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Coby CSMP140 Boombox and iPod Dock
Where have all the boomboxes gone? What happened to the good ol’ days of metallic rectangles, 4 feet long, spewing forth barely coherent rhymes, resting on shoulders that swayed to futuristic beats? Oh, now I remember… for starters, I moved out of Brooklyn. Though credit must be given where credit is due, it was Apple that dealt the crushing blow to boomboxes when it released a 4-inch competitor called the iPod. With it’s sleek design, straight-out-of-star-trek touch screen, and do-anything apps, the iPod has revolutionized how we interact with our music. Accordingly, the boomboxes must adapt.
And adapt they have. Although Sony still leads the market, smaller manufacturers like Coby have stepped up and released several boomboxes recently that deliver exactly what music lovers want today. For starters, goodbye you unsightly silvery quadrate, and hello curvilinear heaven. The Coby CSMP140 is just one of several new Coby Boomboxes that are designed with eye-appealing curves. More importantly, they’re no longer monstrously big. The Coby CSMP140 is barely 1 foot long, and even less than 1 foot tall. Great looking and very portable, Coby hit the bullseye when they designed this product.
But what about sound quality? It’s a Coby. For those who don’t know what I mean, line a Coby up next to a Bose and compare. You’ll notice a difference. Line a Coby up next to a Sony, on the other hand, and you may or may not hear a difference (mostly depending on which Sony you chose). Since it’s inception in 1990, Coby’s audio technology has grown in leaps and bounds and their boomboxes are reaping the benefit. The Coby CSMP140 Portable CD Boombox & iPod Dock is a great example of the company’s emphasis on “offering innovative, quality products at attractive-prices” (about Coby).
Finally, the iPod dock. The must-have feature of almost all audio related products today is iPod compatibility. Well Coby truly shines. The Coby CSMP140 not only comes with an iPod dock that allows you to charge your iPod as you listen to its music, the folks at Coby made sure the dock is compatible with all iPods. So whether you have an iPod classic, the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th generation iPod Nano, the 5th generation iPod Video, or the 1st or 2nd generation iPod Touch, the Coby CSMP140 boombox will work for you. In fact, the iPod dock on the Coby CSMP140 will even play music from the Apple iPhone, although it will have the iPhone prompting users to go into Airplane Mode to save battery life since the dock does not charge the iPhone. The folks at Coby even designed easy-to-use adapters that fit around the iPod dock and let you slip your iPod, no matter which one it is, into the iPod dock safely and securely.
Between the sleek design, good sound quality, and iPod compatibility, the Coby CSMP140 Portable CD Boombox & iPod Dock offers great value. Personally, I would like to see Coby release a version with a digital radio tuner rather than the analog wheel, and maybe find a way to fit the input selector in the front, rather than on the back of the boombox. Other than that, however, I think the Coby CSMP140 Portable CD Boombox & iPod Dock would make a great gift for someone who likes to take their music on the go but does not want or need to be constrained by headphones. It would also make a good gift for someone who needs an extra set of speakers for their iPod in a small room, like a home office, or a small apartment. Finally, as with all boomboxes, this would make a good gift for campers and barbecuers who enjoy listening to their music in the background.
As always, a sincere thank you to Digital Foto Club for sponsoring this review. If you’d like to buy the Coby CSMP140 Portable CD Boombox & iPod Dock, please consider buying it from them.
