Gospel77 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Hi. New to the forum. First post. Wondering if anyone has had any experience using Soundboks speakers for bass. If so how do they compare in sound quality, power, and convenience to 1) Battery-Powered bass amps or 2) Using a power-station with a mains-powered bass amp (e.g. Anker 521PowerHouse) PS I did look to see if this question was 'well' covered before posting. If I missed it pls point me in the right direction. Appreciate you're input. Thanks! 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) Welcome to BassChat. You've probably had to wait a bit for an answer because neither of those things are really bass equipment so nobody here will be very familiar with them. Neither am I but to me these look like domestic kit for people who just want to go camping and make a bit more noise or recharge batteries. Eye wateringly expensive too. The battery pack is no match for an ordinary leisure battery which will typically carry four times that charge and cost about a third (admittedly they will be much heavier). The Soundboks speaker is just another bluetooth speaker. Admittedly a 10" speaker is unusual. I sincerely doubt that it will create 121db sound levels at 40Hz even despite it's extraordinary price. You don't want bluetooth when playing bass anyway as it has a time delay (latency) which would make playing along with anyone else tricky. The problem is that bass is power hungry so portable speakers are bass light and batteries area a bulky way of providing power so power is limited and portable amps tend to be power light. Roland make battery powered PA amps in their Cube series and other people have used battery powered PA amps. The other approach is to look for something to run your normal rig from, something called an inverter that converts battery power to mains voltage. This isn't simple because not every amp will work with every inverter. Someone will come along and link you to the relevant threads about portable bass amps. Because there is so little choice in the market a few of us have looked at DIY approaches and there is a thread where someone built a compact battery powered combo and I've designed a mini bass speaker here which a few other people have built too. House Jam Micro Cab - Amps and Cabs - Basschat Edited July 18, 2022 by Phil Starr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlefeeder Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 I have no experience of Soundbox gear, but I have built a couple of battery powered bass combos using up-market car amplifiers running off small 12v lead acid batteries. the build threads are linked below. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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