Cheap Bose SoundDock digital music system for iPod (White) (Electronics) Price

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Customer Reviews of Bose SoundDock digital music system for iPod (White)

Decent quality for its size, though pricey
Most of the speakers in this size range are really quite poor - in this respect, the SoundDock stands well above the rest. The systems that sound better are larger, as far as I have found. <
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>If you are into bass-heavy music, I am not certain you will like it, but classical it does reasonably well, and some of the New Age and jazz I tried were also adequately handled. It doesn't "pound" bass; that's a plus as far as I am concerned. There is a fairly good balance across the spectrum. <
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>Other reviewers are correct in pointing out that the adapter is a bit cumbersome, but on the plus side, the version that I have is universal, handling anything from 100 volts to 240. If it were built into the unit, I am certain the dock would have been heavier, and in most audio equipment, it's best to keep the power supply away from the amplifiers anyway, to avoid noise being coupled from the power systems into the audio. <
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>Like other reviewers, I think that there should be another input for devices besides the iPod; I can't figure out why Bose omitted this. <
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>The iPod adapter plates are very lightly labeled "A", "B" and so on, but the imprint was so light that I ended up having to open three of the clear plastic bags to see which plate was the correct one for my iPod. <
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>One thing to note about this is that due to its small size, there isn't much of a sound stage, because left and right speakers are just about 23 cm (9 inches) apart, so it's best to think of this as a good quality mono speaker system, unless your head is within a metre (3 feet) of the unit (at which point you will hear both channels separately). <
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>One reviewer complained that you can't scroll through your playlists and the menus with the remote, but as far as I know, that's the fault of the iPod standard for remote controls, not Bose's fault. Even Apple's remote control does no more than the Bose. It does work on video files for scanning back and forth, pausing and restarting the playback. <
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>Also, if you start a slideshow of the photos on the iPod, the remote will allow you to go forward, back and pause the show - not bad if you are doing a presentation with the iPod, though it will make sense to use the optional AV cable to connect the iPod a TV screen for displaying the slideshow. The Apple AV cable can be obtained from Apple retailers like Amazon or third party (more affordable) versions of the cable can be obtained from vendors like Other World Computing. <
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>I expected that this would be good, not great, and what I got was a unit that was very good. The unit is loud enough to make a small room uncomfortable, and will certainly be heard reasonably well in a medium-to-large room. <
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>I would definitely recommend getting the carrying case if you plan to be moving it about - the carrying case has compartments for the dock and the power adapter, and on the side there are pockets for the iPod, the remote control, and a small zipped pouch presumably so you can carry the iPod's USB or Firewire cable. There is enough room left over for putting the extra iPod adapter plates in with the AC adapter if you need to take them with you - most people wouldn't. <
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>All in all, this is a very good purchase for those looking for a small, very good sounding unit with minimal fuss and bother. If you want audiophile stuff, that's likely going to be a physically bigger system, and probably more expensive than this. <
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>I would say the Bose SoundDock has the best combination of size, portability, and sound in its class.

It works perfect with the Ipod
I buy the white Ipod 30 Gb with the bose sounddock, as a X-mas gift. It sound very nice, it works like a big stereo and also looks beatiful and elegant in your house. <
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>The remote works perfect is easy to handle and to use the bottoms to find the rigth music in your ipod and also to manage the volume. <
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