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Devices => Sound Cards, DAC's, Receivers, Speakers, and Headphones => Topic started by: AndrewFG on April 13, 2020, 02:01:51 pm

Title: Seeking recommendations for a Battery powered Renderer
Post by: AndrewFG on April 13, 2020, 02:01:51 pm

Does anyone have recommendations for a good Battery Powered Renderer? I am looking for something for listening to music in my garden.

Title: Re: Seeking recommendations for a Battery powered Renderer
Post by: JimH on April 13, 2020, 03:09:10 pm

I have a Sony SRS-X7 that I like.  It's Bluetooth, but I think it also does DLNA.  I've had it for more than five years.  It lasts a couple hours on its battery.  I believe I wrote about it when I got it.

You could probably find that used now.

Here are the specs:
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/portable-speakers-srs-series/srs-x7/specifications

Sony says six hours.  I've never tried using it that long.  I think RDJames had something negative to say about it.

Title: Re: Seeking recommendations for a Battery powered Renderer
Post by: JimH on April 13, 2020, 03:26:48 pm

I tried the Network setting on the speaker.  MC plays to it as a Renderer.  It doesn't play FLAC.  It does play MP3.  It probably plays WAV.

Title: Re: Seeking recommendations for a Battery powered Renderer
Post by: rec head on April 13, 2020, 03:45:07 pm

If you're using your phone to control the speaker any reason not to use a bluetooth speaker?

Title: Re: Seeking recommendations for a Battery powered Renderer
Post by: JimH on April 13, 2020, 05:25:31 pm

The quality is lower, and the range is lower.

Title: Re: Seeking recommendations for a Battery powered Renderer
Post by: stevemac on May 07, 2020, 10:40:44 pm

Older model (Sony SRSX77) used here.  Does DLNA, Bluetooth and has Spotify.  Battery life OK and no issues with distance from AP.  Will report back how long to fully discharge the battery

Only negative is it can take a while to connect to the wireless network