This Audio system costs $138.49, way less than Bose for a similar offering. Is it worth it? lets examine it for you right away.

The Altec Lansing IM600 is a small unit, that can easily be taken about. It has a plastic cabinet and fold up dock. It has a separate subwoofer out line. A good FM tuner is also in this one. In addition a video out and line in ports. There are a lot of useful features in the Altec Lansing IM600.

The rechargeable battery lasts about seven hours. the IM600 is built in a way that the units vibrations do not affect the iPod during playback. In addition the Lansing features a beautiful backlit display which is lit when plugged to AC.

iPods can be charged by the Altec. All this requires is an AC connection. When running on the battery, it does not charge the iPod. The remote has the preset control, so do not lose it.

Now let me tell you about the sound on this one. The sound focusses more on treble, the Bass is OK and the mid tones are quite good. Crisp and detailed sound is a feature of the IM600. Classical music sounds great on it. At maximum volume there is some distortion in the IM600, but not too much. All in all a great speaker for the price.