Spec me an iPod speaker dock

Arterion · 28 Dec 2009 at 00:18

Hi all, I got my mum an iPod nano for Christmas and rather simultaneously her CD-Player/Speaker system in the living room broke. It seems to me the best way to maximise the usage of her iPod and to solve her lack of music issue is to get one of those dock/speaker things, though I've listened to a few and the quality tends to be a bit dodgy. Can anyone recommend a specific make/model which is actually half decent? Sub-£100 would be preferred!

Thanks everyone

Arterion · 28 Dec 2009 at 18:44

Someone must have some input! You're the biggest bunch of technophiles in the UK!!

siumatfung · 28 Dec 2009 at 19:02

i saw some JBL docks at the marks and spencers outlet for sale refurbished

think they were £70 which isnt bad at all

however i didnt hear it but i have beard the BOSE one and that packs some nice bass

sammo62 · 28 Dec 2009 at 21:36

Logitech Jive Box is pretty good and it's £99.99 (so sub £100 lol).

Thats what we have and the sound is really good.

ChrisLandin · 28 Dec 2009 at 21:57

I got a Sony one out of my local Tesco direct for £79.99 and to be honest its really really good. I was very surprised for the money to quality ratio but it packs a good sound and has nice bass too. In one word "impressed".

AbsenceJam · 29 Dec 2009 at 08:16

If it's just for your mum I'd grab anything to be honest, she won't care about SQ.

dmsims · 29 Dec 2009 at 10:33

Klipsch igroove

Banny · 29 Dec 2009 at 18:27

The Bose ones sound nice, have them in every room at my wife work.

dmsims · 29 Dec 2009 at 18:59

Banny said:
The Bose ones sound nice, have them in every room at my wife work.

Where can you get them for under £100 ?

Fubsy · 29 Dec 2009 at 19:55

A Hi-Fi with a cable to connect to the ipod...

blaineoliver · 31 Dec 2009 at 10:51

Above is a good point, will sound much better via aux input.

wakayoda · 31 Dec 2009 at 11:04

just get a power amp and some speakers

moon man · 31 Dec 2009 at 14:44

hotukdeals are listing this as half price at £99
http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/desktop_audio/tsx_120_white_b/?mode=overview

mattyfez · 2 Jan 2010 at 19:58

I have found the intempo to be very good (Intempo IDS 03B), tried out some JBL and Altec Lansing stuff but found them to be very bright with very poor bass.

Arterion · 2 Jan 2010 at 20:28

Fubsy said:
A Hi-Fi with a cable to connect to the ipod...

That's a good point, I'm not really much for audio equipment so it didn't occur to me- I assume any hifi with an 'aux' input will work? And I'll need a stereo-stereo cable?

Any recommendations for a hifi? I know these come pretty cheap these day, £50 and under would be awesome, CD player would be a plus too

ard-tullaich · 15 Jan 2010 at 01:00

we have the bose portable dock sounds ace and nonitor audios in the kitchen and dining room and beleive me they are awsum for the size both will fill your room. very inpressed with the bose and its battery life

dmsims · 15 Jan 2010 at 01:26

ard-tullaich said:
we have the bose portable dock sounds ace and nonitor audios in the kitchen and dining room and beleive me they are awsum for the size both will fill your room. very inpressed with the bose and its battery life

Which? said
"Our expert listening panel felt the lower frequencies to be excessive and too boomy. Higher frequencies were scratchy but it has plenty of energy and the maximum sound level was good. The sound quality was a little unnatural but warm, but overall quite listenable and one of the better speaker docks available."

Where can you get them sub £100 ?

Souljacker · 15 Jan 2010 at 02:40

Bose sound dock is amazing. They've done a few versions now, so you might be able to get the first one quite cheap second hand.

Definitely the best room filling speakers I've heard in any sound dock.

ard-tullaich · 15 Jan 2010 at 03:13

coming from someone that uses EAT forte turntable,Meridian 208, Krell FBl amp and a pair of Sonas Faber cremona m's i have some idea about sound quality.
Monitor audio on auction site for under £40 we picked our bose up for £140 refurbished

MikeHunt79 · 15 Jan 2010 at 03:20

Hi, for less £60 I built a nice ipod/mp3 player 'dock'

Lepai TA2020 T-amp and 12v PSU = £20
Mission 700(?) speakers 2nd hand = £30
Cables, capacitors and connectors for modding the Lepai = £10

It doesn't look pretty, but sounds ten times better than any 'dock' I've heard so far, I can run it from batteries also...

Steer clear of Bose, unless you have money to burn and are easily pleased...