Anker - Soundcore Mini 3 Pro

Anker makes the soundcore mini and despite its cheap price tag it’s actually quite formidable. A wee bit smaller than a mini rig but not by a lot. I’ve used it tons as hidden fx speakers in various prop applications like crying baby dolls or music boxes. Plays music pretty decently. Never for strictly human voice reproduction so ymmv but it is decently loud. 

If you want really cheap options then I would suggest aux in/bluetooth speakers like the anker soundcore mini. I recently bought several of these for a portable setup. There is the minirig 4 but its pricey.

The mini is good too

At the end I got the Anker SoundCore Mini. It has radio FM, micro SD card, and bluetooth. It has +/-/play buttons. Holding +/- allows skipping backward and forward. Not ideal in in terms of buttons, but good enough. An alternative from a not-well-known brand is the Sonkir speaker.

It's fair for the small size of the speaker. I still haven't tested it much, in particular in telerms of bass. I also have a soundcore motion plus and the quality is clearly higher on this bigger one. 

My Anker Soundcore has been going strong since 2018. My inlaws Bose on the other hand... they're on their second one in a year less than mine and their new one doesn't hold a charge for more than 30min

Thats probably the one i use. I want a louder one for working with louder tools.

I had a soundcore since then and replaced it this week. The light didn’t work and the bluetooth switching between devices was clunky (remove readd, turn off all paired devices bluetooth but the one you want on power on) but otherwise battery is still incredible and it works. Went with the soundcore 3 and it’s fixed those gripes plus it’s usb 3 and a lot louder / better quality sound

i use anker soundcore with my digis. works well enough and good price.

Ok if you are looking for smaller and portable Bluetooth I have the anker sound core. Which sounds ok and is battery powered and the ikea eneby. Also not bad but not in the same league as the ik multimedia.

Headphones or an Anker sound core haha

It's a tiny Bluetooth speaker, their best selling iirc called the sound core. I got it for $20 and it sounds good for it's size. Not audiophile but it gets the job done

I just got the soundcore and it is insane for $22. It just sounds great and has good battery life

The Soundcore is great for its size and price.

I have an Anker Soundcore

JBL and Sony one was so shit, I bought them for my bicycle. I bought a bigger anker soundcore and it's amazing

Try the sound core for sure

I've had more luck with Anker's Soundcore line than any of the 'premium' brands

This. Got mine for $50 from Walmart like 14 years ago and the thing refuses to die. It’s been knocked off the shelf by the cat at least a hundred times now too. The sound is decent enough (not amazing but not tinny or severely lacking in low ranges) and it’s supposedly waterproof, though I’ve never tested that. The pairing is reliable and has worked with at least a dozen devices, which is more than I can say for a lot of Bluetooth devices I’ve used. Anker just makes solid stuff.

Anker sound core. Going strong after 10 years, insane battery life still.

I have an Anker Soundcore speaker that we use outside all the time but it's pretty large and would hate to lug it around for work. It's awesome so was looking at some of their smaller ones.