OT: Radio while egging suggestions.

TigerTony

Currently in search of a good portable radio that I can use in my yard or on my patio. I spend lots of time outside working and of course cooking on my bge.

Yesterday I noticed a nice job-shop radio while visiting a house that was under construction. I'm thinking about the Makita LXRM03b radio with iPod docking station.

I figured a job-shop radio because they are so durable and the one I saw had decent sound. A docking station is a necessity for me. I want to be able to listen to my downloaded music and Pandora.

Also will my android phone work on a iPod docking station?  I know that android and iPhone are different, but not sure about this

My budget on this is $150ish.

Anybody have any better ideas or suggestions for a portable radio? Thanks!

Eggcelsior

Does it have to have radio capacity? There are some nice speaker docks for 150.

TigerTony

Eggcelsior said:

Does it have to have radio capacity? There are some nice speaker docks for 150.

Does what? My phone? I guess so. I have a Moto Turbo. 

Cm23

I have a bunch of Milwaukee tools so I bought their radio, love it

Eggcelsior

TigerTony said:

Eggcelsior said:

Does it have to have radio capacity? There are some nice speaker docks for 150.

Does what? My phone? I guess so. I have a Moto Turbo. 

Sorry, the radio you are looking for.

KennyLee

If you are not in need of the actual radio but just want to listen to downloaded tunes or radio off of your phone, you might look into the numerous Bluetooth speakers on the market these days.  Bose has probably the best, but it's pricey at around $300ish.  I picked up a G-Project G-Go portable wireless Bluetooth at Target a couple years ago for about $70 and love it.  Really good sound for being pretty small and works great while working in the garage, yard or out by the pool.    

TigerTony

Bluetooth speakers and speaker docks are very good suggestions. But I do want a radio so I can listen to sports,news and talk when not listening to music. 

I like the durability factor of the shop radios.

Thanks so much for suggesting! 

TigerTony

 Here a link of the one I'm looking to buy:

 http://www.amazon.com/Makita-LXRM03B-18-volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless/dp/B009RNJOC6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415405480&sr=8-1&keywords=makita+lxrm03b

I notice while reading reviews that no one ever mentions android they only talk about iPod and iPhone. I still don't know if the docking station works with android phones.

Do any of you know?

KennyLee

Looks pretty good.  Any idea how it compares to the Milwaukee or Dewalt radios?   I also have seen some different ones at Sam's and Costco from time to time, but never paid much attention. 

tjosborne

Another thing that you can look for is if it has an aux. input. My bosses dewalt has one and then just connect your phone to radio with a dual sided earphone jack.

Solson005

I've had that Makita radio for about 4 years and it works great. It can run on Makita 18 volt batteries for 16 hours (meant for 2, 8 hour work days) without recharging. 

While it does not charge the battery (like the dewalt one) you can unplug it from the wall for 16 hours. I've even dropped it off a boom lift at 20ft and it didn't even phase it. 

Makita did not think the typical "job site radio" was tough enough, so they built one themselves, most of the other ones are a radio with the tool company badges on it. 

Sound wise the others might be a slightly better, but if you just want portability without worrying about when you need to charge it next, I highly recommend it. 

edit: I actually have this one

I don't know if your phone will work in the dock, but it has an auxiliary jack on the front under the button that you can use with the headphone jack of your phone (that's all mine has, but I can see it on the photo of the other one)

nolaegghead

Hold out for the Amazon Echo

nolaegghead

We put in requests for two of them.

TigerTony

nolaegghead said:

Hold out for the Amazon Echo

@nolaegghead

As Tony Soprano would say "you gotta be sht'n me!"

Eggcelsior

nolaegghead said:

We put in requests for two of them.

I did for 1.

anzyegg

I use my iPhone and a small Bluetooth....it works for me....

Jeremiah

anzyegg said:

I use my iPhone and a small Bluetooth....it works for me....

Me too. I think it's called a jam speaker. It was like $50 at Wally World.

