Review: Great Fire Dock
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2012
I've used a dock like this with my iPhone for years and had been wishing that a good dock would come along for the Fire. The MatchStick dock is exactly what I was looking for.I use my Fire a lot in the kitchen while I cook and in the garage while I mess around. Unfortunately the audio output of the Fire is pretty limited. This dock gives my Fire just the boost that it needs to really keep me company.I've only owned my Fire since last Christmas, but I'm amazed at how much I've come to depend on all of the media packed in there (either on the device or on my cloud account). I watch Amazon Prime movies, I listen to music from my Amazon Cloud player, and I use my Adam Carolla app to listen to his podcasts.The great thing about this doc is that it works so well for both audio and video. If I'm using my Fire as a recipe book while I cook, I can still listen to music in the background. Or if I'm playing movies or TV episodes, then the MatchStick can rotate my Fire to landscape for better viewing.The sound quality is great and the volume controls are convenient. There are volume +/- buttons on the top of the speaker. There's also a remote for controlling the volume and EQ.Videos are battery killers, so you really need to keep the Fire plugged in while you watch. The MatchStick charges your Fire while it's docked, so you don't have to sweat the power usage.I was pleasantly surprised by how simple it is to dock the Fire in the MatchStick. I've used docks with other devices that don't fit so well. But with the MatchStick I just removed my Fire from its cover and then just slid it into the doc. The rails hold it in the right position without being too tight. And then the audio jack and USB connector mate just perfectly into the Fire.I love the MatchStick. It's just what my Fire was missing.I was provided this device for review.