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Old 09-10-19, 07:36 AM  
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Tech help - Looking for speakers for my smartphone

This is sort of on-topic because I don't like using earbuds and I'd like to find some nice little speakers. Wired or wireless, or both. I read some reports where some speakers cycle on and off with the signal, so they don't work well with spoken audio (audiobooks, podcasts) because of the pauses in the speech pattern. Is that really an issue?

So I'd like to find ones that work well with music and speech, good sound (doesn't have to be home theater quality, but good), and loud enough to work over the noise of the spin bike. Any info on what to look for, or specific suggestions will be helpful!
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Old 09-10-19, 10:06 AM  
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Bose.. Great sound and it's abbot 2 by 4 and they have other shapes. But I use mine with my computer and just sitting on the kitchen table listening to music from Spotify. About $100. Check out QVC or Amazon. you can take it with you in the car but if it's not charged it will run out. But it will also last throughout a workout.
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Old 09-10-19, 12:10 PM  
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Sorry the only recommendation I have is for a waterproof, weatherproof, rugged one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DZ56MX0/

I got it for my mom in early 2017 because she was listening to her podcasts and audiobooks by placing her iphone either on the toilet by the shower or on the actual shower curb (she doesn't have a shower door, just a fixed panel with an opening). So she was endangering her iphone and she often couldn't get the phone speaker volume up high enough to drown out the shower and exhaust fan noise if she was washing her hair.

So I got her the anker bluetooth speaker and she loves it. In fact, I sleep next to her master bath and she puts that thing "on blast" as I call it when she's washing her hair in the shower and it wakes me up right up and no going back to sleep then. Oh boy. She charges it every so often, but she only uses it when in the shower or getting ready at her makeup vanity. It never cuts out during her audiobooks and podcasts as far as I know.
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Old 09-10-19, 12:45 PM  
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Love my JBL flip4. Great sound and features!
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Old 09-11-19, 07:05 AM  
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Thank you for the suggestions. As I've researched more, I realize just how many options there are. I might just have to go into a real store and make sure I'm getting what I need
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