Is this item refurbished by ION (the manufacturer)?
No.
When something is reconditioned by the manufacturer, we use the term “Factory Reconditioned”.
Mine was delivered Saturday. I’m thrilled with it.
Not the kind of thing I’ll take everywhere since it is pretty big and heavy. But it sounds great and is plenty loud. I turns my tablet into a really sweet internet radio. Just the thing for streaming music and podcasts.
One minor complaint - it’d be nice if they’d provide some means of storing the cables and microphone that were included.
Got mine, and love it. Best workout speaker ever.