HornsKeith

I've been traveling for a while using my Anker Classic bluetooth speaker. It's great for music while I'm in my hotel room and for playing white noise throughout the night using the Whitenoise app on my phone. But I had also hoped to use it for work conference calls I take from my room, often with a coworker or two coming to join. And here the Anker really falls down. The microphone sensitivity is so low that people have to basically be right above the speaker and shouting down into it to be heard.

Reading reviews, I can't really find any good info on what similar speaker might be better for speakerphone duty. Has anyone find a standout in this regard that's also good for music? Battery life doesn't matter much to me because I usually keep it plugged in.

Thanks,
Keith

tentseller

This is what I use for small group in hotel or small rooms:

http://www.jabra.com/business/speake...abra-speak-510

miikka

Another vote for this one - I am also carrying this with me and using in hotel or small rooms.

chx1975

Soundmatters foxL DASH7. Small and powerful.

HornsKeith

Thanks for the link. How's the sound quality as a standalone bluetooth speaker for music? When I'm traveling, over 90% of the use is simply listening to Spotify in a hotel room. Only 10% or less is actual conference calls.

Keith

tentseller

For pure music listening, I use my Bose. When I travel and need conferencing I carry both as the quality of my phone conversations is important to my business image.
When I can't carry both, I take the Jabra and compromise on the music.

LordHamster

This. I have one, everyone on my team has one now. Works great.

gobluetwo

Looks like it's $79.99 through NewEgg
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...9SIA19P1E70277

pseudoswede

My co-worker has the Jabra one. In our experience, the speaker is really low, even at full volume. Makes it really difficult to hear when in a large conference room with 4-5 people crowding around it. On the plus side, everyone can hear us.

Finkface

I have a JBL Flip. While mine is about 4 years old now and they don't make this particular one anymore, I can't say enough about the sound quality etc. JBL is amazing and the price point was unbelievable. I'm sure JBL has an updated model similar to this.
http://www.jbl.com/bluetooth-speakers/JBL+FLIP.html

derelict

I bought the Jabra for my wife's home office and it works great...

PackingIt

I love my Anker Soundcore mini (http://a.co/eSoNXWH). It has worked great for many a conference call (no complaints from those on the other end), and music sounds excellent.

Error 601

I use a Logitech X300 for this purpose, it works great as a speakerphone and for streaming music, however when paired to a computer there is a slight lag that can be annoying or at least it is too me.

I bought it from Newegg on-sale for something ridiculous like $30. I have bought a few as gifts since then too.

camjr

I use a JBL Charge. Great sound, and with the added benefit of being able to be used as a battery to charge other devices - a nice feature when traveling.

Cheers.

Henrik C

I'd take a look at the really good (albeit pricey) B&O Beoplay P2. Pretty awesome speaker that will definitely outperform the competition on the music side of things, and the microphone should be suitable for your conference calls too.