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Great intro Karaoke machine that works great, good sound quality, has lots of features, and did not cost me a fortune.

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2016

I purchased the Memorex MKS-SS2 SingStand 2 Home Karaoke System as a intro home karaoke machine. The unit arrived generously packaged with foam and was easy to assemble. The unit comes with 1 microphone with 1/4" plug. The microphone quality is average but there is an additional microphone input to connect alternative mics. There is also a guitar input. The sound controls have preamp volume controls for 2 mics and the guitar input. Reverb effect is adjustable and colors all channel inputs. A main output knob controls the speaker volume which at max can distort the sound if someone yells into the microphone. A stereo input with included stereo to stereo connector easily attaches to an ipod, cell phone, or any audio out device to provide music to sing along with. The clarity of the sound is good for a intro machine and it can easily fill a 30x30 foot room with sound. The kids love it and it doesn't cost a fortune. Nearly a year later it still works well, wish it had a on indicator light and leaving it on for days is easy to miss. The accessory mic holder on the main pole did not last long but the base, pole and upper device holder with mic holder are rock solid.

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Brick House Buzz

Cheap Plastic on the Pole Broke Easily & it is HARD on the Ears, but my 8 year old LOVES it

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2015

Let me preface this review by saying that this product was bought mainly for my eight year old, and she absolutely loves it. She would give it five stars without a doubt. But, as a parent who paid for it (too much, I might add) and one that must listen to on a daily basis, I simply cannot give it five stars.

While the overall product concept is great, I feel the materials used in the design are flawed. The plastic used in this product is not strong, which caused the pole to snap in half with little to no pressure placed on it (was lifting it up and moving it about three feet), shortly after putting it together. The speaker quality is average, or slightly below, which makes listening to it difficult. Lastly, my daughter has to stand on a step stool to use this product, even on the shortest setting.

That being said, I was given the choice of getting my money back or getting a new one in return. I did return the item without an issue and received a new one quickly. Unfortunately, I find myself being overly careful with it, fearful it will break again. Should an updated version become available, I would be interested in comparing the two. Hopefully, these problems will be address.

Once again, my daughter is very happy with it. I think this product is great for children to play with, but is inadequate for adult sing-a-longs.

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Chemman16

Great intro Karaoke machine that works great, good sound quality, has lots of features, and did not cost me a fortune.

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2016

Style: SingStand 2Verified Purchase

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maddog

Karaoke...here I come!

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2014

Style: SingStand 2Verified Purchase

GREAT karaoke system.
You cannot get close to what is offered in this machine for the price.
Pros:
Good sound, Ease of use, output to external stereo system
The ability to plug in a standard mp3 (or other external audio component) and have the ability to reduce the vocals imbedded in the song is priceless! That option works very well. It will save you purchases of karaoke discs, which never have all the songs you like and are expensive.
Cons:
The speakers are at the bottom of the unit. So sometimes the singer cannot hear themselves very well (because the sound is coming out at their feet), but the people in back of them can. Also the reverb/chorus/echo dial could have a bit more effect to it.

We utilize this machine by purchasing an online karaoke website for songs, singing through the machine, and putting all audio or just music through a home stereo. I used to live in Japan and spent MANY a dollar/yen in karaoke boxes. This setup is a near as you can get to a real feel Karaoke box.

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jmr7

Versatile, Accessible, Easy To Set Up

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2015

Style: SingStand 2Verified Purchase

Bought this after reading a lot of the reviews. I haven't had a chance yet to play with all of the configuration possibilities, but based on what I've tried, I'm pretty happy with how it works.

I have a sound bar that is hooked up to my tv. I paired the youtube on my iphone with my xbox 360 youtube app (I've seen this done with Roku as well, so I'm sure there is a lot of ways to do this). When I played the youtube (karaoke) video on my phone, it played on the xbox/tv, and the sound of the song was playing through the sound bar (via the tv). This configuration required no wires from the SingStand to the tv.

Meanwhile, I set up and plugged in the microphone and turned up the volume to my liking on the SingStand. Then we sang with the output of our microphones being played through the speakers on the SingStand base. I found the dock where tablets/phones could sit to be a fairly small and awkward setup, reading lyrics on a smaller iphone while trying to sing might be difficult for some. The power cord + the mic cords + the media-in cord makes could also make for an unorganized/messy situation as well. However, I've read that some reviewers have figured out ways to make wireless microphones work.

