I received this speaker for a present last Christmas, as my old one had sadly broken down, and here is what I think of it:

- First of all, the design. It is a rather chunky speaker (probably chunkier than it needs to be) and though the design is called "retro" I find that it is rather tacky, with its textured plastic exterior, plastic dials and "MyAmp" written on the speaker panel.

- The speaker comes with many different cables so you can attach it to virtually anything; your computer to you iPod etc. which of course is very convenient. There are three dials- BASS, TREBLE and VOLUME as well as a POWER switch (the light next to it lights up when turned on) so you can vary the volume according to taste. It can, however, be turned up to quite a high volume.

- I have to complain about the battery life- this speaker takes 3 AA batteries in a compartment that you need a screwdriver to open, and I was disappointed when one set of batteries lasted not more than a month! And this was not due to excessive use either. Also, most of the times I had been using it, it had been attached to the computer, and most computer speakers do not require batteries as it is! As the batteries deteriorated, the sound quality quickly decreased, with it sounding grainy and disfigured. I have to keep changing the batteries in this speaker which is quite a hassle for me as I can never find the screw driver, and what with the battery prices slowly but surely rising, this is not what I would call a financial investment...

All in all, this speaker is not spectacular but performs to it purpose... more importantly it is fairly portable (light for its size) so you can play your music and audio on the move