Creative Labs TravelSound MP3 (1-Piece Portable Speaker with 32 MB Memory)

Creative Labs TravelSound MP3 (1-Piece Portable Speaker with 32 MB Memory)

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Creative Labs' TravelSound MP3 portable music player is an all-in-one MP3 player, voice recorder, and portable storage device with twin 1-inch Titanium micro drivers--no headphones required (though you can add your own if you wish). Compact, lightweight, and versatile, the device is perfect for mobile executives, students, or homemakers. Its clear sound and flexible uses make it ideal for business presentations or simply augmenting a leisure picnic in park.

As an MP3 music player (compatible with 32 to 320 kbps files), the TravelSound MP3 offers 32 MB built-in memory that lets you store and play up to an hour of your favorite music. It also offers a SmartMedia reader compatible with cards offering up to 128 MB, providing an additional 4 hours of music. You can also use the unit as a portable storage device to transport audio and data files.

The 2 built-in titanium drivers are firm and lightweight for optimal clarity and accuracy. The unit's tiny digital amplifier requires only a third the power of conventional linear amplifiers, resulting in great sound and extended battery life.

Conventional linear amplifiers are normally less efficient and require more power to deliver the audio output. This extra power is generated as heat, requiring heat sinks to dissipate it. And this means larger speakers. The TravelSound's efficient digital amplifier requires less power to produce a given audio output. This means less heat and therefore a smaller enclosure and longer battery life.

You'll enjoy up to 12 hours of listening to your favorite MP3 music on 4 alkaline batteries (supplied) or up to 20 hours playback using direct line-in amplification. At the press of a button, a wide effect expands the perceived soundstage produced by the 6-inch wide device.

Use the built-in microphone as your convenient recorder for interviews, lectures, or personal notes, with up to 2 hours of recording on one set of batteries.

It's a snap to transfer digital music and other files between your PC and the TravelSound MP3. Hook it up via USB 1.1 and the TravelSound shows up as an additional drive on your desktop to which you can conveniently move (and extract) files at up to 12 Mbps.

Store and protect your TravelSound MP3 with the included carrying case, and power it using the supplied batteries or an optional universal power adapter (sold separately).

What's in the Box
TravelSound MP3 player, quick-start guide, an installation CD, 4 AAA batteries, a carrying case, USB cable, and a stereo analog .125-inch minijack-to-minijack interconnect.

Product Description:
Powerful and portable, these compact speakers by Creative have a built-in MP3 player for music on the go. The built-in 32MB MP3 player lets you use the speakers as a standalone portable audio player, while an integrated microphone provides up to 2 hours of voice recording. The sleek design contains 2 premium titanium drivers to deliver full dynamic sound with amazing clarity, plus digital amplifiers to provide power efficiency and extended battery life. Foldable for easy storage, they play digital music from any portable audio device with a line-out or headphone jack. Operates for up to 35 hours with 4 AAA batteries (not included). Includes 3.5mm stereo-to-stereo cable, USB cable, carrying case and SmartMedia card slot to expand memory up to 160MB. Imported. 2Hx6Wx2-1/2D".

Creative Labs TravelSound MP3 (1-Piece Portable Speaker with 32 MB Memory)
Average customer rating:

shippers should check the package before sending

Small speakers with big sound

Not what I thought I was getting

Travel Sound MP3 Player with 32 MB Memory

Great for sound in your pocket

Creative Labs TravelSound MP3 (1-Piece Portable Speaker with 32 MB Memory)

Manufacturer: Creative Labs
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

32 MB built-in memory; SmartMedia reader allows up to 128 MB additional memory (an extra 4 hours of music)

Built-in microphone lets you record, store, and play back up to 2 hours of voice recordings--perfect for interviews, lectures, and personal notes

2 watts per channel x 2 digital amplifier requires less power than conventional amplifiers, lowering distortion and extending battery life

Premium titanium speaker drivers are firm and lightweight for optimal clarity, dynamic range, and accuracy

Connects to your PC via USB 1.1 using a supplied cable; offers 12 hours of MP3 playback on 4 AAA batteries (supplied)

ASIN: B000093LWP

Product Description

Creative TravelSound is the palm-sized, fold-away, single-unit stereo sound stage for people on the move. Built around two slim titanium drivers for a low profile and high-quality output, with a digital amplifier for in-depth impact and long battery life, Creative TravelSound is a superb solution for people who demand an enhanced listening experience with sound sources like Creative Jukebox or other portable devices such as MiniDisc, CD or tape players, or notebook PCs. To ensure the best in high-impact audio, TravelSound incorporates a "wide effect" feature for improved stereo effects and fantastic all-round audio quality.

Amazon.com Product Description

Creative Labs' TravelSound MP3 portable music player is an all-in-one MP3 player, voice recorder, and portable storage device with twin 1-inch Titanium micro drivers--no headphones required (though you can add your own if you wish). Compact, lightweight, and versatile, the device is perfect for mobile executives, students, or homemakers. Its clear sound and flexible uses make it ideal for business presentations or simply augmenting a leisure picnic in park.

