Creative TravelDock Speakers for Zen Micro | 
| Brand: Creative Labs
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Rating:  50 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 10 x 4 x 7
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: 51MF5005AA000
Model: 51MF5005AA000
UPC: 054651081635
EAN: 0054651081635
ASIN: B0009OOBV6
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| Features:
| • | Portable 1-piece speaker design provides pure, powerful sound with four high precision NeoTitanium micro drivers | | • | Wireless remote lets you control your Zen Micro and Zen MicroPhoto from up to 26 feet away | | • | Line-in connector lets you connect TravelDock Zen Micro to any portable audio device | | • | Listen to your favorite radio stations with FM antenna cable | | • | Runs on 4 AA batteries for up to 25 hours of playback |
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Amazon. com Product Description
With the Creative Labs 51MF5005AA000 Travel Dock Speakers for Zen Micro, you can listen to your favorite music with the sleek, stylish and ultra-portable TravelDock Zen Micro. Just connect it to your Zen Micro or Zen Microphoto and share your favorite music tracks with everyone. Designed as both a docking and charging station, the TravelDock Zen Micro are designer speakers with great substance. Though compact, the wide stereo effect ensures an expansive sound stage for a fuller listening experience. Premium full-range NeoTitanium micro drivers deliver the most captivating audio -- letting your music come alive! It is the perfect Zen Micro or Zen MicroPhoto accessory, taking your entertainment to new horizons. This docking station, for the Creative Labs Zen Micro, does more than allow you to transfer songs back and forth. It also allows you to charge your Zen Micro, as well as play your music, via four built-in speakers. For added convenience, a remote control is included, giving you control of the Zen Micro up to 26 feet away!
Product Description
Specially designed to complement the Zen Micro, TravelDock Zen Micro is portable, compact, light and versatile, with a stylish cover that acts as a stand and protects the speakers during transportation. Truly multifunctional, it enables users to charge the Zen Micro while listening to their music, uploads and downloads music and data via an integrated USB connection, and allows additional devices to be connected via the AUX port. With headphone and subwoofer connectors and an FM antenna, it offers incredible flexibility in any environment.The TravelDock Zen Micro further extends the versatility of the player with an IR remote. This allows people to control power, volume and Zen Micro functions such as play/pause, next/previous track. They can also use it to switch between FM radio and MP3.Audio quality is outstanding. With four premium NeoTitanium micro drivers and an advanced digital amplifier, the TravelDock Zen Micro will deliver eight Watts RMS of clear rich sound for up to 25 hours, powered by four standard AA batteries. Titanium is the material of choice for Creative when manufacturing speaker drivers. It offers superior characteristics in sound reproduction and construction and far outperforms other materials such as aluminum. When combined with Neodymium rare earth magnets it ensures the best performance in a small form factor design.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
 Way above expectations December 26, 2005
Robert H. Fay (Houston, TX)
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
I have become very jaded lately with the quality of some electronic products, and I am starting to get reluctant to buy something without doing some research. However, I gave this set of speakers to my daughter for Christmas to go along with her Zen Micro, and I am blown away. Even though the speakers are tiny, I am very impressed with the full range of sound coming out of them. They have a surprising amount of bass for such small speakers. The other included features like a remote control, AC power, and other attachments for the computer, subwoofer, FM Radio antennea, and computer line in/out cord make this a very fine item. Creative got it right with this gizmo.
Great Speaker System July 30, 2006
MikeJM (New York, NY)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I recently received the Zen Microphoto as a gift. Since I travel fairly often, I decided to purchase the Traveldock after reading the reviews. It's great. The Microphoto fits in easily and comes out just as simply. The sound is rich, loud enough, and better than any other travel speakers that I own. Many people comment on the bass issue. For travel speakers, the Traveldock has the best bass to date, in my opinion. True bass enthusiasts could purchase the subwoofer (for an additional $60 from Creative's website). I'm very satisfied with the sound and the convenience. The jacks are easy to reach and use, which are on the back of the unit. Also, the Microphoto charges while docked, whether it's playing or not. There's even an attachable FM antenna that plugs in to give you reception when docked (since you are not using the earphones which serve as an antenna also). By the way, it comes with a remote control which allows you to switch between FM and MP3's, adjust volume, and play/pause/FF/Rew. Overall, this is a very nice addition to the Zen Microphoto.
