Slightly atypical question here—I’m looking for a Bluetooth speaker, but my problem in recent years has been that virtually all speakers now seem to come with subwoofers, which I find extremely uncomfortable (the thumping sensation hurts my ears). This results in having to turn bass way down when I pipe music through those speakers, which I don’t want to do! I love bass, I just can’t take the subwoofer thump/vibration.
So, my question is: would anyone happen to know of a Bluetooth speaker that has OK bass but does _not_ include a subwoofer?
I had an Altec Lansing Jacket H2O a while back that that was great for this (one of the older models, maybe 2 or 3) but unfortunately its waterproof claims turned out to be false, lol, so it died after I exposed it to humidity. I tried the H2O 4 more recently but it ended up having terrible crackling at the low end so I returned it and haven’t tried them again since then. The other Bluetooth speakers I’ve had are the Anker Soundcore 2 and Anker Soundcore 3, which unfortunately _do_ have really intense subwoofer (edit: any subwoofer lol) and are therefore not great for me.
Any advice greatly appreciated!
I wouldn't use it for any proper monitoring or mastering, but the Anker Soundcore 2 is a great value, has a 3.5mm stereo aux input, and decent sound. Very handy for using my SeqTrak, and much better than SeqTrak's terrible little speaker. Soundcore 3 is nicer, but sadly doesn't have the aux input.
I have the Soundcore 3 which is just an upgraded version of the Soundcore 2, and I absolutely love it. Since the 3 is very similar to the 2, I would get the Soundcore 2 if I were you. Hard to beat the performance for the price, and it'll put out more sound than the smaller Select.
Edit: my bad, thats the Soundcore 1 you have in the pic. If i were you I would look into the Soundcore 2 or 3. The 2 isnt that much more expensive than the 1 and the 3 is like $60 I think? I got my S3 for like $35 on sale, but i would still buy it at $60. A lot of speaker for the money, and has better speakers and Bluetooth connectivity than the 1 and 2. Although if you NEED to have 3.5mm aux then the 2 is the way to go. But the one isnt bad either if youre on a tight budget.
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