Best portable external speakers for the MB?  Any suggestion?

Right now, the only thing I can think of is the 99$ Bose powered speakers. Problem is - not very portable - still clunky.

Here are some:
http://www.nextag.com/laptop-computer-speaker/search-html
http://www.everythingusb.com/logitechv20_laptopspeakers.html
http://www.interloper.com/products/index.php?cat=5432
http://www.alteclansing.com/product_details.asp?pID=XT1
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