 Good Convenience, Mediocre Performance April 10, 2006
L. Leong (California)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
After a long internal battle with myself, I finally splurged and got these speakers. I am pleased with the design of the system. The exposed speakers and the blue LED light on top make the system feel modern and compliments the styling of the Zen Micro perfectly.
The IR remote is the best part of the system. I no longer have to get up and walk across the room to turn up the volume or change tracks. I was just using a pair of old computer speakers as a "stereo system." Sad, I know. From the perspective of an about-to-be-starving college student, these speakers are a good step up from the computer speakers but they definitely will not satisfy the more hardcore audiophiles. The highs and mids are well represented but bass is lacking. I think the optional subwoofer is a must and if you have a subwoofer already, use that. It was nice of Creative to include the subwoofer cable, FM antenna, and line-in cables with the speakers.
Classical and instrumental music sounds pretty good but for more bass heavy rap and rock, the speakers just can't provide enough bass to rock the house. These speakers can get pretty loud and I didn't find them to distort unless it was really loud. Sometimes there's a little background hiss but it's negligible. I was impressed with the "wide stereo effect" of the speakers because they can fill a whole room with music from corner to corner. I did not expect something so small to make so much sound.
Another thing that I liked about these speakers is that they can run on just four AAs for around 20 hours, making this system truly portable. The system also feels pretty soild and shouldn't break easly. I would be cautious when plugging and unplugging your player as bending the plugs would destroy the whole system.
Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with these speakers. They are just a little expensive and have mediocre sound that won't satisfy people who are used to having high quality headphones and/or a high quality home stereo system.
awesome speakers! July 26, 2006
boris (Hon, HI)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Again, Creative Labs has combined all you need into one package: line in jack, usb port, fm antenna, and even a jack for a sub-woofer! for a small portable speaker, this system gets pretty loud and clear. The stereo effect button works great, the design is very stylish and the remote is a nice finishing touch. now for the cons;like most reviewers,i too, have to say the bass is lacking a bit, and the stand has a bit of trouble holding the speakers up due to small rubber feet that doesnt grip very well. and the last thing is the speakers itself doesnt have any grill or guard on it and it looks like it could be damaged easily, but these are minor things i can overlook and all in all for the price, this speaker system is very good.
i tried the Altec Lansing portable speakers for the same price and i returned it the next day. it didnt even get half as loud without distortion and it didnt have as many cool features either.
right now, im using the speakers with the zen nano plus and it works great! im saving up for the zen micro now and if it sounds good with the nano, then i know the TravelDock will sound amazing with the micro that it was intended for.
one more thing, if your going to use the line-in cable for a device other than the zen micro, be sure to insert the BLACK end of the cable into the device your want to play and the WHITE end into the speakers line-in jack. i read a reviewer who said the speakers sounded tinny like a transistor radio and its because she had the wrong ends of the cable attached. i did it myself and i figured it out. unlike the reviewer who returned the speakers before taking the time to learn how to use it before returning it and giving it a bad review.
I love these speakers and i even use them for my t.v and they sound great for that too.
Very Convenient Product & Smartly Designed August 1, 2006
Michele Rempe (Malvern, PA USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This little gem is very compact and has a bigger sound than I was expecting. It is convenient and simple to use. My 9 year old uses it and it is sturdy enough that I don't have to worry about it getting broken. The hard case has a flip over cover and it also comes with a soft carrying case. It is great on trips, especially when you don't have a computer with you to charge your Zen. If you are an audiophile, the sound will not be good enough for you, but for the average person, it will exceed expectations.
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