Creative Labs TravelSound i300 MP3 Players

by Creative

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000A1EE8
• Item model number: 51MF5300AA000
• Batteries: 4 AAA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazing travel speakers add clarity and bass to portable devices. Engineered to enhance sound of your portable audio devices and notebooks, Creative TravelSound is a powered, 1-piece speaker, amplified system in a compact foldable design. It features micro titanium drivers to deliver full dynamic sound with amazing clarity and uses digital amplifiers to provide power efficiency and extended battery life. Bundled with a universal power adapter and carrying case, you can experience hours of continuous music playback wherever you go.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome speakers!!!!!!!, February 25, 2005

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spunkygirl "spunkygirl" (Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Labs TravelSound i300 MP3 Players (Electronics)

I am currently deployed, and these speakers have turned out to be heaven sent. They are small, so carrying them around is no problem. The volume is so nice, that while at work, I can turn up the sound and our whole tent can listen to music. Being so mobile, they come in handy because they will plug into anything. I think once my friends saw my speakers, they all want to buy one now so they can use them while they work. I recommend these speakers to anyone on the go. They are very light weight, small enough to fit in the front pocket of your backpack, and the sound quality is great for both the size and price. It also comes with a cute little bag that protects it, which works great with all this sand.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, but depends on how you use them...., January 20, 2006

By 

Jason Levitt "fair and balanced" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Labs TravelSound i300 MP3 Players (Electronics)

First, the negatives:
1) There are no grills on the speaker cones (other reviews have mentioned this). It would be easy to damage the speakers, but if you're generally careful, this isn't a big issue.
2) The carrying case does not fit the AC adapter. This means that the speakers can go in the carrying case, but the AC adapter is loose. Of course, if you only use battery power, this is not an issue.
3) The maximum volume before (bass) distortion isn't that great. This is a debateable point, but it really depends on what kind of music you listen to and how you intend to use the speakers.

For my purposes (I'm a musician), I could not increase the volume very loud before the bass distortion kicked in. I could get a bit more volume by turning the bass way down, but not much. Even as a general-purpose boom-box, I'd say that the max volume attainable is only average, about like your typical small clock radio -- not even close to my Sony CD-playing boom-box. I only make this comparison so that potential buyers realize that these speakers do not compare to jambox-type devices.
If you just need some music in a hotel room or in a relatively quiet place, it should be ok. The sound quality at low volume is decent, but I can't really recommend it for a wide variety of usage.
I give it three stars for the overall design and usage potential. It seems to me that they could have put more thought into the overall design and even made them a bit bigger to accomodate some more volume.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for sound on the go!, April 10, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Creative Labs TravelSound i300 MP3 Players (Electronics)

I purchased this item from my local store and I'm very satisfied with its quality.
Of course, the sound quality cannot compete with HiFi systems, but for such a small speaker, the sound quality is really good. The frequency response is 150-20k, according to creative. So it is a little dry in the low freq range, as expected. Aside from that, the sound quality is very good. And it's not completely bassless as you might think.
You can get the volume high enough for room of about 20 square meters with decent sound quality. But if you adjust the volume too high it'll become noisy.
In a word, its sound quality is not top-notch. But for such a small speaker, it's much better than you'd expect. For a rough reference, its sound quality is about the same as what you can get for a pair of conventional speakers at the price range of around US$25.
The best feature of this gadget may be its digitalized amplifier. Unlike conventional linear amplifer which will waste a lot of power, travelsound uses a digital amplifier. So the battery life is longer. Creative claims a set of four AAA alkline battery can last more than 30 hours, I didn't count the hours but I think the claim is quite reasonable.

In a word, if you want music on the go, this is the one for you.