| Portable music has come a long way since the days | | | | podcasts. |
| of the walkman in the 1980s. The walkman, popularized | | | | When shopping for iPod speakers, there is as wide an |
| by Sony, allowed music addicts to travel with their | | | | array as there are manufacturers. This is because |
| favorite music in cassettes wherever they went as | | | | other than the regular household names' consumer |
| long as they had enough batteries to keep the device | | | | electronics manufacturers, there are many other |
| running. Then the walkman met its nemesis, the | | | | manufactures who have capitalized on the rise of the |
| Discman, also released by Sony although Phillips | | | | iPod and are now creating speakers and other |
| electronics was the brains behind the switch from | | | | accessories. When discussing the best speakers, we |
| cassette to compact disc. Compact discs or CDs, | | | | need to examine the need. Some people's usage is |
| introduced studio sound music to the public and music | | | | more than others. The brands that are currently hot in |
| quality has never been the same again. But CDs are | | | | the market right now are Logitech, which is a |
| also cumbersome and large and therefore had to | | | | respected computer speakers and accessories |
| store. They are also not friendly to extremes of | | | | maker. |
| temperatures and can be scratched and easily | | | | For anywhere between $90 and $200, you can find |
| damaged just like the prehistoric vinyl 12' records of | | | | decent Logitech iPod speakers which boast quality |
| the 60s and 70s. To counter this, Apple Computers | | | | sound. Altec Lansing is another company that has |
| invented the iPod which at this point is the ultimate in | | | | gained a name for itself especially when it comes to |
| portable music and video. | | | | speakers. Altec has also been manufacturing car |
| The iPod boasts a huge memory capacity and | | | | stereo speakers for a while and they therefore have |
| therefore the ability to store, not one, but hundreds of | | | | the experience to back their quality. A pair of iPod |
| CDs! This means that instead of traveling with a bagful | | | | Altec Lansing speakers will cost you around $150.00 |
| of CDs and cassettes, one can easily download their | | | | although the same company also produces more |
| entire music collection in digital format to their iPod. One | | | | costly iPod speakers called the InMotion i600 and the |
| can therefore walk or travel or jog or go camping with | | | | Pure-Fi Dream which can run you close to $200.00. |
| a small portable iPod containing thousands of songs. | | | | The Chestnut Hill Sound George have also gained |
| Recently, Apple came up with portable speakers for | | | | renown due to their exceptional sound quality but |
| the iPod. These are hugely popular because instead of | | | | these can range about $500.00 and are therefore on |
| one person listening to their music using their headsets, | | | | the pricy side. iPod speakers are definitely here to stay |
| more than one person can enjoy quality music or | | | | and anyone serious about transforming their musical |
| podcasts. This can be highly ideal especially for college | | | | experience should invest in these. |
| students and study groups who need to listen to | | | | |