Reviews for macally 3000 Series 1529L LCD Touchscreen Monitor15" - Surface Acoustic Wave - Dark Gray - MPN: PODWAVE 
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fireworks1972
- Apr 20, 2005
macally 3000 Series 1529L LCD Touchscreen MonitorStrengths: Portable Weakness: Low volume The ipod is beautiful, but the portable iPod stereo speaker is not enough volume for it to be of any use. You need sacrifice sound quality for portability. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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catbottle
- Apr 20, 2005
macally 3000 Series 1529L LCD Touchscreen MonitorStrengths: Compact Weakness: Low Volume If you're looking for something compact that matches your ipod and is very portable, this may be the option for you. Just be prepared to sacrifice sound quality for portability. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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fhmoroz
- Mar 11, 2006
Exactly as ExpectedStrengths: Provides a very small, very portable speaker mechanism for iPod Weakness: Tinny sound The product functions as described. Nothing more, nothing less. Only those customers who have a solid understanding of electronic components should purchase this tiny speaker system. The decibel level is low as should be expected from a component that runs on a single AA battery. Purchase this item for personal use only; it's an excellent substitute for earpieces which I dislike and cannot use. It is not meant to provide stereo quality sound for a roomful of people! 80% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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tslee
- Sep 30, 2007
A speaker that does its job.Strengths: Good for studying, etc. where you don't need wires tangling up your music experience. Weakness: Batteries die slowly. It starts at a low buzz and then deteriorates to nothing. Easy to accidentally leave it on. The Podware is good. It's just a pair of speakers, and there's not much else it can do besides output sound. Gets the job done: it lets you listen to whatever you want without wires. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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kjeffcoat
- Aug 11, 2007
They do the trickStrengths: Size, relative integrity of sound. Weakness: Size, volume limitations. The portable stereo speakers have been a great way to listen to my iPod in the office and home office (since the stereo is in another room). I usually have to turn the volume almost all the way to hear it, but once I have, I often can hear it from the other room! So it functions as a stereo for a small room. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Dad1957
- Aug 20, 2006
Macally IPOD portable stereo speaker review.Strengths: Portability and easy on "gas" (batteries). Weakness: Somewhat cheezy sound for the price. I don't like headphones and I like earbuds even less (uncomfortable and hard on the ol' auditory nerves). This little item enables me to get speakers just about anywhere including my portable mp3 player and even a portable radio and old portable cassette player. They are plastic but seem good and sturdy. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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junglejunk06
- Feb 17, 2005
macally 3000 Series 1529L LCD Touchscreen MonitorStrengths: Decent Quality Sound and Cheap Weakness: Good quality for the size but you cant expect alot from speakers this small. I got it for free after rebates so this is an excellent deal (obviuosly). I wouldn;t pay a whole lot for this but it's worth close to the price. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top 
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macally 3000 Series 1529L LCD Touchscreen Monitor
Strengths: Portable
Weakness: Sounds like the AM radio in my 1970 Oldsmobile
An online store recently had a free after rebate offer on the Podwave, version 2. Well, almost free. Shipping was a little over $8. As the owner of three iPods I figured why not give it a try.
My PodWave came in no time and I quickly broke open the package, inserted the included battery, and put it on my iPod mini. Anticipation set in as I flipped to a song with a wide range. And then I pressed "play," and a sound I had not heard since the 1970s poured out. I was depressed I even spend $8 on the PodWave.
The sound was weak and tinny. Honestly, my headphones sitting on my desk, and pumped up on high volume fill up a room and sound better. I was flabbergasted that something this expensive (it does retail for $30) could sound so terrible, so I decided the battery had to be near death. I put in a fresh battery, and it was a little louder, but just as wimpy. Next I thought, maybe it will work better with my iPod photo. So I removed the PodWave from my mini and put it on my photo. The difference was nil. I switched to high bitrate encoded songs and still only sounds a tone deaf dog could appreciate.
I tried my hardest to find out a legitimate reason the PodWave sounded so miserable. But despite all of my problem solving, the result was the same: terrible sound. So my recommendation is don't buy these at any price, even free.
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