The advantage of the way I set it up was that I was able to see the lyrics on a big screen, allowing for mobility/dancing while singing the songs. Also, the music was coming through a more quality audio environment. The disadvantage (maybe, didn't bother us), was that the mic output and the song output were coming from different sources/speakers. As some reviewers have mentioned , you can redirect the sound from the SingStand to some other device by using the headphones jack, I just didn't have the proper cords/adapters to try this with my sound bar.

I found the volume coming from the SingStand to be more than adequate for a home living space when I was using just the microphones. The microphone that came packaged with it was fine, but I could see wanting to upgrade that. I've read that some reviewers have considered this product to be inadequate for adults, but I don't find that to be the case. However, when using the speakers from the SingStand to play music (instead of through my sound bar), I could see how it could not be loud enough or have a slightly muffled sound.

The SingStand has plenty of versatility in terms of how you can set it up, the price is definitely great for this product, and I think it is great for adults and children. There are more sophisticated options, but if you just want to have a casual karaoke night at home or with small groups, I don't think you need anything more fancy than this.

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Great Karaoke Machine for Teens!

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2016

Style: SingStand 2Verified Purchase

This is a great karaoke machine for teens! I bought this for my 13 year old daughter for Christmas. I was worried about how functional it would be using it with YouTube because I didn't want to spend money on karaoke downloads for the girls (I have 5) to use. I wanted it to be a one time expense. This ended up being perfect. They hook up their phone, search for a karaoke version of the song they want on YouTube and are singing right away. It even has a button to reduce the vocals in a song if they choose a non karaoke version on YouTube to sing with. At first I was worried that 1 microphone wouldn't be enough for 5 girls in the house, but I don't even think we'll be buying another microphone anytime soon. I don't know about all the extras that this item claims to do, but as for its basic function, it performs really well! The sound quality is good, my girls and I don't have to spend extra money just to get songs to sing along with and it takes up very little space. Our family is loving it!

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Brick House Buzz

Cheap Plastic on the Pole Broke Easily & it is HARD on the Ears, but my 8 year old LOVES it

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2015

Style: SingStand 2Verified Purchase

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Niki Primeaux

Kids love it

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2013

Style: SingStand 2Verified Purchase

My 9 and 11 yr old love this! It was a birthday present and they would sing all day if we let them. Pair this with the "Red karaoke" app on your iPad or iPod and you get 40,000+ songs with lyrics for $40 per yr. True karaoke. Much better than buying cd-gs. My kids use this with ease and can quickly/easily find their favorite songs. The app even records them and they can watch themselves back. You do have to play with the volume setting a bit to reduce the hum and distortion in the amplifier. Turn the iPad volume down one notch below high then turn up the amp volume to where it is comfortable. There are many different karaoke apps. Most of them you can download for free. I downloaded several for free and searched for my daughters favorite songs on all of them. Red had more of her favorites (Taylor Swift) than the others, so that's how I decided which one to purchase an annual subscription. This was part of the gift. The gift was for my 9 yr old daughter. After only 10 minutes, my 11 yr old son was hugging me saying "this was a really good present mommy". He repeated it again an hour later. Home run. My daughter was doing cartwheels, giggling, and saying " I could do this all night". Pure joy.

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RDadof3

Perfect for kids (and adults too)!

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2015

Style: SingStand 2Verified Purchase

We purchased this microphone/karaoke system for our kids (ages 7, 5 and 2) for Christmas. Out of all of the gifts they received, this is one of their favorites - they've played with it every day so far. The older kids obviously use it more, but even the 2-year-old enjoys singing on it.

It takes less than 15 minutes to put together and it's ready to go. The speakers and controls are at the base of the microphone stand and are easy to use. This product comes with one microphone; we would recommend purchasing another microphone for duets (just that much more fun).

As you can tell, this doesn't come with a screen like other karaoke products, but we actually prefer that. We've used it with our iPhones and iPads. So far we have stuck to You Tube and free songs on various karaoke apps, and there is plenty of free selection. Also, if you already know the words to songs in your collection and don't need to see them, you can play any song from any player with an audio output. There is a cool push-button feature on this stand that will suppress the vocal range on songs, so you mostly hear the music.

One hint: turn off microphone access in app settings when using karaoke apps on iPhone/iPads, otherwise you'll get high pitched feedback. It took a few songs for us to figure that out!

