Keep moving, nothing to see/hear here.
This item is listed at $540 with a 90% discount taking it to $54. Honestly, a 99% discount would have not been enough. The main body is made from low quality plastic. I suspect this was chosen as compensation for the rather cheap internal components. Typically, you will find that in order to reduce size and weight of electronics, you must use more expensive metals and base board components. These devices went with larger, heavier internals and had to utilize the thin external case. This also had an effect on the fit and finish of the product. It almost seems that these devices were made by hand. Not experienced hands but shaky, clumsy hands that you might expect belong to uncoordinated and underfed pre-teenagers.<br /><br />The volume control knob on one device would rotate freely without any resistance which resulted in gravity alone being able to adjust the volume. If you turn or nod your head, the volume might shift. The other device was the exact opposite. It required some considerable effort to adjust. The power switch on both devices felt loose in the frame and as a result either device might turn off because the switch slid down from the on position without being directly manipulated. This also meant that when sliding the device into the charging slot, the power button might be shifted up into the on position. This, we discovered resulted in a longer charging period as the device is discharging the battery at a rate that almost exceeds the charging capacity.<br /><br />Finally, does the device at least amplify sound as stated in the description. Yes, the device amplifies sound. All sound. Background noise is amplified at an equal level to speech, music, and any other sound. Add to this the fact that because of the poor engineering, low quality components and shoddy manufacturing the device introduces a rather noticeable and annoying hiss that overrides any potentially beneficial effect of the amplification.<br /><br />I do not recommend that anyone purchase this device from any source or vendor. Take the $54 and buy a megaphone to give to your family. Or perhaps you might be better off using the $54 to buy lotto tickets as an investment in good quality hearing aids. Another option might be to roll the money up in a tube and have others shout through the tube while pointing the open end directly at one of your ears.
Rating: 1 stars