Creative Travelsound Zen V by Creative
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Digital camera reviews of Creative Travelsound Zen V
Digital camera Review: Incredible Sound from Compact, Easily Portable Unit
Summary: 5 Stars
I've tried portable speakers before & have been very disappointed. This unit, created for the Creative Zen V & V Plus, had great reviews & said it would work with other MP3 players. I have a Creative Zen Xtra, so I decided to try it. My unit does not fit into the opening, which is designed specifically for the Zen V & V Plus, but worked perfectly through the use of the supplied line in cord. The sound was outstanding - absolutely incredible for a unit this size. I liked it so much & it was just what I wanted so I bought a Zen V Plus for those times when I don't need all my music.Digital camera Review: Makes a great MP3 player even better
Summary: 5 Stars
After researching and finding good reviews for the Creative Zen V plus (at the time I bought it an iPod with similar features and size cost twice as much) I bought one and have loved it.
A portable MP3 player is great if you're in a position where it's convenient to wear earplugs/phones, but the Travelsound makes the Zen V great pretty much all the time and everywhere.
The sound from this little system is fantastic for 4W. You're not going to rattle the windows at those decibels, but if you need your music that loud you've already suffered hearing damage!
The Travelsound makes me able to carry our music on cookouts, tailgating, to the pool. I play it in my office and I bring it with me when I do surgery in the O.R. (At my facility a "permanent" stereo set up in the OR will be quickly stolen - the Travelsound with my handy little Zen makes me able to set up good sound, then carry it with me for safekeeping.)
The Zen is a little inconvenient to charge in that it would only do it when connected to a computer or their $30 adapter. THIS fixes that - it charges while attached!
There's also a connection (with included male to male cord) so that you can connect non-Zen sound devices to it. It sounds twice as good and is as loud as the Altec-Lansing speakers on my computer, and they're not portable or battery-powered.
It all fits in a little, included, velvet bag. It'll run 25 hours on alkaline batteries, but you can also plug it in with the little (included) AC adapter.
The Zen has an FM receiver, but doesn't get great reception by itself. The Travelsound fixes that - it has a retractable antennae that makes the reception crystal clear!
The Zen is easy to use, but I would have been happy for a remote control... with the Travelsound, wish granted - it comes with a remote that adjusts volume, allows you to navigate between tracks, lets you flip back and forth between MP3 and FM radio.
I haven't used it yet - but there is a connection for a self-powered sub-woofer, presumably if you can't live without the window rattling.
In short - if you want a device that you can load thousands of tracks onto, then carry with you and provide wonderful sound that will fill a room - THIS is the system to get.
Digital camera Review: Nice Docking Station
Summary: 4 Stars
Sound quality is great with the Wide Stereo Effect. Volume has a nice range and there is low to no distortion at higher volumes. My only complaint would be that the volume control does not remember last setting, must reset volume each time i turn on. Having a remote control is nice, only i would like a pocket or some way to store remote in the station. Remote has a mute button, on top of standard controls, very nice, ON/OFF Button on remote is not clearly explained "Press and hold of Play/Pause Button is ON/OFF switch". On Docking Station itself controls are clean and straight forward. Overall i would give it a high rating. I bought it at the beginning of January.
Feb. 2008
Update to my orignal review: with a clock in the Zen, it would have been real nice to have the added feature of an alarm clock in the Travelsound. Sill would like to have a pocket for the remote for travel. Per other reviews most missed the ON/OFF instructions for the remote.
Digital camera Review: Portable sound system
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for my daughter for Christmas two years ago for her Creative Zen Mp3. Great sound, decent battery life, very portable. Works with any media you can plug into the 3.5mm jack(including Ipod).Digital camera Review: Quality product
Summary: 5 Stars
This product seemed expensive, but was well worth it! The speakers put out phenomenal sound. I am completely impressed with these speakers. I also enjoy the ability to charge my Zen V while listening to my music.