Today I bought myself an x-mini v1.1. As a musician and a lover of proper studio-style "big" headphones I can't stand rubbish speakers/'phones. This thing proves that you don't need big size for big volume or decent sound. It coils down closed down smaller than a tennis ball when not in use. To use it, it's a case of twisting the two halves to let it spring open, then open the cover for the top section. It's got a built-in volume control and on/off switch. Powered by an internal battery it's rechargeable by USB. The USB charging cable supplied is a bit clever as it has a 3.5mm stereo jack also which means that you can listen to audio while it's charging, or get audio via USB. On the bottom there's a 3.5mm stereo jack for putting into mp3 players etc but it is only about 2" long. Cleverly, you can link more than one x-mini up to each other creating a "daisy-chain" of speakers.
The sound that comes out of it is impressive, quite balanced. Small speakers can sometimes lack in bass response but I'm pleased with this one. Volume is loud enough. As high volume, sound clarity is compromised but that's expected really.
And they're not very expensive retailing around £10-15. For me, it'll mostly be used with my laptop as the speakers on my laptop are totally rubbish. At work it could be handy. I don't think it's something I'll be taking bike touring however.
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