I got this little Macally speaker for my mp3 player collection. (I have a beloved little iriver T30, a very nice Sansa 250, and an aging but still useable Rio; no iPod, thank you very much, but I'm sure it would work the same.) It works great for what it is: a very tiny, ultra-portable personal speaker that draws very little juice from its single AA battery, and therefore puts out very little volume. I use it when I'm working in the kitchen, away from my cd player and there is nothing good on the radio.
Good points:
1) Allows you to listen to mp3s (or cds, for that matter) without earphones.
2) Super-portable, lightweight, fits in any pocket.
3) One battery seems to last a long, long time. (I use a rechargeable NiMH, so the battery is essentially free for me.)
Not-so-good points:
1) No volume control.
2) Not much volume at all, come to think of it. I have to crank up my iriver to 27 or higher to hear it at a low-to-moderate level (I usually play my iriver at 12 to 17 on my earbuds, so you basically have to double the volume on your player to get the same level of sound).
3) You have to remember to TURN IT OFF when you turn off the mp3 player. There's no little light or anything to remind you that the thing is on.
4) It has a somewhat tinny sound. This is NOT a product for audiophiles!! (I am the opposite of an audiophile, whatever that is; staticky fm is fine with me.)
5) It produces a very slight but constant and remotely annoying high-pitched whine, which fortunately is drowned out by even the softest music. Actually, this whistle is what reminds me to turn it off when I forget, so maybe I shouldn't complain!
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