Altec LansingIMW578L LifeJacket 3, Up to 30 Hours of Battery Life, IP67 Everything Rating: Waterproof, Dirtproof, Snowproof and it Floats! | Royal Blue (IMW578L-RYB)

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!!

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.

for the speaker size, sound is remarkably clear and loud, and I like you pair 2 together

The media could not be loaded. 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!

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.

In the product description as being used it says that it's just the original box and packaging maybe damaged or missing, which it was it was missing no instructions no mounting hardware for the bracket on the bottom of the Bluetooth speaker, not to mention missing the complete box, but technically speaking I could care less, you're getting the speaker like almost 50% all because it doesn't have the original packaging, but unfortunately that wasn't the case, when I received the package it was evident that there was damaged to the speaker, because the entire speaker was wide open, with the battery exposed, so I'm definitely not happy with this order because this is a replacement, that's what you get when you fall for misleading product information, that states the item only has missing original packaging and or instructions and mounting hardware. Definitely not satisfied with the replacement, and I've bought this speaker before.

I buy these for all the Airbnbs I manage. Seem to be the only indestructible speaker for guests and they never get blown out. HIGHLY recommend.

Great sound for the money. Compact with good life on a charge! Simple to pair!