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[Q] Earphones that work with the HTC Desire (including mic, controls and volume)

I'm a new convert to Android from the iPhone, and for the most part I'm happy with the HTC Desire. There's just one thing I'm having trouble adjusting to, and that's moving away from the iPhone's default earphones for listening to music. My main hangup is the lack of in-line volume controls.
To get to the point - I'm looking for some good earphones that include:
- A mic
- Prev/next track controls
- Volume controls
What are my options? (If any)

Next and previous track not always supported but you get everything else on sennheiser ip50 ear buds. Sound great, loads on ebay for around a tenner, I paid about 50 quid for mine...
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Earphones which work with Desire
I have been trying to solve the same problem, as yet with no real success. I tried the Sienhessers but they din't do everything you and I want.
Two suggestions; do your old Apple phones not work with the Desire? Most of the iPhone compatible phones I have tried do (I don't have an Apple set to try). The best solution I have found so far is adding these - http://www.complyfoam.com/Product/Whoomp!-Earbud-Enhancers - to the HTC stock phones. The sound quality is not that great but they are comfortable and the inline control has ALL the functions.

If you're really bothered, cut the buds off some decent ear buds and solder to the original htc set....
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The stock HTC phones don't have volume control?

Bluetooth headphones might be an option
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Jarua said:
The stock HTC phones don't have volume control?
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No they don't. Bit silly really!
Would be good to have a lead that plugs into the phone with the controls on and then normal headphones plug into that.
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Hi I am using sennheiser MM400 for my desire, the best headphones i have ever owned, once you go wireless you'll never go back, bit expensive however but worth it. also has a mike so you can take call in between songs. Just so you are aware back and forward skip sound and play pause works for the first media player you open and that one only. If you want to use it on another media player you'll need to shut all media players down and then open the music app you'd like to use.
It's rechargeable and has a wire if you run out of battery.

Anyone recommend any good in ear ones? Tried my old sony ericcson set... but it fails to work

stats101 said:
Anyone recommend any good in ear ones? Tried my old sony ericcson set... but it fails to work
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i got bought myself a bluetooth sony WM600!! this thing is amazing!!!
not only the headphones supplied are good but i can use my other bose headphones when i want! u can plug in any headphones,
and another cool features was the ability to multi pair! i usually use two phones and my laptop on the move. so now i can listen to music from my laptop and choose to take calls from my desire. or listen to music from my desire and take calls from my E71.... etc
must have bluetooth accessory IMHO

shricker said:
i got bought myself a bluetooth sony WM600!! this thing is amazing!!!
not only the headphones supplied are good but i can use my other bose headphones when i want! u can plug in any headphones,
and another cool features was the ability to multi pair! i usually use two phones and my laptop on the move. so now i can listen to music from my laptop and choose to take calls from my desire. or listen to music from my desire and take calls from my E71.... etc
must have bluetooth accessory IMHO
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Indeed. Must be the nicest headset €50 can buy.

Etymotic HF2s here. They've got one button which plays / pauses music and answers the phone. Not quite perfect functionality, but good enough for me. Also has the microphone on it, and the quality is pretty good.
Of course, the headphones themselves are wonderful. I love my etys, but they are an acquired taste. If you don't like in-ear 'phones that go in so deep that they meet in the middle, these might not be for you
Daern

I am using my good old Jabra bt620 stereo BT headset and its working perfectly.
best headset i ever had

I use iPhone 3GS headphones. Volume control isn't really an issue for me seeing as i listen to music on full anyway and the pause button still works so its all fine.

I am now using Sony wm 600 for a week or so and am very satisfied.
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shricker said:
i got bought myself a bluetooth sony WM600!! this thing is amazing!!!
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must have bluetooth accessory IMHO
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Where did you get it? I cannot find anywhere to buy it from.
Thanks.

daern said:
Etymotic HF2s here. They've got one button which plays / pauses music and answers the phone.
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How does the button operate whilst a call is active? If you press it, does it hang-up the call or just mute it?
Thanks.

mouth said:
Where did you get it? I cannot find anywhere to buy it from.
Thanks.
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http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/13704097/Sony-Ericsson-MW600-Stereo-Bluetooth-Headphones/Product.html?searchtype=allproducts&searchstring=sony%20WM600&source=9593&_$ja=tsid:11853|prd:28362&urlrefer=search

Nokia BH-214 - 100% compatible, good quality, bought it for 25 euro.

