Sony Transportable Speaker for iPod and MP3 Players

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 4.7 x 2.5 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000PG9IMK
• Item model number: SRSM30BLK
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

Product Description

Color: Black

The Sony Travel Speaker feature 39mm neodymium magnets for clear sound and their compact design make them easy to carry. They require 3 AA batteries or can be powered by a ac adapter.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Little Travelin' Speakers..., January 21, 2008

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Angele Dookie "Music Lover" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Transportable Speaker for iPod and MP3 Players (Electronics)

I travel a lot and love to be able to listen to music once I'm back in the hotel room. Before finding these speakers, the only options I had was to either lug my heavy & bulky iHome with me (which took up precious space in my bag) or listen to music via my headphones, which feels really weird when you're alone in a hotel room. So needless to say, these speakers were both a great find & purchase. You don't need a docking station in order to listen to your iPod. Once I opened the box, I was listening to my iPod within seconds. Great volume, great price, very compact, weighs less than a pound and can run off of three AAA batteries. If you're looking for a rich wall of sound, then this is not the item for you. The sound is on the tinny side and it also doesn't charge your mp3 player, so you will need a separate charger.

All in all, I wholeheartedly recommend these speakers for those looking a valued priced, entry level set of travel speakers.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Small speakers mean small sound, March 22, 2008

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Cookie's mom (Lawrenceville, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony Srsm30Whi Travel Speakers (White) (Personal Computers)

I bought these for use with my iPod nano, because I teach classes away from the office and I wanted to be able to occasionally play a piece of music for the class. The size and style are great--they take three AAA batteries and also come with an AC adapter, plus they clip together for transportation--but unfortunately, small speakers mean small sound. I played a John Williams composition and the sound came out tinny, with almost no bass. It was a little better when I placed the two speakers as far apart as they would go (which is not far). Country fiddle music sounded better, but the quality was still not as good as I could get from my no-name $40 boombox. One more note: I bought mine on impulse at a big-box store, and then discovered that they were $2 cheaper on Amazon.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money at any price, April 20, 2009

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J. You - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Srsm30Whi Travel Speakers (White) (Personal Computers)

I recently bought these on clearance at a local brick-and-mortar. I'm not an audiophile and my needs were minimal, but ultimately I came to the conclusion that the sound quality from these speakers is pretty bad, especially considering these are active (i.e., amplifying) units.

I use the word "ultimately" because initially I was satisfied, but I soon realized that I was having a hard time really enjoying my music because of the poor sound quality from these speakers. Like others have said, sound from the M30 is best described as tinny and far-off; prototypical of cheap single-driver satellite speakers. Honestly, the only advantage these particular speakers give over passive units is a little more volume- the M30 still produces zero bass.

Also, these speakers have odd footprints that make them easily tipped over. It might sound like I'm knit-picking, but if you go against reviews and buy these, you'll probably find this problem rather irritating, especially if you're setting the speakers up on a small space (say, on a little desk, next to your laptop).

If you're looking for decent quality portable speakers, I'd recommend looking into the following:

*JBL On Tour Portable Speaker System
*Audio Source DB5
*Altec Lansing iM-237 Orbit Ultraportable
*Genius SP-i200 Portable Speakers
*Nokia MD-4

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