Portable speaker for 70 year old

Abbafan1972
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edited 16 February 2019 at 1:31PM in I wanna buy it or do it
Hi there,

It's my Moms' 70th Birthday approaching in April and I am thinking about buying her a speaker (bluetooth probably).

They have an awful hi-fi which was bought from one of those newspaper supplements, with 2 separate speakers and all you get now is crackle from the speakers and hardly any volume - it has a CD player, turntable and an FM radio.

My Dad is adamant he wants something with a turntable, like an all in one with a CD player, but Currys only sell the sort of thing that they've already got (crap). Anything decent you have to get from a specialist shop such as richer sounds and my Dad won't pay that kind of money.

My Mom says they don't need a turntable and my Dad says they do.

My Dad has an iphone (My Mom's old SE) and my Mom has a Samsung J3 or J6, I can't remember which one. I know they won't pay for a Spotify account, as most smart speakers require this to use Alexa and I know they won't be bothered with Alexa or anything like that.

I have a large amount of music on my itunes, so can transfer lots of music for my Mom to listen to and she could have a free Spotify account if she can tolerate the odd advertisement.

What's your opinions on a good speaker please?

Thanks.
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  • James530
    James530 Posts: 9 Forumite
    Just get alexa echo and play through the device with Spotify or amszon
  • Abbafan1972
    Abbafan1972 Posts: 6,889 Forumite
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    James530 wrote: »
    Just get alexa echo and play through the device with Spotify or amszon

    I was under the impression that you need a Spotify premium account for a smart speaker (we have a Sonos one), see above post that my Mom & Dad won't pay for that. They have an Amazon account which I set up and they don't use it or have Prime (see my comment about Spotify premium). Can you use it for just streaming music stored locally on a phone?

    My parents won't use Alexa.
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  • sarah1972
    sarah1972 Posts: 18,890 Senior Ambassador
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    Abbafan1972 wrote: »
    I was under the impression that you need a Spotify premium account for a smart speaker (we have a Sonos one), see above post that my Mom & Dad won't pay for that. They have an Amazon account which I set up and they don't use it or have Prime (see my comment about Spotify premium). Can you use it for just streaming music stored locally on a phone?

    My parents won't use Alexa.

    I have 4 Sonos speakers and I don’t have Spotify. I play my iTunes through it
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  • Abbafan1972
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    sarah1972 wrote: »
    I have 4 Sonos speakers and I don’t have Spotify. I play my iTunes through it

    I meant to tell Alexa to play something on a Smart Speaker.
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  • Nick_C
    Nick_C Posts: 7,455 Forumite
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    Abbafan1972 wrote: »
    I have a large amount of music on my itunes, so can transfer lots of music for my Mom

    You could, but you would be breaking the law
  • BrassicWoman
    BrassicWoman Posts: 3,202 Forumite
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    these are brilliant and a doddle to use once paired


    https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/speakers/beoplay-a1
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  • Abbafan1972
    Abbafan1972 Posts: 6,889 Forumite
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    Nick_C wrote: »
    You could, but you would be breaking the law

    Really? I'm not the only one to do it!
    Striving to clear the mortgage before it finishes in Dec 2028 - amount currently owed - £43,915.98
  • Nick_C
    Nick_C Posts: 7,455 Forumite
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    Abbafan1972 wrote: »
    Really? I'm not the only one to do it!

    I'm sure, but promoting illegal activity is contrary to the rules of this website.
  • DigForVictory
    DigForVictory Posts: 11,905 Forumite
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    I've been in the student leftover kit, still on thin budget situation & Richer Sounds actually have quite a range of price points as well as a lot of helpful advice - you might start with speakers & patch on separates gradually?

    No connection, just a very happy customer.
  • Cisco001
    Cisco001 Posts: 4,018 Forumite
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    What sort of budget your are on?
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