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How does the button operate whilst a call is active? If you press it, does it hang-up the call or just mute it?
Thanks.
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Pretty sure it hangs up. You know, I've never really scientifically tested it...I will do so.

Best .apk to send audio to mono bluetooth headset?

I have a mono bluetooth headset I use for making calls but that I would also like to use for listening to my phone radio. I know there are several available in the market. Anyone have a recommendation?
I am using Supermono right now and it works well but could have better volume.

Last I checked, this can't be done.

Super BT Mono Froyo.
The sound quality sucks though. The free trial lasts 5 days and then you have to buy the app and at $2.99 for lousy quality it's not worth it. Then again quality depends on the individual so if you try it and like it then kudos.

00_MACKIE_00 said:
Last I checked, this can't be done.
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Yes it can.
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lovethyEVO said:
Super BT Mono Froyo.
The sound quality sucks though. The free trial lasts 5 days and then you have to buy the app and at $2.99 for lousy quality it's not worth it. Then again quality depends on the individual so if you try it and like it then kudos.
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Yeah, well it al depends on how you want to use it. I like to listen to talk radio on TuneIn in the car and the speaker isn't loud enough for me to hear it over engine noise. With this, I can listen on my bluetooth headset and still make calls as well so worth it. Also, its just 3 bucks
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Super BT Mono Froyo with my Plantronics Voyager Pro headset and lovin it.

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Super BT Mono Froyo with my Plantronics Voyager Pro headset and lovin it.
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does the bt basically work as if it was a2dp with that app? I like listening to the GPS through BT, as well as listen in on my surveillance cameras with BT. dont really care to listen to music with it. I have A2DP headsets but the new motorola Oasis is my new favorite and of course it doesnt support A2DP.

nugzo said:
does the bt basically work as if it was a2dp with that app? I like listening to the GPS through BT, as well as listen in on my surveillance cameras with BT. dont really care to listen to music with it. I have A2DP headsets but the new motorola Oasis is my new favorite and of course it doesnt support A2DP.
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Yeah Super BT Mono pretty much works as advertised and comes with a nice homescreens widget to turn it on and off.
One nice thing about it is that it transitions seamlessly between whatever you are streaming and an incoming call. Once the call is over it goes back to your streaming audio automatically.
The price on it just went down to like $2 and change. Definitely worth it IMHO.
P.S. the sound quality for music sucks, not because the software is bad but because your mono headset wanst really designed for music.
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mitchellvii said:
Yeah Super BT Mono pretty much works as advertised and comes with a nice homescreens widget to turn it on and off.
One nice thing about it is that it transitions seamlessly between whatever you are streaming and an incoming call. Once the call is over it goes back to your streaming audio automatically.
The price on it just went down to like $2 and change. Definitely worth it IMHO.
P.S. the sound quality for music sucks, not because the software is bad but because your mono headset wanst really designed for music.
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Awesome thanks for the answer. Exactly what i've been needing!! Now i can make use of my entire BT collection! Majority are not A2DP, the ones that are, are not comfortable. I have 3 more (2 at work, 1 in car) that are not in this pic. I couldn't live without BT. I've been using it for years (aprox 50 different ones) and will purposely cut a call short if i have to hold a phone to my ear for more than a few minutes... My arm cramps up lol Thats pretty bad innit My new favorite came in yesterday..The Motorola oasis. Best BT ever! WOW at the comfort level, no sound complaints yet either! My first BT of that style. It looks great on as well. See!
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nugzo said:
Awesome thanks for the answer. Exactly what i've been needing!! Now i can make use of my entire BT collection! Majority are not A2DP, the ones that are, are not comfortable. I have 3 more (2 at work, 1 in car) that are not in this pic. I couldn't live without BT. I've been using it for years (aprox 50 different ones) and will purposely cut a call short if i have to hold a phone to my ear for more than a few minutes... My arm cramps up lol Thats pretty bad innit My new favorite came in yesterday..The Motorola oasis. Best BT ever! WOW at the comfort level, no sound complaints yet either! My first BT of that style. It looks great on as well. See!
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Cool. So do the people receiving your calls thing you sound like you are on a speaker phone or a normal phone?
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mitchellvii said:
Cool. So do the people receiving your calls thing you sound like you are on a speaker phone or a normal phone?
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So far so good with quality on the other end...
I do have a gripe about Super Mono BT Froyo..It is not silent, a lot of occasional random noise when enabled. I doesn't bother me if whatever i am listening to is actually playing 100% of the time, i can barely here the noises then. If there is any pause or silence, the scratches and clicks are very annoying, and not gonna be manageable for me. Does anybody have any other suggestions for a different app? TIA

I came across Bluetooth audio widget, they also provide 5 days trial. Will be trying it tomorrow.

