Great speaker, and its airplay!
353461
I too was skeptical about this after reading the reviews. They are all over the place?! I think the set up frightened away those who hate tech; just follow the instructions. I have had flawless performance with a slow Internet averaging about ~2 Mbps. Sound feels the room with clean, clear sound with just the right amount do bass. I listen to a lot of guitar and it sound like their in the room with you. Its so nice to be able to use your iphone/ipad to pause and control volume! It's small footprint is just right. I don't know why the others have had trouble, but for me it's the cars meow. I was willing to give it a go as I got it at a nice discount. I recommend this product.
2317139
I was looking for a speaker for my iPhone. I was looking for something around $100 from a reputed brand. I tested a lot of speakers at the Apple Store like JBL, Altec Lansing etc but wasn't satisfied. the JBL sounded awesome but didn't have any features, the low end altec lansing speakers didn't sound that good. then my eyes fell on this sony speaker. i liked the quality plus it suited my budget plus it had dual alarm and radio.

I bought them from Apple Store yesterday and tried it last night and i should say it exceeded all my expectations.

Pros:
1) Quality of music is amazing with an option to turn on/off the megabass
2) works without any disturbance even when the iPhone was in normal mode. the only disturbance that i heard was when i connected the iPhone. after that there was no disturbance. i was very surprised b'cos the guy at the store said i've to keep the phone in "airplane" mode otherwise i would be hearing a lot of disturbance but he was wrong.
3) this was important  (to me)...i've the showcase case for the iPhone and it was not possible to connect to any of the other speakers with the case as it didn't fit the dock. guess what??? this sony speakers dock is wide enough that i was able to connect the iPhone with my case on and that was the best part for me.
4) dual alarm works very well.

Cons:
1) nothing really. but if i have say one, then i would say its the price. i would have been very very happy if this was priced around $70 but for some reason all the ipod/iphone speakers are expensive. wonder why??

Overall I am very very happy with this speaker. even though i bought it with a mindset to return it but i am going to keep it....

I highly recommend this....

Hats off Sony!!!!!
2662325
The speaker sounds great, specially at high volumes, and it's convenient for parties or home use.  You can simply connect your iPod or any MP3 player using the correct cable or adapter (1/8 stereo to 1/4 Mono <- very important). I'm very satisfied with this product and I totally recommend it.
4367349
This has to be the best speakers I've used in my life aside from one issue that it picks up the bleeps from my iPhone too easily! CA, *FIX THIS* and you'll have my undying loyalty forever.

I'm giving this unit 5 stars for the sound quality. You see after replacing this unit with a similar but more expensive 3 piece unit from Logitech, I can say with confidence that this sounds FAR superior. The subwoofer really produces deep rich thumping sound, compared to a muddy sound produced by the Logitech. When I watch movies on Hulu, it almost feels like I'm watching it on a much higher priced home theatre speakers (mostly because of the outstanding bass).  I'm floored how they achieved this in such a small package.

But alas I had to abandon this unit because of my allegiance to the iPhone (unfortunately). The iPhone produces more interference than ANY phone I've had and its interaction with the speakers drove me stark crazy.

So if CA came out a shielded version, and even if they added 10 bucks to it... I'll buy it in a heartbeat!
2779542
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Built in bluetooth is nice, but Apple AirPlay sounds so much better (lossless compared to compress audio of BT).

Here is a quick video on how to add Apple AirPlay Support to the ION Block Rocker Bluetooth Portable Speaker System using the AirEnabler.

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3231466
I just got this speaker for a party this Saturday. I did a little test as soon as I got it, and the result turns out great. it is loud enough and the quality is great. The Bluetooth connected perfectly for both my iPhone and Macbook. I don't know about the battery yet, but I think it's fine. It's a great and worth speaker
3244064
Great speaker for the price; works with my phone, computer, and echo dot!
419252
Great little speaker - works good, great quality at a great price
3792918
I don't have a fortune to spend on speakers, but I like decent sound--and I want to be able to play synchronized, consistently formatted music/audiobooks/internet radio/etc throughout my home. I've tried a number of options to get this, from wired to Sonos to Logitech Squeezebox to iTunes/airplay. Wired systems have obvious downsides. Sonos is too expensive, and proprietary. Squeezebox was too iffy (I bought all that equipment, and Logitech discontinued all support for that format). Airplay is good, but wifi speakers seem overly sensitive (they drop connectivity and require frequent reboots of one or all components in your system, like every day).

Because Klipsch products seem to offer the best sound quality for the price, I currently have a number of their products, including 3 G-17 airplay speakers (these stand-alone and need no wiring or connectivity at all, but drop signal and require rebooting all the time) and 2 home theater systems (these are nice and connect to Apple TV via optical, but have a very significant lag time for sound in comparison to any airplay units, so there's a jarring dissonance when walking from room to room).

I now have 3 Energy Power Bar All-in-One Soundbars and have found these to be the best solution for room-to-room airplay sound.

