Customer Reviews

Emerson iTone iP550 Portable Stereo System for iPods (Silver)

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I at first had bought the iLive product and had to return 2 of them because they didn't work (AC plug didn't work)

This one has worked great for a month and has smart features like not charging the ipod when running on batteries. It's missing the CD player the iLive had but hey, if you have an ipod, why do you need a CD player? It's also about 1/10th of the weight of the iLive. This one is very portable and music quality is great for a unit this size.

Only downsides to this unit are nowhere to store the remote control and limited features on the remote (switch bands, volume, skip songs, power) but other than that, it's been a great unit....I'm only sorry I didn't get it earlier.

I bought this unit for my office and I find that it does a very good job. Two drawbacks are the angle of the clock (hard to see viewing angle; you need to be almost on top of it) and it does not fit the 2nd generation nano properly (very tight - I was worried that I might bend the pins inside my nano. I used a larger adapter that came with the unit. The radio's stationary so no worries about it falling out)

But mostly I'm happy with the performance.

I can't tell you how this product performs, because I can't even get it to power up. When I plug it in, I get no response from the unit whatsoever. I initially thought it was a power cord issue, but I tried two other cords I had and neither worked. I am extremely disappointed. I ordered the Jwin Electronics I552BLK to replace it.

Well it's xmas morning and my nephew opened up his new docking station, plugged it in, and the whole unit began to smoke and burn. This crappy item is going back, and now my nephew has nothing to play is ipod on for xmas.

A hunk of junk.

James (Hodgy) Hodgins

I recently purchased this stereo and was very disappointed. When I plugged it in for the very first time smoke started coming out of the back of the stereo. I quickly unplugged the stereo and returned it.

This product was okay when it arrived - we wanted a battery operated device to take to the pool / beach. The sound quality was average, as was the build quality. Anyway it died a couple of months after I bought it (despite pool / beach use we'd been extra careful with it) and by the time I'd got around to checking the warranty I realized it had expired. Even if it hadn't the documentation was so poor I wouldn't have known how to get the unit fixed! Steer clear.

I can't recommend this stereo to anyone. I first purchased the iTone E600Bk. I got it to use at work and it has great sound, but it's not a portable unit. There is no handle, and the dock sticks out on the front and I was afraid I might damage it taking it to and from work. So I bought the iP550 as a replacement. It doesn't even come close to the 600. The sound is shallow and flat and there are no adjustments. What a waste. The only good points about the 550 are it's light weight and it has a handle. Save your money and if you want good sound and don't have to have a portable unit, get the iP600.