Ion Tailgater Sport

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers / Portable

A Ion Sport wireless Bluetooth portable speaker system.

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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: Ion's Sport had good overall sound quality. Bass has good impact but deep bass is lacking; while it's a bit boomy it may sound subdued with some program material. Midrange is a bit grainy, thin, edgy and nasal. Treble is a bit subdued and somewhat smeared and upper treble is muted. Does a so so job of recovering room ambience, sounds a bit congested and constricted and is lacking in detail. Bluetooth and wired sound quality are similar. Provides a decent volume level in a large sized room. The speaker is monophonic.

Ease of use: We found the ION Sport ease of use to be excellent overall. Volume controls are a large knob with index markings and well labeled min and max settings. Switching sources is a mixed bag - Plug and unplug - The line input has priority over Bluetooth when plugged. Unambiguous. However, line-in must be disconnected to return to Bluetooth. Both Bluetooth and Radio, Line-in and FM Radio play simultaneously so must stop one to play the other. Blueooth pairing - the unit is always in pairing mode when not already paired, has a pairing mode indicator. Indicates when pairing mode has occurred and never times out.

About

A Bluetooth wireless portable speaker system from Ion with a line-in and microphone input and FM radio slot.

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

Claims IPX4 Rating.

Included accessories

Power cable, microphone with cable, quickstart guide and warranty.

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.)

13.5 x 13.25 x 11

Connections

Stereo analog audio input

Yes

Optical digital audio input

Headphone jack

Active subwoofer pre-amp out

Other connections

MIC port.

iPod Docking

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Ion Tailgater Sport

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