night! thx for the monkey

Probably not going to be the last person to mention this, but that's an iPod Touch, not an iPhone. :p

Bye Woot Off! Hello Altec. So sad.

An iPad won't fit in that!

I personally love Altec Lansing. Never had a problem with the audio quality, and it seems like a great bang for your buck. I work at Radioshack, and I usually recommend Altec's products to my customers.

I have one and don't like it. It's the second one after they sent me one to replace the first defective one. Now I have other problems. It won't charge the Ipod. It will play it direct, but won't charge. It seemed like a nice boom box design, but you can't really carry it with the ipod in it and play anything. The ipod will come out. Flawed design.

This isn't Mac compatible, is it?

One day Wootoff is AWESOMESAUCENESSLY!

It's like it's 2006 all over again. Ah, the old days...

I bought one of these last month from woot and it sounds great. I saw the same thing, the other day, at Best Buy for 129.99. This is a great deal. I'm getting another one. My wife took the last one.

I have one, and it sounds great...purchased from Best Buy for 20 bucks more...so this is a good deal.

sensenigk wrote:One day Wootoff is AWESOMESAUCENESSLY!

It's like it's 2006 all over again. Ah, the old days...

One-Day wootoffs are a lot better than those 2 or 3 day ones...

mrfox2 wrote:I personally love Altec Lansing. Never had a problem with the audio quality, and it seems like a great bang for your buck. I work at Radioshack, and I usually recommend Altec's products to my customers.

Just saw this on Best Buys site for 129.99... uh NO

booleiu wrote:One-Day wootoffs are a lot better than those 2 or 3 day ones...

Only because it lets the old geezers sleep more.

So, we got rid of all those huge double tape deck boom boxes from the 80's in favor of just listening to stuff on MP3 players with headphones in the 2000's.

Now we're going semi-retro and mashing the boom box and MP3 player experience together. (Although, with 3" speakers, thinking of this as a boom box replacement is probably a bit of a stretch.)

At least now this has Li-ion batteries so we don't need to fill a landfill with a bunch of "D" cells after an afternoon of jammin'.

I have this one and it sounds fantastic. I highly recommend it.

A Previous Woot!

That girl on the box looks like she is REALLY getting into the music. Or does this have an attachment not mentioned in the write up? I'll listen to what she's listening too.

A note of minor caution. While this is designed to work with the iPhone, it is NOT designed to be compatible with the iPhone 4, only 3GS and 3G technically. It comes with adapters for the ipod touch and iPhone 3GS. The result is a very loose fit if you try to use this with the iPhone 4. It WILL work, but you may have to use some unconventional padding to prevent undue stress on your iPhone's data port (I personally used some of the foam from the packaging) otherwise, this is a great product with great sound. And a definite steal

FYI: The Spec sheet link near the bottom of the ad says this one will work with with the iPod Touch 4th Gen.

And I quote:
"MADE FOR:
iPod touch (1st, 2nd, 3rd
and 4th generation)
iPod classic
iPod with video
iPod nano
(1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th generation)
iPhone 4
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 3G
iPhone"

Happy Belated Birthday WOOT!

biggj822 wrote:A note of minor caution. While this is designed to work with the iPhone, it is NOT designed to be compatible with the iPhone 4, only 3GS and 3G technically. It comes with adapters for the ipod touch and iPhone 3GS. The result is a very loose fit if you try to use this with the iPhone 4. It WILL work, but you may have to use some unconventional padding to prevent undue stress on your iPhone's data port (I personally used some of the foam from the packaging) otherwise, this is a great product with great sound. And a definite steal

It appears that you can get the official adapters from the manufacturer directly for free, you just have to cover shipping... http://tinyurl.com/6g8cfgw

ionman wrote:So, we got rid of all those huge double tape deck boom boxes from the 80's in favor of just listening to stuff on MP3 players with headphones in the 2000's.

Now we're going semi-retro and mashing the boom box and MP3 player experience together. (Although, with 3" speakers, thinking of this as a boom box replacement is probably a bit of a stretch.)

