Customer Reviews

Klipsch iGroove All-in-One Digital Music System for iPod (Silver)

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I bought this product after reading countless reviews that there was no difference in sound quality between the Klipsch and the Bose. Sorry to say for both my time and wallet that is simply not the case. This speaker while significantly cheaper that the bose (i bought this for $119.28) is not in the league as the Bose. My brother and sister both have the Bose speaker so I've heard theirs many times. My problem with thew Klipsch is that it lacks bass VERY badly. I've read the reviews about the memory volume problems and found that its really no problem at all. If you like quality sound the bose is worth the extra money sadly i'm packing this up after I write this and ordering the bose. (my girlfriend is none too happy as we're not going out to dinner tonight, but you have to give up something to get the quality of sound people should have.

I must admit that I haven't heard Bose, but I do own this product and it sounds great. Klipsch horn technology is fantastic and the comperable Bose product is more than twice as much $169 vs. $400. I am buying the next version (HG all in one) for my mother-in-law for Christmas and I know she will love it The bass on this unit is fine. The Bose may very well reproduce deep base better, but the overall frequency response of this system (especially mids and tweeter) is fantastic. You won't be disappointed. If you can afford the Bose without batting an eye then buy it, but this is a very nice product for less than half the price.

I love this little speaker set. As has been said in the other reviews, it doesn't quite pack the same punch as the Bose equivalent, but since it's far less expensive I'd say for the money it's the best you can get. It's been discontinued (so snap one up if you can find one), and I lost the remote ages ago. Shortly after I got the speakers, in fact! That hasn't been a problem in most of the settings in which I've used it, but just recently I started wishing I had the remote. Thinking I was really just wasting time, I looked on the Klipsch website for a replacement -- sure enough they have it! For 8 dollars and free shipping. Knock me over with a feather: a replacement part for a discontinued product, for cheap-cheap and free shipping? They've made one more loyal customer in me just for that. (I've been trying to think how long I've had these, and I'm going to guess four or five years.)

A few complaints:
- The speakers always revert to the same mid-level volume setting when you turn them on. That setting is actually pretty loud, however, so depending on the setting it can be pretty annoying.
- The lowest end of the speakers' volume range is still fairly loud. Again, depending on the setting this can be a problem.
- The speakers aren't portable -- that is to say, they don't run on batteries. It has to be plugged in at all times. It is quite light though, so it is portable in that so long as there is AC power available it's plenty easy to move around.
- As I recall, when I had the remote it was fairly weak. It had to be pointed directly at the unit and even then it was somewhat hit-or-miss as to whether it worked. As I've said though I've used the set mostly without the remote at all so this was not a big issue for me.

I do love that I can plug a 3.5mm audio cable into the speakers and run audio from (for example) my computer or another source. The speakers can get very loud and handle the volume with dignity, and do quite a respectable job with the bass, to my ears. Overall I've given the unit four stars, since I had those few minor complaints. Great product for a great price! Grab one if you can find it!

Klipsch delivers quality sound for a fraction of the cost of what you will spend on the overrated Bose sounddock. I own both and for the average listener Bose is over-priced and underachieving. If you want to spend the extra money...go for it...if not the Klipsch will suffice just the same.

Great sound. Great product. We now own 2 and it works fine with my iPhone.

The description is not correct in saying it supports all iPods. In reality it only powers the 1st and 2nd gen iPods. After getting it home and plugging my new iPod Nano only to see a message pop up saying the unit can't power it did I do research online (from Apple and Klipsch). I found the answer to the problem in several places. Apple changed how the power is delivered from the connector and so newer iPods will not charge through these speakers. This is a known problem and is on the Klipsch website but this description was not updated. I called Klipsch and they say they told Amazon but the description was not changed. I wasted $$ on this and can't return it although it's Amazon's error not mine or Klipsch. Aren't we suppose to trust these descriptions? I won't do that again, I'll call the manufacturer first.

unlike the other two reviwers of this product I actually own bothe the klipsch and the bose. I think both are speakers are about the same. I have the klipsch in my office and the bose at home. The bose is about twice the price for nowhere near twice the sound, i think the sound is a little richer with the klipsch, so in my view save the money go with the klipsch plus i think the design is better with the klipsch