I'm guessing this can only be used with iThings, right?

Why does that USB port in the picture not look like a normal USB?

will this work with the new pin setup for plugging the Iphone5?

dtprestwich wrote:Anybody know if this is 220V 50Hz capable? I looked through a couple of the manuals provided above but it was never mentioned, just power consumption. Thanks!

I have the same question.

As an aside to Woot!, I would really appreciate if this was reported on a regular basis. A number of people travel/live outside the US for part of the year, and this would help us make purchasing decisions.

prices have gone up slightly but still the deal offered is usually better than you can easily find online. Also, I feel like since Amazon bought woot! the shipping process has gotten much better, used to take 2 to 3 weeks, now usually I have it delivered in 1 week or so. I wish Prime worked for woot! too, that would save me $5 each time and get it to me much faster.

So if I could give Amazon a suggestion, that would be to allow Prime users to get free shipping from woot! as well.

CowboyDann wrote:Videos

The charlie brown review is for a different model. It's much larger. It is the onbeat extreme. Just sayin'

brunoanddenise wrote:prices have gone up slightly but still the deal offered is usually better than you can easily find online. Also, I feel like since Amazon bought woot! the shipping process has gotten much better, used to take 2 to 3 weeks, now usually I have it delivered in 1 week or so. I wish Prime worked for woot! too, that would save me $5 each time and get it to me much faster.

So if I could give Amazon a suggestion, that would be to allow Prime users to get free shipping from woot! as well.

Sounds like a great idea for the Beta Feedback Button.

bluetide wrote:I know its off-topic, but my first purchase was on 9/2007- cool breeze, fire swallower and panda polo tees and i was a fan forever-- good ol' days, I want em back!

Birthday nostalgia! Sounds like a great place to add some of your memories. (We love reminiscing about early purchases.)

I almost bit this deal then saw J&R selling new on ebay for less with free shipping. Not such a great deal here unfortunately. :-(

simdude wrote:I almost bit this deal then saw J&R selling new on ebay for less with free shipping. Not such a great deal here unfortunately. :-(

Are you sure it's JBL Onbeat AIR? Because the lowest on eBay I can find is for $130 from some dude named Michael.

There are two different ones that look near identical. The regular Onbeat doesn't have AirPlay. This one does. Now, the added value of AirPlay capability is subject to debate...

I don't even have an iPhone.[/quote]
Yes....feeble attempt at humor.

So I cannot see ANYWHERE that this thing takes batteries. Is it ONLY for use with an AC charger? If so..that is just sunburn. I was just about to buy one for my wife to use by the pool when we go on vacation...but no batteries = NOT PORTABLE.

Can anyone out there tell me if this is REALLY AC only?

Can someone clarify whether the Iphone, Ipod or Ipad need to be docked in the unit in order to play music or can you just stream it from the I device to the speakers through wifi using airplay?

Thanks.

daviss31 wrote:Can someone clarify whether the Iphone, Ipod or Ipad need to be docked in the unit in order to play music or can you just stream it from the I device to the speakers through wifi using airplay?

Thanks.

Yeah I'd like to know this and also if the speakers can be used without anything docked to it. I'd like to stream music from my laptop to the speakers directly through AirPlay.

Could someone please tell me what determines a "quality post"?

yankee725 wrote:Could someone please tell me what determines a "quality post"?

I was just thinking the same thang.

Does it have an alarm clock?

mettelor wrote:Does it have an alarm clock?

No.

wootmeharder wrote:So I cannot see ANYWHERE that this thing takes batteries. Is it ONLY for use with an AC charger? If so..that is just sunburn. I was just about to buy one for my wife to use by the pool when we go on vacation...but no batteries = NOT PORTABLE.

Can anyone out there tell me if this is REALLY AC only?

AC only.

daviss31 wrote:Can someone clarify whether the Iphone, Ipod or Ipad need to be docked in the unit in order to play music or can you just stream it from the I device to the speakers through wifi using airplay?

Thanks.

You can just stream it from the i-device (or itunes) to the speakers through wifi using airplay.

bomama94 wrote:Yeah I'd like to know this and also if the speakers can be used without anything docked to it. I'd like to stream music from my laptop to the speakers directly through AirPlay.

