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| Brand: Altec Lansing
Category: CE
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $199.00
You Save: $50.99 (20%)
New (3) from $199.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  388 reviews
Color: white
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 17 x 5 x 6.5
MPN: iM7
Model: iM7
UPC: 840356587141
EAN: 0840356587141
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Much more then expected for the money! June 2, 2006
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
I am new to the iPod since I waited until it would playback video. But I am NOT new to great audio products. I was searching for a portable unit which would work with battery or A/C and I was ready to buy iBoom or a boombox style unit from Memorex. They were both under a hundred bucks and that appealed to me.
Then, I heard the Bose system and the Apple audio system. They both sound terrific! The price tags were enough to choke me though. So I started to look for the cheaper units again. While working my way back down the line of portable and small table top units I came across this unit. The iM7 was without a doubt the best of the bunch! I searched at Best Buy, Circuit City, Target, WalMart and a couple other places and couldn't find it anywhere. Then it was on-line to find reviews and pricing.
After reading reviews and having heard it for myself, I could easily justify the larger expense. (Whenever you get a dollar amount in your head you end up not liking when the amount goes higher and I was stuck on a hundred or lower). So, off to buy on-line. I first stopped at Amazon.com and that is where I stopped. Although there were other venders here who sold the unit cheaper by a bit, Amazon was close enough to the best price and I knew I could return it easily if there were a problem and I could get it shipped quickly.
Well, not only did it arrive a day earlier than was displayed as the first day of a 4 day window, I was extemely surprised how great the unit sounded once I could hear it in a real world setting and not in a big store display area. I tried all sorts of music on it and I was amazed with each style after style. I had already learned in reviews there was treble and bass controls when you used the remote so I knew it had a little control and that's all you need these days with an iPod type unit.
A wonderful surprise and unadvertised...
I don't have to spend the $100 on Apple's video docking unit! This unit will also allow me to display the video on a regular TV!!! It has S-Video and Composite outputs for video. It says you can show your iPhoto slide shows, but it WILL show videos as well from a video iPod. So, cut the price in half as you just saved 100 dollars!
The unit will also charge your iPod and it's totally adjustable to fit every unit snugly from nano mini to classic and video versions! With an included wire you can also play any other type of aux input device. So, if you have the shuffle you can use this. I have! ;-)
So, this is the unit if you love good audio quality, a solidly made device and plenty of options in a relatively small unit. Easy to carry, fun to play and it looks great doing it!
WORTH EVERY PENNY!
Better than SoundDock, iGroove & Hi-Fi! May 2, 2006
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
I wanted new iPod speakers for my home office, so I decided to test a few out. I picked up the Altec Lansing inMotion iM9 and I liked the quality. It sat on my desk, and faced me from only a couple feet away. Then I noticed a "popping" sound between tracks that annoyed me. The default volume was way too high when you turn it on, too. I decided to return it.
Then I picked up the Logitech mm50. Nice design and good sound from small speakers. It came with a case and integrated nicely with the iPod. Everything seemed great until I decided to move it to a table across the room to free up space on my desk. My office is about 15' x 12', and the mm50 was now 10' away from me and didn't come close to "filling the room" with sound. I decided to return it.
I have now decided to shell out some bucks for bigger sound, but I still wanted a one-piece system with an iPod docking option. Keep in mind that by now, I really wanted that iPod Hi-Fi that I've had my eye on. I decided to compare the Hi-Fi with the Klipsch iGroove, Bose SoundDock and Altec Lansing iM7.
In short, the Klipsch iGroove and Bose SoundDock's sound was really disappointing. Bye. So now it's down to the Hi-Fi and the iM7. I don't know why, but I wanted to dislike the iM7 for some reason. While testing the two, some songs sounded better on the Hi-Fi, but most began to sound better on the iM7. When I looked closer, the iM7's design really began to grow on me. I continued to listen to clips of about 30 songs from different genres on the Hi-Fi and iM7 and a clear winner emerged for me - the iM7. The ability to change the bass and trebble was great, on the Hi-Fi, you can only increase one of them, not both, via the iPod's display.
Better sound, great bass, tone controls, a better design, video-out options, and an iPod "cassette" enclosure that keeps my music player inside were all great differentiators in favor of the iM7. After I brought it home, it really did a great job filling the room with powerful sound, with the ability to turn it up fairly loud without distortion.
