First impressions: Altec Lansing InMotion Classic and Orbit-M
By Ben Robinson on Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 at 4:09 PM PST In Hardware, Reviews
You might have seen a couple of posts I put up the other day on the new Altec Lansing products – namely the InMotion Classic, and Orbit-M. Well, having spent a little quality time with each one, here are some initial thoughts:
InMotion Classic
- Good size vs weight
- Rock solid support of the iPhone in the mount (important to not weaken your connector over time)
- Nice tactile buttons
- Clever space-saving design on bracket and remote
- Spanking sound quality – very nice fidelity!
Orbit-M
- Excellent size/weighting combo – materials give it premium feel, overall weight is light-moderate (important for a portable unit!)
- Carrying case is a nice touch
- Sound fidelity is good (although not ramped up the volume yet to check for distortion)
- Simple design aesthetic works well – industrial, clean lines
I’m going to spend some further time with the units to see if I can catch the driver units out in both devices, but I’ve a feeling, reading the PR, that they will tolerate some decent volume and harshness of music. We’ll see in the next few days….!
For more information on the complete autumn 2009 audio collection from Altec Lansing, you can visit www.alteclansing.com
