Another product from Altec Lansing, this time from Leo.

Tuesday, July 21^st, 2009, Netcast 877

Over the past few weeks I talked about the long discontinued Altec Lansing 704 speaker system, one of the biggest speakers you could buy for the home, and the Altec Lansing Orbit, probably the smallest speaker you can still buy. (www.twit.tv/dgw849) Leo just bought the Altec T612 speaker which is designed especially for use with the Apple iPhone 3G and the iPod. Leo said this speaker system produces very good sound, especially for its size. But what he thought was really great is that iPhone 3G interference is nonexistent. (Evidently you may to put the iPhone in “airplane mode” in some other units to stop it from transmitting interference.) Here’s what happens when the iPhone is playing music while it’s in the dock and a call comes in. The music fades and you hear the ringer sound through the speakers. I can’t remember if Leo said you can use it as a speakerphone and talk with the phone in the dock, but someone else I spoke to said you have to take the iPhone out of the dock to answer the call. (I don’t have an iPhone or this Altec unit.) The music comes back on where it left off when the phone call came in. With 60 watts of power and remote control, this is a full-featured unit. The “list price” is $199.99, but do a web search. I saw it on Amazon for via Electronics Expo for just about $105.00. I’ve never bought anything from this etailer, but the link is below. Overall Leo thinks this is a unit that is well worth the money.

Altec website page: http://www.alteclansing.com/index.php?file=north_product_detail&iproduct_id=t612

Amazon link: http://tinyurl.com/nb4p5l

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