iHome iH16 Portable Speaker System for iPod
- Plays and charges docking iPod
- Wake and sleep to iPod
- Line-in jack works with iPod models and other MP3 players
- 2 dynamic stereo speakers
- Portable Speaker system with durable aluminum construction
Product Description
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I was very disappointed the color was not as shown or stated. It was more blue and did not match my purple ipod. I sent it back. So I never tried it and therefore couldn’t comment on ease of use or sound quality. I ordered a different model.
Rating: 2 / 5
None of the clock functions work. I am returning mine and will never buy another ihome product. Why have clock functions when they do not work???????????????? Terrible workmanship. Nothing works well.
Rating: 1 / 5
Worked great for 3 months, and a few days ago the speakers just stopped working for no apparent reason.
Rating: 1 / 5
I got this to do two things only: tell me the time (without me needing to put my glasses on) and read me a bedtime story (audiobooks ripped from CD). It is almost perfect for those purposes, but I’m surprised at all these glowing reviews, because the unit is not without real flaws. The only two that concern me are that the display, while large and clear, cannot be seen if you’re lying down and your bedside table is at the same level as your head. From all other angles the display is perfectly clear, but to see the time without sitting up, I need to lean the unit towards me at a sharp angle.
The other niggle that bothers me is that the [Sleep] button is on the back (Why?) and is the middle of three identical buttons, so care is needed. Did the designers think that people would confuse [Snooze] with [Sleep]? If so, they could have come up with more unambiguous labels, like [It's too f*?#!+@ early!] and [Drift Off...]
Two other flaws that don’t concern me but would probably matter to most people: In terms of volume, it doesn’t exactly “go to eleven”; all it can manage is about four. The other one is that, though the sound quality is as excellent as reported in the other reviews, there is a serious lack of bass, leaving it sounding only like a set of five dollar computer speakers.
It does everything else just fine, is truly portable and lightweight, takes up very little space, and is constructed really well.
(I can’t comment on the alarm function because I would never rely on anything this complex to wake me up: if I absolutely, positively have to be awake at a certain time, my yard-sale Westclox gets wound up, armed, and placed on the other side of the room. I then go to sleep, serenaded by its hellacious loud tick, secure in the knowledge that – come Hell or high water – I will be awake and standing at the right time next morning.)
Rating: 3 / 5
This product is really amazing. The sound is great, the controls are simple, the volume is loud enough, and it’s just an all around great alarm clock. The only thing I would like to see is rechargeable batteries, but considering the price, I’m not complaining about that. The only time you use the batteries are when you have it away from the charger anyway, so I don’t expect them to die anytime soon. Excellent product.
Rating: 5 / 5