Altec Lansing inMotion iM7 Portable Audio System for iPod (White) by Altec Lansing Technologies
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Digital camera reviews of Altec Lansing inMotion iM7 Portable Audio System for iPod (White)
Digital camera Review: Amazing sound!
Summary: 5 Stars
This beauty is excellent, if you have it in an open space it is not going to move everyone, but anyone would believe that all that sound comes from that thing.
Rather, if you play it in a room, hall room or any other close space you can compare it with a house stereo.
The remote control is not that bad, you can easyly open it; furthermore, you can control the treble and bass.
The bass are incredible.
Incredible sound, and besides you can conect it with your notebook with a wire that comes with it.
Digital camera Review: And The Winner Is...
Summary: 5 Stars
The following is an edited rehash of my review for the Bose SoundDock. Thanks to the holidays I am now the owner of the Bose system and both the Altec Lansing inMotion iM7 and inMotion IM3. After hours of listening to every type of music on my iPod I had to (begrudgingly) give Bose it's due for (marginally) producing the best sound of the three. Not in every category of music, but in a significant few. The presets on my iM7 were weak at the high end, so getting the sound quality up to a comparable level with the SoundDock required a little tweaking of the base and treble controls on the iM7's (very mediocre) remote, but it can be done.
In addition to respecting customers enough to make their own sound choices by providing tremble and bass controls, Altec Lancing's iM7 includes a host of features that are illogically ommitted from the Bose. An input jack so you can also use the speakers to output music and computer sounds from a desktop or enhance the quality of a movie played on a portable DVD player or laptop. An S-video jack to output photo "shows" (with sound track) though a TV from an iPod photo. A convenient slot to store the remote when the remote is not being used, like when transporting the iM7. A headphone jack. And, of course, the option of battery power and a handle that make it portable. On top of that, the fit and finish on the iM7 is noticeably superior to the SoundDock. It's no surprise that the iM7 has a five star overall rating while the SoundDock's is a full star lower.
Even if they were offered at the same price the iM7 gets my vote over the SoundDock. But they're not the same price. The iM7 is $100 less. It appears that Bose takes that money and adds it to what they save on features and invests it in a massive marketing budget to convince consumers that Bose products are worth their premium prices.
For the record, I don't dislike Bose. I'm very happy with the Bose system in my car and I love the Bose outdoor speakers facing the hot tub. They make decent products. I just think they're suffering from the same hubris that brought General Motors to its knees.
I'm keeping the Bose because it was a gift. The iM7 is on top of my computer monitor and the SoundDock is in the living room to take advantage of the two areas it wins out over the iM3, design and snob appeal.
By the way, the Altec Lansing in Motion iM3 is great. While the smaller speakers can't compete with either the SoundDock or the iM7 you can't beat it when it comes to traveling. The iM3 even includes an iPod input so you can use it as a desktop dock and move music and programming from your computer to the iPod. I can understand why the iM7 omitted that nice little feature, but I wish they hadn't.
Digital camera Review: Another faulty door latch
Summary: 2 Stars
When I bought this as a gift for my wife about a year ago, I thought the door latch felt iffy. Sure enough, a few days ago it stopped latching, keeping the door open all the time. Bad design for sure.
Great sound with the unit, though. Fills a room nicely. The open door doesn't affect playing or charging; just irritating and doesn't look nearly as nice when using it for a dinner party.
I'll check the warranty, but I think it's past. I might try removing the springs that force the door open.
Digital camera Review: As good or better than Bose
Summary: 5 Stars
Had to get a portable system for the road and wanted it iPod compatible. Listened to the Bose my sister has and liked that but wanted it portable. Had AL speakers for my computer and decided to go with AL again and am happy I did. Sound compares favorably and remote control works the iPod nano. iPod nano holder doesn't seem to fit exactly but not a big issue. Big sound and great controls makes this a great player.Digital camera Review: Astonishing vocal quality, great sound, great value - but the door breaks :(
Summary: 5 Stars
A year later, and the door is broken and won't stay shut. Treat it very gingerly and never try to pull it open (I think that is what happened to mime. Kids!) Still sounds as great as ever, though.
-- Original review --
The sound coming out of these is amazing - while the clean bass and treble is very impressive for a package of this size and price, it is the quality of the vocals that stands out. This, to me, is what makes the difference between decent speakers and audiophile quality. It makes this system an absolute must buy if you can stand the rather space age appearance. The bass is limited by the size of the box, but is strong and clear despite being a little boomy and lacking extreme low end.
I recently bought one of these based on the reviews in Ipodlounge and the comments here, and am not at all disappointed. We took it away for the weekend, and so ended up testing it with 2 iPod minis, a 30G video, and 40G previous gen; and all worked flawlessly. Having now brought it home it lives in our kitchen and makes cooking even more of a pleasure. You don't mind spending a little more time in the kitchen when the sound is this good. And when you feel like letting loose, the sounds still rocks when cranked way up!