We'll try to update the review once we've had this for longer, particularly regarding durability (which is always a concern with the stuff the kids use).

Overall, great product for lots of family fun.

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She Storms

Great machine - Just add smart device and an app or two!

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2016

Style: SingStand 2Verified Purchase

This Karaoke machine stand was a much wished for and anticipated gift for my teenage daughter. Now that it has been in the house for a few years I have to say I am very impressed with it. It has survived a move down the east coast with no damage and has been used by many small children all without sign of wear, this machine can really stand up to being used and handled hard!

It doesn't have built in songs if you are looking for that but getting a karaoke app in a smart phone or tablet is in fact child's play these days and of course those apps come with all the bells and whistles one could want. This machine plays the music, is the stand, and the mic and has some features of it's own in case your not playing strictly karaoke music to make the experience more karaoke like.

As mentioned, the teenager loves it as do the younger kids. Friends and family have enjoyed it too, though perhaps not some of the howling a few of us have shared on it so much. My husband even sang romantically to me on it making all the kids run and dash for cover. I think my own father blushed that day!

If you are looking for a gift, I highly recommend getting this set up. Nothing else needed but a smart device and an app or two.

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Lydia Lundgren

Easy starter solution for street performance

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2018

Style: SingStand 2Verified Purchase

Was looking for a sleek karaoke system with decent sound below $250. I think it would be hard to beat this at the price. Easy to put together, lightweight, looks great, does the job. Be careful of the difference between the Singstand 2 and Singstand 3, the description above was copied and pasted from the 3 and while it had a jack for 2 microphones, it only includes one, while the description says it comes with two. When I pointed out the discrepancy the company apologized and sent me a second microphone, so all’s well. Oddly they haven’t corrected the description though. Here are the reasons I didn’t give it 5 stars: 1. the stand feels a little bit wobbly and the unit can only be picked up near the base, or it will come apart. If you don’t move it often, you’ll be fine, but as I purchased this for street performance and ease of carrying, the fact that I can’t just grab it at the level my hand falls is a minor irritant, and I fear it wouldn’t survive getting bumped or falling over. 2 the other issue I have is that the speakers point backward towards the singer, on the same side as all the controls. Again, I guess this makes sense in a home karaoke setting when you are your own audience, but for busking purposes I have to choose whether to turn both the speakers and the controls away from me, or turn toward me and hope enough sound still travels ambiently to my audience. These last two things are not really criticisms, more comments: The sound quality is not amazing, but it’s not so bad that I’m offended as a musician, no major distortion or buzzing, I can still use it. Just a reminder that if you want pro-quality sound you have to be willing to pay pro-level prices. Last comment: the SingStand 3 boasted a Bluetooth connection for audio. I didn’t think that would matter, and the SingStand 3 was not available anyway, but now that I understand the tangle of wires between two mics and the audio in, especially if I want to plug my guitar in on top of all that (which I will, eventually) I would gladly pay more to have as much of it wireless as possible. All in all though, it meets the needs of a beginning busker...now if only there were a version with a rechargeable battery so I didn’t have to go door to door asking businesses if I can plug into their exterior outlet...

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Cbear

Portable, easy to use, but speaker isn't very loud.

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2016

Style: SingStand 2Verified Purchase

I ordered this for something fun to do at parties and also to develop my singing voice. If you're looking for something for the kids or something simple and portable for parties, this could be the system for you, but it wasn't for me.

Although I liked the system, I ended up returning it. Primarily because the speaker was not loud enough. I found my voice overwhelmed the sound of the music, and that wasn't going to work for me. If I'm singing at a party, I want the music to be a big part of what people hear, not just my amateur singing! Lol. Looking at some of the reviews, I think you can hook up a different speaker to it to resolve that problem.

Also, one of the microphone jacks had a short in it, although the second jack worked fine. (This could have been easily remedied by replacing the item.) Overall quality of the item was great and my singing came through loud and clear on the good jack.

Works with your iphone so you can sing all the songs in your itunes library--the device dims the artist's voice--not completely, but enough to sing over it. The lyrics from your library don't come up, so you have to have them memorized or pull them up separately on another window or another device. You can also pull up karaoke links on your iphone to play songs and display the lyrics, but keep in mind, it's only displayed on something the size of your phone screen.

After all is said and done, if you want a loud speaker and the lyrics to display on your television, it's going to require more devices and more wires, which I didn't want to deal with.

Hope my review helps! Best of luck!

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