9th January 2012
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#1 | | Gearslutz.com admin
Joined: Apr 2002 Location: A Yank in London, UK Thread Starter  | Looking for nice small iPhone dock / stereo.
Baby has fed to many coasters into the CD / radio unit!! Time for a new one !
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17th January 2012
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#2 | | Lives for gear
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17th January 2012
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#3 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Rocky Mountain High, Colorado
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Chrisc_o beat me to it!
So Jules,
When you get this please do a user review. K?
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10th April 2012
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#4 | | Gear interested
Joined: Jan 2012
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Originally Posted by Chrisc_o  | That's just crazy.
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12th April 2012
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#5 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Cardiff, UK
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Have a listen to the B&O iPod dock beosound 8. It's really pretty superb, although it does cost £900 or thereabouts. It's the only dock I've heard which genuinely impressed me from a sonic point of view.
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17th April 2012
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#6 | | Gear Head
Joined: Jul 2010
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At 900 quid it had better be impressive.
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19th April 2012
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#7 | | Gear nut
Joined: May 2010
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Try the B&W Zeppelin.
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21st April 2012
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#8 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Cardiff, UK
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Originally Posted by soundesign At 900 quid it had better be impressive. | Sounds superb. I've listened to loads of iPod docks and as of yet find most of them to be rubbish beyond belief...
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24th April 2012
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#9 | | Gear interested
Joined: Jan 2012
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I simply connect mine directly to my Onkyo receiver, sounds superb.
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1st May 2012
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#10 | | Gear interested
Joined: Jan 2012
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Originally Posted by Mylesh Try the B&W Zeppelin. | I read a recent review that stated that while they sounded good, there were better and cheaper IPOD docks biting at its heals now.
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2nd May 2012
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#11 | | Gear nut
Joined: Aug 2009
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I bought a sony ipod dock for my mother at Christmas.
I was sceptical about the quality before buying, as i frequently use a bose soundock II, but honestly, that little sony worked out very well at about £80.
I'd know the difference between the two, but I wouldn't pay it.
It has DAB and alarms and what not too.
I'll find the model number, if you like.
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8th May 2012
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#12 | | Gear interested
Joined: Jan 2012
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Originally Posted by steenamaroo I bought a sony ipod dock for my mother at Christmas.
I was sceptical about the quality before buying, as i frequently use a bose soundock II, but honestly, that little sony worked out very well at about £80.
I'd know the difference between the two, but I wouldn't pay it.
It has DAB and alarms and what not too.
I'll find the model number, if you like. | If you could I would be grateful.
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14th May 2012
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#13 | | Gear nut
Joined: Aug 2009
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Sorry for the late reply. I don't hang about here much.
It was a SONY XDRDS12IP.
Two things that annoy me about it.
Dab aerial is just a little wire instead of a proper aerial,
and the power cable is hardwired.
There's a 3 pin connector behind a little panel on the rear.
For convenience I hardwired a little DC jack to mine and bought a few adapters for different rooms.
There wasn't room to mount the connector in the casing, so it's just trailing on an inch of wire.
Big shame, but you might not care.
+ points.
Memory holds when unplugged.
10 DAB + analog presets
Charges ipod/iphone3g; Haven't tried a 4s.
Sounds great.
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15th May 2012
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#14 | | Gear interested
Joined: Jan 2012
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Thank you. Will check it out.
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22nd May 2012
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#15 | | Gear interested
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I really believe that all consumer electronics should have removable mains leads.
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29th May 2012
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#17 | | Gear interested
Joined: Dec 2011
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Originally Posted by Crash | The iP1 looks gorgeous. I wonder if there is any way to connect the iPAD to it?
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29th May 2012
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#18 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Oct 2003 Location: San Antonio Texas
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Originally Posted by c.burns The iP1 looks gorgeous. I wonder if there is any way to connect the iPAD to it? | It does have a line input on the back.
If that doesn't work for ya, there is always this one. https://www.ihomeaudio.com/iD3BZC/ | |
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30th May 2012
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#19 | | Moderator
Joined: Jan 2004 Location: New Zealand/Switzerland/guitar case
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Probably not really what you're after Jules, but these are the best looking bedside ones that I have seen: 
matt
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4th June 2012
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#21 | | Gear nut
Joined: Feb 2010
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Audioengine A2. Not a dock as such, but an active speaker system with 1/8" and RCA inputs. Truly impressive for size / price (<$200).
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5th June 2012
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#22 | | Gear interested
Joined: Dec 2011
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Originally Posted by matt thomas Probably not really what you're after Jules, but these are the best looking bedside ones that I have seen:
matt |
I like this one.
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12th June 2012
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#23 | | Gear interested
Joined: Jan 2012
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I really like the retro look of that one. Plus the black screen compliments the rosewood box.
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13th June 2012
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#24 | | Moderator
Joined: Jan 2004 Location: New Zealand/Switzerland/guitar case
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Originally Posted by AlfonWeeks I really like the retro look of that one. Plus the black screen compliments the rosewood box. | You can set the screen to look different too, with different typeface for the digits, to change the look of it too. I actually prefer a different one to what is in the photo
matt
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17th June 2012
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#25 | | Gearslutz.com admin
Joined: Apr 2002 Location: A Yank in London, UK Thread Starter |
Hmm... Still looking.
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19th June 2012
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#26 | | Gear Head
Joined: Jul 2010
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How much is that wooden one? And where is it available?
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19th June 2012
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#27 | | Moderator
Joined: Jan 2004 Location: New Zealand/Switzerland/guitar case
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Originally Posted by soundesign How much is that wooden one? And where is it available? | Actually, it is only a dock in that it holds your phone, it doesn't have speakers and electronics in it. So its only for looks. You wire your standard charger plug through it to charge
Its made by areaware
matt
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19th June 2012
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#28 | | Moderator
Joined: Jan 2004 Location: New Zealand/Switzerland/guitar case
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Hey, this ones cool, using some old school technology: 
matt
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23rd June 2012
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#29 | | Gear addict
Joined: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand
Posts: 478
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You have to go and try a BOSE Portable, these things sound amazing and the battery life on them is excellent. It has its own built in battery and I take mine everywhere. People allways ask where the music is coming from and they dont believe me its coming from that little grey box.
They are pricy but well worth it.
Highly recommended (even though I loath bose products and the brand lol)  | |
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25th June 2012
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#30 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Bowie, MD
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