Isnt there any software tat will via BT sound ringer actual what u have on the phone instead just beeping?

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Isnt there any software tat will via BT sound ringer actual what u have on the phone instead just beeping?
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There is an app that an xda member made called btmono it should do the trick for you.
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[Q] Any recommendations for a bluetooth headset?

I know their is one that reads txt messages and emails does it work with the atrix anyone know?
Or what headset are you currently using with the atrix? and do you like it or not?
also are the ear wrap around comfortable and how does your headset fair outside say versus the wind?

I have the Rocketfish RF-MAB2 which I used with my Fuze and now the Atrix, which works great. I like the behind the head style because i can wear a helmet when I'm skateboarding or biking with no interference. I'll never go back to a wired headphone setup.
http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/products/mobile-phones-gps/RF-MAB2.html
I bought my fiance the Sony DR-BT50 set because she prefers that style which blocks out more noise. Those also work great but are much more expensive than the rocketfish.
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665095015
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I'm actually getting this one for my birthday on Sat., I'll give it a try and see how it works... has all the bells and whistles.
http://www.amazon.com/Jawbone-Heads...=UTF8&coliid=IUEY67N4Q3C7P&colid=MV8LPIU1T4VF

I have not found any better sounding headset than the Jawbones. No noise from the environment at all.
One sale a day had the icon for 29 dollars; a steal. It'll come up again.
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plantronics voyager pro+ is working fine with my atrix. Only thing I miss is voice dial, as atrix wont allow it when screen is locked.

jessy722 said:
I know their is one that reads txt messages and emails does it work with the atrix anyone know?
Or what headset are you currently using with the atrix? and do you like it or not?
also are the ear wrap around comfortable and how does your headset fair outside say versus the wind?
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I've been using the 'Motorola Finiti' headset with the 'Moto Speak' app (avail. in the market) since I bought my Atrix. The combo works great together.
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I'm a big fan of my Sony PS3 headset.
it works great for ps3 and it's noise canceling for the atrix

Ive got the Motorola Oasis prob the best bluetooth headset if you dont need AD2P

I'm using Samsung HM 3500 stereo bluetooth headphones. Regular earpieces can't fit in my ear, so it works perfectly. Battery life is really good.
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awesome thanks guys, gonna use my ps3 headset temporarily now to decide between motorola finiti and jawbone era

I haven't seen the Era for sale. The Icon was 29.
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I haven't seen the Era for sale. The Icon was 29.
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http://www.google.com/#q=jawbone+er...78&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=9a3f219192ef7bea
Were you referring to this????

Yep. The Icon was 29 USD from 1saleaday a little while ago. I haven't seen any deal like that for the Era, which is newer.

I use my Nokia BH-214 every day and love it.
I wear it like a necklace with the unit inside my shirt, and one of the headphones hanging out the front (it uses standard headphones).
or you can clip it on your jacket.

I bought a jawbone icon for my Atrix, and the sound quality is really bad. I think it's a problem with the Atrix' compatibility in general with bluetooth devices.
I posted on the moto owners forum, but never got a response.

Bluetooth Headset
I love bluetooth, currently I use with my Atrix
Motorola Finiti
Motorola Oasis
Motorola Endeavor
Motorola H9
Motorola S605
Motorola EQ5
Oakley Motorola O ROKR PRO
all work very well. My favorite is the Finiti. Using the Finiti with MotoSpeak is great! Also I use MotoSpeak with the Oasis which also works well and is maybe a little more comfortable but not as secure in the ear
I discovered that I can use MotoSpeak to answer by just saying "answer" with most of my Motorola products; S605, O ROKOR PRO and H9 all work by voice command to answer a call if I use the slider to enable vibrate mode.
Hope this helps
MTWIZARD

I also use the Finity. It sounds amazing. I have the newest two versions of the jawbone and they work fine too, with one big difference: The finity reduces wind noise better than Jawbone, but the jawbone has a louder speaker, but otherwise both brands are solid.

