( 5 reviews )
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Posted: Jan 9 2008
The sound for this speaker is excellent and at such an affordable price. For portable speakers this has got to be the best. Buy it and you won't be disappointed!
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Posted: Jan 3 2008
But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need! With apologies to Mick (and the lads), this is a great little speaker for it's intended purpose. In my case, I love listening to podcasts over my iPhone when traveling. Without headphones the iPhone's external speaker does OK, but is clearly not up to the task if you have to raise the volume in a hotel room. Altec-Lansing to the rescue; the diminutive iM207 works flawlessly in this regard. All the previous reviews are correct -- it is unnecessarily challenging to load the batteries and turn the thing on and off, and there is no glowing LED to confirm power status, nor is there any way to run the speaker from an AC source. All that aside, the iM207 does a great job at reproducing podcasts -- or any other source where you're not looking for top-notch sound reproduction. Since I'm a bit of an "audiophile snob" I never listen to music via this speaker and always default to my high-end headphones for this purpose. Why? Well, the size dictates that there is no actual bass to speak of, the frequency range is limited (but well-suited to the human voice), and there is (of course) no stereo effect whatsoever. Battery life seems to be good; so far I've used one set of AAA batteries (it takes 3) and have used the speaker for over 24 hours (in 2 hour bursts). How would I improve the product? Well, it would be nice to have battery replacement and the on/off switch be more intuitive and positively actuated. I'm not sure I need an LED to confirm the power status, given that I turn the speaker off while my iPhone is playing to confirm that I've switched it off completely. It would be nice, I think, to have a small case to protect the little guy when I toss it into my suitcase... Beyond that, I think this is a great little speaker at a nice price, that does quite a good job when used appropriately. It does NOT go to eleven, but is, nonetheless, highly recommended!
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Posted: Dec 31 2007
I've tried a number of other portable media player speakers and this is one of the best!
