ipod docking station

brum_rich

I am thinking about getting a docking station for my ipod. At the moment I am looking at the Bose Sounddock which retails around £150 - does anybody own one of these, and if so are you pleased with it?

Or can anybody recommend an alternative?

[Deleted User]

Do you have an existing stereo system? I've plugged my Ipod into my Denon hifi and it sounds great!

brum_rich

yes have a denon system myslef and plug into that already. this is for a different room in the house.

mr_fishey

I've got one of these,
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kensington-SX2000-iPod-Speaker-Dock/dp/B000BJHH1K
In tests it came above the Bose docking station because of the difference in cost and also had pretty good reviews. I got mine from Richer sounds for £20 as well.

mymatebob

I have the Bose and it does sound superb.
It will happily fill a very large room with no problem or distortion.

I managed to get it in a sale so it was cheaper than normal.

It is pretty solid and comes with various adaptors for all ipods.

The remote is nice but basic.

I find it is worth setting up various playlists and then selecting one of them otherwise I am at the ipod all the time trying to find the music I want.

brum_rich

thanks for the advice. the reviews suggest its a good model although it £50 on richer sounds, same as amazon. when did you buy it for £20?

[Deleted User]

I've got the Kensington Dock in my kitchen.. bought it from Richer Sounds about a year ago.. it's nice, quite large flat panel though - i suspect a Bose will sound better (there's not a great deal of base on the flat panel - you need to put it X cm behind something else to bounce the base off)

edit - it is great value for money though

mr_fishey

brum_rich wrote: »

thanks for the advice. the reviews suggest its a good model although it £50 on richer sounds, same as amazon. when did you buy it for £20?

It was several months ago now but Pixmania has them in stock fo £22 plus p/p
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/667818/art/kensington/sx-2000-loudspeakers.html

geordie458

I was looking into getting one of these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Klipsch-iGroove-Speaker-System-Black/dp/B000I1HUGS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1225709335&sr=1-1

The reviews are really good, with lots of people saying its bette rthan the Bose.