Customer Reviews

Sharper Image iTower ZipConnect Speaker System (SI333)

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

 

 

I love these speakers! I was shopping for a boom box system for my modestly sized New York City apartment when I came across these speakers quite by accident. The amount of volume you get from them is awesome. When I first bought them I was expecting them to sound thin or tinny. Nothing could be further from the truth! They produce a very full bodied sound that fills the room and provide lots of volume. The small footprint these things create makes them great for a bedroom or small apartment setting.

I purchased two itowers for my daughters' new Nanos and they love them. The ipods get charged while playing music docked in the itower and the remote control lets you change settings from across
the room. I didn't give the itower 5 stars because I think the speakers are somewhat sensitive and could incur damage at full volume. As long as their played at less than that they should be fine.

First, the shipping carton arrived completely open at one end. Along with the product hanging out and some packing materials, there was an invoice for someone in Michigan (I live in Georgia!). My info was nowhere to be found!
As for the $200 speaker, anything treble skips out intermittently and causes only the subwoofer to be playing. Completely shutting down and restarting solves that problem, but who wants to do that every 5 minutes when you're trying to listen to music??
To top it off, Sharper Image won't respond to my email complaints (unless you count the bot-response). I'm very disappointed.

I was expecting to hear a "Deep Rich Sound", like the add suggest but when I plugged in my brand new Ipod, the sound was anything but. The bass, was almost non existent and many of the songs played sounded like they where about to blow the speakers. The lyrics are clear but for $200, I expected to hear a much better quality of sound than I and my wife experienced. I have heard smaller Ipod speaker systems that cost around the same and are much smaller but sound much better, than the itower. Overall, very disappointed and I will be taking mine back and purchasing something else.

The iTower is perhaps one of the best speakers I have ever received. Although skeptical at first about the quality of sound that could possibly be played from such a akward looking thing, I found myself mistaken. This stereo is capable of producing extremely vivid highs and mids, and smooth lows. Although most of what I listen too is treble heavy, I found no problem with the bass on deeper songs. The unit itself is very sleek looking, calling attention to it to anyone walking in the room. In conclusion, this speaker is sleek, convenient, and produces extremely good sound; if you're looking for something more permanent for an iPod speaker, this is the one.

I got these speakers for my Nano and was more than unhappy. It kept cutting out. Sounds like the amp isnt strong enough, and the sound is such a low quality. Right after I write this review, Im going online to buy some different speakers.