Logitech Wireless Boombox for iPad

• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 8 reviews
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• 10 stars

  Great sound using Droid X A2DP bluetooth streaming

  by gnurmi88 on October 15, 2011

  Pros: had it connected and playing out of the box in about 2 minutes. Sound quality is great. Not my home theater, but great for every day use.

  Cons: Paying $150 for a few little speakers hurts a little bit, but I could see myself using this little thing quite a bit, so that helps.

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  Updated on Oct 15, 2011

  Just another note, there is a noticeable difference when it is plugged in versus taking advantage of the rechargeable batteries. But that is the price ...

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  Updated on Oct 15, 2011

  Just another note, there is a noticeable difference when it is plugged in versus taking advantage of the rechargeable batteries. But that is the price you pay for portability, I guess. The sound plugged in impressed me considering the size and lightweight package. When you unplug to carry with you, the sound suffers a bit, but it's still pretty good. Overall happy with it. I'm a logitech fan having the 880 remote as well, so I like them seeming to also have the product I need. The buttons on that remote are giving me some trouble lately (dirty button contacts?) so hopefully with less buttons this will be trouble free.

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• 9 stars

  Great wireless speaker, exceptional for the price

  by piec2 on November 10, 2012

  Pros: Really good sound
  Really inexpensive for what you get
  Bluetooth is easy to setup

  Cons: Could use a little bit more bass
  Swapping between bluetooth devices is a bit awkward

  Summary: I wanted to check the state of some new Airplay speakers, so I decided to compare a few of them, namely the:
  - Bose SoundLink Air
  - Pioneer A4 XW-SMA4-K...

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  Summary: I wanted to check the state of some new Airplay speakers, so I decided to compare a few of them, namely the:
  - Bose SoundLink Air
  - Pioneer A4 XW-SMA4-K
  - Pioneer A3 XW-SMA3-K
  - Logitech Wireless Boombox
  
  Right off the bat, you can notice that the Logitech unit is in a different category. It's much less expensive (1/3 the price) and uses bluetooth rather than Wi-fi. However since it received great reviews online, I decided to compare it as well. I'm glad I did (read on!).
  
  First of all, let's talk about what's common here.
  When using a bluetooth speaker (the Logitech here is the only one), you get instantaneous response when you change track, change the volume, press play or stop: that's the beauty of using bluetooth. Also, apparently bluetooth has less bandwidth than wi-fi, so it compresses the music before sending it to the speaker. However in real usage, I could never tell the difference. If you are a real music expert and have an very good musical ear, maybe you can hear it but I certainly could not. All the music I played sounded great whether I played it on the bluetooth Logitech or on the other Airplay speakers.
  
  Using Airplay, you will encounter a delay when you try to control the music. It's around 1 to 2 seconds before any action on your iPod/iPhone will take effect on the speaker (except for Stop and volume changes which are almost instantaneous but not quite). This delay will also occur when you skip songs (something I hate) however it does not occur if your let your playlist continue and your iPod is simply going on from one song to the next. This means if you are throwing a party and try to skip a tune, you will get silence for 2 seconds.
  
  All three Airplay units have about the same wi-fi hotspot power level, so you can expect the same range as a typical wi-fi 2.4 Ghz router you may have in your home today. You may also encounter the same interference problems as your regular wifi.
  
  All Pioneer and Bose speakers have remotes, which I did not use. I figure everyone will control these units via their iPod/iPhone/iPad or other devices anyway. None of the units have any mute button on the speaker themselves. Only the Bose unit has a mute button on the remove (Pioneer doesn't have any).
  
  Logitech Wireless Boombox
  Unlike the other units, this speaker is only bluetooth. It's also much cheaper than the other ones. You can find it around $130 while the other ones are around $350-400; what a difference.
  In the back, the speaker has a power port and an AUX port. In the front, the little bluetooth button can be used to pair it with your device.
  Pairing is pretty simple: when you power on the unit, it goes in pairing mode automatically. Once it's paired, things could be any easier: just select the unit in the list of speakers on your iPod/iPhone and play. Every command is instantaneous, unlike on Airplay units.
  A nice thing is also that if you power off the Logitech, when you power it back on it will remember the last device you paired it with. Furthermore, once the Logitech was turned back-on my Ipod also remembered it was playing on that speaker so it automatically sent my sound to it (I didn't have to select Logitech again in the list of speakers available). Brilliant.
  
  If you want to change the pairing (i.e. pair with another iPod for example), there's a bit more trouble, however once you know how to do it it's easy. Press and hold the bluetooth button on the Logitech for a few seconds until the bluetooth led on the unit starts flashing, then go to your iPod and pair it. However if the iPod you are using had already been paired with the Logitech in the past, you will still see the Logitech listed in your list of bluetooth devices but you won't be able to pair to it: you must first remove it from the list, then redo the pairing.
  It's annoying but once you figure it out then it works just fine.
  
  Since it uses bluetooth, it should work with just about any device (Apple, Android) that can support bluetooth, which is a plus. The range of bluetooth can be less than a wi-fi router, however in practice I never has any problems with the range. I could play the unit through 2 walls and approx 20 feet apart. However again interference could lower the range you will get at your house, so it's best to try it out and see for yourself.
  
