Home > Consumer Reviews > Intempo IDS-01-N-S Silver Metallic Speakers and Docking Station for iPod and Other MP3 Players
Intempo IDS-01-N-S Silver Metallic Speakers and Docking Station for iPod and Other MP3 Players
See it at Amazon.co.uk for £23.99Average Customer Rating
(4.5 out of 5)
Amazon Customer Reviews
Most Helpful First | Newest First | + Share2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
great speakers
(4 out of 5) by miss jennifer cruickshank on Mar 6, 2008The speakers are great. The sound is excellent. The only thing i don't like is the volume buttons. They are touch sensitive but i don't think they are sensitive enough they are hard to change the volume. Other than that they are brilliant.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Can't use rechargeable batteries!!
(4 out of 5) by James B. Spink on Nov 30, 2009 (Kent, UK)Like some other Intempo products I own the IDS-01 is a mixture of good and bad points. The good is the excellent value this unit represents at around twenty quid currently. It also comes with a mains power adaptor supplied and a jack to jack cable for connecting a non iPod device to the Line-In socket. It sounds pretty good for it's size delivering 6 Watts per channel through it's 2" speakers. It is very small - my iPod Classic stands above the back of the dock area almost to the top of the speaker units themselves.
The IDS-01 has been around in one form or another for a few years now, and this latest version does not come with a remote control, or any dock adaptors provided for specific iPod models. Luckily I already had an adaptor that fitted my iPod Classic or it would have been a bit wobbly in the dock! For a portable unit it is very tricky to actually pick up with an iPod onboard. The speakers do not have any protective grills so it would be easy to put your thumb into one of the speaker cones when lifting, or to bend the iPod on it's mount if grabbed centrally. A small handle would have been a sensible addition.
However, my main gripe with this unit is the fact you can't use rechargeable batteries with it. The Technical Details on Amazon's product page say the unit uses 4 AAA batteries - in fact it takes 4 AA size. Most people don't realise that rechargeable batteries are made to a slightly different specification than standard alkaline ones and they are generally a little larger. This is not normally a problem - however with the IDS-01 four rechargeable batteries will not fit in, the battery compartment is just too small. A silly design fault!
Because this unit offers such good value for money I will only deduct one star for the design niggles although a little bit more care should have made this a five star product.
The IDS-01 has been around in one form or another for a few years now, and this latest version does not come with a remote control, or any dock adaptors provided for specific iPod models. Luckily I already had an adaptor that fitted my iPod Classic or it would have been a bit wobbly in the dock! For a portable unit it is very tricky to actually pick up with an iPod onboard. The speakers do not have any protective grills so it would be easy to put your thumb into one of the speaker cones when lifting, or to bend the iPod on it's mount if grabbed centrally. A small handle would have been a sensible addition.
However, my main gripe with this unit is the fact you can't use rechargeable batteries with it. The Technical Details on Amazon's product page say the unit uses 4 AAA batteries - in fact it takes 4 AA size. Most people don't realise that rechargeable batteries are made to a slightly different specification than standard alkaline ones and they are generally a little larger. This is not normally a problem - however with the IDS-01 four rechargeable batteries will not fit in, the battery compartment is just too small. A silly design fault!
Because this unit offers such good value for money I will only deduct one star for the design niggles although a little bit more care should have made this a five star product.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Great speakers
(5 out of 5) by S. J. Clarke on Feb 15, 2009Bought this for my son for Xmas, he absolutely loves it. Very pleased with the purchase and it works well with his Apple ipod
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
IDS-01-N-S SILVER IPODDOCKING STATION & SPEAKERS
(4 out of 5) by lineyone on Feb 4, 2009 (berkshire)This was a xmas prezzie for my goddaughter who was over the moon with this product, she uses it all the time with her ipod.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Great Ipod docking station
(5 out of 5) by B Baggins on Sep 29, 2009 (South Gloucestershire)Really pleased with this product. It is perfect for me, looks good, it docks and charges my Ipod nano 4G, it is small, lightweight and has a good sound. It is not a top of the range speaker system but it is fit for my purpose (quality) and therefore very good value for money. May have to buy another!