Cingular Go Phone: Saitek My Spkr A-100 Personal Stereo Speaker Review

The Saitek My Spkr A-100 is roughly the size of a paperback novel and presents a nice curvy compact design. The speaker has a bit of heft to it -- its not just a flimsy empty plastic shell like many cheap portable speakers. The A-100 takes 4 AAA batteries, has a jack for stereo audio in, optional DC power and a light indicating ON or STANDBY modes. There's no power switch or volume control. The power is turned on by inserting an audio cable into the speaker. Volume in meant to be controlled by the audio source or player. The speaker contains two tiny drivers concealed behind a sturdy metal grill and a small bass port which appears to be baffled internally with an aluminum duct.

I've heard plenty of tiny portable speakers and the vast majority of them share one thing in common -- tinny shrill sound with absolutely no lows. The cheaper versions tend to rattle and distort at moderate volume levels. Not only do tiny speakers generaly lack any bass but they're usually so close together that there's not really much of a stereo effect. Not so with the A-100. I was quite surprised when I plugged the A-100 into my Zune -- not only there was bass (no, not 12 inch woofer level bass but bass nontheless) but there was also obvious stereo with the drivers sitting only inches apart. Impressive! Through the magic of Digital Signal Processing, these tiny speakers actually sound better than many small computer speakers and boomboxes. The A-100 won't rattle your windows and probably won't annoy your neighbors but it'll give you quite decent sound at moderate volume levels for a small room with little distortion.

I'm glad to see the price of these has fallen to more reasonable levels. At $20, these are a steal.

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Product Description:
10-22-2007 - Brand New Item. Description - SAITEK DM12U MY SPKR