Customer Ratings & Reviews

As a durable speaker with mediocre sound. It works great seems to b very well made and able to be abused But if your buying it as a speaker phone I would suggest to look elsewhere. You can hear the person you are talking to very well but what your caller is listening to is themselves echoing back every word they say I am very disappointed in this product. It's well over priced and it doesn't really work as advertised Altec should have done a lot better job with this

So I wasn't entirely sure what kind of speaker I wanted. I know I wanted it for outdoors, to be in the pool/patio area and to be able to take some water! The Altec Lansing Boom Jacket does just that. Sure, there are smaller cheaper models, but I wanted quality and this is the perfect size for an outdoor pool area and for everyone to hear it. It comes packaged pretty well, comes with the usual paperwork and micro-USB power supply to plug into an ac adapter, that's also included. I have had it for about 2-3 weeks now and it performs every single time and my friends all love it. Overall, a great purchase and would highly recommend!

I bought this because it was a Deal of the Day for $50. I have been wanting to get it for awhile now but could not bring myself to pay $200 for it. After reading all the reviews in regards to not enough bass I decided to test out the speaker using an app on my phone that allows the use of an equalizer. The music sounds good to me. So my recommendation to anyone who feels they need more bass to download a music player app that allows you to use the existing presets or create your own preset. I am very happy with the speaker & wish I had purchased more than one. I will update this review when I get a chance to test out the rugged & waterproof abilities of this speaker.

I ordered this speaker online when it was on sale. I love the compact size. It's has great sound volume and quality. It is alson really easy to hook up to the Bluetooth. I love it!

The durability of this speaker is incredible. Our main use for this is the beach and outdoor activities. It also has great sound. Con: in my opinion is the voice you have to listen to when you turn it on, connect to a device, disconnect to a device, turn it off, or when it automatically turns itself off (which is a great feature). Most people have their volume turned up and of course this makes the voice worse. With that said, that is a very minor dislike for me. I would definitely recommend this product.

I would like to consider myself by no means a "speaker geek" or have no ear for speaker quality at all. But I have found this speaker to be the worst thing I have ever listened to. In every single one of my songs I trial ran (country, pop, hip hop, 80's rock) the volume automatically rises and falls on its own (its the worst thing ever). The bass sounds like a dying flatulence (not even kidding). Unless you are 100 years old and can't hear anything at all, I would highly recommend purchasing something else. A Pro is that it is highly durable and water proof, so when you throw it off Mount Everest or sink it to the bottom of the ocean I promise it will sound the same! Seriously, I am no expert on quality of speakers, don't get this its terrible. Don't make the same mistake I did. Good luck mate.

it's fine. the voice is both loud and obnoxious, i hate speakers that talk at you. but hey, it sounds alright at least and is waterproof so it's fine for the price.

this speaker is truly amazing, great sound, waterproof, great battery life

Since this unit was advertised as rugged and came with a handlebar mount, I mounted it to my road bicycle. Although I really like the sound quality (but wish it had more bass) and great battery life, I could never get the unit to stay put on the handlebars. The mount is quite poorly-designed with small diameter knobs and slick plastic parts that do not provide leverage or maintain any grab. The brass camera mount on the bottom of the unit is convenient, but it is glued (using epoxy, I presume) into the unit housing. After about 20 rides, the entire brass fitting pulled out of the plastic housing. Failure. For the benefit of its customers, it is my hope that Altec Lansing reads this review and hires a mechanical engineer to completely redesign the mounting system in future products.

I actually read the reviews about this product before i get them and i took a leap of faith giving that i can always take it back and till now I didn't. sound is good, bass is okay and the fact that it's water resistant is great.

The only reason I did not give this product 5 stars is because I haven't yet tried it in the pool to witness its floating capability. All other expectations have been met. Good sound and easy to hook up to Bluetooth.

This is EXACTLY was I was looking for because I love to go to the beach and always afraid of getting my phone wet and full of sand, now I don't have to worry about that. And the sound is spectacular.

Love, love, love these speakers! They have great sound and have been my staple listening device for some time now. They even charged my phone up several times. Would definitely buy again.

Beach. Gym. Bike. Shower. Camping. Boating. Snow. This little guy can do it all. Aaaannnnd it will charge your device while playing music wirelessly. Boom...

Sounds great. I can use it with tripod mounts, and any other mount. waterproof and it floats. Brings its own mount that can fit on ATV and golf cart.

I would recommend this to a friend. Super rugged super long battery life great all-around speaker

This speaker is amazing with what sound that it can provide and being waterproof on top of it is a great feature as well

I wish I could review with 5 stars. The speaker works great and fits what I was looking for perfectly. I was pumped to find a speaker that sounded as good as this one with the portable features this device has. But after one week of in home use it will not charge when plugged in. The reviews on here are mostly positive but there are several who have had charging issues and I am one of them now. Highly dissappointed after spending the amount of money this thing costs. Guess I'll find how well the return policy is.

I purchased this speaker with high hopes, seeing it on sale from $200 to less than half price. At a $200 regular price, I thought it would be better than my current speaker, a TDK A33. I use this compact speaker at its max to provide sound to PowerPoint video presentations before a class of 40 people. The TDK A33 just about makes it in volume power. This Altec Lansing speaker was not as powerful in volume, and slightly below the sound quality of the TDK. I like Altec speaker products, but this one let me down. Pros: It has a mini jack for direct wired connection if you don't wish to use Bluetooth; also, it's waterproof. Close up all ports, and you can throw it in a pool. Cons: Since I don't throw my speakers in a pool, the sound quality (especially mid-tones for voice) and volume were most important to me. Another negative: unlike TDK, the Altec does not have volume level indicator LED's. I should have went to a BestBuy store and tested these speakers in person before purchasing. Lesson learned.

Speaker has completely fullifuled all of my needs. Great battery, truly waterproof, and fun