Customer Reviews

SpeckTone Retro iPod Speaker System (White)

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I've been looking for some speakers for my iPod and ran across the Specktone Retro... Really liked the looks and took a chance on the sound... Got it 1/3/07 from the Apple Store... The one I got is a 'Specktone Retro 2', new model??? They did away with the big power brick, it's all inside now and simply comes with a power cord.... Also comes with a remote and no on/off switch in the back... No foam spacers, but plastic ipod holders in three sizes... Sound - I find it to be deep, full, big and pleasing to the ear... I like to listen to classic rock, blues, folk, bluegrass and audio books... The case besides looking cool, seems well built and it's wood... It does what it's supposed to do and looks good doing it.

Got this for my husband for his birthday. Took it out of the box and it looked great! Plugged in the iPod and it sounded even better!! I noticed the remote wasn't working and then, it made an electronic gurgle noise and died. NOT EVEN THREE SONGS PLAYED!!!! Upon reading some reviews, I realized that this thing is not well-manufactured. You may be tempted, but I'd say go for the Bose.

We called Speck products re: warranty issues and got the run-around and shuffled into someone's voicemail.

Stuck with a brick! :(

I bought this about a year ago and it didn't even last me the year. A couple months into using it, I noticed that the sound of the music would vary depending on the position on the ipod while it was hooked into the radio. If you touched it or moved it a bit, you could hear static and whatnot. Sometimes it would have audio issues on it's own and I'd have to wiggle my ipod around and get it just right for the sound to sound normal. Songs with more bass cause the woofer to buzz as well as if it can't handle the frequency. Just tonight, the thing "died"; it doesn't play the music even though the ipod is playing through it. That's what caused me to hop on here and let everyone else know that this is a nice looking, but pretty crappy ipod player.

We were very impressed by the sound of this little radio - better than any of the other small, single units for the ipod. We got it for Christmas last year and as of July this year I noticed it will no longer charge my ipod. It's not my ipod since it will charge from other sources. So beware the 90 warranty. Soundwise, we are happy with it. Durability is still questionable.