It’s no surprise that the family of Bob Marley is dedicated to good music, just causes and earth friendly movements. House of Marley is producing audio products focused on each of those topics including the Bag of Rhythm – a portable boom box.
The Bag of Rhythm is beautiful and naturally the sound quality is amazing. It works well aesthetically in the home or on the go. Cassette decks and radio tuners have gone the way of the dodo so the only way to pump music through the Bag of Rhythm is by nesting your iPod/iPhone into the integrated dock or to plug in via the auxiliary port.
The dock works great if you don’t have a case on your iPhone or if you have one that is easy to remove. The advantage of using the dock is your iPhone gets charged while listening to music. The bummer is the dock offers no protection to your iPhone. Granted, odds are you’ll mostly be in electronic-safe environments, like a grassy field or the park. But be very cautious when you’re looking to head to any sandy, dusty or possibly wet situations.
The auxiliary port worked great for me both in and out of the house. I plugged it into my Apple Airport Express and pumped my iTunes from my laptop into the Bag of Rhythm. Or when I was out and about, since I still have the LifeProof Case on my phone, I just used the headphone jack and the auxiliary cable included with the Bag of Rhythm. While that’s not horrible on my iPhone battery, I had some solar power backup available. The next step for House of Marly to include will be a Bluetooth Audio connection. Rumor has it they are about to launch a product with this feature.
Bag of Rhythm – $349.99 – thehouseofmarley.com
