Customer Reviews:
 Small Speaker, Big Voice February 22, 2010
S. Brand (United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this speaker to amplify the sound of my I-Pod Touch, 2nd Generation, but I believe it will work with other I-Pods as well. It comes with a cable, of which one end plugs into the speaker, and one end into a USB outlet, which can either be in your computer, or in an AC adapter for an electrical outlet. It also runs for quite a long time on its 4 Triple A batteries, but you need to remember to turn the speaker switch to Off, when not using it. It also has a volume control switch, so if the volume control on your I-Pod doesn't make the sound loud enough, you can increase it even more by using the speaker's volume control. And it really does put out quite a lot of sound! Good enough to fill a room ... you can hear it quite easily while doing dishes, etc. and it is not tinny in quality, but rather rich for such a small speaker.
I made a dumb mistake at first, and nearly returned it. As I said, it had a cable from the speaker to an outlet, but I saw no cable that connected the speaker to the I-Pod! I finally realized you have to open up the back battery compartment where tucked inside there is also the cable to the I-Pod. So you pull it out, and one end is permanently attached to the speaker, and the other end connects to the little round hole at the bottom of the I-Pod (not the flat hole ... sorry, I don't know what these types of connections are called.) This allows you to also have a power cord attached to the flat opening, so your I-Pod can run off an outlet at the same time as your speaker.
The only somewhat negative feature is the cable that was tucked into the back compartment. It is thin, so I worry about its durability, and it is short, only 7" long, which means your I-Pod can only be 7" away from it. That's fine if you leave your I-Pod in one place, and leave it within 7" of the speaker. It's also okay if you're carrying both pieces around with you, but often when I pick up the I-Pod to change songs or whatever, it tugs at the speaker, yanking on that thin cable, and causing the speaker to fly up into the air as I'm picking up my I-Pod. I worry about that cable detaching from the speaker at some point. You can get an extension cable, however, to lengthen the distance between the speaker and the I-Pod. Go to an electronics store, and they will help you find one.
The speaker has a nice, compact shape. It's about the same rectangular size and shape as the I-Pod, (though thicker), so I can carry them around easily together, by stacking the I-Pod on the speaker like a sandwich, and holding them together in one hand until I get to a table to set them down on. I've also used them on the seat next to me in the car, running just on the batteries. In spite of my complaint about the thin, short cable, I gave it a 5 because of its great sound amplification, long battery life, its portability, and very reasonable price. It does its job!
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