Customer reviews from jbl.com
JBL - On Beat Speaker Dock for Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod - Black
Average customer rating
4.3
(19 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 19 reviews
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78%of customers recommend this product.
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14 out of
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Customer Reviews for JBL - On Beat Speaker Dock for Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod - Black
Customer Rating
5
ROCKS
on April 9, 2017
Posted by: ROCKME
from Kansas City, KS, United States
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Bought this about 6 months ago - Wife took it to work, rocks to hard , she has to keep it turned way down - that;s a good thing!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Awsome
on April 19, 2017
Posted by: nofd2760
from Ohio, United States
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great product easy to use. great sound. Love it
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Highly recommended - fits well into my lifestyle
on March 9, 2012
Posted by: Sean
from Los Angeles, CA
Gender:Male
The unit offers high quality sound. You can crank up volume with no distortion - a far cry / improvement over other products found within this category.
I like the unit's high-tech functionality and ease of use - the ability to connect the OnBeat directly into my TV is a nice value add. Essentially, I can watch music videos and supplement with sound from the dock system - cool concept.
The unit is sleek and easy to bring along - most importantly, the price is right.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
Great and easy to use station
on August 5, 2011
Posted by: Anonymous
Recently picked this item up and have to say it is super easy to setup and use. Plug it in, pop in your phone and bingo, great sounding music.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from jbl.comBy Customer Support, Customer Support, January 7, 2016
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Customer Rating
2
Design Flaw
on January 23, 2012
Posted by: BeachFan
Gender:Male
Seldom would I be so negative towards any product, however as this product didn't satisfy the main reason why I purchased it, I must give it a poor rating.
My carefully designed plan was to put my iPad 2 running some great clock application on my nightstand. I would be able to read the time without glasses, it's sort of a night light, and with the right application, even receive real-time weather information. During the day, I could listen to my favorite music and at night, have the clock application wake me up. Sounds like a great plan and a simple plan.... but noooooooooo. Some Product Manager trying to be overly Politically Correct thought engaging a Stand By Mode in the event your iPad doesn't generate any audio for some 10 minutes and thereby turning off the speakers would be a good idea... thinking it would save power... And to make matters worse, they decided not to go out of Stand By Mode in the event the iPad begins to speak... That means, unless you set your alarm for less than 10 minutes after you go to bed, the next morning you get to sleep in late... even if you had an important meeting to wake up for!
My comments:
1) It would have been so easy for the JBL On Beat to detect the audio and automatically take itself out of Stand By Mode. My guess is that was the original plan but the final design ended up with a flaw. The good folks at JBL surly would not have intentionally designed something with such a glaring flaw.
2) Having earned a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering for a major university, I am here to tell you the difference in power consumption between an amplifier that is engaged yet not producing any audio and this same amplifier in Stand By mode is insignificant. This is a "feel good" everything must be green feature rather than any significant savings in one's power bill.
3) To the best of my knowledge, this problem is 100% JBL and no iPad application, outside of something that makes a "keep alive" beep every 5 minutes or so, is going to correct JBL's design flaw.
4) As the iPad 2 is so thin, one needs to carefully line it up before inserting the iPad into its docking position. I would have liked to see some kind of a back-stop so I could seat the iPad as far back as this back-stop and insert. As it is now, one needs to line it up carefully... not a big deal, but again, a simple problem to fix so it's easier and quicker to mount the thin iPad 2.
5) OK... now the good news... assuming the JBL On Beat isn't in Stand By Mode, it sounds great! Perfect for a average sized room in that it fills the room with quality sound... for the price, the sound quality is more than acceptable.
P.S. I represent everything above is true, I am the owner of the On Beat, and the above Intellectual Property is indeed mine... In other words, I represent that I am following JBL's website's Term and Conditions to the letter.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
Good stuff
on April 8, 2017
Posted by: Rones
from Rockford, IL, United States
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Purchased this product for my office. Works great.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
it's good quality sound, but...
on May 2, 2017
Posted by: arifmudarakna
from Banda Aceh, Kota Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
i bought this jbl a year ago in an excellent condition. but today the left woofer just broken. and i don''t know where to service it
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
3
Not for newer phones :(
on February 25, 2018
Posted by: Trauma87
from NM
Didn’t even think JBL would sell old outdated technology. Should have read before I bought it, it’s for older apple products , had to buy multiple adapters before my iPhone would work (30pin to lightening), after all is said and done it works now. my bad!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from jbl.comBy Zoe at Customer Service, Customer Support, February 27, 2018
Thank you for review on the JBL OnBeat. These are great ideas that we'll make sure to forward to the right people. We apologize for any inconvenience caused but please feel free to contact us directly by submitting a case request at https://www.jbl.com/support-contact.html and the Customer Service Team will be more than happy to assist you.
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