Product Description

Share your music wherever you go--and we do mean wherever--with the Altec Lansing IM9 portable speaker system for the Apple iPod, which includes a rugged backpack-style carry bag. The iM9 is compact, so it fits just about anywhere and is easy to carry. Shock-resistant, rubberized elements ensure durability. And it fits, syncs and charges all iPod models with dock connector and links iPod with video and iPod photo to your TV. It's compatible with color display iPods, iPod nano, iPod mini, and iPods with a dock connector. It features an advanced Class D amplifier for maximum power and superior MaxxBass technology for quality bass without a subwoofer. It runs on four C batteries (not included) for more than 24 hours of battery life. Its compact design easily folds close for convenient mobility--and it weighs just 4 pounds. It also offers an input jack for second device connection, including CD and DVD players, and video output for iPod photo and iPod with video

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17 in Speakers
• Color: Black
• Brand: Altec Lansing
• Model: IM9
• Released on: 2006-03-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 7.00" h x 12.60" w x 13.50" l, 14.88 pounds

Features

• Compatibility: iPod mini; iPod nano 1G, 2G, 3G; iPod 3G, 4G, 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod Touch 2G [NOTE: There is no video support for iPod nano 3G or iPod classic 6G.]
• AC or battery operated
• Charges iPod while docked
• Features Maxxbass technology
• 15mm ported, high-power neodymium earphones

Amazon.com Product Description
Share your music wherever you go--and we do mean wherever--with the Altec Lansing IM9 portable speaker system for the Apple iPod, which includes a rugged backpack-style carry bag. The iM9 is compact, so it fits just about anywhere and is easy to carry. Shock-resistant, rubberized elements ensure durability. And it fits, syncs and charges all iPod models with dock connector and links iPod with video and iPod photo to your TV. It's compatible with color display iPods, iPod nano, iPod mini, and iPods with a dock connector.

It features an advanced Class D amplifier for maximum power and superior MaxxBass technology for quality bass without a subwoofer. It runs on four C batteries (not included) for more than 24 hours of battery life. Its compact design easily folds close for convenient mobility--and it weighs just 4 pounds. It also offers an input jack for second device connection, including CD and DVD players, and video output for iPod photo and iPod with video

What's in the Box
iM9 speaker system, universal power supply, deluxe backpack, printed user's guide, and quick connect instructions

iPod Compatibility
iPod nano 1G, iPod mini, iPod 3G, iPod 4G (Clickwheel), iPod Color, iPod 5G/5.5G Video

Customer Reviews

Ruggedized case, good battery life, and good for pools,beaches, picnics, not bedrooms
Excellent for travellers, but as a fellow audiophile, I have had to accept some shortcomings of the amp. The speakers are full range and the enclosure has no harmonics of its own which is rare in portables. Bass is warm and drives down low enough to make you wonder how the 2 little 2 3/4" drivers can produce warm bass guitar chords with aplomb. The tweeters are efficient and high sensitivity. Infact, they are accurate with music but also reveal both a benefit and a flaw of the design:
If you want to fall asleep to it next to your bed, the background hiss thats present at all volumes consitently(it doesnt get louder as you turn it up)this hiss could annoy you. I can sleep to it, but end up facing the tweeters away from me to attenuate the hiss. I only notice it between songs and when I am in very quiet settings. If you can tolerate placing it away about 6-10 feet and don't mind hearing the hiss during very quiet sections, its a great unit. I never notice the hiss outside or at engagements or with others. If you want something thats built tougher than other items I have owned both by Altec and other vendors, I will add that the battery capability is why you need to deal with the shortcomings of a Class D amp, whereas IC based solid state units are cleaner on the sound, but will never let you crank tunes for 8 hours on the beach at good volume so you can actually hear the sound will wading/swimming close to shore. The conveniences, and ALTEC's time to market with an evolved product explain some of the nuances I describe, but this will not be a choice I second guess, I have HiFi where I need it, at home, in my car and via my $500 headphones, but at the beach, in a hotel pool, or after nice day on the boardwalk, its a great way to share music for hours with good sound, great design and outstanding build quality. I chose it over their iM3, iM5 and the iM7 wont do, its too big! The iM11 has good sound and less hiss but not for the on the go, outdoors types. This item appears to have been well thought out and will be an addition to anyone who wants to utilized their ipod on the go in addition to an active lifestyle in environemnts less than optimal for the desk monger speakers so ubiquitous in the iPod speaker arena.

Replaces my Bose!
Absolutely terrific. I bought the Bose SoundDock and was not disappointed. However, it did not meet my portability needs. I loved the compact size and battery capability of this unit. I ordered it, and was shocked at the sound quality. It is not a Bose system, but for its size, delivers quite a punch. The versatility of this unit has caused my SoundDock to go into hibernation. Other reviewers have criticized this unit for inability to adjust treble/bass. You need to use the EQ on the iPod itself. Great product!

This little thing delivers BIG sound
I bought the IM9 yesterday after spending an hour at the Apple store listening to all the alternatives. Loved the Bose system, but couldn't justify the expense. It was a decision between this and a Klipsch product, but when it came to sound balance (you have no control over bass, treble, etc. on any of them) -- using Barry White for the comparison -- the Klipsch was WAY too tinny. The IM9 has really nice warm bass (almost TOO much for a small room)-- I liked it better in the store and outside than I did in my little kitchen. Inside, I also noticed the hiss another reviewer mentioned, but it wasn't enough to make me want to take it back...it was, however, enough to knock my rating here down a star.
What I love about this is the beefiness of it. It's heavy for its size, and for all its compactness, it surprised me with the quality of sound. THe IM7(?) claims to have better sound, which I couldn't really hear in the store, and is so much bigger it makes portability a factor.