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$569?!
With Aptx you don't lose nearly as much as you think, and if your source is a streaming service you will be 100% fine.
Audioengine make some great speakers, I think you'd be very happy with them. My son has the A2s with the sub and they are excellent. If you want something a bit more portable I'd look at the Marshall line of Bluetooth speakers. I have HEOS (Denon brand) and they are good but I prefer the Marshall, sound is very good with a legit all day battery.
Cuz they kind of suck unless paired with the sub, and Marshall actually has Alexa support as do most of the better speakers.
OK, fair enough. I'm not enough of an audiophile to notice. For most music, I'm perfectly happy with my original Echo and I know the newer version are much better. But I also recognize that my tastes may be sub-standard.
They keep developing new and improved versions, so maybe not for a long time. It suspect it will continue to evolve. What do you foresee that will make it obsolete?
I've had mine for almost 6 or 7 years now. Still sounds great and battery life is still good. I'll probably re-up for another one here soon.
I don't know, I was honestly asking. I just wouldn't want to pay $500 for a speaker that couldn't be used in a handful of years. The functional life of a lot of electronics aren't very long.
Flip - Think a 16oz beer can.JBL Guys: How much bigger is the Charge than the Flip? I am thinking of picking up the new Charge because it has a USB-c charger
I’ve had 2 of these for a few years, love them. Family beats them up at the beach, pool, around the house. Long battery life, good volume, good sound. Great for the price.
I need to get a more powerful pre amp amp for the B&W's.
My guess is you're not getting what those 603s deserve from an 80s Denon, but post the model, you might be. Some of the older gear is actually really good. I'm still running a 99 Rotel RB 985 MKII as my amp, still amazing.
Thanks Hawks!
Don't think you need to look at watts per se, my Rotel is 100 or 110 and it is much stronger than either of the Denons and Marantz I have which are rated higher. And what are your goals? Just 2ch music? Used/New?
I tried a few Rotels and they sounded very harsh to my ears. JMO
I just got another, larger one for my boat. My buddy has two of the larger Blasts and just ties them to the tower on his boat. The work just as well as any stationary speakers we hear at the beat. I can never get with my friend from Bham to get my smaller Boom back from him, but I have had that thing since the product came out. Like you say, it's still seems the same, or at least it did last fall whenever he grabbed it by mistake.
Then you need to find a local place that will let you audition in home for sure. And what's interesting is the source that is key to good sound. I have used this Rotel with pre/pros from Rotel (loved), Yamaha (Meh), Onkyo (terrible), Denon (loved) and Marantz (loved). If you like the Denon sound then you should like Marantz. Marantz just uses better components and I like the look better as well.
Thanks for the info Hawks! I'll have to look into these. (I DO have a Marantz cd player that I'm VERY happy with.)