Why I like them:
-- They have both RCA and optical inputs, I can connect to either Apple TV (optical) or Airport Express (RCA) units, anywhere.
-- They almost never drop signal or require attention/rebooting, even next to my kitchen microwave.
-- The sound quality is really excellent.
-- For the ones I have connected to Apple TV, I can switch between TV sound and iTunes sound, without having to change any airplay settings (which doesn't seem to be the case for wifi airplay speakers).
-- No lag time (the sound is beautifully synchronized room-to-room between all speakers and the G-17 wifi airplay speakers).
-- I've had one of the units for a couple of years, and it has held up well, with zero issues ever.
-- When connected via Apple TV, the Apple TV remote pause and advance controls work perfectly.
-- Set up was not only easy, there was nothing to do. Plug it in...it works.
-- The remote is fine.
-- You can actually have both inputs (RCA and optical) at the same time. I have my Roku player connected (RCA) and Apple TV (optical) at the same time. You can switch easily between these either via the on-speaker controls or the remote. You can tell which is connected by the color of the connectivity light, orange or green. Love this feature.
-- Speaker comes extraordinarily well-packaged, with clear instructions and--amazingly--every single wire you might need, including RCA and optical cables. Nothing else to buy.

Quirk:
Volume control via iTunes seems a little skewed, compared to other airplay devices. That is, when I move the volume level up or down, it seems to have less impact on the Energy Sound Bar speakers.
4962017
These are a great set of bookshelf speakers. I picked up a set of these from a deal-of-the-day website without any idea of what I was going to do with them. Once I got them home, I used them in my bedroom for a personal sound system for my iPhone, and they sounded great. I'm also a guitarist, and was plugging them into my iPad using the app "JamXT Pro" through them to jam along to songs and hear my own playback. At low volumes, they sounded pretty solid.

About a year ago, I dug up an old Apple Airport Express I'd found at the bottom of one of my boxes. I repurposed it as an AirPlay hub in my bathroom, installing these speakers for playback. Now, I know steam is the enemy to electronics and it's been a year without fail. Their time could be coming soon, as there may be some corrosion inside the box - if not mold. But we have a good, high-powered bathroom fan that rids the steam, and these have never become noticeably misted. Since we have multiple users in the house, the Bluetooth isn't good enough for us. It's only a good backup in case our WiFi is ever down (which has happened once).

For us, these have made some pretty awesome speakers to share in our bathroom for getting ready in the morning. Honestly, it's pretty great to have some fuller-range audio in the bathroom vs a tiny, water resistant Bluetooth speaker with many frequency band-limitations. And after a year of them in our bathroom, they're holding up wonderfully. I'm now thinking of a second set for the Kitchen's AirPlay setup with another Airport Express I'm currently using as a range extender.
1747165
I got this little speaker because sometimes my Apple iPod iTouch 5 isn't loud enough. I love this little speaker because it's small and portable and it matches my iTouch. It most definitely amplifies the sound and even sounds better than my iTouch when playing songs with a lot of bass etc. It was a great price for the return, and I have no complaints with this product. I have had it for probably a month or two, and I don't use it daily, but so far I am most pleased with the price and the performance. I definitely recommend this!
527046
This is a great speaker. Good volume, good sound, runs on a rechargeable battery so it's portable and fairly stylish.

Another awesome feature is that if you play music from iTunes on a computer (not a mobile device) you can connect to multiple speakers via AirPlay so you can have a great, low cost wireless speaker system wherever you have wifi ( e.g., outdoor barbecue area). This cannot be due with Bluetooth devices. ( note,  you need wifi or an old school cable to connect to this speaker)

The only annoyance is the process of connecting the speaker to a wifi network for the first time  is frustrating and requires the use of a poorly present mobile app. Simply put you  Cannot just arrive at a location that has wifi and expect to turn the speaker on and have music. Maybe it gets easier after you have done it a few times???
2744404
IF YOU HAVE A MACBOOK, you might notice the sound is choppy (goes in and out, or "skips" over). To fix that, open terminal and paste this: defaults write com.apple. BluetoothAudioAgent "Apple Bitpool Min (editable)" -int 40

Now onto the review:
Did a lot of research before purchasing, and it's supposed to sound better than the JBL Charge 3. It's a nice, bright turquoise color with an orange micro-USB cable and power adapter. There's 5 lighted dots on the front, they show the battery level. The lighted buttons are: the power, bluetooth connection, multiple connections (up to 3 at a time, whoever presses play gets control of the speaker), and the call button (it also has a mic, so you can answer the phone using the speaker); the other 2 (non-lighted) buttons are volume up and down. The sound quality is GREAT, the bass is great, and it gets REALLY loud without compromising sound quality; I can usually keep it at 1/4 total volume for my bedroom, 1/2 at most (I have roommates, and I haven't really needed to put it at it's fullest volume yet). It can either lay on its side, or it has little soft silicon stand on the bottom of one side so it can stand upright. I highly HIGHLY recommend this speaker. Great quality, great price.
3228218
I've been needing a new speaker ever since I got an iPhone 5S and lost the ability to use it with my old speaker (the plug-in adapter was only for 4S and older), and I was thrilled when I happened to stumble across this one and reading the description. Of course with a speaker that's $30, I wanted to make sure I got my money's worth, and thankfully I have.

