JBL OnBeat Loudspeaker Docking Station

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Expected more from JBL

    • Written by from Wauwatosa

    89 of 96 people found this useful

    First off for this to sound good you cannot have your volume full blast. There is no subwoofer so the bass is forced to go out the tiny speakers. Due to the lack of subwoofer the sound is very muddy. It works with both iPads but portrait only. The brace that holds the iPad is very flimsy and will break easily. I owned this dock for 3 days before I returned it. Worked better with the iPhone 4 than the iPads. Expected a better product from a reliable manufacturer like JBL.

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Depends on what you're using it for

    • Written by from Nashville

    21 of 27 people found this useful

    Sound: If you're listening at moderate levels, this dock sounds awesome but as soon as you turn it up, the speakers distort pretty bad. It was only 3/4 of the way on the volume and most rock songs sounded pretty muddy.

    Design: Looks great but is NOT functional for Ipads. Don't be fooled... you can't swivel the ipad. It locks in place when you clip on the ipad brace which is crazy flimsy and cheap. Also, if you're using an ipad 2, the bracket is absolutely useless (doesn't even make contact with the ipad2). Which begs the question, why does anyone need to swivel their ipod or iphone on the dock?

    Remote: Well, this was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. The remote works great... if you're standing 5 feet from the dock. Any farther back and it won't work.

    Summary: If you just want a good looking dock to play at moderate levels at home, this is a good purchase. If you want to turn up the volume and listen to anything with rock distortion, I'd keep looking. I wasn't very satisfied after paying $150.

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Sounds Good,Needs Better Bracket and I-Mount!

    • Written by from Palmdale

    12 of 13 people found this useful

    The is 70-20 MHZ a little to fat sounding(Just Midrange speakers)and the bracket is not very well done.Just a little more thought or design could have made this a 4 or 5 star docking and sound unit.The charging lights and status is not very well thought out and you are not sure if it is charging or charged or standby or whatever!The mount to the I-Pad is kinda clunky and cheap.The bracket does not really fit The I-Pad or I-Pod,Extra and not included I-tems are the other brackets and Car adapter plug and the Audio In (One Eighth Inch inch stereo plug male to male)and composite Video plug for external out to TV monitor.For the price (it is JBL by Harmen)It is just a little to expensive.I bought one though!

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

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    • Written by from Dade City

    15 of 22 people found this useful

    This product is not for everyone. If your looking for loud with thick bass this is not for you . If you want clear crisp sound at medium to low volume perfect. My wife is a massage therapist and it works great for her in the studio. Great for the night stand. I think it is over priced probably because there is not a lot of competition.

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    good so far!

    • Written by from Heidelberg

    5 of 8 people found this useful

    so far so good - but man, the price is ridiculous for not having blu-tooth or airplay! I am also surprised that they didn't include the more portable option of batteries as this would be an awesome beach speaker unit! I have only been using it for 30min but the sound is great (bass a little heavy - can probably adjust through iPod settings), but I do have one major complaint. My complaint is with the remote - it does not work 15 ft away! At best it's less than 1ft away and it has to be pointed at the bottom of the unit for anything to work. I might as well just stretch my arm a little further and change the song on my docked iPod Touch. Fix the price, the remote and make it more portable and I'd be sold for life JBL! :)

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