Speaker quality is very different when Ting Ting Smart Pen Alternative Classic Pen

We are basically satisfied with the pen and the books. The selection of books is currently (10/2014) still manageable, however, we find the pen compared to Tiptoi handy (the Tiptoi is more of a "rod" as a pen) and some very fine books are (eg Large Felix World Atlas children, "What flies there? The bird species in Europe" for adults). In addition, participating in the Ting several publishers, the Tiptoi it is currently only Ravensburger. The quality of the audio files is so far very good. When Ting the battery is permanently installed, it is charged via a (not enclosed) USB charger or the USB port on the PC (when Tiptoi two AAA batteries). The charging time is approximately 1-2 hours. The capacity of the pen is just under 2GB.
Disappointed us when Ting apparently large spread of the speaker quality. We had initially offered to here "Ting smart" pin (Mark Introduction January 2013. 2. TING Generation), which offered a croaking sound dirty. Even a full battery charge and a software update brought nothing. We have returned the pen, thanks to Amazon quite easily and have an older low Ting Set purchased ("Around the world is Christmas" by Westphal, Catharina), which accompanied the elderly Ting Classic pin (delivered by the end 2012, see the Ting Portal on ting.eu). This speaker was much better. In addition, the older pen has an MP3 music / audio play function, which is the first MP3 player well suited (for relaxation breaks).
All in all, a highly recommended product, if you caught a usable, not croaking speaker. If in doubt, you should give a second pin another chance and possibly resort to the older Ting Classic.