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MusicMan MA Soundstation Stereo speakers with integrated battery and LCD display (MP3 player, radio, MicroSD card slot, USB port) (Electronics)

Customer Review

I love this part! And I wanted initially already send him back because I firstly the sound from SD card was a bit dull, and I was second too stupid to find the folder function. Oops. Inzw. I've even two more gained ;-)

Why now after a few weeks of daily use'm so excited: The part is simply super convenient to take anywhere, and besides, it has all the features!
At the same function, and sound like a much larger Henkel radio it is much smaller, lighter, and does not need a cable. Can you leave a very small area, if necessary, carry around even in your pocket, if it is large enough, such as sweatpants, or jacket pocket. Weighs only 200g, or about as much as an old cassette Walkman, and only 5x5cm thick. And the battery runs much longer than indicated!

MENU:
Okay, the service is really very used to, but you can get used to it, and then the buttons in the dark blind use.
It is important that you first know the two main tricks:

* Which is "menu-back" function on the Play / Pause button!
* There are different menus, when a song is paused or when he is playing.
. (On the folder selection to get only in the pause mode, the Repeat selection only in play mode For example, in the title list to get so so:
Pause button / 4sec wait / menu button / Card Folder / (Song Select) / Menu button)

VOLUME:
The maximum volume is amazing. When you first turn almost my ears are blown away! Here, the sound is much better than one would trust it as a small thing.
The minimum volume but was criticized in some reviews. This, however, one can not generalize, because the is directly related to the mp3 file from, so is individually different for each title. Depending on how it was converted to mp3. So when my "loud" recorded songs ranging stage-1 for "gentle low volume", the right to read or surf the internet in a quiet room. Then the battery will last forever, 18h or longer. But then again for the bedside table clearly too loud if you want to sleep or even the neighbors (we have very thin walls).
In "quieter" recorded tracks can be the device but certainly very good use for falling asleep.
TRICK: You can change the internal volume of his music later, on a home computer, for example if you use a tool like "mp3gain" the Internet will download (Freeware). Did my favorite tracks so copied to a new folder, called the "Quiet", and completely dampened down the folder to 80dB. Problem solved.

______POSITIV:

+ All the possible connections: SD card reader, USB stick, jack (3.5mm) on any other device.

+ Has all the essentials and more, such as Song (1x or loop) / folder (1x or loop) / All (1x or loop) / random, and much more. In addition, radio, calendar and alarm clock (the but not tested)

+ Folders and subfolders can be used. Scroll down through the file names list with a pleasant speed, fast but readable, this displays the list of a width of 13 characters. At standstill longer names automatically scroll (though very slowly).

+ RESUME function, so audio book fit.
After turning the thing always automatically starts with the last played song / chapter again.
If you press before turning off on break, he later plays right there, where he most recently was in the middle in the title.
But my audiobooks are all just mp3 to this comic special formats such as Audible, I can not say anything.

+ Sound of a jack via angestöpselten Player (line-in) is great!
(By internal SD card I'd say "passable", depending on the claim. USB stick probably similar.)

+ Display shows many functions simultaneously as Repeat setting, title-term overall and currently (eg, "00: 13/04: 27"), the total number in the folder and current number in the folder, battery level, of course, equalizer setting, bit rate. .. (ID3 tags but only title, see below)

+ Battery life is officially only 5h, but at least at very low volume levels almost 20h !! It was not all that still, small low volume, but that depends on the MP3 tracks. In the test, the display had to have at all times. The term thus depends greatly on the set volume. But the test was from the internal SD card reader, jack connector at one seems to need a lot more volume.

+ 200g, super small for a 'stereo' ;-)
+ Starts within a few seconds, even after changing the SD card
+ You can delete one or "all" title
+ You can quickly within a track coils (forward / backward button for a while press)
+ Volume is when you turn the same as at last switch
+ Display is for the purpose of saving electricity can be switched off automatically (time adjustable)
+ Battery indicator has 4 bars, and which seem to be very reliable
+ Battery replaceable (BL-5B)
+ Very stable buttons, good tactile feedback, especially the power switch is not accidentally operated

______NEUTRAL:

O - to ID3 tags there is only the "Title" (16 characters at a time, with longer track names he scrolls very slowly, per letter 5 sec!)

O - the sound from the internal SD card reader (! Not from line-in jack) seemed at first a bit dull before, in direct comparison to angestöpselten MP3 player. But inzw. I remember the no longer strangely. As bad as well kanns not be, and the excitement about the practical benefits of the mini-part makes the not so super great sound from SD card for it. (USB flash drive is probably the same, but I do not need) Nevertheless, even at SD: for the mini size of the sound is impressive!

O - although there is a sleep function that you need but think again every time to adjust, with annoying of clicking through menus

O - radio stations: the automatic search finds too many channels, even if the only noise. This is the (20? Do not remember exactly) transmitter stations after half depleted the FM bands. Then you have to adjust the rest by hand individually and delete the noise transmitter again. If you do not constantly makes relocation, but that does not matter. Tip: Switch transmitter then goes the way with the PLAY button!

O - charging via the included USB cable via computer. For alternative charge of outlets a USB Universal Adapter you have to separately set (but my mumbi-part cost only 4 euros)

O - the anodized aluminum housing is super stable and looks elegant, but the speakers are unfortunately completely unprotected. SD cards are almost out 1-2mm (disturbs of course, only in your pocket ;-)

______NEGATIV:

--- The high-sensitivity loudspeaker membranes on the sides are open completely unprotected! A guard over would have been extremely useful.

- Menu is definitely not intuitive, or at least get started. In submenu, we go better. But you get used to it, so tips

- The equalizer can be rather forgotten

- Change the playback order of the titles seem to go on the SD card as with so many cheap players for the storage order. While on the one hand manure, on the other hand, you can change this sequence but with a trick any: Is the Internet a super ingenious little freeware tool called "ReOrganize" Oliver Frietsch. Set to "FAT-Order" and the tracks then drag up or down by hand in the playlist as desired. Perfect. Seems not to go with the folder name, so only the songs in a folder. There are also other tools, who wants the search.

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