Review: The perfect accessory for my Kindle Fire
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 8, 2012
When I received the Grace Digital MatchStick Charging Speaker Dock, the first thing I did was to plug myKindle Fire, Full Color 7" Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fiinto it and watch an Amazon Instant Streaming movie on it.  It holds the Fire at a good viewing angle (It's adjustable horizontally and vertically and can be rotated 50 or 38 degrees while in the cradle.) I prefer watching movies using this device because the speakers can be turned up louder than the Kindle Fire and they sound a lot better.  I also like not having to hold or balance the Kindle for the duration of the movie.  But what I ended up using this charging dock for the most is to listen to music.I never really used my Kindle for music before because it was bigger than my iPod and not as easy to carry around. But with this dock, I can just plug it in and turn up the sound.  The sound quality is quite good, comparable to other devices I've used in this size and price range. You can turn it up quite loud and it still sounds great.  There are a few controls that are on the little remote that comes with it such as volume, treble/bass/EQ.  I buy all of my music from Amazon these days so I can play anything I want from their Cloud or download them onto my Kindle Fire and play them from there.  I've been painting a room and you know how boring that gets after a while, but listening to some good music using this device kept me motivated and painting!  I listened for 3 or 4 hours at a time.  The first time I used the MatchStick I forgot to turn it off or disconnect my Fire so it sat there like that for 2 days without any problem.  I didn't experience any problems with overheating that another person here had mentioned, even after having it plugged in all that time.The cord is only about 4 feet so you'll need to keep it close to a wall outlet. The optional Lithium-Ion battery which would make it more portable is a little pricey, but you can get it here:Battery For The Gdi-Gfd7200.  I haven't had a need for that so far but may purchase one up in the future. It comes with an Aux-in cable that you can use to play an iPod or other device through it's speakers.  I tried it with my iPhone, just to make sure it works, and it does.  It has a nice look to it. Some type of handle might have been nice since this is always getting dragged around the house and is used a lot by the whole family.  If you need to wake your Kindle Fire up if it goes to sleep while it's docked, there is a little button below the spot where it plugs into the Kindle.  Hold it down for a few seconds and it works just like the on/off/wake up button on the Kindle.This this very nice and useful speaker dock was provided by the manufacturer in order to give a fair and honest review.