How is enjoying music "pointless"? I don't understand your train of thought at all. Benefit from it? I just like music

My wife and daughter do yeah. Blaring kpop at 7 in the morning. FML

Haha I used to. True story, my wife got me one in 2015 for my bathroom - built into the exhaust fan - I listen to the news while I shower in the morning.

Six months later, over at the neighbor's house across the street for a block party, and someone asks "Hey, anyone know who's blasting NPR at 4am every day?"

Turns out the exhaust fan taking the shower moisture out basically turned into a speaker cone and for months everyone on the street was waking up pissed off lol. Replaced with a regular fan and separate speaker, no more complaints.

Pointless? Yeah, it's a luxury.

Inconvenient? I'm not sure I understand that part. You just queue something up as you're getting ready to shower.

Showering long enough to benefit from it? I mean, yeah? For the 10 or so minutes I'm in the shower, I hear some music and that's nice.

I think you might be getting some really bad bluetooth speakers if they sound so bad and are so hard to operate that you find the process frustrating.

Body wash and long hair shampoo plus conditioner takes me 10 minutes, full shaving routine takes me another 10. Yes, I listen to music through a bluetooth speaker. Yes, the quality is what one would expect from an inexpensive speaker the size of a soda can.

No, I don't blare music when people are sleeping.

I benefit from it as much as I do from listening to music at any other time? It's entertainment.

I have several JBL speakers that are awesome. I listen to music and podcasts in the morning while I get ready. Bring it into the shower, carry it around the house, take it hiking. Can’t go wrong with a decent Bluetooth speaker.

They're great for blasting rock while getting drunk in the sauna.

I actually use my phone. The speakers on this bad boy are loud enough to hear it while taking a shower.

I like to dance a little, singing into my shampoo bottle as if I am performing a concert.

That's just my way of pumping myself up.. to go through the shitty day at the office.

Happy Monday everyone!

I've used one for podcasts, definitely. But even for music, they may be poor quality generally but they're significantly better than a phone speaker, and much better than a phone speaker ten feet away through glass or plastic.

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If you like long showers, and you listen to a news program, or an audiobook. It makes a lot of sense.

Eh, pointless is kind of a matter of preference. It's something you either want, or you don't. There's no point beyond that.

The inconvenience is no greater than it used to be for other types of portable music sources. Folks have been using radios and "boom boxes" in the bathroom for longer than I've been alive. My mom had a small radio she was allowed to use in the bathroom when she was a kid in the 50s.

It's also more convenient than playing the music extra loud from another room.

But, yeah, if you're just hopping in and doing the bare minimum as fast as possible, it would be an increase in effort beyond the reward of music for most people. You'd have to be the sort that just always has music playing for it to be "worth it" to switch to a dedicated shower speaker.

Mine is a fairly general purpose unit that is shower proof. I bought it specifically for use in the shower (though it's rarely in the shower, I prefer to place it elsewhere most of the time), but it isn't advertised as a shower speaker. Most of those that are tend to be kinda meh sound wise, and/or lack any bass at all. I also use it in the kitchen while cooking, unless I'm the only one home and can really crank my main system up.

But, yeah, lots of people have dedicated units of some kind.

Ironically my girlfriend used to use one and now doesn't, but I've started to use one.

I found a cheap no name Amazon speaker on the ground in the snow and it still worked. Stuck it in the bathroom since it was obviously waterproof. Now that I've grown my hair longer and have to commute again, I'm in the bathroom longer and use the time to finish up the bits of podcast I don't get to finish on my commute.

Like others have said, sound quality isn't the best, but gets the job done. With all the other noises in the bathroom, pristine sound isn't gonna happen from any source, let alone cranked built in phone speakers.

I actually use waterproof earbuds because I don't want to blare my podcast or whatever to everyone in the house.

I use a cheap little speaker pretty much every time I shower, but I tend to listen to music whenever I'm getting ready anyway. Because it's a cheap one, the sound isn't amazing, but when I'm in the shower the other noises drown a lot of the sound out anyway, so it doesn't really matter.

