http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/ Engadget Comments for Harman Kardon's Go and Play iPod boombox http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Sep 4th 2006 4:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/
Fishes,
narco. ]]>Sep 4th 2006 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Aug 27th 2007 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Sep 4th 2006 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/
I don't know exactly what to call them, but those cheap cords that come with camcorders will do the trick just fine if you need video output that badly. It's composite instead of s-video, but you won't notice a difference. It's kind of tricky because Apple really wants you to pay $100 for their "special" cord, but all you do is plug the red end into the yellow hole on your TV, the yellow into the white, and the yellow into the red, and the other end into the iPod headphone jack, and it'll work just fine.]]>Sep 4th 2006 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/I don't know if this product includes the cable but I wish the composite video output could work with mine because I need to make presentations in big flat screens with my ipod. Anybody tried the same with ipod classic 80 Gb ? please tell me how it went.
tnkx]]>Dec 11th 2007 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.ipod-fun.de/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,109/
(click on "JBL auf der IFA")

The sound of the Go + Play was impressive, I could play around with it. They also showed crazy new Sound Systems from JBL and a nice line of JBL iPod headphones, pictures via the link above.]]>Sep 4th 2006 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Jan 6th 2007 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Jan 12th 2007 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/
Someone drop a reply please]]>Mar 18th 2007 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/It's not the iPod, mine is brand new. I got mine on the Apple website and am getting jerked around by them about returning/exchanging it. Also spoke to Harmoan Kardon who say I should exchange it with Apple. So far no help from anyone.
I read other comments online of the same issue with this product. Sounds like a defect that is effecting several of these models.
I will continue to try to exchange mine until I have one that works.]]>Mar 25th 2007 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Jun 2nd 2007 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Jun 9th 2007 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/After 10 minutes the Harman kardon shuts down.

So I dont think it is related to the iPod, but to the HK go&play.]]>Jun 10th 2007 5:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/It looks like the battery saving function it should have also is activated when on mains. It could also that is does not detect that there is an iPod connected.

Things I've tested and didn't help in finding a solution:
Connecting the iPod on the line in
Turning the iPod on when docked (instead off on when docking)
no device connected at all resulted also in a shut down.

I bought it yesterday and will return it on Monday to the shop.
Hoping that the next one won't have the same problem.

Does anyone know how to cancel the battery saving option???
]]>Jun 10th 2007 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Jun 11th 2007 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/You say: "The sound is far superior with bumping lows and crisp highs."
do you mean that the Go+play is superior or the bose?
I take it that your boombox is not shutting down every 10 minutes? ]]>Jun 28th 2007 2:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/
Haven't tried it with batteries yet, but plugged into the wall we played it for 4 1/2 hours with no problem at all.

The bass is amazing, in fact I feel it may have TOO MUCH bass. I have to look at the iPod to see if we can adjust the bass lower.
]]>Jun 19th 2007 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Jun 23rd 2007 1:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/at higher vol, find that its sounds better w EQ at bass reducer. the bass is VERY VERY heavy at higher vol. sound is so clear and good that when i played a song w prelude of ppl walking into the room, my cats actually woke up from their sleep and stared at the speakers. lovely speakers]]>Jul 8th 2007 11:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Oct 16th 2007 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/
I am VERY sorry to the people who may have a defective model that shuts off every 8 minutes or so. I do not know why that is happening to you, but it must be VERY bitter sweet to own such a phenomenal sounding dock that shuts off all the time!

I have NEVER had that problem and I have owned this since March 2007 (10/19/07 today).

Bellow is a REALLY LONG review I posted on Amazon.com.
Good luck reading it.

Pros:

Best sounding ipod dock under $500. PERIOD!!!!!

Phenomenally deep and **REFINED** bass for something the size of a toaster.

Bass is definitely NOT the only thing this does well. It's performance on the full audio spectrum (yes, that's midrange too) is also best in it's class!

It's portable!!

(*Cons listed at the end... where they belong)


First off I have to address the price issue. I, for the most part, think that the "made for Ipod" logo is license to over price. Almost no Ipod dock is truly worth it's price and I believe for what they do and what they sound like, the are **ALL** over-priced.

That being said, amongst the myriad of overpriced ipod docks, this one is THE ***MOST WORTHY*** OF IT'S PRICE TAG.

Compared to all of the other premium ipod docks this one is amazing. I can say that with confidence because I shopped around for MONTHS before I settled on this one. The only dock that sounds better in this price range is the Geneva Lab Model M which cost $499 (also worth it), which is NOT portable. (little do most consumers know, there are ipod docks that now cost up to $5,000 and more!!!)

