SangeanPS-300 Pillow Speaker with in-line Volume Control and Amplifier (White)

Hello, This is Hugh, Carol's Hubbly Bubbly. I just purchased my second PS-300 pillow speaker with amplifier and volume control. I use my pillow speaker every night. I am either watching a movie on youtube or listening to the BBC . This speaker works very well and does not tisturb my wife. It works well with my android and my tablet as well as my portable radio. The speaker is quite thin and smooth and when positioned correctly I fell no discomfort having it under my pillow.The volume control and amplifier and battery compartment are in-line and close enough to the speaker that they are easy to access. The single AAA battery is for the amplifier only. The speaker will still function when the battery is discharged. But for youtube you will need to use the amplifier often as the volume level on Youtube is all over the scale. The speaker is also nice for listening to audio books. I have had my first PS-300 for years. And as it turns out, it still works really well. I just had a bad bunch of AAA batteries. But that's fine I will keep this one for a back-up.The battery life will depend on how much you use the amplifier and whether or not if you can remember to shut it off when finished. In closing I would say the PS-300 speaker is a very good value. The only suggestion I would make is when removing it from under your pillow do Not Tug on the wire, reach under the pillow and grab the speaker. I think that pretty much covers it, I hope someone finds this review helpful. Cheers

I've been using these pillow speakers for many years. They work well and sound great. They have a volume control which makes it easy to adjust the volume rather than have to adjust the volume on your phone or other device it may be plugged into. A slight negative is that after years of use the wires become a little stiff and sometimes fray. Otherwise I will give them 5 Stars.

I bought this because I like listening to music when I fall asleep but my ears hurt when I fall asleep with earbuds. Plus, call me paranoid, I'm not comfortable not being able to hear bumps in the night, in case of an emergency. I tried listening to one of those bedside radio speakers but my husband doesn't like to fall asleep to my music ("What is that creepy new age stuff you're listening to?"). So one day I thought there has to be a small speaker you can put inside your pillow so I did a random search on Amazon and sure enough, I found this product. At first, I was really disappointed because the wire right near the headphone jack on the speaker is really thick so when my phone had its case on, it straight up didn't fit. I had to remove my case at night to use the thing. I liked it, but didn't like that my phone was unprotected. I have a cat. Who likes to shove my stuff off my bedside table during the night. So this was not a great solution for me, to have my phone without its protective case. I actually packaged up the speaker and intended to return it. But got lazy and never didThen, my phone broke. (Unfortunate stairwell accident) I'm with T-Mobile so I used their insurance plan and "jumped" (aka upgraded) to another phone. So with a new phone and new case, I saw the speaker sitting on the shelf and thought "Humm, maybe it will work with this phone now." And I'm happy to report it did. Perfect. And now I love it. The cord is nice and long so there's plenty of twisting and turning length. There's also a volume control right on the speaker cable so you don't have to reach over to your phone's control to adjust that. It's designed so that if you have it on, but aren't laying with your ear next to it, it's really quiet. But once you put your ear down on the pillow, it's quite clear and even loud. I wish the speaker, itself, was a little padded or came in its own miniature pillow, just so it wasn't this hard plastic thing right under your head. But I just push it off to the side under my pillowcase and I can still hear it fine. I'll probably get crafty and make some kind of cushion to put it in one day.So bottom line, if you think about getting this, take a look at your phone case and see if the headphone jack is either wide enough to fit the thicker part of the speaker wire? Or if it's thin enough to allow the jack to make a proper connection. I have a Samsung Galaxy 7 Edge with a Tech21 clear case. And the Tech21 case has a really wide headphone jack cutout. So it works great with the speaker without me being forced to remove the case to use.

PLEASE BEWARE!!!!! This was a fabulous little speaker and I absolutely loved it for 3 weeks, then the booster went out and I could only get a low volume from the speaker. Called Sangean and they wanted me to pay a restocking fee to return the defective one and for me to pay the shipping fee for a replacement. After talking with George for a while he checked with his manager and said I didn't have to return the defective one or pay the restocking fee. He told me just to send a check for $6.00 to cover the shipping of a replacement unit (yes, I had to pay for the shipping). Two days later I sent a letter to George outlining the conversation we had over the phone and enclosed my check for $6.00. It has now been 3 weeks since I mailed my check, the check hasn't been cashed, and I don't have a replacement speaker. I've tried calling but somehow they always seem to be closed. Don't waste your money!!! Great little speaker but it should work for longer than 3 weeks. Customer service not any good either.UPDATE: Finally received my replacement speaker and it WORKS GREAT. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that my first speaker was just defective from the beginning. I hope my new one lasts longer than the first one because I really love this speaker. If you purchase this speaker and don't get a defective one I think you will be very happy with it.UPDATE #2: The replacement speaker I received as mentioned above was received on 12/28/16. It is now 5/18/17 and the amplifier on this speaker has now gone out. I've had almost 5 months of enjoyment out of this speaker. I can still listen to the speaker but without the amplifier you have to put the speaker on your ear to hear it. Apparently Sangean has a problem with their amplifiers. Hope they will improve them because I really love the speaker.