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["Brian Giles" <briangiles7@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Andrew,

 

Did you go to that link I gave you?  I think it might be pretty helpful
since it not only tells you about all the different speakers, but it also
gives you their prices.  Although, I don't' agree with all the reviews.

 

I take it you want some speakers that are more like a boom box then.  The
speakers my brother has are called Altec Lansing INMotion 7, and they are
also some of the highest recommended ones on that website.  That also means
they aren't the cheapest either.  If I remember right, they are $249.  They
are shaped like a tube with the power and volume buttons on top.  In the
middle is a place where you put your iPod although you won't be using it if
you have a shuffle.  It opens and closes like the cassette players on newer
boom boxes.you push it in and the door pops out and you put your iPod in and
close it.  You'd be plugging your shuffle in to the back with a cable,
though.  It also has a remote that lets you pause the iPod and skip back and
forward through tracks, and you can adjust the bass with it.  It doesn't
work very good, though.

 

HTH

Brian

 

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From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Andrew Head
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 11:30 PM
To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindipod] Re: speakers for Ipods

 

Hi Brian, 

I will probably be only using the speakers in my bedroom to listen to
audiobooks. Your brothers speakers sound perfect. Can you send me the price
of those speakers and if they have a special name, please send me that as
well. 

thanks for your help, 

have a great day! 

from Andrew 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Brian <mailto:briangiles7@xxxxxxxxxxx>  Giles 

To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 3:02 AM

Subject: [blindipod] Re: speakers for Ipods

 

Hi Andrew,

 

To answer your question, let me first ask one of my own.  Where are you
going to be using your speakers?  The reason I ask this is that yes, there
are speakers designed specifically for the iPod, but they all serve
different purposes.  The ones I have are Called InMotion 3.  They are very
portable so I almost only use them while I'm not at home.  They're small
enough that I can just throw them in my backpack.  They flip open and I can
dock my iPod inside.  If I have them plugged into the wall, they wil also
charge the iPod.  They have a cable that allows you to plug a shuffle into
them, or any other mp3 player or a CD player.  They were great for when I
got my guide dog since I was gone for awhile, but they're not the best
speakers for everyday listening.

 

My brother has some iPod speakers that are part of the same product family
as mine, but they sound much better than mine, although they are more like a
boom box, meaning that you would probably only move it from room to room,
rather than take them on a trip like I did with mine.  He just leaves his
Nano docked in them until he wants to take it somewhere, so the battery is
always ready to go.

 

Since you have a shuffle, you can use any old speakers you want, though I do
think there are some specifically made for it.  Head over to

 

www.ilounge.com <http://www.ilounge.com/> 

 

and use your links list and click on "reviews and accessories."  Then hit H
until you get to the speakers heading.  Under that are all their reviews for
iPod speakers.  There are quite a few of them, most are iPod specific
speakers but some are not.  The prices of the speakers are at the top of the
reviews.

 

HTH

Brian

 


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From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Andrew Head
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 6:39 PM
To: blind ipod free lists; Greg Swalwell; Enoch
Subject: [blindipod] speakers for Ipods

 

Hello my friends and everyone at Blind Ipod free lists, 

I want to get some speakers for my Ipod shuffle for christmas. Are there
special speakers for Ipods, and if so, do I need specific speakers for my
shuffle? 

How much do they cost? 

from Andrew