I love these speakers - yes they are cheap, and you get the sound quality that you pay for. But I would recommend these speakers for travel use, and for that purpose they are brilliant. They fold and so are easy to store and pack up. They are quite stylish in white. They feature a nice little stand for holding your device. They run off 4 AAA batteries which are pretty easy to come by. Best of all I feel comfortable leaving them out in my hotel room, or on the beach as I don't worry that they will get taken - partly because they are so cheap, and partly because people probably wouldn't bother stealing them as these aren't too hi-tech!! The sound goes quite loud - I use these in a squash court for example (and don't worry about them getting hit!). There is also an indicator light so that it's easy to know if you've left them on or not. All in all these get a thumbs up and if mine should break or anything I would definitely buy again.