Customer Reviews

Emerson iTone iE600BK Home Audio System (Black)

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This little machine (iTone iE600BK) surpassed most of my expectations! First, it has great sound with decent left/right speakers, and a subwoofer below the unit. It has a Surround Sound button, a 4-band equalizer, and separate treble/base settings (in case you don't want to use one of the preset equalizer settings). It has 10 FM and 10 AM preset buttons. It can play regular CDs and mp3 CDs. The docking station supports every variation of ipods, including the ipod shuffle. It also is an Alarm clock that allows to you wake up to buzzer, radio, CD, or ipod (not ipod shuffle though). The docking station actually charges the ipod shuffle even when the iE600BK power is off. Like most alarm clocks, it also has a "sleep" button to allow the unit to turn itself off after 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes. It has an AUX input and an earphone jack. It has a very contemporary look - black with blue neon side-lights that light up when the power is on (the sidelights can be turned off). Here are the few negatives: It does not have a resume feature for picking up an mp3 at the last spot you left off. While the remote control operates all operations on the machine and any ipod, the remote does not operate the ipod shuffle. You must use the buttons on the ipod shuffle itself. I found this to be a great sounding little unit with exceptional volume for your standard office or bedroom use!

Great system. I love the fact that on the front it has a normal iPod dock *and* it also has a USB port for the shuffle. I've used both my shuffle and 4th Gen 20GB iPod in it with no problems. With the shuffle you can't control it from the unit, you have to use the buttons on the shuffle, but the music plays fine and it appears to recharge it.

Nothing to complain about with the sound quality. It gets plenty loud for my small apartment, quality seems good and base is good. I'm not an audiophile by any measure, but it is good enough for me.

The remote is a bit large and has too many buttons. It is an IR remote, not an RF remote, but it works fine.

CD player and radio work fine. I really appreciate the fact that you can turn off the blue lights on the front! I haven't tried the alarm functions.

NOTE: I didn't end up getting this at amazon. I couldn't find any reviews so I bought it locally in case I needed to return it.

It's not a bad unit, really. You get what you pay off, and it's certainly not a high-end unit. I've found that setting the volume in the middle, or even lower, produces the BEST SOUND. The eq, well, seems I leave it in rock mode despite the genre of the music. Just seems to sound the best that way. It's a sleek unit. I wish, however, that it had a carry/handle to make it a portable unit. I like that it has a remote control. Not knowing - believe it or not - what generation iPod I own I got very nervous when I read that if you have a fifth generation unit you have to supply the docking thingy that came with your unit. And I thought, like who would keep such a thing? Luckily for me, my unit is apparently older so they provided the plastic sleeve I needed. I don't think I saw any mention of this "little" detail in the ads that I read. SO....fifth generation owners...make sure you have the docking insert on hand if you intend to buy this unit.

I almost spent the $150 more for the Bose SoundDock system, but I wanted a compact player that would play my CDs and my 2 iPods (shuffle and mini). I checked around and Amazon had the best price for this model. The sound isn't great but very good for a compact system. I like that I can control my iPod mini with the remote control. I have had no problems with this system since I bought it. I highly recommend this Emerson iTone if you want to play your CD collection as well as songs off of your iPod. All and all this is a very good buy in my opinion.

This system sounds great but buyers need to be aware that the remote only has limited iPod control features. The iPod controls are limited to: Play/Pause, Skip Forward, and Skip Back. Changing Artists, Albums, Playlists, etc still needs to be done on the iPod itself. This is a great system to have within arms reach.

This docking station has a little bit of everything. It not only will play an IPOD but allow the user to connect an auxiliary device like the Roku Internet radio tuner, listen to CDs, and tune-in your favorite radio station. Do not expect the sound to approach that of a $2000 hifi. The reproduction is more than adequate for a small system. I highly recommend this unit for those who desire a docking station with reasonable sound quality and good features.

When it worked, this little CD player/alarm clock/ipod dock was pretty nice. I loved waking up to my ipod, since it would start out really quiet and slowly get louder, not jarring me out of bed like most alarms. The display is not good for an actual clock though, because it's tiny and you can only see it with the blue light on which is too bright when you're trying to sleep.

I thought the sound quality was pretty good for such a small machine and I used to crank it up pretty loud. The radio reception is horrible. The CD player doesn't have a shuffle option that I could find, but that wasn't too big of a deal, I bought it mostly for my ipod.

In less than a year, the connector jack for the ipod stopped transmitting sound. It recognizes the ipod but there is no sound unless you jiggle the ipod while it's on the dock. Even then, it will sort of work, but as soon as you let go, the sound goes away again. I even took the thing apart in case something came loose inside. To no avail. I can listen to the ipod if I connect it with an aux cable, but then I don't get to use the alarm clock or the remote to control the ipod, which are two of the options I loved about this player. So it's great, if it works. I don't think I'll buy another one. It's too expensive to be so breakable.

I was looking for a speaker system for my iPod that would also play CD's and radio (which there aren't that many available) and this is a great price for all the functions. The sound is great, not quite as good as the Bose speakers but it is also much more affordable and has more functions so I think it is well worth the money. If you just want a speaker for your iPod this may not be what you are looking for, but if you want to basically replace your stereo system with one that has iPod capability I would recommend this system. No problems or issues with it, the black model looks great and fits nicely in the entertainment center. Very user friendly. The remote option is also a nice bonus. Would recommend to others.

I have an ipod (video, 80 GB) and tons of cd's.

This home audio System is not gonna blow your living room with decibels, but for a room, or a nice evening with some folks is a great deal.

The inner subwoofer works just fine, the ipod, radio and cd devices sounds clear and nice.

Beware of the ipod 5g generation adapter. It's not included (so you better keep the original ipod box with its adaptor). Although, the 4G adapter works (not recommended in the long shot).

The only downside is that the control don't navigate the entire ipod system. Just works for play/pause and to go forward and backwards between tracks. So you have to make some cool playlists.

I bought the iP600 after I got my first iPod. I was surprised at how great the sound was and the equalizer adjustments allow me to adjust the sound to my preference. I bought it to take to and from work, but it is not portable and does not travel well (the dock for the ipod sticks out and it doesn't have a handle). I wish they had a unit with the same features that is portable. I bought the iP500 because it was portable, thinking it would be a replacement for the iP600, and what a disappointment. Sound was flat, no cd player, no features.