I'm not. My cheapest was more than that.
LOL!
My sub alone was $900 used, and broken. "Decent" may be a subjective term.
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Apple Announces Beats Pill+ Speaker Available in November for $229
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My sub alone was $900 used, and broken. "Decent" may be a subjective term.
It'd be nice, for sure, but with Bluetooth you're restricted by bandwidth. Low Power = Low Bandwidth, for now.
But honestly, I use a Bluetooth speaker for 90% of my music listening, and I'm fine with it. (Could use a bit more bass, but I paid $49 for it.)
Every article about Apple's products is full of hate comments from people who have not even used the products. SMH.
the market leader (per the reviews, if not the sales) is the Logitech UE Boom and it sells for 249
Agree 100%. And on top of it all, you have an audio system that likely will last you decades. In general, these portable battery-operated speakers have a relatively short life span.
There are good values in audio out there. But it is absolutely a space where the old "get what you pay for" phrase is applicable, particularly with speakers.
Is the $229 Pill worth it? Totally up to the user. However, the pure physics of sound dictate that it will not be able to produce a full range of frequencies and volume of a larger speaker. So, comparing it to anything other than small/portable speakers is useless.
Didn't realize it was broken, seems the guy tried to rip me off. Guess he didn't know the mfgr had an excellent warranty. Rather than fighting with the jerk, I had it fixed within a couple weeks for free. MSRP was $1300, they are still going for $600 used over a decade later.
Except that's almost $200 more than the UE BOOM, isn't waterproof and as portable.
Maybe a better comparison would be the UE MEGABOOM which is still cheaper with more functionality not to say that the mentioned speaker doesn't sound good.
I responded to "UE Boom is still the best Bluetooth speaker". There was no mention of cost, portability, or other environmental utility. The Riva trumps the UE speakers (and really everything else mentioned in this thread) at their primary purpose - being a speaker... sonics and all that jazz.
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True if money cost isn't an issue ue boom isn't the best Bluetooth speaker you can get although the ue megaboom looks promising with the same functionality as the ue boom at $300
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Note above I said "UE speakers". The megaboom was one of the speakers I cross-shopped - no contest.
So you've actually listened to it and compared the two side by side? Amazon reviews say the differences are not as black and white.
Yep! If one doesn't have the opportunity to hear it in person I suggest reading professional reviews - esp. if you care about sound quality.