The speakers can be used without anything docked to it. You can stream music from your laptop using itunes to the speakers directly through AirPlay.

seniormon2 wrote:AC only.

Thanks...guess I will keep looking...

madfire09 wrote:Why does that USB port in the picture not look like a normal USB?

That would be a standard USB 'B' connection like what is found on printers...

mettelor wrote:Does it have an alarm clock?

No it does not. The companion app available on the iTunes Store does offer an alarm feature, but the reviews seem to prove out that it doesn't work (the speakers go into sleep mode after 10 minutes without audio playing, so they're in sleep mode when the alarm goes off...).

bomama94 wrote:Yeah I'd like to know this and also if the speakers can be used without anything docked to it. I'd like to stream music from my laptop to the speakers directly through AirPlay.

Yes, once you pair the speakers to your home wifi network (or simply have your laptop connect to the built-in ad-hoc network feature of the JBL docking station), the station will show up as an extra set of speakers in iTunes for you to select.

Once you choose them, you'll be able to stream music to them.

I purchased these on the last Woot-Off (same price), and here are my initial thoughts on them, the day I received them.

alro3000 wrote:will this work with the new pin setup for plugging the Iphone5?

No, this has a (current) standard iphone dock connector.

morenec wrote:Does anyone have the specs..I need to know what the size is???

I just measured mine using an incredibly unscientific method; holding up a 4"x6" photo to it. The unit is approximately 5" (13cm) at the widest, and 11" (28cm) from end-to-end. It's approximately 5" (13cm) at the top of the dock connector stand.

dtprestwich wrote:Anybody know if this is 220V 50Hz capable? I looked through a couple of the manuals provided above but it was never mentioned, just power consumption. Thanks!

I'm looking at the power brick that this comes with (from the one I bought in the last Woot-Off), and it says:

INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz 1.2A Max
OUTPUT: 13V @ 2500mA

So, yes, it does support internal switching for voltage [edit]outside[/edit] North America. Hope that helps!

pegbertsch wrote:The owner's manual says you can't rotate between portrait/landscape when an iPad is docked (only iPhone/iPod), although the Charlie Brown video link CowboyDann posted seems to disagree.

Anyone using an iPad with this who can confirm? They must allow you to choose orientation before you dock (right?) but can you really not rotate, or is it more of a "suggestion"?

The brace arms that you use with an iPad will lock the connector and not let you rotate it once the iPad is connected.

So, the solution is to put the brace arms on the iPad, then rotate the connector, and slide the iPad and brace arms onto the connector.

It works, but it's not recommended. The next step up (the "OnBeat Air Extreme" or some such) from this model has the ability to rotate while an iPad is in the dock. With this model, you need to kludge it to make that happen.

ulkesh wrote:I'm looking at the power brick that this comes with (from the one I bought in the last Woot-Off), and it says:

INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz 1.2A Max
OUTPUT: 13V @ 2500mA

So, yes, it does support internal switching for voltage North America. Hope that helps!

Thanks!

ThunderThighs wrote:Would love to hear from some people that bought this last time. How do you like it? Is the sound good? Come on, spill!

The sound is very good (IMO) at moderate listening levels, which are plenty loud enough for me. There's a bit of distortion once I crank it up past about 80%, but I can't think of when I'd ever do that.

One annoying item that comes to mind is that the unit constantly makes me iPhone nag me to install the JBL app when I dock it. I can dismiss the pop-up, and use the unit perfectly fine, but it's a minor annoyance.

The sound quality seems to be a nice and clear in the high range, and is a bit light in the bass, but the mid-range is covered well. I can listen to rock from Queen, EDM from Filo & Peri, acoustic arabic folk from Souad Massi, and an audiobook (nonfiction "Full Body Burden" about growing up around a plutonium factory) without any clarity problems.

Well, if I listened to 'em all at once, there MIGHT be some clarity problems....

madfire09 wrote:Why does that USB port in the picture not look like a normal USB?

it is a firewire on that end, the other end is gonna be the usb chord

aroomadoomie wrote:it is a firewire on that end, the other end is gonna be the usb chord

This is completely false information. The unit does NOT use FireWire at all. The unit is 100% USB 2.0.

This unit uses a industry standard USB-B connector similar to what a printer, scanner, or many hubs, will use. In fact, one comes in the box for it (at least, it did with mine).