The sound out of this thing is so very refined and robust when compared to any ipod dock you would find at the Apple store or any bigbox retailer. They only way you can find anything better is to look at items sold on-line (Geneva Lab) or at very High-End retailers. There probably is no other 'portable' dock that sounds any better. But don't let the word 'portable' fool you. It sounds the best when compared to ANY dock.

I was very surprised at how great this sounds in a noisy Apple store, but wait until you get it home!

WARNING: If you plan on using this thing in a small room with four walls it's Bass may be a bit too strong for you! DO NOT mistake this for BOOMY bass. There's just A LOT of strong deep bass, and BOY IS IT WAAAAYYYY DEEP for something that is about the size of a large toaster!!! Instead of boomy crappy bass, in a small room, this just sounds like you have a nice expensive subwoofer in a very nice home theater set turned up a bit too high. This is NOT a problem if you like a lot of bass, as it isn't for me.

What separates the Go + Play from other docks is that it's not just good at Bass (it's better than all of the others at that, by the way), but it's great at the full audio spectrum. It actually has a strong midrange presentation and really nice highs/treble as well. So many other ipod docks (as well the entire BOSE product line) impress consumers with large amounts of bass (notice I didn't say good bass) and simply decent performance on the rest of the audio spectrum. By the way, this is probably the only dock that actually gets up to 20,000 Hz (20kHz), for those of you who know what this means. Do not expect that out of the Bose, Altech Lansing or Apple docks.

I would definitely say that this is the Audiophile's Ipod Dock in this price range for sure!!!! (if an audiophile would ever, first of all use an ipod and then use an 'ipod sound dock' at all).

I must mention a con or two.

#1 - YOu will not get the same amazing sound with this is operating on it's battery power. This is VERY VERY loud when plugged in, but the volume is limited when unplugged (still no distortion, however). The bass extension and quantity is also, noticeably, cut by about 1/2. I am sure this is done in order to have it last 18 hours on the 8 D batteries as advertise (it actually does last a very long time by the way). Make no mistake though, you still get a ton of bass for something you can carry around in your hand anywhere. You're peers will still be impressed . Note that nothing else is lost. It's treble and midrange performance remains the same.

#2 Your ipod faces up when docked in this dock and you cannot see the screen from afar. This is not a problem me, but may be for others. I tend to just make large play lists and have play in "shuffle" mode anyway.

#3. The remote is fragile.]]>Oct 19th 2007 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Nov 21st 2007 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Jan 16th 2008 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/
Also, the recessed remote compartment is nearly impossible to open. The clicking/locking mechanism appears to be defective.

I'm going to return it to Best Buy tomorrow and see if another one has better QC.]]>Dec 27th 2007 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/
Mine has the same problem with the feet. Did you get yours sorted out?

Charlie]]>Jan 3rd 2008 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/
I was wondering if you sorted the feet thing out mine is the same?

Charlie]]>Jan 4th 2008 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Jan 3rd 2008 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/]]>Jan 6th 2008 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/
I mean, with the remote, do you have full access to your iPod?

Can you change tracks, browse libraries, adjust settings, and scroll through extras.

Or you can also change Playlist like with the Bose one?

Thank you very much!]]>Jan 10th 2008 6:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/
Here is the response I received from HK Customer Support on this issue:

"There are no speakers on the back of the HKGOPLAYBLK. The two grilles you see are decorative.

One of them covers a port tube that helps make the HKGOPLAYBLK's bass output more efficient. The other grille is strictly decorative and you will hear no
sound output."

I hope this addresses your concerns.]]>Jan 21st 2008 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/
Going back to the the store we discovered that the problem was the power cable! The green light of the power supply box is on. Power gets to the box but not from the box to the Go+Play! If you take your device back to the store and use another power cable it will work! The jack of the faulty power cable also does not fit comfortably into the Go+Play socket.

So please don't rage against the machine - just take it to the store and change your power cable!

And then blast some real Rage Against The Machine!

Kirk Out ]]>Jan 24th 2008 3:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Jan 26th 2008 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Jan 30th 2008 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/
But like ppl above, seem to be im having HK GO+PLAY auto shut down after play few songs, around 8-10 minutes, and dont know how to fix it right now, so anybody get any ideas ?]]>Apr 6th 2008 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/can somebody telll me please.. Is the ipod touch 16gb fully compatible with the go+play harman kardon speakers?]]>May 14th 2008 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Jun 22nd 2008 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/
hands down amazing sound and bass. all other boxes need to take a closer look at this baby. hope this helps those with shutoff problems. play in blue. navigate in orange. enjoy]]>Jul 27th 2008 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/harman-kardons-go-and-play-ipod-boombox/Tried with another ipod classic and it works fine.
The ipod nano out of the Harman Kardon works fine as well - any idea?]]>Aug 29th 2008 6:13AM