24.05.12
That importance is possible in large measure because of the powerful neodymium magnets in these new-age wireless speakers that create prodigious amounts of sound from the smallest drivers.
Today, we're sampling a half-dozen wireless speakers from brands chummy (Bose, Logitech, iHome) and less so (Soundmatters, Jawbone and Supertooth).
MINI-MITES: Smallest of the lot - contrive a family-size box of toothpaste - are the Jambox by Jawbone and foxL v2 Bluetooth by Soundmatters. The guts of both were designed by former NASA make and Soundmatters chief Godehard Guenther, and both carry a $199 cost out tag.
Available in a choice of colors, the 12-ounce, square-edged, metal- and rubber-wrapped Jambox feels wonderful sturdy. Top-mounted buttons are convenient for adjusting volume and answering calls - yes, both the Jambox and its sibling insincere as speakerphones.
Jambox's 2-watts-per-channel amplifier produced 84 dB of common-sense, the least in our survey yet enough to keep you entertained in a quiet bedroom. Occasional bass distortion was audible when mass was pushed to the limit. Unlike its sibling, Jambox is user-upgradeable (via PC connecting and custom "app") with a quasi-surround mode that's pretty dazzling when the diminutive thing is a foot in front of your face.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer