Jwin Electronics I552BLK Ipod Portable S Reviews

If you're looking for a small sound, this is your speaker dock.

The iThunder and i552 are both solid products, but with very different strengths. The iThunder is ideally suited for carrying around like a traditional boombox and sounds quite good, but its price puts it in competition with some other very good ...

Great feature set for the price, including AM/FM radio, remote, and AV output ; dedicated iPod shuffle dock ; stylish design

Shuffle audio "bleeds through" to other modes ; lacks bass ; poor remote control design ; dock not secure enough for carrying around and makes it difficult to access iPod's Click Wheel

The rear of the iThunder is similarly sparse: Two battery doors-each of which hides 4 C batteries-the power cord jack, a stereo minijack input (which silences iPod playback when an external audio source is connected), and a slot to hold the iThunder's ...

After an extended lull, the iPod boombox-style speaker category has started to take off: several competing options are now available at similar price and performance levels. Currently sandwiched inbetween iHome's $150 iH30 (iLounge rating: B) and ...

A black- or white-colored, boombox-style iPod speaker system with good sound balance, ample volume, and an integrated AM/FM radio. Includes dual iPod docks - one for iPod shuffles - as well as a matching Infrared remote control, power adapter, and ...

Sound quality isn't stellar in absolute terms for the dollar ; you're compromising to get all of its other well-executed features. Remote control's performance is only OK

I just received one of these today and was very disappointed. The sound quality seems awful to me. I get a substantial amount of static just by turning it on. The volume of the static is just about the same as the volume I want to listen at, so I can ...