Comments about Parrot 2.1 Channel Bluetooth Stereo Hi Fi Compact Digital Speaker:

Works with Unibody Macbook Pro built in Bluetooth in Leopard OS X 10.5 and up, also used in BootCamp and again works dongle fee in both Vista Premium 32 bit and Windows 7 RC 64 bit.Setup was as simple as turning the speaker unit in, turning the bluetooth on in my laptop, go to setup up bluetooth device, click on headset, it searched and found the speaker unit, it automatically entered the pin code, go to system preferences then change audio output to parrot boombox and in less than five minutes upon opening the speaker I was using it.In Leopard I didn't bother with the instillation disc due to it being Windows only, which is fine, using itunes you can use the equalizer to adjust bass etc... The look of the Speaker is smooth in it's matte black finish, nice and rounded no hard edges, very modern design. The sound isn't Mind blowing, not 5.1 surround sound replacement by any means, but is a vast improvement over using built in laptop speakers or being tied down by wires when using 2.1 speaker system with cables.The bass is good, not that artificial loud sounding thump thump sound you hear in passing cars in the summer time, it's just right, sound is a lot better then even the speakers in my HDTV, was surprised to hear certain instruments and vocals that I would normally have to use head phones to even notice. While you can control the volume through the computer, I suggest turning up the speaker volume all the way up first and this will allow you to make complete volume adjustments through your computer. Sound goes very high for such a small unit, though at higher levels you do notice some distortion and break ups where it seems the speaker lost the signal. Says MP3 on the back of the unit, but I also tried a few Apple looseless songs and had no problems with playback even at such a high bit rate.Also used while playing videos from both youtube and hulu, as well as pandora internet radio, playback was smooth and did not stutter or break up a mid-high range volume, you do really hear that it is 2 channels as left and right when using head phones, the audio quality is really what surprised me most about these speakers, the exceeded my expectations.Also used this unit with my Sprint HTC Touch Pro, again via bluetooth, pairing was simple, audio playback was nice, could not notice a difference in quality, again going to high you will get some distortion or cracks in the music, just back the volume down a bit or use an equalizer to tone down the base.I use the Parrot Boombox in my room, distance from my laptop is about 6-10 feet most of the time, I didn't notice any issues, furthest I went was my kitchen about 28-32 feet away, you get a hiccup or two maybe due to my walls or obstacles but with a clear view and staying within the 30 feet I think the average user will be just fine.Overall this speaker system is great for using via bluetooth, though I wish it were a bit cheaper, [$] is a but much, but I would be willing to pay that again just to cut the wires and still get good sound for audio playback. The price tag held me off for a while as I was nervous about audio quality over bluetooth but if you use a laptop as your primary computer I recommend this unit due to it's built in bluetoth.

Comments about Parrot 2.1 Channel Bluetooth Stereo Hi Fi Compact Digital Speaker:

Works with Unibody Macbook Pro built in Bluetooth in Leopard OS X 10.5 and up, also used in BootCamp and again works dongle fee in both Vista Premium 32 bit and Windows 7 64 bit.Setup was as simple as turning the speaker unit in, turning the bluetooth on in my laptop, go to setup up bluetooth device, click on headset, it searched and found the speaker unit, it automatically entered the pin code, go to system preferences then change audio output to parrot boombox and in less than five minutes upon opening the speaker I was using it. In Leopard I didn't bother with the instillation disc due to it being Windows only, which is fine, using itunes you can use the equalizer to adjust bass etc... The look of the Speaker is smooth in it's matte black finish, nice and rounded no hard edges, very modern design. The sound isn't Mind blowing, not 5.1 surround sound replacement by any means, but is a vast improvement over using built in laptop speakers or being tied down by wires when using 2.1 speaker system with cables. The bass is good, not that artificial loud sounding thump thump sound you hear in passing cars in the summer time, it's just right, sound is a lot better then even the speakers in my HDTV, was surprised to hear certain instruments and vocals that I would normally have to use head phones to even notice. While you can control the volume through the computer, I suggest turning up the speaker volume all the way up first and this will allow you to make complete volume adjustments through your computer. Sound goes very high for such a small unit, though at higher levels you do notice some distortion and break ups where it seems the speaker lost the signal. Says MP3 on the back of the unit, but I also tried a few Apple looseless songs and had no problems with playback even at such a high bit rate.Overall this speaker system is great for using via bluetooth, though I wish t=it were cheaper, [$]is a but much, but I would be willing to pay that again just to cut the wires and still get good sound for audio playback.

Comments about Parrot 2.1 Channel Bluetooth Stereo Hi Fi Compact Digital Speaker:

If you interface it with your laptop; and try to stream music online...the internet speed will be very bad.
This renders speakers useless if streaming from online source