Audio: Bluetooth vs Wires

For this comparison we will take some sample that are alike within some aspects and make a fair comparison between them.

The items are the following: 

Mini Beat Boxx: Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Logitech: Z120 Stereo Speakers

Price

Portable Bluetooth Speaker
$25.95

Z120 Stereo Speakers
$24.95

Portability
Portable Bluetooth Speaker

• 5 hours of battery (Built-in Rechargeable Battery)
• Can play while charging (Micro USB to USB cable)

Z120 Stereo Speakers

• No wall outlet required—get power from the USB port on your PC.

Sound Quality
Portable Bluetooth Speaker

• One 3w output speaker
• Signal to Noise: Over 95dB
• Distortion: Less than 0.5%

Z120 Stereo Speakers

• Two 0.6w output speakers (1.2w total)
• Signal to Noise: Not Avail
• Distortion: Not Avail

Compatibility
Portable Bluetooth Speaker

• Bluetooth pair
• Micro SD card
• Mini USB to regular USB (for computers)
• Aux in 3.5mm
• Hands-free speaker mic

Z120 Stereo Speakers

• 3.5 mm input
• USB input (use as the power source also)

With this information, you can now decide, what would fit better for you. It sounds more convenient the idea of having a portable speaker when you need it, instead of just an stationary ones. 

Bluetooth or AirPlay?

There are two ways to connect a Wireless Speaker. If you have an Apple device, you may want to use the Airplay. For any other device, there's Bluetooth, and here is when compatibility becomes a factor. Bluetooth can pair with apple devices two.  

Airplay

Airplay speakers are relatively more expensive than Bluetooth speakers, and they are significantly power-hungry and bulkier, which means they are not portable enough to be carried around your house. Airplay speakers are more expensive because manufacturers of these speakers paid an additional licensing fee which allows them to incorporate the technology in their product. In addition, this technology rely more on a Wi-Fi network.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth was first established in the market, though it doesn't have as many features as AirPlay, it does however support various mobile devices

Basically, it can simultaneously pair up two mobile devices. But it can only receive a stream from a single device at a time

Sound Quality / Conclusion

In regards of quality of the sound. They both have a pretty good one. WiFi, in the way it works has a faster response than Bluetooth, but you may not even notice the difference.

If you are the type of person (as I am) that is always thinking on possible scenarios, or let friends use your device, you need to get the one with more compatibility. However, Apple products have always shown that they are some milliseconds ahead, this is due to its incompatibility. 

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