Creative D100 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Review
Portable iPad Speakers – Creative D100 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Review
When it comes to the joys in life, one common enjoyment we all seem to share, is the love of good quality music. Sure we all have our personal tastes as to what genre of music, but the common ingredient is music. I am sure you will agree that there is nothing worse than listening to, or trying to listen to your favorite music through poor sound reproduction equipment. How many times have you put up with poor quality sound because it is a song you like?
When I was searching around for something that suited me, I came across the Creative D100 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker. Reading the write ups on the speaker, it seemed to be more suited than I thought just one unit would be. This is a portable unit, simple to operate and it was extremely light-weight. It is funny that when you actually see something that could be suitable, you start to understand the many reasons you must have one.
The Creative D100 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker is so easy to move from one room to another, and it has a battery function as well, so you are not restricted by a lack of access to power. If you want to use batteries, the device needs four double-A’s. The battery life is extremely good with no reports of issues with other owners, that I was able to see anywhere. In fact all reports were positive!
The clarity of sound on this unit is amazing when you consider everything. As you will probably know, usually the higher the volume goes on a smaller speaker, the more distortion you start to hear. With the Creative D100 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker, there is a slight distortion, but not too much. Setting the volume is done using the volume up and down functions. The bass produced by the Creative D100 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker sounds fantastic when the volume levels are set to match the genre of music you are playing. Even at high volume levels the bass sounds quite incredible.
With the Creative D100 Wireless Bluetooth Speakers, you don’t have to deal with messy cables anymore and setting up the Bluetooth connection between this speaker and other Bluetooth devices is a breeze. You can hook up to your iPad very quickly without any technical skills required. Another cool feature of the speaker is that you can hook up your iPhone and use it as a remote device to control the speaker. The Bluetooth connectivity is quite stable even when I brought my iPad to another room on the same level.
The flexibility and the clarity of the speaker are simply more reasons why this would be a definite contender to anyone looking to improve the sound quality from their Bluetooth device. Please take note that I’m reviewing this Creative D100 speaker for what it is and not against a home stereo setup. I’m rating it using a Verizon Iphone4 and iPad.
The Good:
1) Small (considering it has two 3 inch enclosed speakers), light weight, and sounds very good for a kitchen, bedroom, small back patio etc.
2) Good base for it’s size and price. CNET review was right on.
3) Extremely easy to pair to Verizon Iphone4 and volume can be controlled by the D100 controls or the Iphone4.
4) Has excellent Bluetooth reception. The Iphone4 does not need to be nearby…mine works great with the phone in one room and the D100 in another room.
5) Excellent battery life. Very easy to change batteries.
6) Comes with rubber anti-skid “feet” installed.
The bad:
1) Will not charge batteries. I bought (from Amazon) the SunPac 2 hour charger…comes with a 115VAC and 12VDC charging adapters & 4ea 2650 mil/amp batteries.
2) The unit has front facing speakers which are only protected by a very light cloth-like cover. Would be VERY easy to poke a thumb or something through and damage a speaker.
3) Will not answer or “signal” an incoming phone call. The Iphone4 will, however, automatically cut the D100 volume to zero when a call comes in. Then I answer the call with the Iphone4. With my Ipad2 this, of course, will not be an issue.
4) No indicater of battery life used or remaining.
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