ipod docking stations

robbie the roadie
robbie the roadie Posts: 423
edited June 2008 in The bottom bracket
Its the mrs birthday soon and the other day she said she would use her ipod more if she had one of these docking stations. anyway I'm pleased with myself that for once I've picked up on a possible hint but being a techno duffer I've no idea whats good and whats not. Any suggestions please.

Looking at about the £100 mark. cheers.
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Plenty to choose from at that pricepoint. I used the dock that syncs the iPod with the PC and hooked it up to the amp on the hi-fi with a 3.5mm to twin jack cable.
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  • pedylan
    pedylan Posts: 768
    What do you want to do with the dock? If it's just connect the ipod to your mac (or PC if you must :wink: ) then the apple store has the official dock with remote. Search for ipod dock on ebay and you'll get cheapy versions of the same thing for a tenner or less. Most docks have a jack outlet to let you connect to external speakers or a hi fi.

    If you want to dock your ipod with external speakers then there are good products from Bose and JBL most of which also connect to your computer. Again see Apple store as a starting point.

    I bought this dock to connect with my imac as its also a USB hub.
    http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductP ... _Id=255951

    With speakers costing £100 I thought this was good value, it's a micro hifi for same money, we use it in kitchen and its got the best ipod compatability I've come across in a stand alone micro hifi.
    http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/p ... JVC-UXEP25

    Alternatively push the boat out and by an iMac, your wife won't be impressed but you'll never regret it. :D
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    I just bought a good quality audio cable and plugged it into my existing stereo, works a treat
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  • robbie the roadie
    robbie the roadie Posts: 423
    sorry, techno duffer as I said.

    Basically I want one with speakers so you can take it on holiday that sort of thing.
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    robbie the roadie wrote:
    sorry, techno duffer as I said.

    Basically I want one with speakers so you can take it on holiday that sort of thing.

    ah gotcha...

    you can get plenty for about that price, if it's a holiday one there are plenty of travel options I've had one for a couple of years and it's great (a little tinny but you can't have everything)

    Get yourself down to an apple store and they have a load to choose from..

    get one with battery (good in the garden for example) and mains adapter (which also charges the ipod when it's in the dock.

    for example
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-MM50-Portable-Speakers-iPod/dp/B000BF0EQY/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1213267810&sr=1-14
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  • pneumatic
    pneumatic Posts: 1,989
    Mrs Pneumatic is very pleased with her Bose.

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  • taliesyn
    taliesyn Posts: 87
    I bought one of the Altec Lansing ones ages ago. Very pleased with it :)
  • Rob Sallnow
    Rob Sallnow Posts: 6,279
    Check out some reviews at iLounge so you don't end up with a tinny sounding lump of poo!!

    http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/accessories/
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