OB–4 – Portable high fidelity loudspeaker

Post by teruakohatu » Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 4:58 PM UTC

gglitch wrote: post #145

theon144 wrote: post #125

Honest question: So, I get the radio rewind feature, and I really dig the interface, but it kind of feels like it's a feature from some two decades ago? Are there really still that many people regularly listening to FM radio for whom this is a killer feature?

Honest answer: I carry portable FM radios around with me all the time and enjoy my local stations immensely and wish I could rewind to hear a title or composer's name, or some melody or similar, almost daily. I realize I could build something like this myself if I put enough time into it, but I'm pretty sure the pricetag would be excusable for me. Honest question: Do you have any suggestions for how I can duplicate a…

Post by postalrat » Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 5:02 PM UTC

zemo wrote: post #101

postalrat wrote: post #92

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I was thinking the same thing. How does this overpriced niche speaker make it to the top of hn so quickly?

people upvote it because they think it's cool. That's how the system works.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 5:11 PM UTC

inquirerofsorts wrote: post #97

mrspeaker wrote: post #7

I love everything Teenage Engineering make. My first impression is always "eh, that's too weird, who would want that... who is their target market?", and over time end up at "OK, I WANT ONE!". I own way too many of their Pocket Operators now. Though, I REALLY think I'm not their target market here: "designed to be played outdoors, in public spaces and at high volume"... that's exactly situations I now try to avoid. H…

This reads like an ad, as do many of the replies. Please read the site guidelines my friends. > Please don't use uppercase for emphasis. If you want to emphasize a word or phrase, put asterisks around it and it will get italicized. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Post by nomadtwin » Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 5:14 PM UTC

jascii wrote: post #121

I would be in the market for a powered/bluetooth speaker that doesn't sound like shit. For the price I'd expect (near) audiophile sound, however little in the marketing even seems to mention sound quality, it just seems very gimmicky. Does anyone have any recommendations for a semi portable powered/bluetooth speaker that focuses on accurate sound reproduction (within the limits physics puts on a smaller enclosure)?

Post by IvanGoneKrazy » Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 5:35 PM UTC

pbronez wrote: post #61

codetrotter wrote: post #35

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The OP-1 is kind of a weird thing. I remember a few years ago I was almost convinced that I should have one, except for the price tag which was way over my league. And back then it was still being sold for about $900 in stores I think and now it’s like $1500. On the bright side though I picked up a decent Korg Triton Le 88 waveform keyboard with weighted hammer action keys a couple of years ago second hand, and for t…

100% It's tempting to think of Teenage Engineering as a frustrating synthesizer manufacturer, but they're really a design studio. They're much more interested in exploring new ways to integrate sound, life and technology than excelling at a particular product segment. It's pretty much the opposite of what Behringer is doing. That company is totally focused on scale, reducing consumer prices, and bringing synths to th…