iHome iP15W LED Color Changing Stereo System with Passive Subwoofer for

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 7 x 5.2 inches ; 1.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004I8WH74
• Item model number: iP15W
  

By : iHome
Price : $55.33
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Item Description

Add excitement and color to your music with the iP15. 7 various cabinet colors can be chosen, or set to adjust randomly. Color can also be selected to pulse to the beat of music. Reson8 speaker technology with a passive subwoofer supplies terrific stereo sound. Excellent for parties or setting the mood even though listening at residence. Performs with iPhone and all docking iPod models.

Technical Details

• Translucent cabinet changes color at the touch of a button
• 5 color change modes - slow fade spectrum, fast change spectrum, pulse to music, favorite color ; no color
• Reson8 speaker technology with passive subwoofer
• Charges and plays iPhone or iPod while docked so you can enjoy your music while keeping your iPod fully charged
• Translucent cabinet changes color at the touch of a button with five color change modes (including slow fade spectrum, fast change spectrum, pulse to music, favorite color and no color) that let you set the mood
• Reson8 speaker chamber technology with passive subwoofer gives you big, bold stereo sound
• Simple elegant design with a contemporary yet classic look that suits any décor
• Universal dock fits any iPhone or docking iPod model and includes inserts for popular models

 

iHome iP15W LED Color Changing Stereo System with Passive Subwoofer for iPhone and iPod

 

Buyer Critiques

The iHome stereo program is pretty excellent. It looks pretty and has some "wow" element. I like it.
Lets go more than the major functions:
Charging: Charges very good. Help for all the many i devices is offered by sticking diverse plastic plates in the dock. Its honestly significant to use this white tiny plates since they keep you from placing too much strain on the 15 pin connector. Disappointingly, they did not contain a white plate that is compatible with the iPhone 2G. Perhaps they are not aware that a lot of adults pass down their old 2G iPhones to their youngsters for use as iPod Touch... I have carried out that and I know a number of other many people who have carried out it as effectively. Nevertheless, this is not a significant deal, its not advertised as like this plate, but rest assured that if your child is employing an iPhone 2G as an iPod touch then they will not be in a position to use the charging feature of this device.
Speakers: The speakers performed properly for what they are. In truth, I was modestly impressed. It has a port so you can plug in an external mp3 player and get the flashing lights and speakers, so if you have an iPhone 2g, effectively, thats how you would use it. They make a large deal about the Passive Subwoofer. I did some research on the online to get out just what a "passive" subwoofer is. The iHome manufacturer webpage had nothing at all to say about this, in truth, the "tech specs" page only had the product dimensions (weak). The manual also had no specs (weak). The amazon "technical details" has no specs (weak). So definitely, we don't know what this passive subwoofer is, or the specs of this subwoofer. Perhaps its just an "concept" and all you are honestly getting is a "subwoofery expertise" (boo!).
The lights: The lights are nice. I like the fade mode exactly where it cycles through the colors. They blink appropriately when you have a really strong back beat on a song and not much else. It performs perfectly. But as soon as anything that is not a extremely clear beat or melody enters the music the iHome has one thing closer to an apoplectic fit. It begins blinking and stuttering and flashing with no real relation to the music. I'm positive its tiny firmware is attempting to do some thing marvelous, but its not as cool as a disco ball. The lights do function with out music, it can sit there and color shift all day without your i device plugged in. The lights were a small jerky to adjust, there are five settings, and from time to time its difficult to know which setting you are on, or how extended to hold the button. But my kids do not thoughts this. They like to fiddle with it. An adult will dislike the vagueness of the controls.
The box tells you to check out the iPhone app... That the item is "app enhanced". which seems to imply that the iPhone app will somehow assist you get more out of your little disco light show. Nicely, not genuinely. They do have a no cost iPhone alarm clock app, I downloaded it and tried it and the two are mutually exclusive products. It is correct that its good to have the alarm clock app but I could not see how the iHome app worked with the iP15 in any way. I think you need to download the absolutely free app if you get this device, just don't count on the app+iP15 to do a great deal more than they do separately. The app is a great touch, perhaps I am missing one thing...
One particular minor detail... I believe that the iP15 is kinda ugly when its not glowing some color. Its a dingy blue-grey when turned off. It does not look as white as the Amazon picture shown on this page.
General I would say this would be a great gift for a girl. My daughters had been especially excited when it arrived. I doubt it would disappoint a teen.
Its truly tricky to say whether to give it 3 stars (its ok) or four stars (i like it). I'm going to settle in on four stars, as the kids who are the target market place felt it was excellent. And isn't it their opinion that matters the most?

We checked this out at a discount store as we've been looking for a reasonably priced docking station for our 14 year old daughter for Xmas. Was particularly surprised by the decent sound quality. Significantly greater than some of the other greater priced ones sitting subsequent to it. We enjoy bass and it performed better than expected. Color altering is fairly cool and I like the unique settings. She's going to enjoy it. Identified it for $49.99 so look around!