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Can't go wrong with a JBL Flip in that price point as far as portability and battery time. There'll be a slight bit of latency but as long as you're not watching any videos with it, you'll never notice it.
This is where JBL/Harman is actually putting all of their audio budgets these days, and one of the few things I think they really have just right for the price.
The Charge line has always been my favorite size. Small enough for a normal bag, big enough sound for the patio or pool side with a couple people. I think it's the sweet spot for general use.

Off topic and off budget, the JBL party box speakers were super fun when the original smaller model was $350. More niche because it's huge, but that was a very very fun product for the price.
 
Even better, I just pulled the trigger on a returned pair for $336.
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Thank you! I was looking at JBL ones and had no idea which one I need or if I need their top of the line one. That one looks right on the money. I don't think I'd ever be watching videos with it.
I saw the Flip mentioned and I'll push the Clip. Plays well. I've used it at the gym, for a deployment, to play music and to better amplify a laptop's mediocre speakers. Has a - as the name would imply - carabiner clip built in and that makes it useful for, well, clipping onto shit when you're trying to be portable.

Sound is nice for what it is and what it costs as long as you set your expectations for its weight class.
 
What’s everyone digging as far as speaker stands these days?
I went with Skylan stands for my Harbeths, but it was my understanding the Skylan stands were made for the Harbeths, so that was the reason for my choice. I've been happy with them, but don't have experience with other stands so can't offer a comparison. I do think they are reasonably priced, but again, I don't have much to compare them to.


These are the ones I have:

 
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So! My hum is history!

I had a feeling all along that it was a ground loop but had no way of defeating it because everything was plugged into the same strip.

Whilst I was waiting for PL and the dealer to come back I saw something in the local hifi store and thought “fuck it, let’s give it a go, if it doesn’t work I can always return it”

I bought 2 of these ifi silent power gnd defenders. They plug into your IEC port on the gear and then the power cable plugs into them. They supposedly drop the ground if they notice a loop, whilst keeping a safety ground, but do nothing if there is no ground loop.


Whilst not cheap at €100 each they have worked perfectly for me and are relatively speaking not that much when you consider they have killed the hum between a €1800 pre amp and €4000 power amp!

They also launched D.C. blocker in the same line which filters out any D.C. on the AC which is great for any gear where you have a beast of a transformer that’s physically humming/vibrating.

 
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So! My hum is history!

I had a feeling all along that it was a ground loop but had no way of defeating it because everything was plugged into the same strip.

Whilst I was waiting for PL and the dealer to come back I saw something in the local hifi store and thought “fuck it, let’s give it a go, if it doesn’t work I can always return it”

I bought 2 of these ifi silent power gnd defenders. They plug into your IEC port on the gear and then the power cable plugs into them. They supposedly drop the ground if they notice a loop, whilst keeping a safety ground, but do nothing if there is no ground loop.


Whilst not cheap at €100 each they have worked perfectly for me and are relatively speaking not that much when you consider they have killed the hum between a €1800 pre amp and €4000 power amp!

They also launched D.C. blocker in the same line which filters out any D.C. on the AC which is great for any gear where you have a beast of a transformer that’s physically humming/vibrating.

That’s awesome! So now you can really enjoy your system. So one is on the PL? Where’s the other one?
 
That’s awesome! So now you can really enjoy your system. So one is on the PL? Where’s the other one?

Yeah it’s great to get it up and running properly. I had been using it anyway because the hum wasn’t audible over music but it’s fantastic to have full peace of mind that there isn’t a fault in the gear and I can just let it rip!

I put one each on the PL and the PS Audio because I wasn’t entirely sure which one was causing the issue.
 
What’s everyone digging as far as speaker stands these days?
I used these stands for Denton 80s, which are about the same size as your Klipschs. They are solid steel, heavy and sturdy, top plate is 6" x 8.5" and priced fairly. Just put some blu-tack on each corner and you're good.
I think they are the same as the pangea heavy-duty stands sold by audio advisor for twice the price.
 
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