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Just bought my husband a Sonos speaker for his Christmas present...... (Original Post) a kennedy Dec 2016 OP
Really no one answers to this?? Come on...... a kennedy Dec 2016 #1
I just got a little multi-function bluetooth speaker. blogslut Dec 2016 #2
I got a little bluetooth speaker to take for dirty santa... Phentex Dec 2016 #5
Lots here hate Sonos speakers, Christmas, or smooth jazz? bluedigger Dec 2016 #3
I like all three but I'm guessing smooth jazz... Phentex Dec 2016 #4
Darn you and this newfangled stuff pinboy3niner Dec 2016 #6
I know, it's sad really......miss my 8 track as well. a kennedy Dec 2016 #7

blogslut

(37,982 posts)
2. I just got a little multi-function bluetooth speaker.
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 04:46 AM
Dec 2016

Aside from pairing and playing from my assorted devices it is a phone speaker, an FM radio, a power bank, a camera timer, plus it has a SD slot from which I can either record audio or play mp3s. The sound quality isn't anywhere near Sonos but it'll do for my needs. It's cute too!

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
5. I got a little bluetooth speaker to take for dirty santa...
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 11:19 AM
Dec 2016

I figure most people could use one somewhere. The age range for this gift exchange varies but I think this is pretty safe.

Yours sounds a lot more versatile.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
4. I like all three but I'm guessing smooth jazz...
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 11:17 AM
Dec 2016

I don't have Sonos speakers but what's to hate about them?

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
6. Darn you and this newfangled stuff
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 12:02 PM
Dec 2016

In my day a speaker was just a speaker, and you needed two for stereo (or 4 for quad, as when I put a quad 8-track in my car).

Decades ago I had the full array of audio stuff. A lot of troops in Vietnam set everything up in their hooches or barracks. I ordered from the Army PX and had everything shipped home. Tuner/amp, reel-to-reel recorder, high-end turntable, 4 speakers in wooden cabinets.

Eventually a channel went out in both the R-to-R and the tuner/amp and there were no replacement parts to repair them. I ended up selling everything to a shop in Oregon for 60 bucks. Which was not bad, after a couple decades of use. I think I still have my original PX receipt for about $650 for the whole shebang in 1970.

These days I do fine with a compact stereo/CD changer in my home and car.

Sixteen years ago my brother bought a Ford model car with a SERIOUS audio system. The car was billed as a Sony exclusive, with yuge speakers in the trunk. This meant nothing to my brother, who bought the car only on a year-end bargain when the dealer was clearing the lot to make room for newer models. Though the car did make my nephew's eyes light up and I'm sure he annoyed a lot of people when he was driving his dad's car.

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