At least now this has Li-ion batteries so we don't need to fill a landfill with a bunch of "D" cells after an afternoon of jammin'.

...and this has not been designed to walk around with while holding by the handle like a boom box. Your iPod would be leaning out of it at quite an angle.

oh darn, it won't load a picture of the unit. Anyone else having the same issue?

ionman wrote:So, we got rid of all those huge double tape deck boom boxes from the 80's in favor of just listening to stuff on MP3 players with headphones in the 2000's.

Now we're going semi-retro and mashing the boom box and MP3 player experience together. (Although, with 3" speakers, thinking of this as a boom box replacement is probably a bit of a stretch.)

At least now this has Li-ion batteries so we don't need to fill a landfill with a bunch of "D" cells after an afternoon of jammin'.

YOU SIR are UNAMERICAN.
I prefer my boombox and D cells. I enjoy filling my trash bags with them (no recycling for me!). I also enjoy driving my Hummer over your Prius and chuckling at your camelback toxin free waterbottle as your plastic car (not toxin free) buckles and makes the bottle explode.

Ha! So there.

Actually I made it all up. But you are correct in your assessment.

Kind of like how we made 5,000 years of evolution to have jobs so we can pay for heated homes and now we crave sitting in the backyard by the fire pit. Odd really.

I wonder when they'll finally start making things like this for android phones?! I mean something that will DOCK!

carolfnp wrote:Just saw this on Best Buys site for 129.99... uh NO

I didn't say the Best Buy Site. I saw it in the store and that was the regular price.

"Powerful Class D amplification for rich audio"

Anybody care to tell me what Class D amplification is??? (Or A, or B, or C???)

Got this last go around and I think the sound quality is excellent. It's not room filling mind you, but really nice. For those who might be interested, I saw the similar model with FM tuner at BJ'S wholesale club for 70 bucks. (30$ off 100$)

Alnilam wrote:"Powerful Class D amplification for rich audio"

Anybody care to tell me what Class D amplification is??? (Or A, or B, or C???)

Check out Wikipedia.org and search for "Class D Amplifier". The entry also has links for A, B, and C.

I'd tell you what it said, but shoot, I fix air conditioners.

Damageinc333 wrote:It appears that you can get the official adapters from the manufacturer directly for free, you just have to cover shipping... http://tinyurl.com/6g8cfgw

Thanks for the link. I just ordered 2. They charge 6.00 for shipping.

Damageinc333 wrote:It appears that you can get the official adapters from the manufacturer directly for free, you just have to cover shipping... http://tinyurl.com/6g8cfgw

That is excellent information. aaaaaand ordered! Thanks

I just bought one of these recently and I'm massively impressed with the sound quality this thing can produce, as well as the volume. If I put it up on the higher end volume-wise, I can hear it at the other end of the house.

The bass could be a bit better, but considering the size of the unit, again, I was quite impressed. A lot of people were saying that the bass on these is bad. Well, it is when you compare it to an audiophile setup. But compared to similar units, it's quite good.

I'm confused. Woot says this works with my 6g Nano, but Altec spec sheet doesn't list it. What's the deal, Woot?

shon1994 wrote:I wonder when they'll finally start making things like this for android phones?! I mean something that will DOCK!

don't androids have fold out speakers ??

Well I didn't find anything in the wootoff but this I can use. My classic ipod's headphone jack doesn't work anymore so I don't use it anymore but now I can just run it in this thing.

I wonder this is free voltage

Too bad the remote doesn't come with it...

[STAFF: Our photographer would like to request that you look at the photograph of the remote linked on the main page.]

uhm... where's the deal? these are available on Amazon (woot's parent company) for 49.99 with free shipping... must think wooters are stupid

[STAFF: The one you are referring to (without a link) is a different model.]

Highly recommend these speakers. Battery life is great and sound quality and output is phenomenal for such an inexpensive device. Great for camping, headboard jams with random room dancing, poolside play-lists, and shower tunes (though don't take it IN the shower, mind you). I love toting this thing around the house with me without having to worry about plugging it in each room or interrupting the music.