SDI Technologies iH80B Speaker System for iPod (Black)
by Sound Design, Inc.
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Customer Review: Nice, but depends on the price...
Summary: 4 Stars
If you can get this unit for $30-40, it's a solid deal. The unit plays loud enough for casual listening in a medium sized room, with good (for what it is) bass output. Bass/treble controls allow to dial in a little extra treble, which the unit needs because it's a bit muddy.
Remote is handy and works as expected. Comprehensive package includes several dock adapters and a nice, compact AC adapter. Built-in amp has the ability to run an expansion speaker, which so long as you use an RCA adapter, can be just about any 4 ohm speaker. This opens up a lot of additional sound output options and is probably a grossly underutilized feature.
This is not the best unit for highly portable duty. C batteries should provide decent battery life, but the unit isn't very handily shaped for carrying, and I don't think docks that support the ipod in such an standout upright position are the best choice for mobile use.
Pricing on the units is dropping because they don't include 3rd gen nano or "classic" regular adapters. Still works fine, but you'll have to hack/fabricate/not use an adapter with a 3rd gen. Trade off is fine by me given the savings, and I suppose Ihome probably makes adapters by now you can buy. I don't know, and won't bother.
If the unit braced the ipod better when docked and included an FM tuner, it'd be a home run.
Customer Review: Spent $20 on it
Summary: 4 Stars
First of all, I spent $20 on this unit with free shipping through Prime. For that price I love it. I keep it in the bathroom to listen while I shower and get ready.
-The remote is nice and it sounds good in a small room.
-The bass is shallow
The unit is def worth $20 but I wouldn't pay any more for it, especially if you need something as your primary sound system. The 4 stars I have given most certainly reflect the price I paid. At $40+, I would give it 2 or 3 stars.
Customer Review: Affordable way to listen to your iPod tunes...
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this speaker system at the beginning of 2008 because I was looking for an affordable speaker/dock for my iPod for my kitchen/living room area. What's great about this product is that it's fairly inexpensive (Amazon is a lot cheaper than the stores I've seen it in) and produces a pretty good sound. Granted, it certainly doesn't perform as well as Bose or other high end systems, but I didn't expect such a good sound for such a reasonable price. Also, it's pretty small so it doesn't take up too much counterspace and is easily portable. The remote is a nice touch as well. So if you're looking for an iPod speaker system that has a nice sound and doesn't break the bank, this may be for you.Customer Review: Sounds horrible, but works as a docking station
Summary: 1 Stars
First of all, I knew this thing didn't sound so hot before I bought it. I only paid $24.00 for it and rationalized that it was way cheaper than an apple dock which is $50.00. When I finally was able to listen, I could not believe this thing was actually designed by an engineer... You cannot feed left and right stereo channels into the same amplifier channel or into the same speaker coil and not expect some cancellation, but the geniuses at Soundesign did it anyway. Almost everything stereo recording you play sounds as if it is a remix, with some instruments sounded louder than or weaker than normal. It's a mess...
My mono mix of the "White Album" sounds OK, but that's about it. The remote functions well and it does work as a dock.
Customer Review: Garbage.
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this Speaker system because I have an under the counter by the same company that is awesome. I used this a total of 3 times. the 4th time I went to use it, nothing. It just stopped working. I am also 5 days out of Amazon's return window. I should have bought it from a Brick and Mortar where they give you 90 days. This is sad.