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$15 for only one set at Amazon.

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I've got a pair of these... paid more for one pair. This is a great price for just one - two combined it's a must buy. Great for my netbook and I have a pair to give to a friend whose car stereo doesn't work. Sound quality is fairly decent for such a small package, if a tad tinny.

Use of AAA batteries is a deal killer

one for me, one for the lady...

in regards to AAA batteries, I think if you want to use these daily, then this won't work for you, If you're getting these to use every now and again on trips and what not, they're good to have

Does this also work with the iPad?

Jillianzwerenz wrote:Does this also work with the iPad?

Really?

I bought one pair of these from Target a year or two ago, and I use it every day at work. After buying and returning a couple other little speaker sets, I found these to be quite nice sounding. I eliminated the 3 AAA batteries by wiring in a 5 volt charger from an old cell phone, and it works great at my desk!

Jillianzwerenz wrote:Does this also work with the iPad?

"Universal use with all portable entertainment equipment using a 3.5mm plug"

So anything that has a headphone port... translation: it works with everything.

cytation wrote:Use of AAA batteries is a deal killer

Said use is optional. If you're going to complain, at least read the manual first.

For example, complain about how the speaker frequency range doesn't go above 18KHz. Because "higher highs" should mean 28KHz, may as well go completely outside human hearing range.

Or how the 20 hour battery life is only half that of your iPod Touch 4G playing music.

Or how they play up the "Plug & Play" nature of the speakers, when if you can't "Plug & Play" you have some seriously complex equipment that won't be found in the less than $20 range.

lizardbox wrote:one for me, one for the lady...

in regards to AAA batteries, I think if you want to use these daily, then this won't work for you, If you're getting these to use every now and again on trips and what not, they're good to have

Get a charger and some Eneloops.

Will these play the album "Throwing Copper" by Live?

So you get four. This mean they play nice retro 70s Quadrophonic sound?

froogled

Jillianzwerenz wrote:Does this also work with the iPad?

Yep. They'll work with anything that works with the same headphones an iPod or other mp3 player uses.

How's the longevity? I don't need to pass these down to my kids, but I don't wish to have them short out after a few weeks either.

I recommend going in for three packs of two. That means you'll have six sets of speakers. This also means you'll have twelve individual speakers total. WALL OF SOUND.

hookajoe wrote:I bought one pair of these from Target a year or two ago, and I use it every day at work. After buying and returning a couple other little speaker sets, I found these to be quite nice sounding. I eliminated the 3 AAA batteries by wiring in a 5 volt charger from an old cell phone, and it works great at my desk!

How hard is it to wire that charger?

blue_94_trooper wrote:Really?

lol

phacopida wrote:How's the longevity? I don't need to pass these down to my kids, but I don't wish to have them short out after a few weeks either.

Hey, if it doesn't work out for you, you can work up an act and impress all of your friends with your mad giant double yo-yo skillz.

Word.

So this will work with an I Phone 4 ??

Wow, 1 watt speakers, the sound must be deafening.

"Works with or without batteries for extra convenience by using either their own batteries or the portable audio player’s output signal"

What exactly does this mean? They can be powered by the same juice powering the mp3 player? So you drain the power of the mp3 player faster?

I don't understand these. I bought almost the same exact thing and brand at Wal-Mart on a clearance shelf 3 years ago for like 6 bucks and mine came with a usb cable to plug in for power as well as having the option to use batteries. They were good for a summer when I was traveling. You need to find those and get them. These look useless.

mpatrick14 wrote:"Works with or without batteries for extra convenience by using either their own batteries or the portable audio player’s output signal"

What exactly does this mean? They can be powered by the same juice powering the mp3 player? So you drain the power of the mp3 player faster?

it means you can use the speakers unamplified,i.e. without power, but the sound will not be any louder than the source.

mwtate wrote:I don't understand these. I bought almost the same exact thing and brand at Wal-Mart on a clearance shelf 3 years ago for like 6 bucks and mine came with a usb cable to plug in for power as well as having the option to use batteries. They were good for a summer when I was traveling. You need to find those and get them. These look useless.

Not completely. They work well as paperweights.

jobezark wrote:Will these play the album "Throwing Copper" by Live?

They won't play Throwing Copper but The Distance To Here sounds pretty good if you listen to it at about 65% volume.

Ed Kowalczyk's new album can only be heard through one speaker - in my case the right speaker. Enjoy!

dliidlii wrote:it means you can use the speakers unamplified,i.e. without power, but the sound will not be any louder than the source.

Thanks. So if the batteries die, you can still listen to your mp3 player, just a bit crappier. The last set I bought would not do anything without batteries, so this is actually not bad!

jymgardner wrote:They won't play Throwing Copper but The Distance To Here sounds pretty good if you listen to it at about 65% volume.

Ed Kowalczyk's new album can only be heard through one speaker - in my case the right speaker. Enjoy!

What happens if you move the right speaker to your left side? Is it something worthy of Doc Brown?

coe4186 wrote:lol

Really?

dliidlii wrote:it means you can use the speakers unamplified,i.e. without power, but the sound will not be any louder than the source.

Ah, thank you for that. So for a standard mp3 player (and using layman's terms), do you have any idea how loud they will play without using batteries? I'm considering buying these for my desk at work, so I won't need the volume very high.

teronzhul wrote:What happens if you move the right speaker to your left side? Is it something worthy of Doc Brown?

I just tried moving the right speaker to the left and Voodoo Lady stated playing which was really spooky. 8^)

dliidlii wrote:Not completely. They work well as paperweights.

Touché, sir. Well done! Hahaha!

leftielespaul wrote:Ah, thank you for that. So for a standard mp3 player (and using layman's terms), do you have any idea how loud they will play without using batteries? I'm considering buying these for my desk at work, so I won't need the volume very high.

If you don't have a lot of ambient noise in your office you should be able to hear them at your desk with the added benefit of not disturbing anyone in an adjacent space.

I sure like Ice Cream. This is totally not edited from me saying something completely Jatravartid. Nope. Not one bit. Just here to assert my love of ice cream.

Yep. Loooooooove that ice cream.

blue_94_trooper wrote:Really?

Haha. Apple product compatibility is ensured!!!

jasonded wrote:Hey, if it doesn't work out for you, you can work up an act and impress all of your friends with your mad giant double yo-yo skillz.

Well, I do giant yo-yos, and double yo-yos, but I'll have to work on combining the two. :\