Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Review: Altec Lansing inMotion iM5

It wasn’t long ago that Altec Lansing’s original inMotion, and later the $180 inMotion iM3, dominated the portable iPod speaker market. These systems were the first to provide decent sound quality in small packages with built-in iPod docks; the iM3 even included a wireless remote control.

The iM3 is still on the market, and is still a big seller, but over the past year or so a number of worthy competitors have appeared at lower prices, including Logitech’s $150 mm50 (which we like a bit better than the iM3 overall); Logic 3’s under-$100 i-Station (which offers sound quality nearly as good as that of the iM3 but doesn't include a remote); and even DLO’s $150 iBoom boombox (which can play much louder than the iM3 and is more appropriate for listening on the move).Full Review