Macally Podwave Portable Stereo Speakers for iPod and MP3 Players
Posted on | February 16, 2010 | 5 Comments
- 500mW output per channel for exceptional stereo sound
- Enjoy your iPod music without headsets or large wired external speakers
- Share music with friends, anywhere, anytime
- ON/OFF switch to save battery life while not in use
- Works with iPod, iPod Mini or any audio players with a 3.5mm Jack
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Macally PODWAVE Portable Stereo Speakers for the iPod lets you share your sounds anytime, anywhere – PODWAVE tiny, portable, battery-operated stereo speakers.Amazon.com Product Description
The Macally PodWave is designed to let you share your sounds anytime, anywhere. These tiny, portable, battery-operated stereo speakers produce exceptional sound whenever and wherever you please. At a scant 2.8 ounces, the PodWave lets you enjoy your iPod music without headsets or large wired external speakers. The PodWave plugs into the headphone jack of any iPod or iPod Mini– in fact, it’s compatible with any MP3 player with a 3.5mm headphone jack (hint: that’s just about all of them). The speakers are powered by … More >>
Macally Podwave Portable Stereo Speakers for iPod and MP3 Players
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February 16th, 2010 @ 12:08 pm
PodWave Portable iPod Stereo Speaker – Review
John Nemerovski
Columnist, The Nemo Memo, Book Bytes
Wednesday, 04/27/05
Introduction, by Barbara “Mrs. Nemo”
Every summer we drive to California in our VW New Beetle. John and I stuff in our clothes and cooler, maps and hiking boots with no room to spare, except for his computer and music tapes and CDs and a boom box to play them on.
The boom box is an important summer accessory because it lulls us to sleep each night. I hear five minutes or less of Mozart and I am out cold. (Or is it the fog, or perhaps the great food and too much wine?) But I resent the space that ugly boombox takes up in our tiny car.
Packing for the trip has a new challenge this year. We are bringing our puppy, a six pound Havanese, with all her paraphernalia, a crate, some blankets, toys, food, and doggie bowls. Where shall we squeeze in the computer and boom box around a dog?
John has solved our musical problem with the recent acquisition of an iPod and PodWave. It’s a little speaker that fits on top of the iPod and will play lullabies for us each night. Sweet dreams for us, and less arguing about where the hiking boots fit in and does he really need four Photoshop books and backpacks full (…).
Thank you, iPod and PodWave. You have saved our marriage and family for another year. But we are mailing our clothes to California because puppy needs space in the VW.
(…)
Prior to PodWave’s arrival, my super duper 30GB iPod (3rd generation) was deficient in one important category. Without a built-in speaker, there was no way to listen to any music on the iPod without earphones or a car adapter.
Remove PodWave (PW) from its plastic package, place the included throwaway AA battery into a compartment within PW’s cylindrical plastic case, insert PW into audio port on top of iPod, move a single small black switch from off to on position (a LED indicator would be helpful), turn up iPod volume to high, and listen out in the open (preferably indoors). That’s it!
(…)This device is simply great, meaning it’s v-e-r-y easy to use and ideal for casual (non-audiophile quality) listening.
Sound quality is decent, given PW’s small size and tiny speakers. Midtones are clear and crisp, and high frequencies are acceptable. Bass is somewhere between inaudible and nonexistent, but who cares? Distortion is minimal, and pop music sounds fine, as does most jazz and classical.
You’ll soon learn to become creative with placement of iPod+PodWave for optimum audio, because the sound is not very loud. So far my first choice is with the duo resting on a resonant wood surface, such as a dresser, with my neoprene iPod case placed in an inverted V above the speaker, sort of like a roof over a house, when observed from the front. Here’s a photo:
I recommend you use rechargeable AA’s instead of single-use batteries, for environmental reasons, if not for longer audio time. Your mileage will vary; I get a LOT of playing from a single rechargeable!
If audiophiles give me grief due to PW’s “tinny” sound, they can take a long one-way hike with their $500 earbuds up the nearest peak. Because in real world usage, I intend to keep PodWave close at hand for listening around the house. It’s cute, affordable, convenient, reasonably sonorous, and it works! If you need ambient audio (mostly indoors, as opposed to outside or in the car), get one today.
Rating: 4 / 5
February 16th, 2010 @ 1:43 pm
DO NOT USE THESE IF YOU PLAN TO BLAST MUSIC! THEY WILL BLOW OUT WITHIN A DAY! AND THE SOUND QUALITY IS HORRIBLE!
Rating: 1 / 5
February 16th, 2010 @ 3:41 pm
This product just turned out to be much better than I expected. Of course it is not a JBL nor a Bose but expecting a better sound quality from this device is just nonsense. It is doing its job perfectly. Small, light weight and it gives satisfactory sound.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 16th, 2010 @ 5:20 pm
Put the PODWAVE on your IPOD, slip it in your shirt pocket with an audio book playing and scoot down the road for hours of no hassle in car sound. Want something for beside the bed in a motel room to lull you to sleep, great product. Want to listen to super fidelity, loosen up with the dough and get some Shure earbuds.
Rating: 4 / 5
February 16th, 2010 @ 6:39 pm
Not loud enough. Battery doesn’t last long enough. Maybe they will improve but right now don’t buy.
Rating: 2 / 5