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 Amazing Sound! August 27, 2008
Tim Rose (Florissant, MO)
Great product, nice carrying case, amazing sound for the price. I take it everywhere I go!
Great Speaker for the Price and Size August 4, 2008
Kathline Kim
I bought this speaker with the intent to use in my living room and bedroom to FINALLY move from the CD player to the oh so modern ipod :-)
I am impressed by the sound quality and the volume on it. It is a simple product, with clean lines and I love the punchy red of the dock I chose.
A good purchase if you're looking for something small to place on a table or nightstand that carries great sound.
This is a great iPod player/docking station! July 28, 2008
C. Van Curen (North Coast)
I bought my JBL On Stage Micro Portable iPod Speaker & Docking Station, in red, for $49.99. I am extremely pleased with everything about this player. Great sound, operates on AC or DC, and even has a remote!! The fun shape & red color are just additional reasons to like this player. If it wasn't already so portable, I'd buy one for every room!
Nice little speaker July 28, 2008
Esquire (Denver, CO United States)
I wanted a small speaker for my bedroom and decided to get the JBL OnStage with iPod dock. It is excellent for my needs. The sound is surprisingly good for its size, the remote is basic but useful (but only useful if an iPod is in the dock), the controls on the unit are easy to use, and it works well with non-iPod players as well. I've used it with my laptop when watching DVDs for much better sound than my laptop speakers. I bought the red one because it was priced lower than the other colors but it is attractive and I find I enjoy the pop of color. The only negative I've found is the battery compartment door. It falls off very easily. I've been using the adapter but I imagine that could be a pain if you are using the JBL as a portable speaker.
 Very slightly twitchy, but sounds great. July 25, 2008
W. Salzmann
I like the JBL on stage micro. It sounds remarkably good for such a tiny little hockey puck. The carrying case is actually usefull, which is unusual, the remote is surprisingly handy, and yes it does recharge your ipod. Below are the things that I found slightly twitchy about the unit.
1. When using the remote to fast forward in a video, select songs, whatever, the ipod would sometimes jump to a whole different menu I'm pretty sure I wasn't trying for. Now, this could quite easily be operator error, but it has happened enough times that it makes me wonder. It's easy to go back to where I wanted to be, but it seems a little odd.
2. The unit only charges your ipod when plugged into the wall, not while running off of it's own 4 AAA batteries. I don't remember the ads detailing that.
3. It has a surprising amount of bass, especially for such a small speaker set, but it takes a little getting used to because it sounds a bit distorted. I found that turning off the EQ on my Ipod helped a lot.
The good:
1. As I said, amazing volume and quality of sound. The bass might sound just a bit odd, but you won't notice it after you're used to it.
2. Nice to have it run off of it's own internal batteries when you aren't around plugs.
3. The remote, although it may confuse the ipod once in a while, is very handy. I watch and listen to videos while on the treadmill and have the unit perched nearby. Its GREAT being able to go through the menu's, pick songs and videos, fast forward and back up, etc. Surprising amount of control over your ipod.
4. The carrying case is compartmented to keep cords, charger and unit seperated. It's padded, has a good zipper and is actually thought out.
In all, I would definitely recommend this product. It's flaws are so slight that they are more eccentricities than flaws. It definitely frees you from earbuds while you are doing things but want to listen to something.
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