Altec Lansing M812 Octiv Air Wireless Speaker System with Dock for iPod (Black)

The Altec Lansing M812 Octiv AIR is a next-generation wireless speaker system that lets you step up to the way digital music is enjoyed today with great versatility of use. For your iPod, the Octiv AIR delivers 80 watts of powerful high-fidelity sound, without wires and in a convenient, clutter-free package. And with the included Octiv Air remote, you'll have fingertip control of your music from anywhere in the room.

Customer reviews:
Hey Mama! Much R-E-S-P-E-C-T for altec lansing! yay!, March 26, 2009
By A. Boston (Boston, MA United States)
You know how sometimes you're sitting there listening to something, and you're enjoying it to such the extreme that you want to hear absolutely everything right this minute and just can't choose? These speakers did that for me. I could sit here for hours just listening.

First thing out of the box I noticed - wow is this sucker heavy! The speakers probably weigh around 14-15 pounds alone. A bit bigger than I expected as well. But of course, don't let that deter you. The bigger, heavier speaker produces amazing quality sound.

I was hoping to mount this on my kitchen wall - free up counter space and clutter! But unfortunately, the mount is sold separately. Plus I'm in a rental, and thinking about it, putting something of this weight on the wall makes me nervous.

I eagerly got this out of the box and set up, as we're a house full of iPod dock lovers. I listen to everything. Sometimes when I'm working I like classical, but I'm also a huge fan of hip-hop and a secret lover of indie -- I try to make my indie friends feel bad for thinking their music is superior to everyone elses's, therefore, indie sucks! Right? Yes, I'm one of the "anything but country" people. The sound of this dock surpasses anything I've ever had before. Real quality, hearty sound. I'm hearing things in my favorite songs that I've never heard before. Realizing they might be more musically complicated then I had imagined. I love that the bass/treble adjustments are on the remote. I sometimes like to adjust for the song, and this lets me do that. These speakers really differentiate each instrument, I'm a little shocked by how good it is.

I only wish it had AM radio and more control over the ipod with the clicker to switch playlists etc. Also for those with a cordless phone. There is interference on the phone(not the speakers) if you use a 2.4 GHz phone, as this is on the same frequency. But guess what, I love it so much, I'll get a different phone!

As a final testament: If I had the cash, I would give this to any friend or relative as a gift. Absolutely top notch. Having some friends in the music business, I would not shy away from giving this to them and that says a lot because they can be VERY picky about their sound quality.

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