Best sounding Ipod dock?

Mark M · 4 Jan 2009 at 20:23

Looking at the Bose dock for £199 but is it just the name Im paying for? Listened to it in a high street store and I have to admit it sounded good. But for the best part of 200 sheets is there a better one for my money?

Thanks, Mark

Spyhop · 4 Jan 2009 at 20:26

Check this bad-muther from B&W. Pricey though.

http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/display.aspx?infid=2466

Grimley · 4 Jan 2009 at 20:46

+1 for the Zeppelin.

Mark M · 4 Jan 2009 at 20:49

Thats a bit out of my price range sadly

ojrules · 4 Jan 2009 at 21:05

is the sound quality of ipods even good enough to take advantage of such speakers?

Spyhop · 4 Jan 2009 at 21:13

AFAIK the pin-out for the dock connector includes an unamplified line-out, so I'm sure it is.

Sorry Mark - it's customary to recommend over budget things on the web

MikGriff · 5 Jan 2009 at 06:39

I remember watching some web test on this subject somewhere, The B&W Came top, followed by the Harman/Kardon Go+Play, I think.

Bear · 5 Jan 2009 at 07:20

A Krell KID with a pair of Martin Logan Purity electrostatic hybrid speakers

TomO · 5 Jan 2009 at 08:24

Bear said:
A Krell KID with a pair of Martin Logan Purity electrostatic hybrid speakers

+1

Simon · 5 Jan 2009 at 10:02

Those Logic3 cubes are seriously impressive for how small they are.

Floyd · 5 Jan 2009 at 10:10

ojrules said:
is the sound quality of ipods even good enough to take advantage of such speakers?

If your playing low bitrate or badly ripped MP3's, no. Apple lossless stuff should sound great though, shame they chose a proprietary format and not FLAC or something similar

Attu90 · 5 Jan 2009 at 10:25

You could get a Fatman iTube set up for about £250 with a bit of searching around.

wolvers · 5 Jan 2009 at 16:12

Attu90 said:
You could get a Fatman iTube set up for about £250 with a bit of searching around.

There's the cost of speakers on top of that though isn't there?

ojrules · 5 Jan 2009 at 17:58

Floyd said:
If your playing low bitrate or badly ripped MP3's, no. Apple lossless stuff should sound great though, shame they chose a proprietary format and not FLAC or something similar

i heard about that.. how do i "get" it

edit: found out, and sorry for part hijacking...

Attu90 · 5 Jan 2009 at 20:47

wolvers69 said:
There's the cost of speakers on top of that though isn't there?

No including speakers, in fact ive just found a site with the Fatman iTube ValveDock with Speakers for £199 or £149 with out speakers.

wolvers · 6 Jan 2009 at 09:18

That sounds good, what are the speakers?

Simian · 6 Jan 2009 at 13:21

I heard one of these at Last years Bristol 'What Hi-Fi' show... it sounded awesome!... The Speakers shift some air!.. I don't remember the make on the front of them, but they're made especially for Fat-Man!..

I spoke to the guy who owns the company and he let me plug my own iPod into it so I could hear some of my own 'Chewens'!... Wish I had the reddies on me at the show as he was gonna give me a discount!!...

Going again this year (February) and hopefully I'll see him again!.. I've the Dosh waiting!!..

Irish_Tom · 7 Jan 2009 at 21:40

+1 for the Zeppelin.

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