{"id":3866,"date":"2013-10-16T18:25:43","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T01:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jett.in\/?p=3866"},"modified":"2013-10-16T18:25:43","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T01:25:43","slug":"the-oontz-angle-as-an-on-the-go-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2013\/10\/the-oontz-angle-as-an-on-the-go-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"The OontZ Angle As an On-The-Go Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>disclaimer: nothing to disclaim, except that i&#8217;m not an audiophile &#8212; just someone who likes to have music playing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>i love <a title=\"Music\" href=\"http:\/\/jett.in\/im-starting-a-little-late-on-the-bootsnall-30-days-of-indie-travel-blogging-project-so-im-kind-of-picking-and-choosing-which-of-the-10-existing-prompts-i-want-to-answer-here-goesmusicmy-first-solo-tri\/\">music<\/a>, especially as something to keep me company while i&#8217;m working or putzing around the internet. as i&#8217;m not often in a hotel room when i travel, let alone one with <a title=\"The Perfect Hotel Clock\/Radio and Three Hotel Bathroom Pet Peeves\" href=\"http:\/\/jett.in\/the-perfect-hotel-radio-and-three-hotel-bathroom-pet-peeves\/\">something i can hook a music source up to<\/a>, i&#8217;m stuck listening to music either on my laptop speakers or via earphones. while my laptop speakers aren&#8217;t bad for what they are, they could definitely be better, and i&#8217;d rather not use earphones when i don&#8217;t need to (it&#8217;s just plain unwieldy).<\/p>\n<p>i was toying with the idea of a <a href=\"https:\/\/jawbone.com\/speakers\/minijambox\">jawbone jambox mini<\/a>\u00a0but saw on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Oontz-Ultra-portable-Wireless-Bluetooth-Speaker\/dp\/B008JGR9MO\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1381971312&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=oontz+angle\">amazon<\/a>\u00a0there was a much more affordable (and still pretty highly-rated) speaker, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoontz.com\/oontzangle.php\">oontz angle by cambridge soundworks<\/a>. for only $40, i figured it was worth a shot.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3867\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jett.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/photo-3.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3867\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3867\" alt=\"photo (3)\" src=\"http:\/\/jett.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/photo-3-e1381971491819-700x700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured on top of something for scale that some readers may recognize. It has a battery but it&#8217;s pictured plugged in.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>after listening to it for a while, there are several things i enjoy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>it&#8217;s rechargeable (charge it up via micro-USB cord, included in package; same as many phone charging cords).<\/li>\n<li>bluetooth paired easily with my windows 8 laptops and iphone 5s.<\/li>\n<li>sound is a definite step up from laptop speakers.<\/li>\n<li>haven&#8217;t tried it out, but it also functions as a speakerphone for your paired phone or computer.<\/li>\n<li>it&#8217;s pretty lightweight without feeling overly cheap, so i don&#8217;t think i&#8217;ll mind it in my carry-on.<\/li>\n<li>it seems the sound quality is better when it&#8217;s a little louder than normal than a little softer than normal. play that funky music loud!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>the not-so-great:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>it was supposed to come with a pouch, but none in the box (ordered via amazon). doesn&#8217;t really matter, though; \u00a0i&#8217;ve kept the original cardboard box to repack it in since i don&#8217;t want to dent the speaker grille (how ghetteaux would that be?!). too bad it&#8217;s too big to fit into a rimowa amenity case.<\/li>\n<li>naming it &#8220;oontz&#8221; and having &#8220;oontz! oontz! oontz!&#8221; all over would suggest that it has amazing bass, but no. again, better than laptop speakers, but c&#8217;mon, it&#8217;s a rechargeable portable speaker, so set your expectations accordingly. you&#8217;re not going to be blown away like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XiJzLfxWooo\">the maxell ad<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>unrelated to the speaker, i think: i thought it was just my bluetooth mouse that causes my laptop wifi to go wonky, but alas, it must be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=bluetooth+wifi+interference\">bluetooth interference<\/a> in general. i tried the speaker with my <a href=\"http:\/\/us.acer.com\/ac\/en\/US\/content\/series\/aspires7\">aspire s7<\/a>\u00a0and wifi pretty much stopped working. for now i have my iphone playing to it, and i suppose in the future i can just use the (included) cable to connect the laptop if i need to. one of the solutions is apparently to change the channel your wifi router is using, but that&#8217;s probably not an option when you&#8217;re on someone else&#8217;s network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>personally i can&#8217;t imagine paying more than $40 for a portable speaker (#cheapskate), but for what i paid i think it&#8217;s certainly worth it. i can totally see myself using this in airbnbs while i work or even in a car that doesn&#8217;t have an AUX or bluetooth and i <i>must<\/i> listen to a song. now if only i had a custom rimowa to carry it around in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>p.s. if you want to see what sort of music i listen to, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.last.fm\/user\/jonathankhoo\">my last.fm profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>p.p.s. i&#8217;m kicking myself for not keeping the rimowa amenity case from <a title=\"EVA Air Royal Laurel Class\" href=\"http:\/\/jett.in\/eva-air-royal-laurel-class\/\">my royal laurel flight<\/a>&#8230;i&#8217;m trying not to be a packrat but i think i could use another case!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>disclaimer: nothing to disclaim, except that i&#8217;m not an audiophile &#8212; 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