Buying audio gear is always a cause of sheer delight. It is your window into an hour of relief from the chatter of public commute, your bragging right in the friends' day out to the countryside, even your personal companion through music and conversations all the time. Unfortunately, though, our budget constraints constantly remind us why most audio gear happens to be a luxury. Here, we present to you five essential audio products for you to consider in your private entertainment accessory arsenal, all priced within Rs. 5,000. Happy grooving!
The Logitech X300 sounds better than what it is priced at. You get loud, bright audio from the Rs. 3,000 speakers, decent looks and almost 10 hours of battery life. At this price, it is one of the more well-equipped portable Bluetooth speakers around, and makes for an essential audio gear to lug around.
Beyerdynamic's MMX 102iE may not be the best-looking IEM around, but for about Rs. 4,400, what you get is crisp, detailed and bright audio delivery, along with a good build, in-line controls and a microphone. The Beyerdynamic MMX 102iE happens to be one of the best in-ear headphones to buy in India now.
Creative has been a trusted audio brand, and with Outlier, the company has gone all out and packed it with as many features as possible. The Creative Outlier has a built-in mp3 player, supports microSD cards, Bluetooth and NFC-based wireless connectivity, wired audio playback, handsfree controls, and even lasts for over 10 hours on one full charge. It does compromise a bit in terms of build quality, but is one of the most feature-packed wireless on-ear headphones within Rs. 5,000 to present respectable audio delivery.
Fenda Audio, conventionally branded as F&D, presents one of the most well-decked 5.1 surround speaker systems to consider. The F&D F3000U present a wood chassis, a 5.25" bass driver, 3" satellite drivers, and delivers peak audio power output of 5000W. It also features USB playback, along with support for SD and MMC memory cards.
The Audio Technica M30x is one of the best in the sub-5k price category in terms of audio performance and comfort of wear. The audio sounds well detailed, bright, wholesome and warm, thanks to the 40mm Neodymium drivers. The collapsible design makes it easy to carry around, and the beautiully crafted earcups do well in blocking out ambient noise.