Bose SoundDock Digital Music System Review

Advantages: Superb Sound, Very Loud, Ideal for Ipods
Disadvantages: not go to travel with, Extremely Expensive

...Bose SoundDock Digital Music System I happened to get this as a gift and it turned out to be quiet interesting Summary: This dock is used mainly for ipod and allows you to connet mp3 players to it and listen to high quality music via speakers. It is idle for homes and small gatherings, although I would not run a party off these. Pros: This system has terrific sound and can go very load despite its relative small size. As with almost all Bose speakers the quality is amazing, so long as the source you are playing it from is high quality it will allow the speakers to each its potential. I have a surround sound Bose set up in one of my rooms but now prefer to use this product as it is very simple to operate. Just plug the mp3 player in and press play and your set. Can't get much simpler. It also runs off a wall...

plunt 05.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bose SoundDock Digital Music System

The sound of a revolution

Advantages: Great sound, sturdy, easy to use
Disadvantages: Only runs off mains power

...a track or alter the volume!! (oh the horror!!) The third issue (and probably the most annoying for me), is that it can't run off battery power. While carrying it long distances for short periods of music listening is pretty unfeasable due to it's size and weight; it would be quite nice if I could take my sound system out into the back garden when we're having barbecues. Yet again, this is a minor problem; not really a huge concern and I certainly wouldn't let any of the above issues put anyone off buying one of these!!! Anyway, all in all, this is a fantastic piece of equipment. A must-have if you've got an iPod. They look good, they're relatively small and unobtrusive (as sound systems go), the sound quality is amazing. In fact, they're actually almost sexy!! They retail for about £250 and are well worth the money!! Highly, highly...

cocoklo 11.12.2005 · Read review
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Review of Bose SoundDock Digital Music System

Bose SoundDock is remarkable quality, clear and crisp sound

Advantages: stylish, perfect clarity, long lasting, valuable remote
Disadvantages: none

...In my opinion the Bose sounddock was a great spend. I was looking for a quality product to enable me to listen to my iPod. I shopped around and tried out a few other speakers, e.g. JBL onstage. The Bose sound was remarkable. It was so clear it was unbelievable. I got a surround sound feeling whilst listening to the speakers and there was no sign of the low hum or odd crackle one sometimes finds accompanies certian speakers. I have now had my Bose speakers for a year. One year on and they still look new (the newer model still looks the same) and the sound is still clear and precise. It is very easy to function and from my point of view speakers which come without a remote are an uneccesary hassle, fortunately the Bose Sounddock comes with a very well equipped remote. Not too small to lose it among you things, and not too large to be...

LondonGirlSW1 13.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Bose SoundDock Digital Music System

Bose Sound Dock (2nd Generation)

Advantages: Incredible sound from such a small unit, good build quality
Disadvantages: Price

...the battery off as this is the bit that weighs a lot. The controls are easy - you put your ipod on the dock (or connect something else to it) and then there are two touch sensitive controls on the right hand side for volume. It switches off automatically and charges your ipod whilst it is connected. I don't think that you could compare it to a decent separates system, but for the size of the unit, the sound is incredible. You can turn up the volume quite loud and there is no distortion. There is a sound port on the back which doubles as the handle, and I found that putting against a wall gives a much deeper bass. The only negative I have to say about the unit is that the power adaptor is massive and could have been designed better. It also comes with a remote control that lets you mimic some of the control features of your ipod - volume...

PeteLuv 28.12.2007 · Read review
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Review of Bose SoundDock Digital Music System

B -eats O-ther S-ound E-quipment

Advantages: Good Sound, Charges Ipod
Disadvantages: Mains Only, No computer connection No aux input

...The Bose SoundDock is a smart, stylish sound system for your ipod. The look of this piece of kit is smart, It looks very stylish. Available in white or black. The Design is arched which allows for the sound to be angled when in use. The back is pretty plain and houses most of the components. Bang centre on the front you will see the docking area fro your beloved ipod. This unit has a larger footprint than its competitors 6.65" H x 11.91 W x 6.48" D (16.89cm x 30.26 x 16.47cm) 4.56lbs and weighs 2.1kg. Out of the box it is very easy to set up - take out unit and place in desired zone, plug in the adaptor at the back and then into the wall. Plug in the relevant docking adaptor for your ipod and that's it. The power rating on the box specified 110v on mine however the power adaptor supplied was multi voltage. Bose claim there...

