The Sharper Image® Stereo Sound Desk, Black

Comments about The Sharper Image® Stereo Sound Desk, Black:

Thought it would work and it does just fine

Comments about The Sharper Image® Stereo Sound Desk, Black:

Got this Sharper Image stereo desk for my son. I was hesitant based on the other review but figured had nothing to loose because I could always send it back, right? It arrived, got it assembled very quick, connected the iPod and worked great!! the sound is really good, better that my son's stereo radio in his room. I turned on the fan, very quiet ! Happy to have bought this new item from Sharper Image!

Comments about The Sharper Image® Stereo Sound Desk, Black:

OMG has Sharper Image gone downhill or what? I bought this largely in part to their name and reputation in the past always representing quality products.....not anymore!

First off it was damaged out of the box as several pieces had scratches on them. I am pretty sure the one I received has been returned before as the staples (no pun intended) on the box had already been pried open and nothing was holding the lid closed but a plastic packing strap....hummmmm me thinks there is something wrong with that picture!

Second the speaker is absolutely horrible! I have heard better sound out of a five dollar set of ear buds. They are not loud, there is no bass, and the flimsy cord that comes with it is a joke and mine has a short in it right out of the box. Every time I would move the cord the slightest bit I would get a crackle through the speakers. In addition as soon as you turn the speakers on and plug a device in there is a hum that comes through the speakers reminiscent of speakers from the 60's.

Third none of the buttons used to control the volume and mute the speakers work.....I mean SERIOUSLY all three are broke...I could see one of them maybe malfunctioning, but ALL of them.....give me a break. Also the power cord and the included audio cable do not slide all the way in to their assigned port....it is hard to explain but basically when you insert the cord it goes in halfway and it stops and won't go in any further. Now at first I attributed that to the lousy sound coming out of the speakers, but as I applied a little more pressure finally the audio cable slide all the way in and the speaker sounded exactly the same. The housing where the ports for all the inputs and volume buttons reside is one big plastic piece of garbage. When you insert a USB cable into it the thing feels like it is going to crack and break into a million pieces.....NOT IMPRESSED!

Fourth the fan, while it does work, is pretty loud. At first it did not seem that bad, but after a half hour it became annoying rather fast. While the fan does work and the power button for the fan works the fan itself is rather useless in my opinion. I worked on my laptop for an hour with it both on and off and watched my temps and fan rpm on my laptop and noticed not on iota of difference.

In closing I would not recommend this product to anyone and I plan on returning mine ASAP for a full refund.