Philips SBA290 Portable Speaker System

Not only is it sleek, shiney and black on the front panel (silver on its behind), with a minamilist look, but it matches my black sony NW-A1000 an absolute dream! It has a little stand bit at the back to pull out, so that it stands on its own. It is fully compatable with the sony NW-A1000 and I'm sure many other MP3's as you only have to plug it into where your headphones would normally go. I was thinking about getting one of the speakers with a dock, but sony's one is mega expensive and the other so-called compatable speakers are really only for ipods, as sony's ones tend to fall out of the docking port.

Looks aside, the sound is great, and easy to use, with 4 buttons on the top which all seem to pump the bass up - for such a little thing , I really didn't expect much sound, but you can blast this baby up to party volume! If you do have a sony MP3 like the NW-A1000/A3000, then I would advise that you find the code sequence off the internet to unlock the volume , so that you can turn up the sound on your MP3 player and the speaker set - really loud!

The case for it looks nice too - only down side is, that I don't think you can fit the adapter into it too. I got it so there are some great deals around for it - espcially good for peeps who don't like the Ipod and have a different MP3 player.

A fab portable system to slip into your bag, or carry room to room in your house (great for girls on getting ready to go out!)

The best thing though (and the reason why you have to buy this) is the incredible sound! I was sceptical about what this could really do in reality but i am amazed. It sounds just as good as my Logitech Z3 speaker system (which has a huge sub) and im not joking! I have no idea how it does it.

Can be powered by battery (6 AAA's - which is quite a lot really!) or by AC/DC input using the supplied adaptor.

For £24.99 i guarantee you wont be dissapointed...i am thoroughly satisfied.

I have to admit though that it is not ideal for listening to the more bass-dependent musical pieces (e.g. disco or dance numbers) for one has to keep in mind that there are just two speakers on a little system that fits on your hand. Even so, the amount of bass one feels is very decent considering its size. Given its compact and lightweight design, along with carrying case and stow-away audio jack (which fits neatly in the compartment for the batteries (6x AAA - although I tend to use the supplied adaptor)) this works for bringing along to provide entertainment at any small gathering. My friends and I use it for movie night (i.e. to watch a DVD movie on a laptop) and one actually forgets that the sound is coming from this cute little thing.

Truly awesome. Stylish, compact, portable, awesome quality of sound (beats laptop speakers hands down), loud enough to penetrate walls, provides a sound that fills the space of the room and all at a very affordable price.