  The battery is easy to replace and I tried the unit a couple of hours without issue (I didn't try to see how long the battery would last).
  
  The sound on this unit was impressive. For a unit this price, it's really exceptional. The sound was well balanced and the bass was good although not quite as present as the Bose unit. However it was better than the A3 which cost much more. I could easily see why people buying this speaker were very satisfied with it. I tried the unit for a full day at work at low volume and I really liked it.
  If I had to choose between the Bose and the Logitech, I would personally choose the Logitech because the bass sound difference isn't huge, because I find the mid-range boost of the Bose to be tiring on my ears and you just can't beat the price of the Logitech.
  
  Using this unit, the volume control from my iPod had full range (no problems like the one I saw on the Pioneer units).
  
  Overall, I found this little speaker to be exceptional for the price. Really good sound, easy to link with your device and good portability: well done Logitech!
  
  For comparison with the others, see my other reviews!

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• 9 stars

  The Best Bluetooth Loud Speaker Set Yet

  by jagged59 on July 14, 2012

  Pros: Loud, crisp sound and I'm able to plug in a device that doesn't have bluetooth or unplug the power source and go rogue

  Cons: Detaching the electric power source to use just the batteries lessens it boom.....

  Summary: I actually had the smallerZ575 which was more portable but less Boom for the buck
  This BT Wireless Boom Box is the best there is for the price. I actually ...

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  Summary: I actually had the smallerZ575 which was more portable but less Boom for the buck
  This BT Wireless Boom Box is the best there is for the price. I actually sold my Z575 on eBay and bought this one when it went on sale at Best Buy for $109.00, I had to have it, and it's well worth it
  I actually plugs my 19" Toshiba HDTV to it which is in my bedroom, it makes for a grt8 combination because the tv as really small tin can like sound quality but the Boom Box helps keep everything alive

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• 8 stars

  Great sound good price almost to bulky.

  by offerPop5722911 on May 11, 2012

  Pros: great sound for a wireless system. Holds a six hour charge time with the rechargeable battery. And has a great range of tone for that deep bass and hirange.

  Cons: Not as great of sound when not plugged into the wall. It's a bit bulky to cary around with you unless you have a bag for it.

  Summary: Good system great price. long battery life.

  Summary: Good system great price. long battery life.

• 10 stars

  Crazy good sound for the price!

  by craigski on February 1, 2012

  Pros: Sounds great even unplugged through blue-tooth. No more batteries and no more chords.

  Cons: It is pretty big. Needs a power cable to charge.

  Summary: I purchased the boombox to have something to use poolside and on the beach for an upcoming trip.
  
  I read a lot of the reviews and decided so save $50 ...

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  Summary: I purchased the boombox to have something to use poolside and on the beach for an upcoming trip.
  
  I read a lot of the reviews and decided so save $50 from the Jawbone Jambox price and get better sound.
  
  Man I am glad I did. This really opened my eyes to the future of wireless speakers with good sound. Using my Samsung Infuse like a remote, it is SO much easier to listen to music even at home. I am trashing all my other docking based products.

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• 6 stars

  Fair to Partly, all things considered

  by EnergyPlus on January 28, 2012

  Pros: Portability, ease of setup

  Cons: Muffled sound, mediocre bass

  Summary: I was close to choosing the Bose Soundlink as my choice for a portable, bluetooth device to use with my Motorola Bionic or Acer Tablet. They sounded fairly decent in ...

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  Summary: I was close to choosing the Bose Soundlink as my choice for a portable, bluetooth device to use with my Motorola Bionic or Acer Tablet. They sounded fairly decent in the store, but that's in the store. While home, doing review searches on the Bose, I ran across a very detailed, in-depth review that had a caveat at the bottom that said something like "For the money, look into the Logitech Wireless Boombox, it may be worth your while." So, I did and I bought it. I have to say I am disappointed with the overall sound quality. The bass is pretty muffled and lacks clarity, as does the treble. It's too biased towards the mid-range. I listen to mostly blues, jazz, classical and classic rock. I may just return this and go with the Bose.

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• 10 stars

  Great speakers and great value!

  by GregoTX on November 25, 2011

  Pros: The sound is suprisingly strong for its size, and it was a great value at $120.

  Cons: No carrying case or handle.

  Summary: I was looking for a way to stream all of my music from Google Music and listen to IHeartRadio and Pandora, all in my backyard while entertaining, without spending a ...

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  Summary: I was looking for a way to stream all of my music from Google Music and listen to IHeartRadio and Pandora, all in my backyard while entertaining, without spending a ton of money. I can get to all of my music thru my phone, and realized all I needed was a decent wireless speaker to use with it. This product fits the bill perfectly and being able to control the volume with my phone is great too. NOTE: This product is marketed as "for iPad" but it works with any product capable of A2DP Bluetooth streaming...which is pretty much all current smartphones.

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• 9 stars

  Great Boombox, search Logitech Mini Boombox+speakerphon

  by swisslakes on October 14, 2011

  Pros: Work with many Bluetooth not just iphone & ipad but also other

  Cons: doesn't charge tablet or smartphone

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