iHome iBT77

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers / Portable

A iHome wireless Bluetooth portable speaker system.

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How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

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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: iHome's iBT77 had fair overall sound quality. What little bass there is has little impact is subdued and deep bass is lacking. Midrange is hazy, gritty, and somewhat thin and congested. Treble is prominent and sizzly and upper treble is muted. Doesn't do a good job recovering room ambience, lacks fine detail and sounds somewhat congested. The speaker is monophonic. Bluetooth and wired sound quality are similar. Provides a decent volume level in a small to medium sized room.

Ease of use: We found the iHome iBT77 ease of use to be very good overall. Bluetooth pairing was excellent as the device is always in pairing mode when not paired. The volume controls are low contrast (+/-) buttons located on the bottom rear and lacks a max volume indicator. Bluetooth takes priority over line input but when you disconnect (don't have to unpair) Bluetooth then line-in is available for immediate playback. nothing ambiguous. Line-in labeling is low contrast.

About

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

Features & Specs

Features

IP rating

Claimed battery life (hrs.)

Adjustable tone settings

Wireless stereo pairing

Speaker phone w/built-in mic

Optional multi-room sharing

Remote

Power source

Battery/AC

Updatable software/firmware

Warranty (mos.): parts/labor

12/12

Other features

Power supply not provided, claims IP65 rating.

Included accessories

Carrying Strap, Micro USB Cable, Quick Start Guide.

WiFi content sharing technology

Wake timer

Sleep timer

Specs

Wireless type

Bluetooth

Audio format

Mono

Height (in.)

Width (in.)

Depth (in.)

Weight (lbs.)

Dimensions HxWxD (in.)

6 x 3.25 x 4

Connections

Stereo analog audio input

Yes

Optical digital audio input

Headphone jack

Active subwoofer pre-amp out

Other connections

None.

iPod Docking

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iHome iBT77

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