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1. JLB ONSTAGE HOW TO
2. JLB ONSTAGE PLUS
3. JLB ONSTAGE SERIES

Part of this is attributable to marketing JBL markets On Stage as a design that can be used in any room of the house, not as a travel companion.

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At only 1.5” tall, it’s easy enough to consider tossing into a briefcase, like the inMotion series and unlike Tivoli’s iPAL, though JBL doesn’t tout On Stage as a “portable” device in any way. Like Altec’s most recent inMotions, On Stage turns out to be a perfect visual match for full-sized iPods (only modestly less so for the colored aluminum iPod minis), and does not seem oversized despite its deeper-than-iM3 footprint. When we first saw photos of On Stage, we weren’t sure whether we’d like it in person, but there’s little doubt that JBL’s newest speaker system makes a very good first impression. The only mismatched component in the package is a large black country-specific power supply (with similarly black cable) that doesn’t fit visually with the white On Stage, a modest problem, but one that Altec avoided by using white and fully country-adaptable power supplies. JBL uses three rubber pads on the bottom to secure the unit on a table, and prints the product’s name only on the bottom surface.

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The rear of On Stage includes an on-off power switch that glows yellow when pressed inward, plus ports for audio in, power in, and Dock Connector cable in.

We’ll walk you through our logic below.Įach On Stage comes with four interchangeable plastic iPod mounting panels – one for 10/15/20GB iPods, one for 30/40GB iPods, one for iPod minis, and one for first- and second-generation iPods – plus a short pass-through audio-in cable that can be used with the older iPods and other devices.

JLB ONSTAGE HOW TO

The challenge, then, is how to grade speakers that sound great, look great, are only quasi-portable, and carry a comparatively high price tag relative to both portable and non-portable options. And it sells at a substantial premium ($199.00) over the Creatures – $20 more than Altec Lansing’s recent and fully portable iM3 inMotion speakers, which we noted were at the very cusp of acceptable pricing even given their numerous packed-in accessories. The only hitches are two: unlike other small iPod speaker systems released recently, On Stage is not truly portable. Unlike the Creature system, On Stage is specifically designed as a combined iPod dock and sound system, including everything you need to connect an iPod for easy, immediate enjoyment with speakers. In essence, On Stage packs 90% of the Creatures’ sound quality into a significantly smaller and novel disc-shaped enclosure. JBL’s new On Stage speaker system for the iPod presents an even more interesting challenge for iLounge’s readers and editors alike. We have continued to recommend them regardless not only because we really like their sound, but because so many people initially are attracted to “portable speakers” as a concept, yet ultimately place the speakers in one place and never move them.

However, when compared against truly portable solutions, the Creatures are clearly less compact, don’t run off of batteries, and are not fit to be carried around in a briefcase. In the past, we have described JBL’s three-piece Creature speaker system as one of our top recommendations based on its great sound for the dollar, and iPod-matching aesthetic design.

Additionally, (c) iPod matching or complementing style are important to many users, and (d) a subset of people will care (at least initially) about whether they can tote the speakers around. Our rationale is that (a) everyone wants a great sounding speaker system, but (b) price is a critical counter-consideration for most users. When iLounge reviews iPod-compatible speakers, we always consider several factors: the quality of sound is first and foremost, followed closely by price and value, then style and aesthetic appearance, and then portability.