Customer Reviews

iriver 7CLIxCRD Cradle for Clix Gen2

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As far as I can tell it does three things. You can charge your iriver with it. But you can do that with your USB cable. You can listen to your iriver through your headphones hooked up to it. But you can just plug them into your iriver. Finally it has very tinny speakers. They are pretty bad.

If you're thinking this cradle will add some functionality to your Clix Gen2 player... it won't.

For starters, charging the cradle (which has it's own internal battery) in addition to the Clix (you can charge both at the same time with one cable), is still done through your computer via USB.

Secondly, the external speaker is very quiet. A volume level of 10 (out of 40) is plenty for typical listening at work or home with (low quality) headphones. However, you'll need to increase the volume to near 40 in order to get an equivilent volume level out of the speaker.

So... what does the cradle do well? Well... if you flip the screen orientation to 270 degrees, it makes for a neat stand while it charges... instead of laying flat on your desk. Is that worth money you'll spend on it?

"Outlook not so good."

Let me first say I love my iriver and would highly recommend it, but I could do with out and actually wish I never bought this cradle.

It does nothing special, it will charge it but you still have to use your computer so what is the difference? You can play music through a 1 watt mono speaker, the product comes with stereo headphones so why use a speaker. I should have done more research before using the one click feature!

I bought the cradle for my Clix thinking that it would serve as a great mobile speaker system and let me share my podcasts with small groups. Unfortunately, it became painfully clear that this would not be the case. On maximum volume, sitting 2 feet away from the speaker, I can barely hear the audio, let alone enjoy it. There is absolutely no low end or bass, and the high end that does come through (voice) is weak and difficult to make out unless in a quiet environment.


Don't purchase for portable speakers; it's only value comes from keeping your Clix from laying down on the table.

I really like Iriver and have bought, and recommended, many of their products for several years - I find their interfaces and sound quality much superior to any Apple product.

Reagrding this docking station / speaker - quite simply you could barely hear the audio from this thing behind a bus ticket! I was sorely disappointed. Build quality, packagaing etc are all fine. But the volume of this device makes it next to useless.

This is product is utterly useless. It fails as a sound dock, it fails to add any functionality to the Clix, and it fails as a paperweight. I wish I could get my money back.

iriver 7CLIxCRD Cradle for Clix Gen2 This cradle design is unique which is what caught my in the first place. It is well made, However, after receiving it, I have found that functionally, it does not do much. In fact, you cannot attach AC power (power pack not included) and an external speaker system simultaneously. This was the main reason I bought it. The mono speaker at the base has mediocre audio quality at best. A major disappointment. I do not recommend it.

First off the speakers absolutely suck big time. No bass or depth coming out of them. Think of the sound that a homemade Radio Shack-project type radio would make if you built one yourself. So if you're buying it for the speaker, fuhgetaboutit.

Despite this, I do like that fact that it allows me to keep the unit vertical rather than laying on my desk while it's connected to my PC for downloading/charging. Keeps me from damaging it by putting other stuff on top of it. The thing is though, the text on the screen is best read with the unit horizontal so you have to bend your head to read what's on the screen when it's in the cradle.

Overall, I don't think it's worth the price. If I had to do it over again I would not have bought it unless it was like $10 or something, because that's what it's worth.

While I love iRiver's Clix Gen2 player, this companion product is essentially worthless.

I bought it based on the expectation that it adds a true line out option for the player. It does not; It only adds a pass-through for the stereo mini-jack. The speaker is useful in a pinch, but only in a quiet environment...maybe for listening to sporting events, talk radio or podcasts. The one thing it does well is act as a cradle for watching videos. But none of its features justify the asking price.

I love my clix. The audio is wonderful. It has SRS WOW technology which makes it great. I do have to change the WOW settings depending on the genre im listening to, but its great. The color screen is perfect! I use this daily. we have 3 ipods, but I really enjoy my clix over the 2nd and 3 gen ipods. The audio on the ipods is crap compared to the clix. I also use the built in radio when im done listening to my mp3's or podcasts. I occasionally use the voice recorder when I need to take a quick memo, the audio quality is great on that to! the form factor took some getting used to, but its great now. I love it. I did have an issue with my hold button, after calling support they replaced it quickly.