Altec Lansing inMotion iM600 Firewire-Charging Portable Audio System for iPod (Black) by Altec Lansing Technologies
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Digital camera reviews of Altec Lansing inMotion iM600 Firewire-Charging Portable Audio System for iPod (Black)
Digital camera Review: Altec Lansing I-Pod Speaker
Summary: 4 Stars
Purchased Altec-Lansing recently as a gift for my daughter after having purchased one for myself months ago. Very good fit and finish; substantial looking. Remote very good. Sound OK but lacks bass, as one would expect with smaller speakers. My second purchase as a gift is a recommendation in and of itself.Digital camera Review: Altec Lansing IM600
Summary: 4 Stars
The speakers have great sound and the radio function is good aswell. Nice slim design and portable too.
The speakers broke withing in a month of purchase due to some sort of connection problem which is unfortunate.
Digital camera Review: Altec Lansing Im600
Summary: 5 Stars
The following is the result of more research than a sane person would do for a trivial purchase.
IPod dock speaker products range in price from $40 to $300 with the Bose at the top end of scale. Starting from the top, I would not pay $300 for a small single purpose device just to play the music from my IPOD. If price is no object the Wave Radio with using the aux input jack makes more sense. It is almost as portable, superb sound, great radio, etc.. you get the point. What the Bose does have going for it is great sound, AC/DC capability, the Bose remote which is RF rather than IR so it has a long range. It is a premium product at a premium price.
Deciding that price was a consideration I then made a list of almost every product that is on the market, comparing features, form factor, sound and reliability reviews. I then went and visited a variety of retailers to look at the products, hands on.
On the lower end of the price scale is IHOME, Coby, Memorex and the list of usual suspects. All played the tunes off the IPOD, the IHOMES attractive many models double as a clock radio perfect for your night stand so a multi purpose device. The compromise on these is music punch. Think of these as the ear buds that come with your Ipod, they do the job but just not at the same quality as the slightly more expensive models out there.
The middle of the pack is quite large and all do a very good to excellent job of pumping out your tunes. JBL,Kiplich, Altec Lancing, Griffin ICurve, Phillips, Apple Sound Box, InMotion and Sony. IMO all are very good products at prices that do not scream, I paid how much for this to do what? There are several different models offered by each of these manufactures, distinguished in some cases by color and other bells and whistles
The real difference in these products in the middle of the pack are some minor features, form factor and price. The reviews will talk about the difference in base and the range of sound but folks, these are all small systems and expecting the same quality of sound that you will get from systems 3 times the size or price is unrealistic. Putting things in perspective you are paying somewhere between $80 and $150, so you should have realistic expectations.
In some cases it was difficult to distinguish a difference, I took my own Ipod with me so I removed that as a variable. At that listening to some of these in a large retail store was a factor and at that I was surprised at how good all of them sounded. The Griffin was a big surprise on the build quality and sound, and if you don't mind giving up some of the portability aspects a product worthy of strong consideration.
The flying saucer design of the JBL worked great, sounded great but just did not grab me. When it comes to style that is a personal choice, sort of like blondes, burnets or red heads.
I narrowed down my choice to the Kiplch and the Altec Lancing and chose the IM600 based on sound quality, portability features and form factor. I was ready to pull the trigger on the Kplich but at the last minute there was a large price drop of the Altec Lancing, hey what can I say.
The Altec Lansing does have a quirk that should be noted. It will not charge the 4G Nano while docked a design change that will incorporated in their latest product release. The clock on the IM600 works great but if you are looking to use this as an alarm clock you need to use the setting for that directly on your Ipod. The FM turner works surprising well but not a bid deal. If you want music you have your Ipod (duh) and if you get your news from the radio, you have my sympathy.
The Altec is small and hard to believe you get more than an acceptable level of sound out of this, but you do. The ability to pick this unit up and have in run on its own battery is a real plus, more so than I thought. Usually I would just plug in the ear buds to the IPod and be happy, now when working in the garage or elsewhere, it's like having a portable boom box, albeit smaller with a tad less boom but nevertheless great sound.
The remote control tucks away in the back of the unit but I only used it once it works is all I can say.
All this research and words for something that cost me $80 (on sale down from $140) is excessive but I hate having buyers regret for anything that I could have avoided by doing the research.
Hope this helps someone.
Digital camera Review: Altec Lansing Im600 speakers "Awesome"
Summary: 5 Stars
These speakers sound "Awesome" when plugged in or on battery. Remote is great and handy as well as charging up the old ipod. These speakers sound better than most ipod speakers although a little light on bass still sound remarkable.Digital camera Review: Altec Lansing Like new
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased a "Like New" version of this item from Down2bizniz. I received multiple non or partially working or older model units over months of e-mails and frustration (78 e-mails, I saved them). I finally gave up and took a unit that worked (somewhat)but had no battery power. This was the worse on-line buying experience ever. By the time I got a partially working unit it was too late (3 month limit) to submit seller feedback. Customer service always responded, but all I received was junk or older models than advertised. Who has the time for this? Spend the extra money on a new one rather than on postage returning junk and avoid this seller. I wish I could tell you more about this unit, but I do not believe it ever worked right. It certainly did not work for long.