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I've had other small speakers before but they tend to be a bit 'tinny'. These are great and give a good sound when plugged into a laptop or an ipod. The only reason I give them 4/5 stars is because the usb charging cable is always connected to the headphone plug. This means it looks messy and I can't listen and charge at the same time. I have no idea why they did it like that - should have been a seaprate cable.

Bought these just over a week ago and can't stop showing them off to anyone what will watch and listen! These are great little speakers and just so cute! Would have liked a volume control but, no matter, you won't regret purchasing them. I've used them with my mp3 and portable dvd player. The dvd player sounds quite tinny but with these little speakers the sound is totally transformed.

If anyone's interested you can seperate the speakers by about 34".

I bought a pair of these on a whim at Reykjavik airport to use up some remaining Icelandic Kroner, because the salesman said they were fantastic.

I'll give them 4 stars only because they are very small, light, well designed and give an excellent battery life. They lasted for a full two weeks on holiday recently, playing tunes in hotel rooms whilst getting ready to go out for the evening.

I'm a hi-fi fan, with a good quality home system, and several other bigger (and better - eg Logitech MM50) ipod docks & speakers. You cannot expect too much from these tiny enclosures. The sound is frankly, thin. Claims of explosive bass are just pure fantasy. These cannot push out high volumes and deep bass. It's just not possible for tiny pods and just 1.7 watts. They are particulary poor when used outdoors - as the already weak sound just disappears into the air. I used them recently at a BBQ, and my wife said, "turn those things off - they sound awful & tinny".

Having said all that, despite a sound quality that fails to match the hype, I like them quite a lot. Being light and tiny, they are great for backpacking, motorcycle touring, flying with hand luggage only etc. etc.

To get the best from them, choose light vocal music (ballads, folk, even classical?), and use in a quiet room, placed close to a back wall or corner, to artificially enhance the weak bass. In these conditions the sound is acceptable, and will fill the room. Used like this, detail in the upper-mid and treble range is excellent, and there is good stereo separation. The bass is still weak, but if you know the track well, you can kind of "imagine" its presence :) Attempt to play some rock / dance music, at proper volumes, you will be disappointed. Half the sound, from mid-range downwards, just isn't there.

I also bought the later X-mini, second generation, with the red driver, hoping for some bass improvement. Don't bother. There is little difference. The sound is a little lower, with a tiny touch more bass - but the music sounds muted and fuzzy - the excellent treble has disappeared leaving a muddy sound. I wired up the (slightly) bigger unit, with the stereo speakers, hoping it would work as a "sub-woofer" (ha!) It didn't really work. Bass improvement is marginal, and the sensitivity of the bigger unit is less - so it's far quieter for a given input than the original x-minis. It's hard to balance them out - the small x-minis are louder and clearer than the later red unit. Buy this stereo pair, not the later mono unit - but just don't expect toooo much from them!

X-Mini Max Stereo Capsule Speaker
Just arrived some 15 hours after ordering! These are fantastic, I've been looking for travel speakers for Laptop and Mp3 player for some time. Finally came across these. Attractive matt black rubberized finish, great quality for something so small, easy to pack into suit case and what a price. Thoroughly recommend at this stage!!

These little speakers are quite amazing and for the size and price I'm pleasantly surprised!

Only thing I didn't like are the cables, having such a good product you'd think they provide a better cable managment system. Having thought about it, they could've put the cables within the speakers and have the extratable that way instead. Guess something for the future.. maybe bluetooth option would've been nice but hey, can't have everything. I'm very happy with my purchase!!!