The first thing your bound to notice from these mobile speakers for your mp3 player is the style that JBL creates through a vast majority of its products. Its slide back function reviling the two built in speakers adds a pleasant feel to the product and helps with its overall purpose of compact ability and mobility.
Due to its small and yet robust design these speakers are great for that weekend away as they fit comfortably in any bag, or even a large handbag. The small measurements also mean that it will sit nicely in any situation from the top of a computer desk to the bed side table for a bit of night time music or that early boost to shift you up and out in the morning. Setting them up is as easy as it looks, with either batteries or mains supplying the power you simple turn on, plug in the I-pod or other mp3 and slide back to revile the speakers.
However because of the small design of the speakers sound does take a hit as to be expected from its size. The sound is clear enough and will work in small spaces but struggles to fill any larger rooms it finds itself in, the added disappointment of not having a subwoofer built in means that if you’re a fan of thumping base then these might not fill your requirements. On the other hand this is to be expected due to their size and you are likely to struggle to find a set of speakers that are as portable as this with base to match. The small yet relativly loud speakers will reach all those clear highs in your favourite songs and the overall quality for such a small device is very good.
Prices for the JBL speakers can vary but if you are able to pick them up at the cheaper end of the market then they are certainly worth a buy if you a keen traveller, the ability to use them with any mp3 player also gives them a huge advantage over some of their rivals and in my experience often makes them cheaper too.
Overall these speakers do the their job well, their mobile, compact and will clearly pump out music into a small to medium sized room. Perfect for people who like to travel but customers who are looking to perminatly use these in a bedroom or other small office space may like to consider elsewhere such as the JBL Creature that does this job excellently and for a very reasonable price.