OB,

I am a high-school football coach and am looking for a rechargeable bluetooth speaker for us to play music on during practice. We are obviously in a very wide open space and want something that can put out some serious sound without breaking the bank. Somewhat water resistant is a plus too. Is this an unrealistic expectation?

I picked up a G-Project G-Boom for $80 and tried it out at the house last night and although it is pretty loud, I am not sure it will be loud enough for the football field. I am at least going to try it out at practice tonight with the expectation that I will most likely be returning it tomorrow. I think I saw somewhere that the G-boom puts out 103 decibels?

The internet is full of top 10 lists, but they vary in terms of how they are ranking the audio levels in terms of loudness vs quality. Very few of the lists use decibels and the other lists refer to output wattage with which I am not really familiar with.

That being said, does the OB have any economical suggestions? I realize I may need to end up buying one of the larger bose or jawbone units in the $200-$300 price range, but I just wanted to check with the OB to see if I could find something comparable at a lower price point.

TIA

I have a BRV-HD from Braven and it is water resistant and gets pretty damn loud. Looks like they go for $150 on amazon. Sound clarity is awesome on it and has a long battery life.

I'd go for something more like a portable PA if it's for an outdoor football practice atmosphere..

Something like this..

http://a.co/duj29D4

There was a thread about this on the general board and the most recommended one was the UE Megaboom. If one isnt loud enough, You can also pair two of them together to play from the same source. I realize this will be over your desired budget, but you gotta pay to play.

I have a UE Boom 2 and i have used a mega boom. I really really like mine. Its durable and has great wireless range. They're good for filling a backyard or small get together with a little music.

Now, I've used it on a football field while i was out playing with some buddies, and the sound was definitely getting drowned out. I haven't linked up two so i don't know how much better it would be. You're probably not going to get PA system sound quality or anything out of them. I do know now that you can do a firmware upgrade and link like 150 UE speakers.

http://www.ultimateears.com/en-us/partyup

i love my JBL Extreme.

Ion Block Rocker

Aiwas Exos 9

https://www.amazon.com/Aiwa-Exos-9-Portable-Bluetooth-Speaker/dp/B00WF78GS4

Loudest bluetooth speaker I have owned. You can actually buy a second one and have them sync up with stereo sound L/R.

I have that Aiwa, and it is awesome. Should get loud enough for you.

maverick2076 said:

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Ion Block Rocker

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Have had one of these from Sams Club for about 3 years. Works great.

I have a UE MegaBoom.

I love it for use in the backyard, at the pool, in the golf cart, in the garage, or in the dugout at softball games.

It's not powerful enough, IMO, to provide enough volume for a football field/practice. Yeah, it can get loud. But if you're looking to replicate something like the Ags use at practice (albeit on a smaller scale), I don't know that you'll be happy with a UE MegaBoom.

I also have a UE MegaBoom that I love.

Can you get power out there at least?

if so, this is what you need....

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M3LQLQQ?psc=1

maverick2076 said:

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Ion Block Rocker

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EOT

I don't have one, but I've almost purchased it more than once.

https://www.amazon.com/Sony-GTKXB7BC-Power-System-Bluetooth/dp/B019Q895FC/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_23_bs_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=X3PGRQ42CTB9EKX6VC0Q

if this b goes on sale, lemme know

BigPuma said:

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if this b goes on sale, lemme know

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Ditto. That puppy will be making some appearances at a tailgate or two.

Best part is, if all three of us buy one, we can daisy chain them together via bluetooth for 3 times the sound.

Javelina said:

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Best part is, if all three of us buy one, we can daisy chain them together via bluetooth for 3 times the sound.

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Looks like it drops down to $200ish from time to time. Ima set an alert.

https://camelcamelcamel.com/Sony-GTKXB7BC-Power-System-Bluetooth/product/B019Q895FC

This is somewhat of a sore subject with me. I bought a new Bluetooth soeaker to use on my boat. It was waterproof and had a very good battery life. Around 8-10 hours I believe. I just bought it and never even got it to my boat when some ******* opened my suitcase and took it. They opened the box it was in,removed the speaker and then left the box in my suitcase. This was a few weeks ago and it still pisses me off.

UE Megaboom by far

It looks like that one requires AC power. I.e. It needs to be plugged into an outlet. The OP didnt specify but it sounds like he's looking for something battery powered. Not sure if he has electricity available at his practice field or not. Just wanted to point that out.

The Wonderer said:

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Javelina said:

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Best part is, if all three of us buy one, we can daisy chain them together via bluetooth for 3 times the sound.

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Thanks for the recxomendations guys.
I do not have power at practice.
I like the UE boom but as somebody mentioned I don't think it will be good for a football field unless I purchase two of them.
I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on one of the Ion rockers.

Are you tech/mechanically savvy enough to put together a BroCooler speaker setup? Or is your shop teacher on campus capable of doing it? Doesn't have to be in a cooler, could actually be built in a plywood/MDF box. You could throw a cheap pair of 6x9's, a 10" sub, Amp and BT receiver together and and would be something your players would happily lug out to the fields every day. My brother built something just like this for his coaches a few years back.

Aiwa is 200 watt /100 db output vs 50 watt for the Ion Rocker, just sayin...

If you have the dough. Here's a battery powered unit that pumps out sound at 122 decibels.

https://soundboks.com/product/soundboks-2-dj-package/

And it goes to 11.

The aiwa is interesting. The AD didn't give me a budget after all... might have to pony up and ask for forgiveness later...

Does anybody have any experience with the ION road warrior? $50 cheaper than the aiwas exos 9 and the ion is 500 watts!