Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S715i

Intro, Design And Features

Logitech have made a handful of impressive docking stations and portable speakers in the past and their latest offering is the Logitech S715i. The S7151i comes with a streamlined design and its body includes not only a built-in rechargeable battery but also houses multiple speaker drivers. Let's find out how these multiple drivers perform from inside a single plastic housing.

Design and Features
The Logitech S715i is a portable speaker designed for the iPod and the iPhone. Clad in a dark and stylish curved body, Logitech has definitely improved on the design as compared to its earlier Pure-Fi series of portable speakers. The speaker is slightly longer than one foot; around 6-inches tall and it is around 2 and half inches thick which makes it fit right into the portable speakers category.

I could hear clear mids and highs, and a mid-bass trying to reproduce a tight deep bass which resulted in a warm and mid-oriented sound.

The front of the speaker has six drivers protected by a dark metallic speaker-grille. There is a Universal Docking Connector for iPod/iPhone at the top and surrounding this docking bay is one LED indicator with control buttons for volume and power. Logitech has cleverly offered a foldable cover for the docking bay and it conveniently doubles up as a speaker stand too. On the back, there are two passive radiators and the iPod dock cover plus ports for auxiliary and AC charger protected by a rubber flap. Logitech said the Universal Dock Connector works with iPhone and all iPod models.

The Logitech S715i does not offer much in terms of features. It is a simple portable rechargeable speaker which is compatible with your iPod, iPhone and any other audio source with a 3.5mm stereo jack plug. There is no Bluetooth audio streaming, nor does it charge the iPod/iPhone but under its hood, the S715i packs two 3-inch neodymium drivers for mids, two ½-inch neodymium tweeters for highs and four 2-inch passive radiators for bass. Unlike most portable speakers which come with disposable batteries, the Logitech S715i has a non-removable rechargeable NiMH battery with a rated 8-hour operating time. In case the 8-hour battery life is not enough, the system works while it is being charged via the AC adapter as well.

There is also an infrared remote control which is just the size of a cigarette lighter and it has controls for playback (skipping tracks, play/pause, and playback mode), volume and power on/off. The package also included the AC adapter for charging and a travelling case.