RiverDoc

I use the Dewalt and I like it, also have a JBL Bluetooth that u love. Have you thought about radio on your phone? Many different platforms iheart radio and such. I listen to a lot of talk radio this way, and then there are also podcasts.

grege345

Do u have cordless power tools? I use Milwaukee tools so I have a Milwaukee radio that also charges my batteries. My neighbor has ryobi power tools. He has ryobi radio. Other neighbor has makita with makita radio. Rigid makes one. Dewalt makes one. I saw a Bosch at lowes that was pretty nice but I don't use Bosch tools. As for the iPod/android I don't see where the android would be a problem. It plays more as an aux than a "dock"

The Cen-Tex Smoker

I really love my Bose Soundlink Bluetooth speaker. $299. I'll
Never be without one. Don't buy one with a specific dock. Next year when you upgrade your phone, it becomes a boat anchor. Also at parties like brisket camp, anyone with a good playlist can connect and play to a Bluetooth speaker. Can't say enough good stuff about the Soundlink. Sound is amazing, battery life is hours and hours. It's small but can fill a large room with killer sound. Get one.

TigerTony

@grege345 I have a Makita cordless drill.
So Makita makes sense for me. I also like the way it looks. I just read a bunch of good reviews.
The aux port should work just fine. I might go with the model without the dock. Its less expensive.

TigerTony

@The Cen-Tex Smoker I like the idea of Bluetooth and I actually have a small HMDX Jam speaker that I use and like. I was looking for something more like a portable radio with AM and FM also with the ability to play my downloaded music and Pandora. I also want durability. something I can leave on my patio or in my work shed. That is why the job-shop radio caught my attention.  

I'll probably pull the trigger on the Makita tomorrow. I'm convincing myself

Solson005

If you already have Mikita tools, I'd definitely buy one and the white/teal one will work out great. It is very durable.

deekortiz3

@TigerTony - If you are looking for a good deal the non-dock version is available Factory-Reconditioned for $68 here with free shipping...

http://www.cpoindustrialpowertools.com/factory-reconditioned-makita-bmr100w-r-18v-cordless-lxt-lithium-ion-fm-am-job-site-radio-with-mp3-jack--bare-tool-/mktrbmr100w-r,default,pd.html?start=1&cgid=makita-lxt-tools&srule=price-low-to-high

blind99

TigerTony said:

 Here a link of the one I'm looking to buy:

 http://www.amazon.com/Makita-LXRM03B-18-volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless/dp/B009RNJOC6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415405480&sr=8-1&keywords=makita+lxrm03b

I notice while reading reviews that no one ever mentions android they only talk about iPod and iPhone. I still don't know if the docking station works with android phones.

Do any of you know?

Your android phone won't drop into an iPod dock. The apple connectors are proprietary to their products.

Focker

Heard a Block Rocker at the campground.  Went into Sams to check it out.  The dept mgr was really cool, told me they will be on sale, $50 off at $99 Black Friday.

Listened to the fancy Bose, and Polk players double the price side-by-side.  Not even close.

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/blockrocker-explorer-bt/prod9230260.ip

TigerTony

@Focker Thanks! I'll have to check that out.

hapster

I have the bose and love it... Took a 15' drop off my deck to the yard below and nothing happened to it... By far one of the best ROI on any $300 I've spent

hondabbq

For $200 you can get into the number one wireless music system. Sonos. A Play 1 will fit and it will allow you to listen to any music on your ipad, or I phone, or mac or pc. There are multiple free radio play that work through the sonos. Just give it a look at least.

MJG

I have the Bose Soundlink Bluetooth and love it. Bought my 2 daughters the Oontz by Cambridge Soundworks. Very inexpensive but impressive for the price.

500

Focker said:

Heard a Block Rocker at the campground.  Went into Sams to check it out.  The dept mgr was really cool, told me they will be on sale, $50 off at $99 Black Friday.

Listened to the fancy Bose, and Polk players double the price side-by-side.  Not even close.

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/blockrocker-explorer-bt/prod9230260.ip

I picked up the Job Rocker from Sam's.  Nice loud speaker.  Bluetooth, sterreo mini input, AM-FM radio, and the big benefit, it runs on a change for 50 hours they claim.  I ran it full volume a the race tailgate, and it worked great; http://www.samsclub.com/sams/job-rocker-wireless-job-system/prod11270283.ip?navAction=