Altec Lansing IMW578L LifeJacket 3, Up to 30 Hours of Battery Life, IP67 Everything Rating: Waterproof, Dirtproof, Snowproof and it Floats! | Royal Blue (IMW578L-RYB)

Great sound quality. Is slightly larger than their previous one we bought. Portable on the go speaker great for your music. We actually used in one of our cars that didn’t have a radio and it made the drive much more tolerable with teenagers! Ha! Easy to set up on your Bluetooth.

I had an Altec Lansing wifi speaker that my daughter gave me for Christmas probably 15 years ago. It went to the sand pit with me and I used it all the time with my Ipad. Loved it. But it recently starting to sound a little garbled so I decided to get me another Altec Lansing wifi speaker. Good things don't last forever. I saw this one which is the same basic looking speaker as the one I had. Waterproof, Rubberized exterior. But this one is almost 25% bigger than my old one and sounds 100% better. Much more bass. The charger plug is the same which is nice. Love it and very highly recommend this wifi speaker!!

This is a replacement for the one I bought years ago and wore out. The old one went everywhere: garage, camping, work sites, and it held up beautifully. I finally bought a new one. The sound quality is great; it holds a charge for so long that we forget that we actually need to charge it from time to time. We even use this when we have movie night in the woods. It's loud enough that all of us can hear the movie. It's been a great product that is well worth the money.

I read some of these reviews and I know from Amazon, you have to sift through and decide for yourself. Altec Lansing is a GREAT brand and has great products. I stand behind this brand entirely. Altho, I do agree, the bass has alot of high points, it still sounds WAY better than some other brands. I had read a few reviews that this speaker had stopped working at the beach or whatever. I know EXACTLY why this happened. Here is your SOLUTION: I am an IT nerd and deal with electronics all the time. A bluetooth speaker itself clearly has a motherboard in much the same way computers do. Those connections are very closely related. The rubber outside comes off. Gently snap it off at the dip-ins on the speaker mess. Next, you will take a flat head and GENTLY put it in between the mesh and blue part of the speaker. On the BACK of the speaker. Sinch up the mesh slowly going around it. It will slide out little by little. There are 6 (six) screws that are deep inside some holes. This is a small phillips. You will need it long to get inside. Make sure you dont loose the screws. Once getting the screws out gently pull the front and back apart along the seam you see once the rubber protecter is off. You will see the mother board with all the buttons, some wires and the cillinder battery. You will have to take the screw out on the battery holder thing. Once you get that loose, pull the connection entirely. BE CAREFULL! These are very small wires and can pull out the plastic connection. You want the whole insert to come out. Then replace the connection. Press the power button. It should say "Welcome to Altec Lansing!" If you hear that, you did it! You may gently pull the other connections and replace them. But I would believe that this is the battery connection getting jarred loose during shipping. The other thing this does is RESETS the motherboard. It could be that it freezes up because it is also programmed with the lights to react to the music. This SHOULD solve any issue if it "just" stops working. If this does not, and you were patient and gentle with the speaker not destroying anything. Be careful putting everything back together. Call and ask for a return. I would hope this helps other customers with this issue. Make sure the battery is CENTERED ENTIRELY! You do NOT want the the battery trying to cling to the speakers' magnets. Also, re-adjust the wires that are the main power source so you have extra slack when you put it in. Dont forget the piece that screws on for the battery to stay in place. 4 stars because this connection issue SHOULD NOT exist. But please people dont disappoint your kids or get upset if you do have the patience or know somebody that can help you do this. It is quite easy. This COULD be the same issue with some of your other bluetooth products as well. Another thing to keep in mind.... the battery CAN BE REPLACED! Just find one here with the same connection and wires!

Plenty loud enough for a gathering of 5-10 people laughing and carrying on. We use it every day on the back porch and at the pool when we have time to get in. This speaker is fantastic.

Ordered this and requested a replacement since it was broken, received 2nd one and it was broken too. You could hear pieces rattling inside

This is a gift for Christmas, I have had the same speaker for about 10 years, and it is a fine piece of craftsmanship.

I use these to listen to music when I'm riding my bike, I do not like using ear buds. The sound is good as far as I'm concerned. I'm no audiophile but I like the sound. I've not used them long enough to test battery life. But I think they will work nicely. Plus when I got mine, the price had gone down. I've used Altec Lansing speakers for some time now. Even had a pair that got beat up in a hail storm. They still worked, but they had taken a beating. So they might not be "Every Thing Proof"