Customer Reviews

Inspire portable speakers

5 star:		(105)
4 star:		(79)
3 star:		(29)
2 star:		(19)
1 star:		(29)

 

 

Our speakers arrived today, and they amaze us. Great sound, well-constructed, fold up compactly for easy travel.

Since the frequency response is 150-18KHz they do put out nice sound...not the "tinny" version I had feared. These are nice little speakers! (After all, they ARE amplified)

The included USB power cable allows you to power them from a computer, and also from an "IPod" charger/adapter. Actually, we've just ordered a different brand "IPod" power adapter from Amazon for $2.99 (iPod USB Travel Power Charger Adapter, by Handhelditems). Why waste $30.00 for an Apple version?

If you want nice sound from small speakers, these little beauties won't disappoint you. You'll be pleasantly surprised!

OK, you want speakers for your iPod, don't you? Well, do you want to pay $300 bucks for APPLE brand speakers?? NO, of course not. I am telling your right now, buy these speakers. They were so cheaply priced, and such a steal for what they are. They DO sound good, you can take them up pretty loud, and yes they are perfect for the office, because that is where I have mine.

My only recommendation is, if you are worried about using batteries, go to Radio Shack and pick up the right wall power adapter, and then you will not have to spend another penny on speakers after that. I love these speakers, I don't have a bad thing to say about them. I promise you will like them.

As always, one has to have a realistic expectation to go with the price of anything one purchases. Given that, these little speakers, at well under $10 are astounding.

Yes, they're not of the highest quality, but they've worked for my kids well, the sound/volume is excellent for their needs (or even higher). Any plastic product of this nature is relatively fragile, and it surprises me that so many feel the necessity of commenting on this.

I purchased three sets, one for each kid and one spare. The batteries fit and stay put, the covers all work, the "player tray" works both in use and folded. The sound is best when the volume on the player (iPod, cd, etc) is set to maximum and the playback is controlled by the speakers.

I have absolutely no hesitation in giving these five stars. If my kids get six months use from them, we're are megadollars ahead of the game.

I purchased these speakers to take with me on vacation. They do fold up nicely and the sound is about as good as a typical portable radio, and they are nice to have when you want a simple solution for listening to your iPod while on the road. However, beware that the unit is very cheaply made. I found that I could not put on the battery cover without displacing the batteries enough that the unit would not power on. I had to leave the battery cover off or loose on the unit. I don't think these will be a permanent set of travel speakers for my iPod--they are just too cheaply made to be reliable. It's worth the money I paid--but just barely.

I recently purchased these little speakers and was shocked when I first pluged them in. The sound was 100X better then I could have imagined, and much louder as well. As long as you leave the volume on the speakers just below max there is no distortion, and only a little at full volume. I haven't had any problems with the battery case like the previous review and overall think that they are very well made. I'm gonna order a few more as they would make great gifts for iPod users.

This is a nice compact set of speakers that has great sound quality. I absolutely love it and is worth every penny I paid for it. As you see below my only two dislikes are: it does not charge the Ipod, so I have to make sure its charged when I use the batteries or ac adapter, and it did not come with an ac adapter.

Like:

Portable!
Nice sound quality!
Place to put my ipod so I can read song title/etc!
Volume control!
Plays off of battery, or USB cable to puter, or ac adapter

Dislike:

Does not charge the Ipod.
Does not come with an ac adapter.

It's under $10, what do you expect!?! This model, this device, is sold under numerous companies. You'll find it everywhere sold by different vendors. I got one. It works. That's all you can say. Sound quality isn't very good but IT WAS 10 BUCKS! What do you expect? If you play it at a normal volume, it's ok, but once you crank it, forget it. Nothing but distortion. I'd use this if you're right next to it in a quiet room but other than that, forget it.

I couldn't get an FM transmitter to work with my iPod, probably due to the area I live in, so what was my next thought? Portable speakers! I don't have a lot of money (iPod was a gift)and needed something that was small enough to carry in a purse. Unlike some other people, I am pleased with this little unit. It's portablity and price is unbeatable!! I had no problems with installing the batteries or keeping the cover on. The unit is light weight and seems fairly sturdy. I tossed it around a bit to simulate the damage it might receive in my car and nothing broke. The sound is fairly good with all types of music. The only thing that compromises the sound is by putting the speakers up to full volume and the iPod up to full volume, the sound becomes real tinny and almost staticy. However, I found that with the iPod at half volume and this device at full volume, the sound was clear and fairly loud! I could hear it just fine over highway noise! This was a great purchase to serve my purpose. So if you're looking for a cheap set of speakers for the road, vacation or just a room.. this just might do the trick! I think it was well worth the money I spent.

The problem with these speakers is the glue used to adhere the speakers to the plastic housing. The glue becomes brittle and loses it's adherence. My speakers fell apart because of this.
So, I unscrewed the housing and stuffed a folded paper napkin between the inside back of the speaker housing and the metal back of the speaker, to cause the speaker to push forward against the housing. Then I screwed it back together and it was fine. For the price I don't mind doing this and I like the sound and portability and would actually recommend these speakers. I like these speakers and their sound quality but I can't seem to edit my one star rating.

I recently bought these speakers because I wanted to play my iPod in the office. The sound is better then expected. While I would get a better speaker system for my home, for the office or on the go, these will do very nicely.