Altec Lansing Super LifeJacket

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers / Portable

A wireless Bluetooth portable speaker system.

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What goes into the Overall Score?

Sound quality

/ 5

Ease of use

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Color

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Sound quality: Altec Lansing's Super Life Jacket had good overall sound quality. Bass has so-so impact and is a bit boomy and subdued and lacks deep bass. Midrange is somewhat thin and metallic. Treble is extended but very prominent and sizzly. Does a so-so job of recovering room ambience mainly in the upper midrange, lacks fine detail and sounds thin and somewhat congested. Bluetooth and wired sound quality are similar. Provides a decent volume level in a large sized room.

Ease of use: We found the Altec Lansing Super Life Jacket ease of use to be good. Connecting to Bluetooth is very easy. The unit is always in pairing mode when not already paired, shows a pairing mode indicator and indicates when pairing mode has occurred and never times out. Unit also has NFC. The console volume controls are large and in a prominent place, but are low contrast and nothing else to indicate that it is a volume control except a + and - symbols. The +/- are unlabeled multifunction controls which also unpairs from Bluetooth. Bluetooth has priority over line-in, don't have to disconnect line-in. Unambiguous.

About

A Bluetooth wireless portable speaker system from Altec Lansing with analog audio input.

Features & Specs

Features

IP rating

Claimed battery life (hrs.)

Adjustable tone settings

Yes

Wireless stereo pairing

Speaker phone w/built-in mic

Yes

Optional multi-room sharing

Remote

Power source

Battery/AC

Updatable software/firmware

Warranty (mos.): parts/labor

12/12

Other features

Claims a IP68 rating. Can be combined with second unit for "Stereo Plus" Pairing (Not separate Left/Right). Also, claims to float in water.

Included accessories

AC Adaptor, Aux Cable, Manual

WiFi content sharing technology

Wake timer

Sleep timer

Specs

Wireless type

Bluetooth

Audio format

Stereo

Height (in.)

Width (in.)

Depth (in.)

Weight (lbs.)

Dimensions HxWxD (in.)

5 x 13.5 x 3.75

Connections

Stereo analog audio input

Yes

Optical digital audio input

Headphone jack

Active subwoofer pre-amp out

Other connections

2 USB Ports for charging,

iPod Docking

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Altec Lansing Super LifeJacket

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