Customer Reviews

iLive Portable Music System / Boom Box with iPod Docking and Recharging (Pink)

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

 

 

At this price point, I do not feel that you can expect superior sound. I do think that this unit has good sound that is average to this price point or slightly better. My daughter loved the color. It is fairly small and will fit great on her night stand. It is also great for travel due to its size (we are used to hauling around a much larger one).

I wouldn't hesitate to buy this again for a child. At this price, even if it breaks in a year, she will have gotten good use out of it. (one of the reasons we don't buy more expensive things for her is that she is a little hard on them).

There is a circular thing that is right behind where the ipod sits and it can be pulled out or pushed in depending on if you have a larger or smaller ipod. This is great compared to other units we have, because my daughter has a nano and it prevents it from being pushed back and potentially bending the connector prongs. It certainly adds to the stability of the ipod.

UPDATE: runs on ac power or batteries.

i bought this for my 4year old daughter. We'd been using a cd player for music since she was born and it finally went kaput. So, I decided to use my ipod in her room instead of buying another cd player and look for an ipod system. I was surprised to find anything at this price point, even more surprised that it looked cute (and in pink, her self-declared favorite color, of course), and I was just delighted when I pulled it out of the box and it felt solid & sturdy. I was worried from other reviews it would feel cheap & flimsy. I plugged it in & set it up at her constant urging, and we listened to music on it no problems. It even sounded better than her cd player and just as good as our iLive player that was $65. It is not feature rich and does not come with a remote. The carrying handle is sturdy and it's a nice compact size. It also has a dial that allows you to support your ipod dependent on its thickness. It plays the radio, but we'll never use that. You can turn it off so that your ipod is not left charging. You can play/skip music using the controllers on the boom box instead of just usin the ipod dial. And the volume knob is on the side. And, in the end, the ipod is actually more sturdy/reliable than cd's ever were. They were always getting knocked loose or scratched, etc. They can control the ipod dial w/o having to hold it in their destructive, little hands and I'm not nervous about it getting ruined. I should clarify, though, that removing it from the music station and carrying it around the house is strictly forbidden because it is "mommy's ipod." If my son's cd player breaks tomorrow, I will buy this same product for his room.

I purchased this for my 6 year old, who received a hand-me-down ipod as a gift. It plays her favorite music, while charging the first generation ipod nano.

After more than a month of use, it has withstood not only what she dishes out, but also her younger brothers. The ipod sits in the dock reasonably secure and survived an odd-angle tug from my 2 year old.

The volume range is surprisingly loud and measured by number. The rule in our house is a maximum of 3 (of 10) and it fills the house. Inside her room, volume level 2 is more than sufficient. It produces a big sound of reasonable quality for its size.

I don't expect much from a speaker system for my child, except for durability and this one seems to fit the bill. She picked up the button system within seconds.

I had a family member buy this ipod boombox for my youngest daughter for Christmas. She has the 60G ipod. After only using it in her room, and playing it during the night while she slept, it just stopped working. By 'stopped working' I mean the docking portion no longer charges, and it the ipod has to placed on the prong just right or it cuts off. The slightest movement in the room it's in will cause it to turn off. The radio works, but I didn't buy it just for a working radio. I'm highly disappointed with how this and mysteriously other ipod docking radios (my iHome lasted 6 months, my oldest daughter's GPX iLive only works with nano and nothing else) have prongs that are flimsy, and quit working after minimal use.

I'm not sure why the 'portable Music System' iLive costs less than the 'GPX-branded' iLive either. The +$20 difference is substantial considering the results are the same from my experience.

A space-saving, pretty-colored, radio...but not the space-saving, pretty-colored, reliable, ipod docking radio that she wanted.

Bought the machine as an X'mas gift for my 13 years old. Had doubts about the sound quality but decided to buy it after reading the reviews. Truely surprise with the exceptional sound. My 13 years old daughter loves it and loves the pink!

I like this a lot. I bought it for myself because I am a small time children's entertainer. It fits my character and is easy to take along to my gigs. However, the volume was not loud enough for a group of 100 3, 4 and 5 year olds. I was disappointed in that. But I will be able to take it with me for smaller groups. I would recommend it for a kids personal use. I received it in a very timely manner and I really like the look of it.

This is being used in a 2-year-olds room to play music at bedtime. It's perfect. The price was right! The only negative I would give it is that the radio is not digital, you must extend the antenna for reception which is not ideal for a child's bedroom.

This item was purchased for my daughter, who is very very happy with the item. She is always walking around with her earbuds in her ears, well since receiving this item she doesn't complain of her ears hurting from having the earbuds in her ears so much and she likes the fact that it charges the ipod while she is listening to it.


I want to thank you for such a good product and if I need another one I will definitely look you up for another.

Hello. I love this. It is perfect for my girl. She was 2.5 when I got it for her. She learned how to change the songs by using the radio controls. She can also turn up the sound. On full blast, it's too loud for us to hear TV and annoying, but it's not deafening, which is great. So far, it's lasted 6 mo. She is now 3. We take it on vacation with us to play our Ipods, too.

This is a cute product, and it seemed like the perfect item for our daughter. Unfortunately, within about 2 weeks of getting the docking station it stopped recharging her iPod. It still works as a Boom Box and radio, but has no recharging capabilities at all. Now, looking at some other peoples' experiences with this product it seems like we're not the only ones with this problem. I'd skip this docking station and find one that's more reliable.