Customer Reviews

iLive ISP209B Portable Speaker System with Alarm Clock and Dock for iPod and iPhone (Black)

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I received my iLive speaker system today. The audio quality is very good, and it does work with and charge my iPhone as advertised. HOWEVER, be aware that it does NOT have an AM/FM radio (as advertised in the Product Overview). You can only wake to an iPod/iPhone or a buzzer alarm. I hope that Amazon will clarify this in the Overview from now on. It was a disappointment to me since I often wake to radio... but as a good-quality speaker set and an iPhone charger it will be useful.

This product was exactly was i was looking for: An ipod docking station that would my music while charging, it has an alarm feature and can be played outside on 4 AA batteries. Granted it doesn't have an AM/FM radio, but if you read the user reviews beforehand you'll already know that, and that wasn't too important to me anyway. As for volume, i haven't tried it outside yet, but i went to level 30 on the volume inside and my mom who was downstairs told me to turn it down. I have the ipod touch 2g and it charges and plays it just fine. The only thing is that you cant dock the ipod 2g on the docking station with a protective case on it. That's all right though because im most likely going to get an invisheild for it so i can protect it and be able to dock it on the station. The remote works fine and is very easy to figure out and the station is the same way. It has dual alarms so you and your roomate/sibling can also set an alarm along with you. To me it looks like the battery to the remote is the same battery as in a wristwatch so if it dies you can easily buy another one. I haven't tried the range of the remote yet but it works in my room from about 10-15 feet. When using the station outside on battery power, it will not charge your ipod unless its plugged in, which makes sense because it would drain the battery in 10 min if it charged on battery powered. It has a snooze button in case your like me and dont like waking up on time. You can operate the ipod by the remote, the docking station, or the ipod itself. Overall, i think that this product is just what i was looking for at the price i was looking for, and dont judge this product by the other reviews because most of them gave low ratings because there is no AM/FM radio and didnt rate the product itself. Hope this helped and if you have questions or doubts just comment or email me with them.

Don't let the small size fool you-the sound quality was better than expected. Had all of the features that my daughter wanted, and is very portable-extremely importantly for the young teen.

I have had the iLive unit for a few weeks now and enjoy it's compact design and crisp sound. The bass sound is limited but what you would expect from such a compact design. Do not insert the additional parts if you want to dock your iPod with a skin. The directions are very poor and it is not simple to figure our setting the alarm, sleep timer or setting up your iPod to play.

This can be plugged or unplugged with the iPod/iPhone playing. its truly not a bad system. a bit complicated to understand but after getting it its really a good system.

For what it *actually* does, this system is good. The display isn't too bright, sound quality is good and it's easy to use. But it doesn't have a radio, as others have mentioned. It's definitely not worth the price without the radio. Amazon needs to fix this, but in the meantime, I'll be returning this for a cheaper model (WITH a radio!).

Got the iLive a few weeks ago. It does have great sound for its size and there are 2 separate alarm times you can set to either beeping or iPod/iPhone. I do have a few quibs. First, the buttons feel very cheap and make a clicking sound when you press them. Reminds me of the clickers dog trainers use, only not as loud. Second, the process of adjusting the alarm settings is not very easy. The instruction pamphlet tells you how to set it, but doesn't tell you how to turn it off (who wrote this thing???). There is an "alarm off" button, but when you push it, it doesn't actually turn the alarm off, it just resets it to wake you up the next day. To turn it off, you have to hold down the "alarm off" button while pushing the "source" button and scroll through until the alarm icon disappears. My Sony egg clock/radio has more buttons, but is more user friendly. All in all, it does its job.

This Speaker was great. It charges the iPod while it plays. I especially like that it fades in so that you don't have to wake up to a blaring noise. I got the last one sold by Amazon, and the free shipping was horrible (8 days). On this product, it is worth it to pay for the shipping even if it is $5. Great quality speakers, the remote works from 8 ft. away. Not too hard to set the alarm and time, but not too easy either. All in all, great product, works with my 5th gen. nano, and has great speakers, just watch out for the shipping!

I purchased this just for the speaker system...wanted it for office...but haven't been able to part with it at home! Great sound for the money. Some people complained that it wasn't a radio or a clock radio...no problem. It get Sirrius as an iPhone app - and my iphone can act as an alarm... So for me a great value.

The product has great sound! More importantly, although I didn't receive my ILive product on the day it was expected, this company kept me informed with email and phone messages. They were so understanding of the extended period it took for me to receive this order that they even refunded me a portion of the cost of the product!