IHOME iHM79BC Rechargeable Mini Speakers (Black)

 (95 customer reviews)

Let me start off by saying what I wanted in speakers. I needed something very small for my bedside cabinet. I also wanted to be able to use my ipod as an alarm, and wake up to some type of music instead of just 'beep beep' noises. I also was interested in something being easily portable for when I travel.

My search for speakers: I looked all around. Most iHomes that let you listen to 'your music' are really large and literally took up my entire nightstand (which is very small). Even the smaller ones are typically way too large to even think about traveling with. Then I looked at a smaller JBL speaker that is a 360 degree speaker ring. That was nice because it was pretty flat and not huge, but if I left the power on at night, I heard a very obvious humming noise, which when you're sleeping seems extremely loud. I continued my search onto the SkullCandy Pipe speaker. I had high hopes for that, but my iPod wouldn't fit in it with the case on, and taking off the case...Read more

I bought these directly through iHome. They were very quick to ship. I also found an online 20% coupon that made the price a no-brainer. ($10 cheaper and free shipping!!) Can't say enough good things about these little speakers. I took them with me on my trip to South America. Never had any problems with them what so ever. A word of caution though... The magnets in the speaker bases are strong; so be careful around hard-drives and other sensitive magnetic materials. I read in one review where someone set these speakers on top of there laptop and it destroyed their hard-drive!! The sound quality is excellent and the battery life is very good. The speakers come with a single proprietary cable with it's own built in clip for cable management. As others have stated the cable is a little unwieldy and could be a tad longer but truly does not diminish my impression of these little guys. Also, there is no volume control on the speakers themselves; so you must use the source to regulate...Read more

I bought these speakers to use with a netbook computer because the built-in speakers were weak, had very little volume, and had no bass whatsoever. These speakers solved the problem, plenty of volume and fantastic sound (really good bass and treble for palm size speakers). Recommended for laptops/netbooks with poor quality speakers.