MP3 player, iPod, headphone and speaker reviews:
The Good: The Altec Lansing iM500 portable speakers are superthin, attractive, durable, and very portable; can be powered by AAA batteries; include line-in port and cable; can be used as an iPod dock with a standard USB cable; excellent sound quality for the size.
The Bad: The Altec Lansing iM500 would be better with a remote control; it's a tad pricey; flimsy design when no iPod is docked; dock is designed only for Nano; line-in port is not standard 3.5mm; no white version.
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The Good: The Altec Lansing M602 is an attractively designed stereo speaker system with a built-in dock that recharges your iPod as well as a composite video output for displaying iPod videos on TVs. Its line-in jack and included patch cable lets you attach any audio device, not just iPods, and it offers decent sound, with richer bass than you'd expect from a speaker system that's this compact.
The Bad: The sound can be overly bright. The wireless remote offers limited functionality, and setting the bass/treble levels is trickier than it should be.
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