free_peace_sweet 14.07.2006 · Read review
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Review of Bose SoundDock Digital Music System

Can't say enough good things about the Bose SoundDock

Advantages: size, ease of use, sound quality
Disadvantages: can't connect to a computer, price

...I got this as a very generous housewarming gift after I had been lusting after it for months and I really honestly cannot say enough good things about it. The sound quality off of it is properly amazing, to the point where you can pick up all sorts of subtleties in songs you've been listening to for years that you may have never heard before. It's phenomenal how something so wee can produce such sound, this sits unobtrusively on a side table, and is hardly noticeable, until you turn it on. It's fantastically ease to use, the term plug and play was invented for this thing. I mean that's literally it, you plug it in, stick your iPod in and away it goes. It has a remote control too, which is only credit card size, and has few functions, limited to volume, skip, pause and off, so there's not an array of buttons that it takes a year to...

slt576 21.07.2009 · Read review
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One of the BEST choice for sound card.

Advantages: smaller size, usb connection support, 3D sound experience, very cheap, high SNR ratio.
Disadvantages: Does not support all OS, requires very powerful processor& ram,all features not works on XP

...on the data bus speed available for that usb port. In modern days, almost all the PC got USB port 2.0, which enable this sound card to provide the maximum output as in stereo/surround sound 24 bit/96kHz and also can go along with up to 5.1 speaker system, truly amazing isn?t it? But if the USB is 1.1 then the output sound quality drastically drops to 16 bit/kHz in case of surround sound. Creative technology claimed to have SNR 100dB, SNR stands for signal to noise ratio, as the higher the ratio, the less obtrusive the background noise will be and also the clearer output sound will be. So virtually, there will be no noise effect for this sound card. But later it created some controversy, so they changed the theme to SNR ratio is higher than 99db, just to stay on safer side, haha. CONNECTIVITY Microphone in (1/8" mini jack...

Gladiator007 03.03.2009 (12.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1

Music, films, games? It all sounds good on these

Advantages: Cheap, good quality surround sound speakers
Disadvantages: Alot of cables and has been known to have some minor sound level problems

...This Logic3 surround system is a brilliant piece of kit, for relatively little money compared to other brands this entry level speaker set gives as good as any other system. The set consists of 5 speakers with clear instructions on how to set up and where to place the 5 speakers and subwoofer speaker for optimum 5.1 surround sound performance. There is also a trendy digital control station which clearly shows the volume, if all the speakers are connected, what input is being used and the sound mode it is currently on. The sound quality is very clear and I have my system connected to my PC and Xbox 360, however if you want surround sound on the PC you will need a surround sound card which are relatively cheap, the Xbox 360 on the other hand fully supports 5.1 dolby digital surround and you will immediately notice the difference from...

sim721 08.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Logic 3 SoundStation 5.1 Surround Sound System

Choosing a surround sound system

Advantages: Good cinema sound
Disadvantages: Many systems "mis-sold"

...for a high price because they can claim to be "surround sound" and people just accept it. This used to happen a lot with Pro-Logic systems where people assumed that just because it has 5 speakers means it's proper cinema sound. But any film made after Batman Returns uses a far more sophisticated system. ------------------------------------ What's out there? ------------------------------------ The industry moved very fast in creating new ways to put sound into movies. Some formats lasted less than a year before being replaced whilst others were outdated before they were even released. Some were downright stupid. Rather than take you through a full history of Dolby, ILM & several smaller company's formats (of which there are tens if not hundreds of different standards) I will just take you through what is available today in home cinemas. I...

C_W_Monkey 30.08.2005 · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on Choosing a Hi-fi

Surround Sound

Advantages: Five disk mulitplayer, multi function DVD player, no londer any need for a hi fi, the size of a video
Disadvantages: With my video, digital cable tv box and DVD player I had to buy a new TV cabinet

...I recently purchased the Panasonic Home theatre System, with full surround sound and DVD player. It has a 5 disk multi changer, radio, tv, vcr and aux inputs. I comes with 5 quality speakers and sub woofer, which for their small size give an excellent sound quality. I have actually for the front stereo left and right bought two Tannoy floor mounted speakers. I must say it is like being at the cinema with full surround sound. Seeing and hearing this product is believing. I was convinced to buy this product when I watch the BMW scene in the car park from the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. You see it at full volume and maximum bass, and you'll want the system....

rjpickett 20.09.2000 · Read review
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