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Monster Cable iSpeaker iPod Portable Speakers (AI SPKR-PT)

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Average Customer Rating
(2.5 out of 5)

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21 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
(1 out of 5)

utterly hopeless

Jul 15, 2005 - By andrew wilkinson (Califonia)

I have seen some junk over the years, but this takes the prize...the most useful part was the 3.5mm cord and batteries. I doubt that this product cost more than $5 to make and I think its an embarrassment to Monster Cable, who I thought associated themselves with 'quality'...avoid this like the plague and go and buy the Tivoli-PAL...sure its more expensive, but you'll regret buying this Monster product, unless of course you make telephone calls with two bean tins and a piece of string, in which case you'll be pleasantly suprised!

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
(1 out of 5)

Absolute Garbage

Apr 18, 2006 - By Jonathan L. Goulden (Palo Alto, CA USA)

Seldom do I find a product that is so bad that I only use it once. Unfortunately I bought it for an international trip and the return period was over when I got back. I offered to give it to the store to demo so that no one else would buy them. Don't waste your money.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
(4 out of 5)

Good and wonderfully portable for the price

Aug 9, 2005 - By P. MCNEIL (washington, dc)

I bought these speakers so that I can easily listen to music of my own choice (ipod hook-up) at work and when traveling. This device is great because it doesn't require an external electric hook up and is so compact that I can actually fit it in my purse. The 4 AA batteries it takes actually last quite a while as well. A friend of mine has the Bose speakers and the Bose speakers' sound quality is phenomenal but this speaker quality is very good as well at less than half the price. If you are particular about very high quality sound, though, these might not be for you.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
(3 out of 5)

Not bad, just a little overpriced.

Jan 17, 2006 - By B. Bingham (MA, USA)

Pros:
- Quite compact; as someone else said, it fits in my purse. If you are using it for your laptop it would easily fit in a laptop carrying case as well, since they usually have extra pouches.
- Durable! Despite the fact that they're made out of plastic, the overall shape makes them harder to break.
- Little energy needed. At first I was annoyed that it could be powered ONLY by batteries and not by a cord, but after using them for awhile I realized a power cord would be more than necessary. I just recently changed the batteries for these speakers, and I've had them for over a year.
- Decent sound. Considering the build you wouldn't expect much from these, but they can get pretty loud and there's very little distortion.

Cons:
- High price. Unless you are buying these used (which you probably should), $60 is a lot to ask for these.
- No place to put the cord. With such a compact design, you'd expect that there would be some convenient place to put the cord when you aren't using them.

Summary:
Great speakers for travelling and at the office; but probably not worth the price unless you are buying them used.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
(1 out of 5)

Trashy in Every Way!

Nov 3, 2006 - By S. Council (Chicago, IL)

Wow! Incredible that such a cheap and useless product could every make it to market. The sound is horrible and the case construction is flimsy. When you open the case, the wires are exposed. I nearly broke the case just getting the batteries in. Luckily, for me, I purchased mine at Meijer for just $7.00 on clearance...but in my opinion, I feel I was ripped off even at this price.