Philips SBA220/37 portable speaker system

 (7 customer reviews)

I've tried out quite a few portable speakers for my Sansa e270 player in the last week or so to see what sounded the best & these Philips do a far better job than any of the others. Amazing sound for a portable speaker. The bass boost really makes them knock the socks off of many other "tinny" sounding brands including Sony. The 4 watts for the system makes for a solid playback.
It does take 6 AAA batteries (I'm using rechargables) but still only weighs about 12 oz with them in the speakers. It does say that you can use an ac adpater but I haven't found anywhere to plug one in & have emailed Philips about it with no response yet.
They really aren't small enough to fit in a shirt pocket but certainly small enough to travel with or throw in a purse / backpack.
The only other set that I've found that comes close - still not quite as good on sound but a bit lighter / a touch more compact - is the Logic3 i-Station Traveller - model IP102 -(yes that's how they spell...Read more

I was looking for compact portable speakers for my mp3 player and laptop to take along when traveling, and narrowed down my choice between the Philips SBA220/37 and the Logic3 iStation Traveler. Both were the same price (in the major retail stores - online prices vary), seemed to have almost the same specs, so I decided to get both and compare them side-by-side. Bottom line: The Philips sound quality was far superior, especially the lower-end (bass) when the bass-bosst is on. To me, the sound quality was the most important deciding factor, but there are some other differences other people might care about:

Philips SBA220/37
Pros: well-rounded sound quality (w/ bass boost enabled), ability to separate speakers about 18" for stereo, volume control, nice nylon carry case.
Cons: no power-on indicator light (easy to forget to turn off thus draining your batteries), no way to connect to AC power, no grills to protect speaker cones.

Logic3 iStation...Read more

I just bought my first Ipod and I bought these for my desk at work and the sound is REALLY good. They do run on batteries so I guess that is a drawback for some, but I paid 30 dollars at Target and figured the sound is really good for the price I paid.