Listen to rich, distortion-free sound from your iPhone without missing any calls with the Altec Lansing T612 Digital Speaker for iPod and iPhone. Designed to complement the iPhone and certified to meet all “Works with iPhone” and “Works with iPhone 3G” requirements, the T612 won’t pick up any of the annoying hum that mobile phones often emit, meaning you can leave your iPhone on and not in airplane mode…more
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good but beware iphone users!
Yes, the sound is good – *not* “great” because there is some static at the mid-high range.
But – and this is a big “but” – using it with an iphone (3G) is a *pain*…
The current price of 131 is a very good deal. I paid full price for this unit. Since this does not have a clock or radio, my main purpose of buying this was to get a decent sound on an ipod player. Also, it had to work with 2G Ipod Touch or 3G phone (both charge and play–many unit will play but not charge these new Ipod models). The choices are few. Some JBLs and Bose (System II), and Polk Audio. I do not know if the more expensive hifi brands work with 2G Touch; I just didn’t want to spend 500-600 dollars for an ipod station. This unit has much more power than the JBLs I tested. The Klipsh units (like IGroove) will not charge IPod touch 2G, although they have excellent sound. So it came down to Bose SDII vs this unit, which is now less than half the price of the Bose SDII. They are both very good, but this AL unit can get louder with less distortion, and even at lower volumes separates sounds better. I tested both units, using multiple songs/music (classical solo and orchestra; rock; blues; jazz solos and band; folk; acapella like Take6, among others). I’m not sure what to say about people who say the sound is muddled–well, for some recordings this is true, but a modern folk acoustic album, for example, comes out very crisp and alive, or a violin solo, the sound couldn’t be more alive. I think I did a fair comparison of these units, and believe the AL unit may be better, and certainly a much better value. The bass/treble control is also quite excellent.
5.0 out of 5 stars
best speaker for ipod
This has been one of my fantastic buy for my ipod, the speaker is just good, and you can buy this blindly.
I have owned several Altec Lansing speaker systems over the year for my iPods. . . this one is especially designed for the iPhone (and the only one on the market so far). The sound is clear, rich, and you can crank up the volume quite loudly before you get interference. The sound fills my entire house beautifully. This is basically plug and play — plug it in, put in your iPHone or iPod, and play away. It charges your iPod/iPhone while playing or while in its dock, even when not playing. It does not sync to your computer. It also does not serve as a speakerphone system – you do need to pick up your iPhone to speak into it. When you put it back it the dock, though, it remembers where you were and resumes playing. It does what it says it will do — and it is shielded from GSM signal interference, so you do not have to put your iPhone into Airplane Mode, which you must do with any other speaker system on the market currently – that is a plus. The 199. 00 is either cheap for this type of system, or too expensive, depending on your view of things. It is probably overpriced by about 50. 00, but you really have no other choice if you want a shielded speaker system for your iPhone. Recommended.
At first I had some trouble docking my 3G iphone until I removed the iphone adapter that came with the unit. Bingo! No more problems, 3G works every time with out any errors or phone noise. The sound is fantastic for a unit of this size and looks very nice, not plastic looking as were many models I considered. It also works with the new ipod touch, same great sound. After much shopping around, I believe the T612 is by far the best value and performance any where near it’s price range out there right now.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Real Deal
Great Product. It works great with my I-phone. The sound is great and the price is right. For the money its the best deal.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good but not great sound
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A good choice but needs the adapter for the iPhone
I have purchased 2 of the T612 digital speakers to use with my iPhone. I like the simplicity of the controls, sound quality and the overall look of the product.
4.0 out of 5 stars
very good speakers
I bought this after returning the Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere 2. There is no comparison when it comes to overall sound quality. The T612 is far superior.
5.0 out of 5 stars
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it was really good speakers
it was really good speakers the only thing is that they didn’t work on the new ipod touch
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Sound
The Altec Lansing T612 has a Great sound.. Lot’s of base which I like.
The remote is a little small and you must point directly at the system otherwise it does not…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Performance!
It works just as expected, the sound is amazing, it gets really loud without fading, it charges my IPhone3G while playing or in standby. Plus the design is really cool!.
4.0 out of 5 stars
99% Bose dock quality for less than 1/2 price
The sound is pretty close to the Bose $270 sound dock. Simple the use and the setup was also simple. The remote is a SMALL sliver of plastic.