something a step or two up from the tablet speaker and I had no idea at all about what's out there. Looks like there's some great picks above.
    Mark Levinson 390 CD / Croft 25RS Special Preamp / Croft 7R mono Amps / Neat Ultimatum XLS Speakers

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stranraer View Post
    Many thanks all, very grateful. We don't want to go over the £100 budget, and stereo imaging isn't of importance. My Mum just wants something a step or two up from the tablet speaker and I had no idea at all about what's out there. Looks like there's some great picks above.
    soundcore do a number of smaller, cheaper ones too..
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    soundcore do a number of smaller, cheaper ones too..
    Yep, it's a dinky little Soundcore that I've got. I'm interested to see what's a step or two up from that but for it's size it's pretty impressive.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stranraer View Post
    Yep, it's a dinky little Soundcore that I've got. I'm interested to see what's a step or two up from that but for it's size it's pretty impressive.
    Think the x600 is their top one and it's superb I have to say.
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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