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Intempo InSession iPod/MP3 speaker

Above average

Review Intempo was one of the first iPod accessory makers to exploit the low end market, and it's has had plenty of practice in producing these products now. Without setting the world alight, it's latest offering, the InSession, benefits from some no-nonsense engineering and delivers a decent performance.

Intempo InSession

Intempo's InSession: size-defying sound?

At first glance, the unit is perhaps more compact that might be expected, especially when the company goes out of its way to underline the sound quality of the unit. Intempo goes as far as to claim the InSession produces a "solid room-filling sound" and creates "cavernous bass". The front mounted twin drivers are quoted as delivering a surprising - given the size of the unit: 230 x 95 x 120mm - 25W, and a further 9W of power can be delivered through the rear-facing sub-woofer.

The unit’s diminutive frame is treated with a black gloss coating - it only comes in black - and does a decent job in the looks department. The coating is less prone to finger-marking than some other gloss-coated products, a welcome trait as the unit will be handled quite a bit.

The front lip of the product houses the iPod dock as well as the volume controls. On the rear of the product, there's a rocker power switch and line-in jack for attaching other audio devices.

One gripe here is that the rocker switch is a little on the flat side, which makes switching the power on and off awkward. As the switch doesn’t flip from off to on easily, we found we had to pick the product up to use the switch.

Intempo InSession

Basic control from the remote

Moving round to the front of the unit, there's a detachable cover for the docking station. We found this a little hard to take off and, as there is nothing to attach it to the unit, it seemed likely to soon be confined to that black hole under the sofa, bed or wardrobe where all such accessories eventually end up.

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