Handy and stylish portable speakers (Philips SBA1500)

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Product:	Philips SBA1500
Date:	05/05/08 (146 review reads)
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Advantages: Portable, affordable, and do the job!

Disadvantages: Not good for high volume or lots of bass.

These speakers are great. They are fully run off battery power, meaning that they are portable and can be used outdoors, on picnics etc. They also clip together into a nifty and very portable little ball (the two semi-circular speakers clip onto either side of the central amplifier part). When clipped together the whole unit is probably about the size, but a rounder shape, of a toilet paper roll, so pretty small.

The sound quality is not fantastic, as you would expect for such small speakers, but it's pretty good, definitely a lot better than regular built-in computer speakers. They reach a pretty decent volume too. The only sound that really suffers is base, as you'd expect, so particularly base-driven music can sound the slightest bit tinny. There is also some distortion at high volumes. For regular listening volume these are absolutely fine though.

They can be easily plugged into either your computer headphone jack or even used in conjunction with an iPod or other mp3 player. This makes them a great alternative to the more expensive iPod plug-in stands.

The only real complaint I have with these speakers is that they can be rather battery-hungry!! I find that we can use these to watch maybe 2 or 3 movies before the batteries begin to get flat. And when the batteries are starting to go you can really hear it as the speakers start to distort quite badly. Therefore I would recommend investing in rechargeable batteries and an charger if you buy these speakers. Three AAA batteries are required for operation.

In conclusion, these are not for you if you like heavy metal or want to play your music super loud, but if you want small set of convenient and portable speakers these are great! They look pretty cool too and have a very small desktop footprint. I'm looking forward to using them in the summer when we're having picnics with friends!

Summary: Recommended.

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