Amazon.com Product Review
Amazon.com Product Description Make the most of your listening experience, enjoying music stored on your compatible iPod, iPhone, CDs, or over the airwaves with the sleek Sony ZS-S4iP black multi-functional CD boombox.
A sleek, portable, multi-functional CD boombox that plays music from your iPod or iPhone.
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The secure compartment protects and charges your iPod or iPhone when docked.
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Control your Sony ZS-S4iP via wireless remote control or with easy-to-use buttons on top of the boombox.
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A Portable and Sleek CD Boombox for iPod and iPhone Enjoy the ultimate in full-function portable audio with the iPod and iPhone compatible, black Sony ZS-S4iP CD boombox. Compatible players include the iPhone, iPod 4G, 5G; iPod mini 1G, 2G; iPod nano 1G,2G, 3G; iPod touch, iPod classic.
How Does it Work Just press the
Push Open button located on the top of the CD boombox, and the secure docking compartment will open. Once you've docked your iPod or iPhone, and returned the dock to the locked position, you're ready to enjoy your music, podcasts, or audiobooks. And don't worry about your iPod or iPhone running out of juice because it will automatically charge when connected.
When using an iPod touch or iPhone, you can replace the cover with the exchangeable lid (included). The exchangeable cover gives you direct control of your music and iPod touch or iPhone.
More Ways to Enjoy and Manage Your Music The Sony ZS-S4iP allows you to control your music directly from your iPod or iPhone, on the boombox itself, or with an included remote that lets you control your iPod or iPhone from across the room.
Take Your Sony ZS-S4iP with You Wherever You Go Need to provide music for a party or event? You can easily take the Sony ZS-S4ip CD boombox, and your playlists, with you wherever you go. Its special docking station keeps your iPod or iPhone secure during transport. The Sony ZS-S4ip can run on dual power supplies either via included AC plug or by inserting six C cell batteries (not included) into the battery compartment.
Not Just for Your iPod or iPhone The Sony ZS-S4iP also has a top loading CD player with CD-R/RW playback capability and a digital synthesized AM/FM tuner with the ability to preset 20 FM and 10AM stations.
Note: Playback of CDR/RW discs depends on recording conditions.
Key Feature of the Sony ZS-S4iP Portable CD Boombox for iPod or iPhone - CD boombox with iPod/iPhone dock: Listen to your CDs and iPod player tracks in a portable and great sounding boombox
- Secures iPod player/iPhone during transport: Securely transport your player without fear of it falling out of its dock
- Alternate/exchangeable cover to use with iPod touch or iPhone: Allows for direct control of the iTouch or iPhone while docked
- Line in and Headphone jacks: Plug other audio devices, including digital music players, into the boombox or enjoy your music privately with headphones
- Wireless Remote: Allows you the flexibility of controlling your music from across the room
What's in the Box? Sony ZS-S4iP black CD boombox, wireless remote (RMT-CS2iPA), AC power cord, exchangeable cover.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(49 customer reviews) 77 of 78 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Quality and Versatile,
July 22, 2009 J. Herbst (Smithtown, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony ZSS4IP CD Boombox with iPod Dock and iPhone (Black) (Electronics)
I have the white version of this - out on the pool deck it doesn't get as hot as a dark colored unit would. I read all the reviews for this boombox, and I was very hesitant - together they averaged out rather negative when I was shopping for it. I owned the comparable iLive boombox - can't remember the model number - it was very sleek and looked sort of like a cylinder. Anyway - it was aweful. Kept running the batteries down when turned off - I had to take the batteries out when not in use. It used six D batteries and it was heavy. It had no remote and the iPod control was awkward. The sound was distorted at around the seven or eight level. It stopped working altogether after one year. I paid around $90 for it, but now it goes for around $50. I was so afraid I would wind up with the same disappointment. But anyone who wants a portable (can use batteries) CD, iPod, AM/FM radio together in one box knows that you are at the mercy of the electronics makers. There simply aren't...Read more
55 of 59 people found the following review helpful
Perfect except for the sound,
January 21, 2009 Christopher Tran (LA,California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony ZSS4IP CD Boombox with iPod Dock and iPhone (Black) (Electronics)
The features and design of this little box would have been perfect. If only it didn't sound like crap. The under-powered 2W drivers had no presence, no bass what so-ever, even though it includes Sony's meaningless MegaBass.
I love the fact that it is basically a CD/AM/FM Boombox with the ipod/iphone dock. I also love how my iphone docks and is protected by the cassette deck-like enclosure. Control with the remote was also pretty good. The overall design was quite handsome.
But at the end, the most important thing was the sound quality and this rather big unit (compared with my Altec Lansing IM7) was pathetic. Even compared with some iHome clock radios, it was pathetic. Given the other features, if it was just a bit lacking, I would give it at least a two, maybe three stars. But it was SOOOO bad that I have to give it a 1. Hopefully Sony will come out with unit just like this with a decent amp and drivers.
Sony has two other models (XDR-S10HDiP and SRS-GU10IP)...Read more
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Very Poor Sound,
January 7, 2009 Rickswa - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony ZSS4IP CD Boombox with iPod Dock and iPhone (Black) (Electronics)
I got this as a christmas gift to use with my iphone in my basement by my hobby setup. Being a basement, I don't need anything extraordinary or high-end. Having been a fan of Sony products I was excited to try this out. Unfortunately, I was surprisingly disappointed. The sound from this is nothing short of horrid. It has what Sony terms "mega bass." That's funny since even with the "mega bass" (which you cannot select or deselect) there is ZERO low-end to this device. The sound is very "tinny" and even a little distorted and there are no options for any tonal adjustments. It seems Sony was in a rush to be one of the first to have an "iphone" compatible boom box but didn't care to do it right. The other MAJOR PROBLEM is that if you have ANY sort of case on your phone (even a slim protective skin) it WILL NOT fit in the player without first taking the case off, every single time you want to listen to it. When you put your iphone in, it closes like a cassette player used to. If you have...Read more
