ArtDio Portable Bluetooth 2.0 Speaker with Microphone

by ArtDio

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 3.6 x 11.4 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00178HIBI
• Item model number: BT-132
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description--Posted October 1, 2008

The ArtDio BT-132 portable Bluetooth speaker system offers 3 watts total RMS power output via two 1.5-inch full-range drivers. Its pre-amplified and magnetically shielded design affords optimal performance. A built-in microphone allows for wireless speakerphone capability. The system runs on either an AC adapter or 4 AAA batteries, both of which are included in the box, along with a 3.5-mm stereo input cable and a handy carrying case.

What's in the Box

BT-132 2.0 Portable Bluetooth Speaker, 3.5-mm stereo input cable, AC adapter, carrying case, and user's manual.

Product Description

ArtDio portable bluetooth speaker with built-in microphone for wireless speaker phone capability. It uses AC adapter or 4 AAA batteries (included). The box includes 3.5mm stereo input cable, AC adapter, and carrying case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Works, but not as well as some would like., November 30, 2008

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Joseph Massimino "Gadgeteer" (Jensen Beach, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ArtDio Portable Bluetooth 2.0 Speaker with Microphone (Personal Computers)

I bought this to work with a Bluetooth phone as a speakerphone, to cut down on cell phone radiation to the head. For this purpose it will work well, as long as you don't turn the volume up loud enough to have the caller hear their own voice echo back to them. Once the volume was reduced, it worked pretty well. The caller has to be asked to speak up in order to get enough volume out of it.
As for using it as a Bluetooth speaker, it would work pretty well as long as you don't have a Bluetooth mouse on the same system. When you move the mouse, you would get interruptions in the sound. Also, the range is not 33 feet. Even with it plugged into a wall outlet, its range was no more than 10 feet in open air. If you pass a wall, forget about it, the range is cut down far more through walls.
The sound quality is pretty good, but if you have to have it so close, I would suggest a JBL product that I own and love, or the Saitek A-100 which I also have and love. The Saitek has awesome sound for a very compact speaker that will run from batteries, or a wall wart. The wall wart does not come with it, but the batteries last a while. It turns off as soon as you disconnect it from the computer. The JBL as the best sound, but is bigger and comes with a power adapter, and costs more than the Saitek. There are reasons to buy the Saitek and not the JBL, and the best of them is the size, price and performance ratio. It is what some call, "The Best Bang for the Buck" , BBB for short.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good speaker not so good mic, November 19, 2008

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Matt K. (Derby, KS USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ArtDio Portable Bluetooth 2.0 Speaker with Microphone (Personal Computers)

This speaker provides good sound. I have had people tell me that they had trouble hearing me when I tried using it to make calls. The mic is located on the bottom of the device. I think this is the reason it doesn't pick up sound very well. I didn't really get this to talk on though. It pairs very quickly with bluetooth enabled PC's and phones. The speaker is excellent especially for the price.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product for the price, February 7, 2010

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DWireless (PARLIN, NJ, US) - See all my reviews

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I bought these speaker primarily to be used my phone to play music. For this purpose it works great. I brought it with me on a cruise and was perfect for playing music in the room. The sound quality is good (slightly better when connected through the aux wire than with bluetooth, but still decent with bluetooh) I haven't used the speaker phone so I can't comment on that. I got these speakers for $45.00, Definitely worth the price.