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Altec IMT800 Assessment

Back in the Eighties, when moveable audio was synonymous with “cassette tapes,” increase containers have been a mainstay of music culture. While luggable, battery-powered speaker techniques still exist as we speak, they are typically somewhat dainty iPod speakers. Altec Lansing iMT800, meanwhile, aims to iMT800 and match one of the best of the old and new. It has the look and feel of an old-college, crank-it-till-your-ears-bleed growth box–albeit a somewhat stylish one–but it surely boasts an iPod/iPhone dock (and it’s GSM-shielded, as well, so that you needn’t flip the iPhone into airplane mode).

While this can actually be used as a stay-at-dwelling stereo, Altec is not shy about mentioning that it also makes for a very good celebration system indoors or outside. On top, you will discover a handle, and you too can pick the unit up using the “seize” handles on the entrance of the speakers.

Whereas the Altec Lansing inMotion MIX iMT800 does not have a second iPod dock, it does supply 3.5-millimeter line inputs that permit your mates to plug of their MP3 players and cue up their playlists. The inputs are conveniently positioned at the top of the unit, and there is a despair below the handle that is reserved for parking additional devices. Additionally, the Altec iMT800 has a telescoping antenna on high of the unit. While there is not any AM radio on board, it does do FM, with 4 presets available.

The system comes with a small remote that clips onto a belt loop or stores in a hideaway slot within the body of the Altec Lansing inMotion MIX iMT800 itself. While the clip looks like a bottle opener, it’s probably not intended to be one (the clip itself is fabricated from plastic, not steel, so it is in all probability not a good suggestion to often open bottles with it). Like most remotes included with a majority of these iPod speakers, it controls solely the basic playback capabilities of your iPod or iPhone. It is also price noting that there is not any provision for video output, so you will not be able to use the iMT800 to look at iPod movies on an external TV.

A pair different design notes: When you have a look at the picture of the unit, you may notice that the protective silver “guard” bar over the top of the iPhone (docked within the bottom middle) looks like it will make it powerful to get iPhones/iPods in and out. Don’t fear: it truly slides up and down, making the dock easily accessible. In theory, it additionally could help save your iPod or iPhone from serious damage in the occasion that some drunk, stumbling fool knocks into the Altec Lansing iMT800 during a party.

As noted, this is also a transportable system and it runs on AC or battery power. In keeping with Altec, it could last up to 30 hours on eight D-cell batteries, which is able to value you over $20. We’d recommend that frequent battery users put money into rechargeables. To that end, it might’ve been nice if Altec included a constructed-in rechargeable battery pack, or the power to juice up third-celebration rechargeables simply by plugging the Altec iMT800 into the wall (a characteristic we loved on the Tivoli SongBook).

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