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AT&T stores have the Era in (at least the one I work at does). I like the Era but I never use the shake commands.

I would check out the Blu ant Stuff, i have the S4 and it is awesome! My friend has a Q series headset with his Atrix and he loves it, Expensive tho

Q is the only thing worthwhile from Blue ant. I've never heard a complaint about jawbone. And the finiti is the only motorola bt ill use and I love it btw
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Good earphones

Can anyone recommend good earphones for SGS2? I've got Sennheiser CX400II and they sound rubbish with this phone. I tried them on my son's Experia Play and they sound decent there. I used to have a different pair of Sennheiser, which were quite good but I lost them and I do not know the number of the model.

TA123 said:
Can anyone recommend good earphones for SGS2? I've got Sennheiser CX400II and they sound rubbish with this phone. I tried them on my son's Experia Play and they sound decent there. I used to have a different pair of Sennheiser, which were quite good but I lost them and I do not know the number of the model.
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Get a i9000 for music, the dac on the sgs2 is rubbish

It's so annoying how bad audio quality is on this. I've got some average Klipsch S3's I use for daily use, on my iP4 my ears are vibrating with the bass, on this I can barely hear the music. The ones that come supplied with the S2 are better on the S2, but nothing else. The cheaply made quality to them is so irritating too.
= What are you even doing asking whether or not you should root your phone on XDA?! =

thats odd!
my sgs2 sounds way better than any ip4 or sgs1 i ever tried!!!
im talking about sony XB700 !!

The oem headset lost output from the left earphone as well.
So I can only hear music from the right earphone.
The headset is cheap ****e..

Strange...I use 5 euros in-ear and audio quality is good...

I had the Samsung earphones that came with the phone and ever since the 2.3.5 upgrade and using power amp and equalizer the sound quality is excellent, i lost the earphones but i was so impressed with them i bought them on Amazon again and the sound quality is absolutely fine unless your a total snob when it comes to the "perfect sound" the Samsung earphones do the job very nicely.

U guys can give it a try, not only for sgs2!
FiiO E7 USB DAC and Portable Headphone Amplifier

Try using the stock music player.
If you use the 3rd party players, you can instantly tell that the 3rd party music players screwed the whole thing up.

Klipsch S4a. Boom.

Can't go wrong with Bose IE2

http://www.earphonesolutions.com/shure-se215.html
Using this earphones now for nearly a month.
Impressive qualtiy.
Flac over sgs2
really good.

I use Sennheiser CX300II, they're pretty cool, really good actually, turning my volume up high with some nice bass on the train, drowns out all crap that goes on around me.
What's better still, is they were a gift from my employer's for Christmas

These. With Comply tips, they sound brilliant. Obviously the recording you're listening to is important, 128kbps MP3's (or less ) are going to sound ****e no matter what you stick in your ears.

I use stock in-ear headset that comes with the phone together with dsp and cm7 music app.. sounds very good!

I'm using sennheiser cx300's too. Excellent earphones. Very happy with the sound......
But if I plug my phone into a stereo the audio output is terrible.
Very disappointing.
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Been using Sol Republic Track HD and they sound amazing with Power Amp.
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best so far
http://www.meelec.com/Clarity_Series_CC_51P_Ceramic_In_Ear_Headphone_WT_p/ep-cc51p-wt-mee.htm

crx16 said:
I'm using sennheiser cx300's too. Excellent earphones. Very happy with the sound......
But if I plug my phone into a stereo the audio output is terrible.
Very disappointing.
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I have the exact same problem sounds great with earphones but when i plugged it into the speakers sounds absolutely terrible not sure why
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Shure SE315 get my vote, excellent quality.
PowerAMP & FLAC

Portable Speaker for galaxy note

As im sure everyone who owns a SGN, knows that the built in speaker is crap.
So i was looking on the internet for a portable speaker in order to use with my SGN.
I just wanted to know whether you guys use portable speaker for your note, if so could you kindly let me know which speaker you use.
Any recommendations would be very helpful
So far i have decided on the Minirig speaker, but if you guys know anything better then please feel free to share.
this is the link for the Minirig speaker
This speaker costs about £89 OR $138. It might be a bit expensive but it looks like it is worth it compared to the costly Jawbone Jambox.

