Rating: - Altec Lansing IMX2 Laptop Portable Audio
This small unit has an incredible sound for its size. We are enjoying our XM radio so much more with the terrific sound quality.
I highly recommend this item!
Rating: - Not a bad little speaker
The day after I bought my unit, I had an issue with the back support brace breaking. It doesn't keep the unit from functioning though and I can still use it, but it's a bit wobbly when it shouldn't be. Other than that, the unit works great and has a good sound for both my Xm2Go and my Ipod. And it charges my XM unit while I listen.
Plus I paid less than $20 for the whole thing - including shipping!! So no real complaints from me. I love that it's easily portable and small enough to fit anywhere, yet sounds decent.
Rating: - Great device
This device is perfect to move from room to room, or take with you. Very pleased. Great price.
Rating: - Functional, if unspectacular
This review is based on the current cost of this unit, which is less than one fifth of the original price.
I do not use this with an XM receiver, I simply use it with a normal mp3 player, so I can not comment on any additional functionality it may have with the receiver (though, by appearance, it seems it does nothing other than have a spot for the antenna to go. It comes with an auxiliary input on the back, and a rather awkward ~4" cable. My mp3 player (a Sandisk Sansa e280) does not really fit in the dock in any manner; ah, the cost of being cheap!
The sound? Well, it isn't impressive, but it isn't going to make anyone retch, either. I'm picky about audio, and could describe in fifty ways how it doesn't sound very good, but, in all honesty, it is no better or worse than the majority of other similar sound docks, the majority of which cost far more.
The unit looks pretty good, just as it does in the photos. Much of it is hard plastic (which resonates and does hurt sound quality), even the speaker grille is thick, hard plastic(a rather questionable build decision, likely decided upon purely from a cost standpoint), though the upper surface where the volume control is a nice soft rubber. The +/- volume control is handled by buttons under soft rubber. There's only a bit of tactile feedback, and the volume jump each time you press the button is too large, for fine control I need to change the volume on the mp3 player itself. All in all, I couldn't expect much better out of something that costs so little.
The biggest strength of this unit is that it runs off of 4 AA batteries, gets good battery life (~15 hours off of a set of alkalines), and can play loudly enough without distortion to attain normal listening levels in larger rooms.
If you're in the market for an iPod dock or something similar, and do not see a need for a remote control, clock, or other integration, this is definitely worthy of consideration. If you want real integration with your mp3 player, this is obviously not such a good choice, it's merely a battery powered portable speaker.
If you're looking for a unit that actually sounds good, look away from the plastic sound docks, and take a look at something like the Kloss Model 1.
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