The sound is not exactly at rock concert levels, but it is certainly loud enough to project quite a few feet, and I imagine it would be perfect at a large social get-together. It's had a slight tendency to very briefly (like 1 second) lose the connection, but that's very minor.

My two annoyances with it that explain my 4-star rating:

1) It was a little difficult at first to figure out when it was on or not. If you're outside in direct sunlight, you'll need to pay close attention to the space by the Bluetooth button where it indicates whether it's on or not. The brighter the area, the harder it'll be to see the red light. Possible, definitely, but I feel like it should have a better indication of whether it's on or not.

2) One of the biggest things I wanted was something that could fully replicate my old speaker in both sound and charging capabilities. The fact this comes with a USB plug in the back is wonderful and I was so excited to take advantage of that until I discovered you can only either play music or charge your phone, and not do both, after an inquiry I sent to the company. This seems like a really, really outdated function. It's great that it has the functionality to charge my phone, but not being able to play my music at the same time is a disappointment.

Otherwise, it's a pretty solid speaker, and if you can handle those two small grievances, I'd recommend buying it.
3414658
I love the convenience of having a great-sounding speaker that taps directly into my Wi-Fi network without me having to stream music from my mobile devices via Bluetooth. I have some great Bluetooth speakers that do that well, but it can be an inconvenience (and frustrating when mobile alerts also get broadcast to the speaker). I like that I can set up to 6 one-touch presets that will start streaming favorite playlists or stations from music services like Spotify and Pandora. The system currently supports Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Deezer, and the generically-named "Internet Radio" (which seems to have a decent selection of stations, including local radio stations). You can also supposedly tap into your personal network-based music collection, but I have yet to set that up. Personally, I'm disappointed that services like Amazon Music (both Prime and my personal cloud-based music collection) and Audible aren't supported, at least not yet. Yes, I can play them through the SoundTouch via Bluetooth from my mobile app, but that isn't any different from my other Bluetooth speakers that sound just as good and cost less. Nonetheless, this seems like a great speaker and, if the system works as advertised, part of a potentially bigger music system that can stream music through an entire home simultaneously. I'd love to hear how this holds up against a comparable speaker from the Sonos system.
4272888
I just got these speakers today, at first I thought they sent me wrong power adaptor, but look for the attachment that attaches to it.
It easily connects to my iphone5, once connected, I was totally impressed with the sound quality!  It sounds soo much larger than it is.  The speakers performed much better than I expected, for its size...it produces very good BASS!  It also produces good mids and highs as well.  Very low distortion even at MAX volume...I highly recommend these speakers to anybody, Congratulations to Creative for making such an outstanding Bluetooth Speaker!  Only thing that would make these speakers better would be the ability to run on battery power...then it would be 5+ stars! LOL!
4751534
This speaker has already exceeded my expectations, for several reasons. Don't let the product photo fool you...the purple is a rich, deep purple similar to morning glories or pansies, and the turquoise is very close to the color of its mineral namesake. The two photos I've included capture the hues pretty well, at least on my screen. My inner color snob is quite happy with both shades, either way. The stand on the back is a little stubborn to pop out, but I'm sure it will loosen up with use. As another reviewer mentioned, the suction cup is removable, but falls out of the mount too easily. Connecting the speaker to my Kindle was a cinch, even for someone normally pretty oblivious about technology. (My fiance has given up on getting me to co-op on his PS3...I get stuck in the floors and stairs too much. Dang camera toggle.) The device charges pretty quickly, and if I ever lose the charge cord, his cell phone charger fits perfectly. Charges more slowly, though.
About the sound...WOW. I haven't used it in the shower yet, but I'm pretty impressed with the sound, considering how little I paid for it. Have been going through one of my totally random playlists for a good hour now--Michael Nyman, RUSH, Maroon 5, Seether, Linkin Park, Frank Sinatra, you get the picture--and everything has sounded just fine. Granted, you won't get much bass from the tiny speaker, but too much bass will screw up your ears anyway. Speaker works beautifully with my Kindle Fire--HD 7 model, if that makes a difference...?--and has had no issues with Spotify. Love it to death, really, and 'Temples of Syrinx' is just as sweet played through this speaker as on the old record player I first heard it on.
I do have one small issue with the speakers, though. As mentioned by another reviewer, the device notifies you when it's connecting, connected, turning off, etc, by a pre-recorded vocal message. Problem is, that one bit is REALLY LOUD! I can have the volume practically OFF, and the message doesn't go any quieter. Hurts my ears, really. Probably just going to stuff it under a pillow or something when setting up the connection, lol.
Overall, quite happy with the purchase, and find the few small unpleasant bits easy to work around--a great little speaker for the price.