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Summary: Volume issues
Comment: I bought this unit primarily to blast at tailgate parties for football games. It's fine for that sort of thing. Sound quality wasn't a big issue with me, I just wanted something to play my music loudly outdoors. However, when I took it to my office for background music, I discovered a problem: the volume won't go LOW enough. It goes from moderate to mute. Even at the lowest volume setting, it's still too loud for an office environment. If you're looking for something to sit on your desk and entertain you in your workplace, this isn't the product.
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Summary: Rave Review
Comment: This was purchased as a gift for a teenager. Of course, having a way to project her ipod to play in her room was a big hit. Great look and shape of the product.....
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Summary: boombox
Comment: its nice for carrying around and moving frequently but it doesnt have the best sound quality.
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Summary: Happy Father's Day iBoom unit
Comment: From a variety of sources, one might conclude the DLO iBoom has construction issues that might make other iPod playable units more attractive. While the unit visibly appears to be plasticky, the iBoom's overall construction seems to be more than adequate to stand up to what it was designed for--simple indoor and outdoor listening pleasure.
My iPod Nano slipped right into the iBoom's receptacle and once the batteries/AC cord was in place, the tunes came flowing out. Indoors, you're not going to mistake the iBoom's sound quality for upper end units that qualify as table top radios (SoundWave, Tivoli or Cambridge, for instance). And you might take some umbrage to DLO's hype of the unit providing "room filling" sound. Nope...not there; however, music from "The Thomas Crown Affair," Norah Jones, and "Phantom of the Opera" have all been crisp and well defined with satisfactory highs, midtones, and lows. Nothing earth shattering, mind you, but quite acceptable.
The FM radio tuner could definitely stand some rethinking. The unit does not automatically stop when it comes to a receivable station, so you must manually fiddle with the in between stops to locate a station worth listening to. Even then, I found the iBoom's FM reception to be marginal.
If the iBoom's FM unit is not up to your listening standards, the AUX input allows for the connection of another audio source. My Pioneer XM radio plugs in nicely with a 1/8" male-to-male connector, giving the iBoom an added dimension that far surpasses local FM listening choices.
In the iBoom's next incarnation, the designers should give some consideration to a removable power cord. I was able to get both the batteries and AC cord to coexist with no problem, but that power cord is like the proverbial puppy dog's tail that just wanders along with you without being able to really stored...unless you want to remove the batteries.
I hope all you dads had a Great Father's Day. My iBoom has contributed to my day!
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Summary: Worth the price.....
Comment: If you get it for 60 bucks like I did. I bought mine at Target on the clearance rack for 59.99 & for that price I am quite happy. The machine is cheaply made but it gets the job done, it lets me listen to my 5g 30gb Ipod on the go. I could not imagine paying 150 dollars for this but at 60 dollars I could not pass it up. I paid 35 dollars for my Ipod case & 50 dollars for the Apple Remote so 60 is quite good......
If you can get it for 70 dollars or lower go for it, anything over that is too steep. The product is just not that well crafted to justify paying any more than 70 bucks.
Summary: Volume issues
Comment: I bought this unit primarily to blast at tailgate parties for football games. It's fine for that sort of thing. Sound quality wasn't a big issue with me, I just wanted something to play my music loudly outdoors. However, when I took it to my office for background music, I discovered a problem: the volume won't go LOW enough. It goes from moderate to mute. Even at the lowest volume setting, it's still too loud for an office environment. If you're looking for something to sit on your desk and entertain you in your workplace, this isn't the product.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Rave Review
Comment: This was purchased as a gift for a teenager. Of course, having a way to project her ipod to play in her room was a big hit. Great look and shape of the product.....
Customer Rating:
Summary: boombox
Comment: its nice for carrying around and moving frequently but it doesnt have the best sound quality.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Happy Father's Day iBoom unit
Comment: From a variety of sources, one might conclude the DLO iBoom has construction issues that might make other iPod playable units more attractive. While the unit visibly appears to be plasticky, the iBoom's overall construction seems to be more than adequate to stand up to what it was designed for--simple indoor and outdoor listening pleasure.
My iPod Nano slipped right into the iBoom's receptacle and once the batteries/AC cord was in place, the tunes came flowing out. Indoors, you're not going to mistake the iBoom's sound quality for upper end units that qualify as table top radios (SoundWave, Tivoli or Cambridge, for instance). And you might take some umbrage to DLO's hype of the unit providing "room filling" sound. Nope...not there; however, music from "The Thomas Crown Affair," Norah Jones, and "Phantom of the Opera" have all been crisp and well defined with satisfactory highs, midtones, and lows. Nothing earth shattering, mind you, but quite acceptable.
The FM radio tuner could definitely stand some rethinking. The unit does not automatically stop when it comes to a receivable station, so you must manually fiddle with the in between stops to locate a station worth listening to. Even then, I found the iBoom's FM reception to be marginal.
If the iBoom's FM unit is not up to your listening standards, the AUX input allows for the connection of another audio source. My Pioneer XM radio plugs in nicely with a 1/8" male-to-male connector, giving the iBoom an added dimension that far surpasses local FM listening choices.
In the iBoom's next incarnation, the designers should give some consideration to a removable power cord. I was able to get both the batteries and AC cord to coexist with no problem, but that power cord is like the proverbial puppy dog's tail that just wanders along with you without being able to really stored...unless you want to remove the batteries.
I hope all you dads had a Great Father's Day. My iBoom has contributed to my day!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Worth the price.....
Comment: If you get it for 60 bucks like I did. I bought mine at Target on the clearance rack for 59.99 & for that price I am quite happy. The machine is cheaply made but it gets the job done, it lets me listen to my 5g 30gb Ipod on the go. I could not imagine paying 150 dollars for this but at 60 dollars I could not pass it up. I paid 35 dollars for my Ipod case & 50 dollars for the Apple Remote so 60 is quite good......
If you can get it for 70 dollars or lower go for it, anything over that is too steep. The product is just not that well crafted to justify paying any more than 70 bucks.