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Eton NSP500B Soulra XL Sound System for iPod and iPhone

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Product Features:

Power: 72 square inch enhanced monocrystal solar panel, rechargeable lithium ion battery pack, charges iPod and iPhone

Protect with: Rubberized end caps and anti-glare tinted iPod chamber

8 speaker drivers (2x tweeter, 2x woofer, 4x passive radiator)

22W output with bass boost

Remote control storage and removable gel-cushioned carrying strap

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Technical Details:

Brand Name: Eton

Model: NSP500B

Battery Average Life: 4.0 Hours

Width: 10.30 inches

Height: 7.70 inches

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Customer Reviews:

GREAT sound quality, reliable solar charging and yes - all day - and night music!

I have owned other Eton products, (They manufacture crank radios for emergency, weather and shortwave radios etc..) Even so, when I got this from Amazon I was impressed at how the box that this comes in is is constructed, you can store the radio back into the box when not in use.. neat!
It comes with an AC charger, a carry strap and a remote.

I tried the solar panel right off to see how it charges, I put it out in the sun and the "o" in the "Soulra" lights up red to show that it is charging. After 5 hours I brought it in and it was pretty much fully charged.

**** Yes.. as others has said, the inside of the docking station does get warm-to-hot. It was in the full sun at about 85-90 degrees for about 5 hours so maybe putting it out in the blazing sun WITH the iPod in it and the dock port door closed to charge is not a good idea.
However; the cover for the docking port does open up, If in the sun I would leave that open, to let air get to the Ipod (They have it that you can close it to make it splash resistant. )****

I have used this with both an iPhone 3 and an older Nano iPod. They both worked great with the unit! The remote is pretty basic - Power, Volume, tracks, pause etc..

The size is about the size of a pocketbook, (matter of fact they show the strap and a woman carrying it LIKE a pocketbook) and it weighs 7 pounds.

Ok.. what about the sound?? One word - AMAZING ! 8 speakers, 20 watts and base boost really work perfect, I TRIED to overload the speakers with bass boost on.. nope didn't distort!
Don't you hate when you get a system that you CAN'T turn all the way up because the amp is too strong (or the speakers too weak) for their own system. But not with this! Crisp clear and loud!

I wanted to wait and try this for a while and they really try it out for a full run before doing the review.
I had this playing all day today (Labor Day) I had it outside in a partly sunny day and turned it off about an our ago, so it was going about 11AM to about 10PM and I never plugged it in so yeah, this can hold a charge and the sun can KEEP it charged!

As a side note, you can also have this charge the iPod or iPhone while it is docked so that doesn't die either! (You can also turn this off)

I really think this is a Extremely nice docking station that really delivers!

(The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that there is no storage area except a holder for the remote. so a carry bag for the radio and AC charge and to protect the panels would of made this 5 stars )

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