Your probably looking for something a bit more " hi-fi ", but on my desk I have a pair of Nokia MD-4 speakers. These neat little speakers give out surprisingly good sound & they are easy to fold up & put in your pocket. They sound best with Poweramp with the equalizer set to phone speaker (loud).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-N...t=UK_Audio_Docks_Speakers&hash=item2a1e419c3a

I use this :
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http://www.cdrking.com/index.php?mod=products&type=view&sid=12172&main=153
This one is only available locally in the Philippines, BUT I'm 100% sure its only a Chinese rebrand. So its available somewhere in the internet. And at 24$, it wont break the bank.

I have one of these....
http://www.fones.com/mobile-accessories/portable-bluetooth-speaker-3523.html
In fact I have 2 (thanks to a mate who said "yes, get me one too" then ordered his own, the numpty). You can have the other one if you are prepared to pay postage.
The unit is reasonably well built, runs off 3 AAA batteries or a supplied usb power cable, and has a 3.5mm input jack for other sources. Pairing it up is dead easy too, but it has a tendancy to hiss a lilttle bit (BT transport noise, maybe?) when the volume is low. My solution - crank it up loud!
Rob

I use one of these, the sound quality is amazing for the price and size of the unit...
I actually have three of them, one for work, one for home, and one in my backpack.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ZX100-Porta...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1340864531&sr=1-13
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I have a jambox. best sound/size ever.

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I use one of these, the sound quality is amazing for the price and size of the unit...
I actually have three of them, one for work, one for home, and one in my backpack.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ZX100-Porta...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1340864531&sr=1-13
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Pretty much the same . I got this few months ago on a sale. Very nice.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836846002

Hi,
I have one of these and it's a real killer as sound is top notch:
http://www.soundmatters.com/foxl/technology.html
I have tried a lot of portable speakers and unfortunately you have to spend real money if you want something decent with real sound...
I have it for over a year and use it with my phone and my portable computer. If you use it with cable (at work with my computer), the battery lasts some 40-45 hours!!
It's very sturdy and compact, I love it!

RobTheRover said:
I have one of these....
http://www.fones.com/mobile-accessories/portable-bluetooth-speaker-3523.html
In fact I have 2 (thanks to a mate who said "yes, get me one too" then ordered his own, the numpty). You can have the other one if you are prepared to pay postage.
The unit is reasonably well built, runs off 3 AAA batteries or a supplied usb power cable, and has a 3.5mm input jack for other sources. Pairing it up is dead easy too, but it has a tendancy to hiss a lilttle bit (BT transport noise, maybe?) when the volume is low. My solution - crank it up loud!
Rob
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Can I have this?

I use the boss soundlink, great product although a bit heavy
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Thank you to everyone for your suggestions. Now i have to decide what to get. This is the hard part. I f i get something i do not want to regret it later when i see something even better. I will have to make thee right choice first time round.
Thanks to everyone again.
I hope i get a few more suggestions before i finish deciding:cyclops:

I use the x mini speakers you can hook them up with other x mini speakers

Just got the Bose soundlink. Expensive but really worth every penny.
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+1 for x- mini, really portable speaker with great sound..
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Stick with your first choice MiniRig

NOKIA MD4.
That's the most portable one here, and the performance is decent enough.
It might not be as loud as the "MiniRig" but it is more compact, has a longer battery life.... but the real bonus here is that the MD4 is really cheap.
Try that first, I'm thinking of buying one now

Logitech mini Boombox...has built in mic...aux jack....touch controls.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

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Been using this for over 2 years,one of my best investments for a mobile phone extra,brilliant,use it at least 3 times week and it has a great sound,problem is I don´t think they make them any more AND I only payed 50euros for mine and not 199$
Big advantage is the use of bluetooth,no cables, which means you can use it all over the place,garden,work,office....or when your taken a hot bath ;-)

i grabbed some razer ferox speakers for under $50 i think. about 8 hours of battery life and they charge via usb. biggest problem is they pop open in the carrying bag all the time and im pretty sure the batteries drain when that happens. i use them for my laptop too.