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Review: Ignitek iCheer Speakers for iPod shuffle

Last updated: May 16, 2021 6:07 am UTC
By Jeremy Horwitz
Review: Ignitek iCheer Speakers for iPod shuffle

Pros: A slick integration of iPod shuffle and stereo speakers, with simple access to the shuffle’s controls for tracks and volume, and attractive use of black mesh grilles. Truly portable by virtue of its compartment for three AA cells; also runs off wall power.

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Cons: Sound quality isn’t great for the price given competing options; can only be used with the iPod shuffle, yet offers no integrated shuffle charging solution. No wall power charger in the box, unlike most of its competitors.

Review: Ignitek iCheer Speakers for iPod shuffle

Released right on the tail of PodGear’s comparable Shuffle Station (iLounge rating: B), Ignitek’s iCheer ($79.99) is a portable speaker system for the iPod shuffle that looks pretty great on the surface. It’s an attractive one-piece unit that runs off of AA batteries or wall power, with several very smart touches for iPod shuffle integration. Sized at under 7.5” by 5.7” by under 1” in thickness, iCheer can be carried in its simple included fabric bag and/or tossed into any briefcase or backpack without an issue.

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It’s larger than the Shuffle Station, but still highly portable – roughly the same size as Altec Lansing’s various inMotion speakers.

iCheer’s face includes two black metal mesh panels to cover four total speaker drivers and two air vents, plus an innovative central hole that’s shaped perfectly to accommodate an iPod shuffle with its standard USB cap on. Unlike the Shuffle Station, iCheer mounts your iPod shuffle right-side up and uses a sliding headphone plug to release or connect to its audio. (You can remove a sticker on the front that shows you how to use the plug.) A circular power button and Ignitek’s logo are on its bottom left, with a small blue light that lets you know that the power’s turned on.

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Review: Ignitek iCheer Speakers for iPod shuffle

iCheer’s rear is also well designed. You can remove the shuffle or access its back through a hole in iCheer’s center, and keep the whole unit upright with a detachable metal stand below that hole. Underneath the metal stand is a battery compartment for three AA cells (not included); a wall power port is on the unit’s left side.

Regrettably, iCheer doesn’t come with a wall power adapter, unlike the Shuffle Station and other portable speakers in its price range, so you’ll need to buy one separately.

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Review: Ignitek iCheer Speakers for iPod shuffle

Also missing from the design by comparison with the Shuffle Station are volume controls; here, the iPod shuffle handles that. And there aren’t any separate ports for audio in or audio out, or iPod shuffle charging, each found in the Shuffle Station, which means that all you’re going to do with this is listen to iPod shuffle music – nothing else. For better or worse, Ignitek’s kept iCheer’s design simple – a choice which will work for some iPod shuffle owners, but not all.

Review: Ignitek iCheer Speakers for iPod shuffle

Size aside, what’s most important in a portable speaker system is audio quality, and unfortunately iCheer’s audio isn’t anything to get excited about for the price. Like the less expensive Shuffle Station, it sounds flat and compressed by comparison with top-ranked portable options we’ve tested, and most noticeably lacks for treble. We’d call it “radio quality,” acceptable only for listeners who are more concerned with the looks of their speakers than the sound.

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