Customer Reviews

Sony SRS-T88 Compact Portable Speakers

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

i usually take my boombox/radio to work and listen to my cd's but i have to lug it around in a backpack and then there's carrying all my cd's, it's getting old so a few days ago,
i got on amazon and started browsing through mobile speakers.
i bought these and a smaller sony version that says(blue) attached to the end of the name, those were about $40 dollars, not to bad I thought, but i work in a cooler with a many large fans blowing, so the sound quality/volume were not enough for me. I was lucky and came across these at a local furniture/electronics store. there were about $80 there so it is wiser to get these at amazon.com.

I love these, i plug it into my sony hd mini-discman nh600d, and now instead of carring around a backpack and a 128 cd case, i can take about 70% of my cd collection which is alot more then what is in that single 128 case to work in the palm of my hand or in a few extra HD 1gig discs.

there are others complaing about sound quality, you do lose a little but come on people that is to be expected, this thing is about as long as DVD case and half as wide and about 1 1/2 inches deep, so yes the sound quality is never gonna be the same as a $80 or $200 radio/boombox. the sound quality in my opinion is amazing for the size of this thing. you are always going to lose something to gain a little something, and I for one do not mind this very little loss in quality, now almost all of my music can go with my anywhere.

Great space saver,
great sound.
i would recommend these to anyone looking for a great portable speaker.

If you need a lot more sound than any laptop or mp3 player alone will provide, then get one.

For its small size and weight, and the amount of sound it outputs, its awesome.

If you want 100 watts of power, then get 100 watts.
I got 4 watts, and it weights less than a cd player.

Plus, I use 4x rechargeable 2000ma or 2500ma AA batteries
and im good for hours and hours.

Hook it up to my laptop or my MP3 player and im a portable music station.

It pans out on the highest levels, but often that is too loud anyways. 90% of the time, even 50% volume is enough.

I was looking for small and portable, and that is exactly what they are, for the size the sound is great. I have no complaints, they are lightweight and you can just throw them in a bag.

Is it nessassary to buy speakers that use batteries? When you use speakers that use batteries, the battery juice drains out in 2 hours or less. AC adapters stay plugged into the wall so no need to change batteries. Batteries are expensive and AC adapters come with the speakers. Absolute worth the price...

sound quality A
AC Adapter B (cord is too short)
color B+ (white gets dirty)
money savor A+
size A

overall A

works well with all iPods, computers, MP3 players, etc.

Recomended 97%/100%

I think these speakers are great. They may not have the richness of other portable systems, but the other portable systems are much bulkier. I can take these to the beach and listen to my ipod (nano) all day on 4 AA high capacity Sony rechargeable batteries. I can throw them in my suitcase and take them on business trips. I don't need to take my ipod out of it's case to plug them in either. The other systems won't let the ipod fit with the case on. The sound is good and perfect for a hotel/small room. On the beach the sound is directed towards me and isn't loud enough to bother other people. All in all a good buy and I recommend them for anyone looking for an extremely portable speaker system that sounds good. If I had one complaint, it would be that the bass isn't that strong, but...that's part of the deal with such a small system.

I've already sent back my Creative i300. You can read my review under that product. I went down to the local Frys for the Sony SRS-T88. The Sony has superior design, period. It has grills covering the speakers and the built-in stereo mini-cable wraps around the outside for storage. The AC adapter is slightly smaller than the i300's and comes in one piece instead of two. And it all fits in the provided carrying case.

Unfortunately, the Sony has the same problem as the i300 even though the Sony carton says, and I quote: "The embedded Mega Bass delivers rich bass regardless of the sound volume." Sorry folks, it ain't true. Like the i300, the Sony bass cracks up at "high" (not really that loud) volumes. I'd say the Sony handles the bass better than the i300, but not by much. Overall, I like the sound quality of the Sony better than the i300, but we're talking about rather small differences, I'd say.

I give it four stars for superior design (typical of many Sony products) and decent sound.

These Sony speakers are good quality and serve the purpose for which they are designed. They do lack bass but you can't expect that type of performance out of speakers this small.

Being presented with a Creative i300 this Christmas drove me to write this review!
I've owned the SRS-T88 speaker for more than 6 months now and was always dissapointed by how it sounded. One tone bass, frequency peaks that really strain your ears and make the voices sound screechy, lack of clarity in the high ranges (where's the treble?)
Out of curiousity, I opened up the device - and found a regular linear push pull amp that wastes a lot of battery power (not a high efficiency digital amp). This kind of amps costs a dollar or two to make in quantity. The bass from the speakers was being enhanced by a silicon rubber tube acting as a port (no wonder that one tone bass sound). Believe me - if you know electronics and a bit of audio - prepare to be shocked when you open this device up! No more than a few dollars worth of components inside and a design that even I can better!

Now fast forward to Christmas 2005 - my brother presented me with the Creative i300. I'm just blown away with the sound quality of this one. Nice bass, good treble and overall very clean room filling sound. And they claim to have a digital amp (my batteries do last and last). I haven't opened this one up yet - since I plan to keep it for a while :)

Well - next time I have to buy a "Sony" - will be looking at alternatives instead. You should save your money and do the same!

We bought these for a family vacation, and they worked very well for a small package. I wouldn't say that they're good for someone looking for a bass pumping tailgate music package, but for our kids to watch a movie on the video iPod or listen to some bedtime tunes they were more than adequate. The internal cord storage is a nice feature, and they will work passably well without any batteries installed (just using the headphone driver power), but much better with the batteries. The cord storage cover also doubles as a nice little stand. All in all, better than a laptop's speakers and nicely portable. Highly recommended.

Finally, I found a pair of speakers that have an AC adapter instead of batteries and it has volume control. I heard it has no bass, but I don't care. As long as they work good, I am happy. I purchased a $40 pair of speakers and they run on 2 aaa batteries. It has no volume control and 2 batteries last only 4 hours!!! I am returning the ones I purchased and buying these. These are very compact too. They can fit perfectly on my computer desk next to my iPod. Sony has been the maker of quality and more....