Altec Lansing Mini Lifejacket 3

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers / Portable

A Altec Lansing 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 Mini Life Jacket 3 had fair overall sound quality. Bass has very little impact and mid and lower bass is lacking. Midrange is thin, gritty and a bit hazy and edgy. Treble is pronounced and sizzly. Doesn't do a good job recovering room ambience, lacks fine detail and sounds somewhat congested. 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 Altec Lansing Mini Life Jacket 3 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 and lacks a max volume indicator. The volume controls are also unlabeled multi-function to skip tracks. Switching inputs involves plug unplug where the line-in input has priority over Bluetooth. Aux jack input is unlabeled.

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 IP67 rating.

Included accessories

AC adaptor, USB to Micro USB Cable, 3.5mm to 3.5mm Cable, Quick Start Guide, Mounting Kit, integral tripod mount.

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.)

2.5 x 6.75 x 3.5

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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Altec Lansing Mini Lifejacket 3

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