Insignia™ - 80W Audio System - Gold/black

I originally wanted a Bose Wave radio when it was on sale before the holidays for $539 but I decided even that was too expensive. I saw this Insignia shelf system on sale for a very good price of $79 new or 65.99 open box. I decided to take the gamble on the open box item. It has amazing sound quality at this price! It has two 20 watt speakers (40 watts left and right) and a 40 watt sub woofer for 80 watts total. I agree with other reviews that I don’t think you can get sound this good anywhere near the $65.99 price. Even $79 would be worth it! The bass is great. I like how you can turn the volume up loud and it doesn’t distort. It still sounds very clear. At the regular $150 price I would have to shop around more since that puts it in tougher competition with more choices. I did also purchase Bose Companion 20 computer speakers to hook up to this to make it more like a “Wave radio” but the sound from this by itself is great! The only thing the Bose speakers improves on is better bass at low volume which was important for my use of this in my bedroom at night. I also think they give a “wider stereo soundstage” overall though when I was browsing shelf systems on Best Buy’s website nothing came close to what this offered for the price. I really liked that this has Bluetooth, CD player, FM radio, line input jack and USB input. I can also change my iPhone if I need to using the USB port. I have not tried hooking up a USB flash drive and listening to music files stored on it but that is a nice feature to have. I did try a few mp3 format cd’s and they played with no issues. There were much more expensive shelf systems with less watts (powerful sound) offered. The remote is also very useful. I couldn’t pass up these features for this price! I didn’t listen to a Bose Wave radio to compare but I cannot imagine it sounds so much better than this to make it worth what they are asking for it at $599.

I have to start off by saying that I have had some really high end audio components in my lifetime. I’m very fussy about the sound quality of my music. I went into Best Buy just to browse and the first thing that grabbed my attention was how amazing this unit looks. I just had to Bluetooth my phone to this and it was a cinch. The sound that came out of the speakers blew me away. I picked up a box and bought it right away. I highly recommend this item!!!

Whoever made this for Insignia knew what they were doing. I can't speak for the longevity of the product, I've only had it a little under a month, but this unit was a lot more than I expected for $149 bucks. It's constantly on sale in my local Best Buy and I bought an open box that brought the price down to $90 out the door. You've read the specs, I'm not gonna rehash them here but with 40 watts going just to the down firing 'subwoofer' it's got punch that you might not expect. There is a roundness, a balance to the sound. You will wonder how such small drivers can deliver full sound. Is it as good as my floor standing speakers that I use for my turntable? No, of course not, there is no sound stage or separation but it does fill the room without fatiguing my ears. My plan of installing speaker outs went out the window after a couple hours of listening. I did add spiked feet (Parts Express part #240-676) and I'm loving the new aesthetic (see pictures). I am seriously considering adding a second one and keeping it the box. Insignia caught lighting in a bottle with this one.

I wanted a system that I could access Blue Tooth from my phone and a CD player for my CD's and put in our living room. This looks much better than a Boom Box...it is a little bigger that I expected..it is not inconspicuous...but, it works. Sound is ok...nothing great..but, I think I'm getting what I paid for.

Exactly what I was looking for. Will play music from multiple sources including radio and cd so an internet connection is not required. Nice sound, remote is handy. Love the retro look.

I wanted a little secondary setup to play my vinyl records with the minimal amount of components possible. After grabbing an Audio Technica turntable, I battled with getting bookshelf speakers & an amp, but knew there had to be something more convenient. Enter the only All-in-one titled consumer electronic that actually fits its namesake. Audio quality is consistent across CD/BT/Aux and while not for audiophiles by any means, the tiny 40 watt sub underneath is a wonderful touch (and saved another component!). Form factor mixes 70s component style with contemporary industrial design, and is the perfect solution and is exactly as described.

I have collected any CD's. However technical advancements made it almost impossible to find a good CD player. I was glad to find this CD player. It was economical stylish and compact.

I purchased this as I like music on. I was very surprised that is sounds so nice and amplified clearly. Purchased 3 more for the kids Christmas to have in their homes.