Use the built-in microphone as your convenient recorder for interviews, lectures, or personal notes, with up to 2 hours of recording on one set of batteries.

Store and protect your TravelSound MP3 with the included carrying case, and power it using the supplied batteries or an optional universal power adapter (sold separately).

What's in the Box
TravelSound MP3 player, quick-start guide, an installation CD, 4 AAA batteries, a carrying case, USB cable, and a stereo analog .125-inch minijack-to-minijack interconnect.

Customer Reviews:

shippers should check the package before sending.......2005-12-27

i ordered this item for a gift. it arrived in time, but the plastic surrounding the item was all cracked up, there were no batteries. the ad says batteries were included. we were unable to use the gift when opened because there were no batteries in the package. I would have purchased batteries before hand if i would have known you were going to forget to send the ones i paid for. i had to use my gas and Chrismas day to find a store open that carried those size batteries. shame on the shipper that sent a broken up item, with batteries missing.

Small speakers with big sound.......2005-03-18

When these speakers arrived they were smaller than I was thinking. Fortunately the sound they output totally surprised me. The line-in allows you to play music from iPods, walkmans, anything with a headphonejack. I'm glad I bought the model with 32mb built in; I also puchased a cheap 128mb card that always remains in the speakers. While this isn't a ton of storage for songs, it's still comes in handy when you want to listen to your favorite songs and don't have a music source on hand.

If you are looking for speakers exclusively for the iPod there are other options out there, for around the same cost, which have a "dock" just for the ipod (iMotion series)

Overall I'm very pleased with this purchase and would recommend to others.

Not what I thought I was getting.......2005-01-26

I got this particular unit because of the embedded recorder and media reader. I have a voice recorder that I'm not crazy about because I dont love its proprietary file transfer software. With the TravelSound I thought, hey cool, I can stick in a memory card and have as much recording capacity as I want.

Not true -- you can't record to the card. Only to the 32meg of memory. So now instead of being able to pop the card and take my notes with me to some device that can generically read them, I have yet another device that I have to cable directly to my PC. I'd much rather leave the unit itself in my laptop bag and just stick the card in my pocket. The unit may be fairly small (though well over double the size of an ipod), but once you factor in the cables and such it's just a big inconvenience.

My sounds are apparently not going to be travelling with me the way I thought they would.

Travel Sound MP3 Player with 32 MB Memory.......2004-12-31

These are fantastic speakers. The quality of sound compared to the size is simply incredible, and I'm speaking as someone who once did Sonar in the Navy. I listen to it at the office with the speakers set up in front of the monitor (no problem) as it plays either direct from an attached MP3 player or from it's own memory. They are about the size of a campbells soup can but at 1 1/2 times the height, easy to travel with. The sound fidelity and reproduction is astonishing. It won't fill a room, but it will fill your face if you set it on your desk and just listen. Simply superb.

My only complaint is with the installation software. Very slow and confusing, I am a programmer but I messed it up. Don't accidentally plug the unit into your XP system before installation is finished and you have rebooted, you will never be able to read the player from your main user ID. I wound up making a special "MusicMan" ID, sharing my music files and rebuilding all my playlists just for the sake of copying music to the player.

Great for sound in your pocket.......2004-06-14

I was looking for an active speaker system that would fit in my pants pocket and produce enough sound to practice dancing. I purchased 3 units to try - the Creative TravelSound MP3, the Sony SRS288 and the Panasonic RR-SPT70. After thorough testing, I've decided to keep the TravelSound and return the others. For me, the most important feature is that it fits well into my pants pocket and can connect to a sound source in my shirt pocket, such as my Palm Tungsten T3 (MP3 player) or Sony NetMD player. I rejected the Sony because it had a 16 inch cord, which was too short for pants with deep pockets. The others had 22 inch cords, which was adequate. I rejected the Panasonic because it was too long for my pants pocket when unfolded, and too fat when folded. The TravelSound fits into my pants pocket the best. Some other advantages of the TravelSound are (1) it doesn't have a grill over the speakers, which the others have. Hence, I can clean out grit that would get behind the grill of the other speakers. (2) At high volume the sound is less distorted that the Panasonic. (3) Although the MP3 player is a plus, it really needs an LCD screen. I control what I play using the Pocket Tunes MP3 player in my Palm, or from my MD player. Nevertheless, I still use the TravelSound's MP3 player for my favorites. One caviat, anyone planning to run the speakers from house current needs to be concerned about hum (reported by other reviewers). Since the TravelSound doesn't come with a power supply, to use house current, you should either get the power supply from Creative (sold separately), or get the Sony, which comes with a power supply that can be used world wide. If you buy a cheap power supply, it probably won't have enough filtering, and you'll get AC hum. The Sony has no hum when run from its power supply. I haven't tested Creative's power supply. With the TravelSound, I'm now a "walking boombox", and there is enough sound to fill a small room that allows several couples to dance along with us. This is a really great way to share music.

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