Ion Audio Tailgater Portable PA System for iPod

Terrific unit Well designed and sturdily constructed unit. Very little noticible distortion when cranked up to full volume. Because of iPod capability, it won't be sitting around waiting for the next public speaking or singing event. It'll be in the garage or back yard playing away for hours and hours. The included microphone is of nice quality. One of the most pleasing purchase I've made. Rating: 5 (B. Leong, 2010-06-25) Ion Audio Tailgater Portable PA System for iPod customer review

Great for any fitness classes. I purchased the Tailgater because it supports a microphone system. My iPod fits easily onto the adapter. It's fairly small and has great volume. Although I do have the ability to plug it in, I have found it useful in situations where there is no outlet. I use a small dolly for transport and although it works well sometimes I wish I had purchased the Tailgater that has wheels and a handle. Overall a really good buy! Rating: 5 (Stephen M. Stewart, 2010-04-09) Ion Audio Tailgater Portable PA System for iPod customer review

As advertised The product was able to produce as much volume as we needed to play music for our wedding (both the march and the reception). Worked well with iphone 3g and ipod nano (2nd gen). Didn't need the battery for more than a few minutes. Rating: 4 (Michael Babler, 2009-10-27) Ion Audio Tailgater Portable PA System for iPod customer review

Awesome iPod Dock The Tailgater is one heck of an iPod dock/speaker. Yes, it is only mono, but most portable docks are too small to truely get stereo imaging anyway. The construction of this unit is very high quality, comparable to true guitar amps. It has a 2-way speaker design, with a ~6" woofer and ~1.5" dome tweeter. The only real con is that it doesn't have any bass/treble adjustment and the default sound is a wee bit muddy, but this can be adjusted using the the iPod/iPhone's EQ. As for volume, it can get LOUD. Even outdoors I rarely go past 1/3 of full volume. Battery life is rated at 8 hrs at 2/3 volume according to the manual. I haven't been able to fully test it yet, but at 1/3 volume it ran for 3+ hrs and the battery meter still showed 3 out of 4 leds lit! So I don't really doubt the 8 hour claim which is awesome and why I bought this little guy in the first place. Speaking of iPhones, I can report it works great with my iPhone 3G. You do get the "this device is not made for iPhone" warning and asks to be put in airplane mode, but it plays AND CHARGES my iPhone just fine even without being in airplane mode. I also didn't hear any of the typical phone interference you get with most other docks, which is probably due to the size of the unit which gives the audio components some space from the actual iPhone. Regarding its portable "PA system" claims, a microphone is also included in the box which allows for regular PA type use and you can sing-along with your iPod karaoke style. I actually got mine at a local Bed Bath & Beyond store, same price but 20% off with the usual store coupon! Pros: +portable iPod/iPhone dock that runs for 8 hours on built-in battery! +actually loud enough to be useful outdoors +8 hour battery life! +good but not great sound quality, it won't be confused for a Bose/JBL/etc. dock. +8 hour battery life! +comes with a microphone (icing on the cake) +works with iPhone 3G Cons: -bulky/heavy...the battery life compromise -no bass/treble adjustment, use iPod EQ to clean up sound output if you need to -stated 12 hour full recharge time, just need to plan in advance for useage Rating: 5 (J. Dulak, 2009-04-26) Ion Audio Tailgater Portable PA System for iPod customer review