Kid Tough Fp3 Player Speakers

by Fisher-Price

Product Features

• The Kid Tough FP3 Player Speakers are the best way for preschoolers and moms to listen to all of their favorite songs and stories without headphones
• Easy enough for even a preschooler, the Kid Tough FP3 Player simply docks into to the speakers without wires for audio entertainment
• Features easy to use docking area that includes a button to eject the player, volume control dial, high quality speaker sound and a handle to take on-the-go

Product Details

• Item Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EULZFU
• Item model number: K5365
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 7 years
• Batteries: 4 C batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,531 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #90 in Toys & Games > Electronics for Kids > Radios, MP3 & CD Players
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Want to listen to the Kid-Tough FP3 Player along with your little one? Put the headphones aside, add the Kid-Tough FP3 Player Speakers and you can listen to favorite songs and stories together! And don't forget about the Fisher-Price Song & Story Online Store, where you can download hundreds of kid-appropriate songs and stories anytime! Requires 4 C batteries. Please dispose of batteries safely. (Kid-Tough FP3 player sold separately.)

Product Description

Want to listen to the Kid-Tough FP3TM Player along with your little one? Put the headphones aside, add the Kid-Tough FP3TM Player Speakers and you can listen to favorite songs and stories together! And dont forget about the Fisher-Price Song&Story Online Store, where you can download hundreds of kid-appropriate songs and stories anytime! Requires 4 "C" (LR14) batteries (not included). (Kid-Tough FP3TM player sold separately.)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice idea . . . now they should finish the thought, April 10, 2007

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M. ONeil "MasONeil" (Acton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kid Tough Fp3 Player Speakers (Toy)

This is a great idea for a great marketing group . . . little kids who want to listen to music "just like the big kids." The FP3 has a few issues of it own, but the speakers were disappointing. The sound quality is not good. Even with the volume turned up it is difficult to hear. Another huge down fall is that a power cord is not available . . . so you can end up going through batteries pretty fast. To top it all off, my son has difficulty getting the FP3 correctly mounted into the speaker unit on his own. Overall we were very disappointed with this accessory.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Speakers are a must have for the player and younger kids!, December 28, 2007

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Sashwen (Dayton, Ohio) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Kid Tough Fp3 Player Speakers (Toy)

I wish I had used this more with my older son (now 4) when we got the player. We were trying to get him to use it with just the headphones and for whatever reason, Fisher Price didn't think it would be a good idea to display either play or pause on the screen... so a parent can't tell if the music has started without taking the headphones away from the child, and well basically he would start crying and/or turn it off again before it started and we didn't use it much.

But, my younger son (just turned 2) discovered these speakers and the player sitting unused in the corner and has adopted it as his very own favorite thing. He has to have it everywhere, even in bed and at daycare. He can play the songs himself and navigate the menu, and since it has the speakers we can all tell if it's not playing and help him when/if he requires it (with the headphones its still another story... nobody likes the player with the headphones.)

So, for us the speakers are a must have. But there's another thing that prompted my review today:

I left this as a comment to someone else's review, but I thought it might be more useful here. We've had our player/speakers for over a year and it just started making this high pitched squealing noise within the last month.

I called fisher price today and they said this was a common problem. Even though the unit is a year old, and I have no longer got the receipt, they are mailing me a voucher for a new set of speakers.

They asked me to check the batteries in both units, and make sure the player was set correctly in the speakers. Our batteries were just replaced, and the unit works fine if you set it "just so" in the speakers but if you move it at all the squealing starts again.

Their number is 1-800-332-3457 press # for language (English is 1, French 2, and Spanish 3), and then they have an option for kids tough products (1) but it just kept telling me the line was busy and hanging up on me (!). So, after multiple attempts, I pressed (2) for "everything else" and got put on hold and actually helped.

Hope this helps someone...

Edit: I did purchase new speakers with the voucher from FP. The new speakers did not fix the problem. I purchased a new player to test the new speakers and it works fine with both sets of speakers (Old and new), so if you are having this squeeling problem, note that it may be the player itself.

FYI-The voucher must be used in an actual store, and not in an online store, not even FP's online store will accept it... and you can not return something bought with the voucher, only exchange, it shows up as being couponed off to zero. But the voucher is good for ANY FP or Matel toy, except for a few specific named toys.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great idea but not perfect, March 22, 2007

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Jennifer Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kid Tough Fp3 Player Speakers (Toy)

My daughter loves her speaker and listens/dances to her "ipod" with it every day. When moved around (which is all the time) it makes a high pitched noise. We change the batteries, try to adjust the FP3 player in the speaker, turn the vloume down and nothing helps too much. So while the background noise is irritating, my daughter loves it so much that we live with it!