Altec Lansing inMotion iM600 Firewire-Charging Portable Audio System for iPod (Black)
by Altec Lansing Technologies
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Customer Review: Great Sound and Works with iPhone 3G
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this as a gift and originally used it with my video iPod. It has a really great sound. A nice powerful base that doesn't overwhelm the treble. The overall sound is quite rich. It has both a radio and iPod mode. The remote has 4 preset buttons you can use with the built in radio. It has a telescoping antenna, but I haven't found the need to extend it. It would be nice if it had a mute button for when you are using the radio, but it's easy enough to turn off.
When I got my iPhone 3G, I decided to give it a try. While it doesn't charge the iPhone, it does play the songs with no problems and no interference. It always asks if you want to put the iPhone into airplane mode, but there is no need. When a call comes in, it automatically stops playing the current song and resumes when you hang up and press play. I have used it both with and without a bluetooth headset and it works both ways.
At work, I also have a 1G iPhone. If you have one of those, then don't get this radio. It, unfortunately, does have interference problems when it's anywhere near this radio.
Whether you have an iPod or an iPhone 3G, this is definitely a good value.
Customer Review: Highly Recommend This Item!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've yet to review something here on amazon but stumbled on this page accidentally during my travels today and figured I'd speak up. I love this speaker so much I'm considering another just for the convenience of having it replace my kitchen stereo. THE SOUND THIS THING PUTS OUT IS PHENOMENAL! If you haven't heard it, go to your local best buy or circuit city and give it a listen. I was just browsing the aisles one day and walked past it, tried it (without any interest in a portable speaker, mind you) and bought it on the spot. I don't know how they can make it go soooo loud and have such 3-dimensional bass... You will be blown away. It can literally replace your home stereo it sounds that crisp/loud, and I'm not even kidding. The battery life is ridiculously long, I've run it all day at full volume and it still sounded as good at the end of the day as it did in the morning. Built in radio, and the wireless remote attaches to the back of the unit so it's always there when you need it and not misplaced. Folds flat for tucking into your laptop bag for travel. Anyway, I've had mine a good 6 months now and those are my two cents...Customer Review: Great speakers for the price and size
Summary: 5 Stars
I was searching for a speaker system that had good sound and yet was portable (packing in a suitcase). Another feature that it needed to include was capability to play an IPOD and a Satellite radio. I read a lot of reviews on portable speakers. Most of the small speakers were reported as having a tinny sound. The larger speaker (Bose) had a great sound but it would have been too big to pack in a suitcase. Trying to get the best of both worlds, I chose the Altec Lansing inMotion iM600. I am not disappointed. So far I haven't found anything that is disagreeable. It has a great sound in the low to med/hi volume range especially with the sound enhancement option. Even at high volume it help up fairly well for such a small speaker. One day I came in from work and I heard music playing in the family room. I thought the Bose surround system was on but it was actually the iM600 playing music from the IPOD. If you are using an IPOD you can enhance the sound further by adjusting the setting for the particular genre on the IPOD. If you're looking for a small portable speaker system with a great sound for cheap this is the product.Customer Review: A wonderful product!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this unit because we often spend time in different areas of the house doing things. With the large stereo in the family room it limited us to just being able to have music from the ipod in one spot.
This item is both cordless and corded so no matter where we are we have whatever is on our ipod to listen to.
One thing to note is that it only charges your ipod when it is plugged in and does not charge when in battery mode, the instructions are not very clear about this.
Overall we love this unit. The sound is great and its compact design is wonderful. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for an ipod speaker setup. It costs a few dollars more than most of the other units but I feel it is worth it, you really get what you pay for. I listened to the Bose unit before purchasing but to me there is not a major difference in sound unless you are really tuned into slight variations in music reproduction.
Spend a few more dollars and get this unit over the cheaper one but save your $200 and get the Altec Lansing unit over the Bose.
Customer Review: It is a little dynamo...
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm sure you all know what they say about the size of things. For someone who is not all up on electronic do-dads and thing-ama-jigs. This little box has great sound. It came all nicely wrapped in the original packaging, very shiny and new. If you need directions to operate it, they are really easy to follow as long as you can count the fingers on one hand and solve picture puzzles easily.
Seriously, push a button and the dock pops out and the rear stand pops out with it. Plug it in to charge, add your ipod and away you go.
The remote that comes with the dock is small, but I like that because it fits well in the palm of my hand. Make sure you put the battery for the remote in the right way (no, I did not put it in the wrong way, but it can be easily done). It is rather light and easy to carry which makes for easy portability.
All it all, I think it is worth the price. I have other speakers by Altec Lansing and they still give out great sound so when I saw the reviews about this little thing I was kind of excited.
Hope this helps.