I did my homework, so hopefully it will help you. The Hi-Fi's great, but the iM7 is a better integrated iPod speaker solution.
Earns its *5* Stars December 1, 2005
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is a very nice system. Exceptional sound (the bass is good for a portable system like this), nice size (it's portable) and it works with my Nano! I bought this not knowing if the Nano would fit the "holder compartment" and I'm happy to say it does and it sounds great! And while the Nano works, it doesn't fit flush/snug like the regular iPod or the Mini with the included adapter (can you say accessory opportunity, Altec?). I recommend this whole-heartedly and without reservation (costs less than the Bose, its portable and it sounds better!). I read recently that this particular system (iM7) received a Consumer RPorts "Best Buy" for an iPod/MP3 speaker system - I couldn't agree more! I can't wait to use it for backyard BBQs come Summer 06!
Warranty troubles fixed quickly November 16, 2006
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I love this unit. I have it in my office and rock on when I am working back. The only iffy thing is the mechanism that holds your ipod in. Mine broke through normal use after 6 months. I got on the phone to Altec Lansing and they were fantastic. I have just received a brand new replacement via courier. Thanks so much Altec Lansing! I will definitely consider their products in the future again.
The sound from the unit is awesome for the money. The unit is easily portable. IF YOU NEED AUDIO FOR POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS - BUY ONE OF THESE, NOT THE CRAPPY LITTLE COMPUTER SPEAKER SETS! Buy the matching bag and you are ready to present anywhere. People in reasonably large settings can all hear the videos and audios in your presentation if you use this...
Excellent sound at a better price point than the Bose dock November 23, 2005
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
After having had no desire for an iPod for years, I finally and quite suddenly realized I couldn't live without one. I have to have music on when I work, and I realized every morning I was taking out a few CD's from one of my two CD changers at home and bringing them into my office to play on my 3-disc bookshelf system. My office soon got cluttered with CD's and I realized I could end the madness with an iPod to hold my 500 or so CD's.
I knew I'd need a lot of storage (and ultimately decided on the 30gig video), and I was planning on complementing it with the Bose sound dock, but wasn't relishing spending the combined $600 to make this happen. I'd heard the Bose at a friends wedding and was impressed with its sound but turned off by its awkwardness when it came to portability. After reading some reviews, I went for the Altec Lansing iM7, sight unseen (or should I say sound unheard?) I'm THRILLED with my decision! The sound is rich and full with surprising bass for something of its size. The sound fills up my sizable living room, and it just rocks my little 10x10 office! All music sounds good on it from straight-forward rock (Doors, Pearl Jam) to more melodic bands (Coldplay, Sigur Ros), to alternative industrial (Manson, NIN) and the unit really shines with electronic alternative (Depeche Mode, VAST).
Any negatives there are are minor, and should not be a consideration in your purchase. These include the remote control with an impossible to load battery compartment (I had to hold the 1-inch by 3-inch unit betwen my knees and use a dime and a pair of scissors to get mine open!). The remote sits snug in the back of the unit, and the rubberized recessed handle is comfortable for carrying the unit from one place to the other (although it isn't recessed deep enough if you plan on carrying the unit for a prolonged period of time while using batteries). Speaking of batteries, a fair warning: the IM7 goes through them, and QUICKLY. I took the IM7 on a boat trip, and after about 10 hours the brand-new batteries were completely drained. Considering the unit takes 8 D-sized batteries, it's pretty costly to run the unit when not using a wall outlet.
Putting your iPod in is simple enough, just push the door in and it drops down like that of a casette player. Behind the space for the iPod is a ratcheting flipswitch that holds the iPod in its socket (although oddly it didnt ratchet enough for my 30gig, but it does close far enough for 60's and 80's). The unit comes complete with 4 interchangeable wall-plugs in the event you live outside of or are planning on travelling outside of the USA. This unit will never replace an expensive home theater, but if you've already invested in an iPod, you owe it to your ears to give this a try.
EDIT: Several months after I purchased the IM7, my girlfriend got me the Bose sounddock, so now I don't need to lug the IM7 from my office to her place to my place and back to the office. Since I wrote my initial review I've upgraded my iPod to an 80 gig. I placed my old 30 in one of the units, and my new 80 in the other, and in my opinion the IM7 beats the Sounddock hands down. Take it from someone who owns both: the IM7 is the way to go.
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