I'm disabled though, so I tend to get in the shower after my wife and kid have left the house, and I take a while. If I shower in the morning, my washing and dressing routine can take close to an hour, so it's not like I'm jumping in and out before the first song has the chance to finish.

I hadn't thought of listening to a podcast or audiobook while I'm getting ready though, so that might be worth a try :)

I find the main issue is that for it to be loud enough to be clear over the shower (audiobook) it has to be loud enough that I worry it'll annoy my neighbours upstairs/my flatmate

Only so they can't hear me cry

I ran rca jacks throughout the house. These are connected to a distribution amp. Then I have cheap PC speakers plugged into that from the main receiver. This is structured wiring so they can be changed to Ethernet if necessary.

Usually I listen to the news in the morning while showering.

Another way to do it is make dongles for unused phone jacks. Just make sure they aren't plugged into the Telco as a landline.

Since my phone is water resistant, I put a magnetic mount in the shower to listen to music, podcasts, and the occasional Teams meeting if I’m running late.

I have an umbrella with a Bluetooth speaker. It even allows phone calls while using it. No idea why it's a thing, but I found it could be fun to use as a rave-toy thing. Just gotta add some LED lights and choreography!

I dont have a special waterproof speaker but I have a regular Bluetooth speaker over in the corner by the sink. Love listening to it while getting ready.

Yeah, I bought a JBL Clip after having borrowed one from my at the time gf's dad. The sound quality was a lot better than what I was expecting especially for such a small speaker; along with the added benefit of being waterproof it was worth the investment to me personally.

Yes my bathroom shower routine is long enough I will justify putting on music. Even if it's a 5 minute drive to the store I'm going to want music. If I can have music playing I'm usually going to be listening. I don't understand those people who have broken radios in their car and just drive in silence, or the people who have blown out speakers but don't care about the quality. I can't do it lol

I have a Sonos portable speaker that I keep in the kitchen but take into the bathroom while I shower. It just sits on the shelf outside the shower. I like music while I shower, and doing it this way keeps good quality without risking the speaker.

I have a waterproof Bluetooth speaker that was only like $20 and has surprisingly good bass. I bring it into the shower probably once a week for a longer self-care shower and jam out. Sometimes I use on the nightstand to help set the mood with my wife or bring it out to the kitchen if I'm prepping and cooking something that will take a while and I want music or a podcast playing.

[This](OontZ Angle 3 Bluetooth Speaker, up to 100 ft Wireless Range, Portable Speaker for iPhone, Android Phones, Louder Volume, Crystal Clear Sound, Rich Bass, IPX5 Portable Bluetooth Speaker (Black) https://a.co/d/jajmSHt) is the product I bought. There might be better ones out now since I've had it for a few years, so I'm not saying this is the best thing ever. It's cheap enough to take a chance on imo, and I would feel comfortable giving it as a gift if that's the real purpose of your question. I especially like that it has volume buttons and the ability to skip to the next song. The only weird thing I don't like is that there's a big jump in volume on the low end so it goes from being very quiet to being a solid medium-high volume. I only go about two notches higher than that when I'm in the shower with it.

Nothing wakes me up better than singing in the shower. So…hell yeah I have a Bluetooth speaker in my shower. I also like podcasts some days.

It’s a cheap Chinese nonsense brand 20W waterproof portable speaker, sound quality is remarkable considering it was like $20, and it has served me well for over five years.

Every single shower. I fire up whatever podcast I'm in the middle of and between the shower, towelling off, moisturizing, and whatever else, it's long enough to be worthwhile.

JBL Flip 5 is what I use. Great for podcasts and easily too loud if I want it to be. I love using it.

I personally just use my phone speakers, but I can see the benefit of not risking your device next to the bath or shower.

I just use my phone to listen to podcasts or a book while in the shower.

Yeah, I usually use one for listening to news and podcasts in the morning. It'll start with me in the bathroom, then follow me to the kitchen while I make coffee. It doesn't live in the bathroom, but rather tag along with me. When showering I'll hang it from a little hook up high. Sounds perfectly adequate for my purposes, though for listening to music as an activity unto itself I would choose a higher quality device.