Reviews for Altec Lansing Orbit MP3 Speaker System

A fantastic product from Altec. Well designed, very robust and music clarity is excellent. Good all round Bass, Mid, Treble definition without distortion a high levels when played at 85-90% output.

3AAA batteries power this little beauty. Input cable is a little short, but saves me having to look around for my iPod/iPhone.

Really love this little guy so much so I'm buying another one for the kitchen!

13 of 13 people found this useful

I am really happy with this speaker. It is highly portable, and has a great sound. We use ours everyday, and have only changed the batteries once since Dec 09. This is great for travel, and is versatile - we use it for our laptop, ipod and iphones. It is excellent value for money.

3 of 3 people found this useful

Without having a chance to listen to its performance, only reading some reviews, I've decided to buy..

I'm an all-time classical music listener and all portables what I've tried so far seemed to be unsatisfactory; except this one.
1. Wonderful balance of treble, mid and bass, which in most of the cases is not for such speakers making the listening experience a very painful one, especially classical music.
2. The clarity of sound is great.
3. Battery life is well beyond my expectations.
4. No airplane mode is required, when plugged in.
5. Length of the cord is quite ok.
6. Carrying pouch is very convenient.
7. Overall finishing of the product is superb.

Strongly recommended!

7 of 7 people found this useful

I firmly recommend this product : I was originally looking for a speaker system/portable dock solution. Yes you pay a little more than for the quality, as it is just a single speaker. It has a convenient carry zipper case, complete with carribina to attach to a bag/case. It has a solid top with metal rim and screws, the lower part is plastic. at the base are 4 rubber feet. It is obvious there has been thought involved in the design. One thing to remember is it is a 360〫sound device. Sound quality is clear and clean, no distortion. If you need deep base this won't cut it. For general use it is ideal. I use it with my Macbook Air and iPhone. It is also light. The cable winds under the base. Battery life will shorten the louder you drive unit. I recommend you use rechargeable ones. Enjoy!

63 of 64 people found this useful

Recently purchased this gutsy speaker and am very pleased with the product which is quite robust,has good battery life and sounds just fine.A volume control would have been welcome. Otherwise wonderful for the price. I use it also on my PC to enhance the sound.

72 of 77 people found this useful

I was looking for a small, portable speaker powered by batteries to be used with my iPhone 3G in a bathroom without electrical socket. The shop recommended this highly and I was skeptical because it was so cheap. After I plugged that in I was very surprised by the high quality in sound and its design details. Great buy!

14 of 16 people found this useful

I like it, great sound for such a small speaker. Could do with a longer cord I guess but very good all the same.

4 of 4 people found this useful

I've tried several portable speakers with my iPhone. So far, for $40, these are by far the best. I don't have to put my iPhone in Airplane Mode which is nice. And there is no feedback! The sound quality is very good and rivals my Bose Portable Sound Dock. The battery life is more than expected.....3 AAA rechargeable batteries last me the entire work week and the speaker is on 6-7 hours a day, 5 days a week. If you buy this speaker you will not be disappointed!

75 of 78 people found this useful

I was looking for something small that I could take with us camping and on float trips. I can't believe the sound that comes out of this small speaker. Can't wait till it warms up so I can impress my friends... 3\20\09

25 of 30 people found this useful