Altec LansingIMW578L LifeJacket 3, Up to 30 Hours of Battery Life, IP67 Everything Rating: Waterproof, Dirtproof, Snowproof and it Floats! | Royal Blue (IMW578L-RYB)

Great sound and quality . We dropped it in the river while kayaking and it was still playing under water. lol

That's what it says it's supposed to do pretty good sound loud for sides of speaker Threw it in a lake and it Floated Still playing, Drop it off a truck, Still good to go, The only thing I don't like is the rubber sleeve does not stay in place For cleaning

Fits great under my windshield bag on my Harley FLSTC. I can't give an honest opinion on the battery life, as I keep a charging wire connected while riding. It's loud enough to hear over my true dual Samson pipes at lower to mid speeds but is difficult to hear running over 70mph.It is not as loud as the LifeJacket 2. I can hear the LJ2 running at 80mph. Only reason I bought this LJ3 is because a speaker has cracked on the LJ2, and some said the LJ3 was louder, but it's not. So, in a pool, inside a vehicle, a room, patio, etc, this speaker is loud and clear enough, and at lower speeds running loud Harley exhausts. Should hear it fine if running on a quite exhaust motorcycle.

The media could not be loaded. I read some of these reviews and I know from Amazon, you have to sift through and decide for yourself. Altec Lansing is a GREAT brand and has great products. I stand behind this brand entirely. Altho, I do agree, the bass has alot of high points, it still sounds WAY better than some other brands.I had read a few reviews that this speaker had stopped working at the beach or whatever. I know EXACTLY why this happened.Here is your SOLUTION:I am an IT nerd and deal with electronics all the time. A bluetooth speaker itself clearly has a motherboard in much the same way computers do. Those connections are very closely related.The rubber outside comes off. Gently snap it off at the dip-ins on the speaker mess. Next, you will take a flat head and GENTLY put it in between the mesh and blue part of the speaker. On the BACK of the speaker. Sinch up the mesh slowly going around it. It will slide out little by little. There are 6 (six) screws that are deep inside some holes. This is a small phillips. You will need it long to get inside. Make sure you dont loose the screws. Once getting the screws out gently pull the front and back apart along the seam you see once the rubber protecter is off. You will see the mother board with all the buttons, some wires and the cillinder battery. You will have to take the screw out on the battery holder thing. Once you get that loose, pull the connection entirely. BE CAREFULL! These are very small wires and can pull out the plastic connection. You want the whole insert to come out. Then replace the connection. Press the power button. It should say "Welcome to Altec Lansing!" If you hear that, you did it! You may gently pull the other connections and replace them. But I would believe that this is the battery connection getting jarred loose during shipping. The other thing this does is RESETS the motherboard. It could be that it freezes up because it is also programmed with the lights to react to the music.This SHOULD solve any issue if it "just" stops working. If this does not, and you were patient and gentle with the speaker not destroying anything. Be careful putting everything back together. Call and ask for a return.I would hope this helps other customers with this issue. Make sure the battery is CENTERED ENTIRELY! You do NOT want the the battery trying to cling to the speakers' magnets. Also, re-adjust the wires that are the main power source so you have extra slack when you put it in. Dont forget the piece that screws on for the battery to stay in place.4 stars because this connection issue SHOULD NOT exist. But please people dont disappoint your kids or get upset if you do have the patience or know somebody that can help you do this. It is quite easy. This COULD be the same issue with some of your other bluetooth products as well. Another thing to keep in mind.... the battery CAN BE REPLACED! Just find one here with the same connection and wires!

Great sound for the money. Compact with good life on a charge! Simple to pair!

I purchased a Lifejacket speaker several years ago. Worked great for about 2 years and then stopped charging. Tried a new Lifejacket 3 speaker and this time lasted less than a year and stopped charging. Disappointing. Neither speaker was abused. Liked the size and sound but!

I’ve bought three of these over the years and gifted several. It’s compact, has amazing sound and easily connects to your phone! Love love love it and would recommend to anyone!

I did a considerable amount of research prior to choosing a new speaker. In the end i went with the LJ3 due to my love for the original version. This speaker doesnt have as good a sound quality as my original but its not that bad. The on/off is weird.. sometimes i get a 10 count before it comes on, AND WHEN IT DOES.... it is at its absolute loudest volume when it does its intro!! I tried to combat this by turning the volume all the way down prior to turning off but it still blows your ears when it powers up (much louder than the actual music can go). Turning off is usually between 3-10 seconds of holding the button down to turn off. The speaker is advertised as 30hrs of play time but following the instructions exactly, 17.25hrs is my best (i keep a log book). Also, when the battery is dying you will randomly hear a busy signal! I literally thought someone's cellphone had broken in. I got the busy tone a couple beeps then nothing for about 5 mins. I got a couple more busy tones and it shut off. Also when i registered the product they told me i must have a physical receipt proving purchase or my registration means nothing. I explained it was an Amazon purchase and theres no store receipt to which they said my registration was pointless because without a physical receipt they wont honor anything about the speaker. I tried for hours to contact amazon about this and never received any type answer. In closing its not a bad speaker but it isnt half the speaker the orignal version was! Progress at its finest!