It’s possible to achieve great sound for personal audio, with your choice of cans or buds, using either a cell phone or a dedicated personal player such as Astell and Kern. The two problems for me with personal audio are:
1) I don’t like anything in or on my ears for more than an hour, and
2) If traveling with my wife, she is excluded from the music or from talking with me.
Bluetooth speakers are the most reasonable compromise. As others have noted, you can’t play music loud in hotels anyway. During the day we are usually out and about so it’s for early morning or late night background listening. The speakers are easily portable
1) I don’t like anything in or on my ears for more than an hour, and
2) If traveling with my wife, she is excluded from the music or from talking with me.
Bluetooth speakers are the most reasonable compromise. As others have noted, you can’t play music loud in hotels anyway. During the day we are usually out and about so it’s for early morning or late night background listening. The speakers are easily portable