Bose SoundDock digital music system for iPod (Black) by BOSE
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Digital camera reviews of Bose SoundDock digital music system for iPod (Black)
Digital camera Review: Bose is always good
Summary: 4 Stars
Good product, but I thought I was purchasing the portable system. Very disappointed that I made that mistake.
To return it, I would have had to pay shipping plus a very handsome restocking fee.
I tried just exchanging it for the more expensive portable one, without a restocking fee, but they would not allow that.
Digital camera Review: Bose is one of the Best
Summary: 5 Stars
The seller was a pleasure to work with in receiving this gift for my wife. After plugging in the unit that is when it all began. The sound quality and size of this unit is unbelievable. Smaller than I expected with a sound like a large stereo system. It has helped clean up our bedroom by letting me remove my old stereo and the huge speakers. This is just one great unit. Not only do we use our iPods but also my wife hooks up her Satellite radio and the sound continues. I can't recommend enough this unit over other we have tried. Try it for yourself. You'll be impressed.Digital camera Review: Bose is the best, as always
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought my fiance the 80 gb apple ipod for xmas. Now he needed a speaker to match..Bose is excellent! John plugged it in and began playing music within 5 minutes of opening the box. The sound is absoultely amazing. My kids came running in the room thinking we had the stereo on...Bose is unbeatable in quality. Yes it is expensive, but you get what you pay for. This was well worth the price!!Digital camera Review: Bose vs. other ipod dock units -- a comparative review
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm cross posting this review to the 3 products I evaluated.
Bose Sounddock
iHome Bongiovi IP1
Panasonic SC-HC3
I purchased a Bose Sounddock, but the thing kept rejecting my iPhone. After borrowing a friend's iPod to test with it, I was underwhelmed by the sound quality. Due to both facts I returned the item. Put me in the camp that thinks that Bose is more about marketing than the end product. I think most of the Sounddock products sound about the same, though I didn't test the Sounddock 10.
After checking out reviews on the iHome IP1, I next went to a warehouse store and gave it a test run. The sound quality was better than the Bose, though the footprint was much larger and not as elegant looking. One negative is the power adapter brick which is large and would be hard to tuck away to hide somewhere.
On the way to checkout I saw the Panasonic SC-HC3. There wasn't an evaluation model out, but after looking at it I noticed the footprint was much nicer and looked great. In addition it has a built in CD player and AM/FM radio. I decided to give it a go and purchased that as well and would let my girlfriend (whom was the recipient) decide which one she wanted. When I got it home and tried it out side by side the sound quality wasn't as nice as the iHome. However I thought it was "good enough" because at moderate levels it still sounded very good. I also considered where this was going to be used, which would be in a small apartment or bedroom and realized that it would be very rare for her to want to crank this up to 11. The smaller and nicer looking footprint was great, and the CD feature and AM/FM radio was the clincher for me (as well as her). One note: This unit is not compatible by default with an iPhone, though it will work with it however you probably need to turn the airplane feature on to get the best sound.
Summary:
Sound: The iHome was the best sounding unit, marginally better than the Bose. The Panasonic was moderately less preferable to both the iHome and Bose, but please take into consideration your listening environment and habits. If you are an audiophile then the Panasonic is probably not for you, but I personally feel it would be satisfactory for 90% of the people.
Footprint: The Bose and Panasonic are sleek and thin units and are about equally preferable. The iHome is a bit bulky and doesn't look as classy. You will have a harder time finding a nice place put this.
Features: The Panasonic wins hands down on this. CD/AM/FM are great extras. While I personally don't need the CD player I still think it is a shame that the Bose and iHome don't include at least an FM radio. Had the iHome had an FM tuner built in, I would have strongly considered this model instead.
Cost: At the time of this writing the iHome is slightly MORE expensive than the Bose, while the Panasonic is about 40% less.
I would recommend either the iHome IP1 or Panasonic over Bose. If you are more interested in great sound at high volumes over form and function then get the iHome. This would be a great unit for a college student so they could enjoy music in the dorm, and take it outside (with extension cord) to provide music for all to enjoy. If you don't plan on cranking the volume all the way and want decent quality as well as good aesthetics and a compact footprint then the Panasonic is a better option. If you ever need the CD or radio features then I think this makes the Panasonic a much better choice. Also you should strongly consider the lifetime guarantee you can get by purchasing these units at certain stores over the 1 year warranty Bose gives you. Make sure you save the boxes however!
If Bose had included at least an FM tuner, I might give this a unit a "maybe". While the sound is good, it isn't awesome. It looks great but is woefully lacking on features. Finally compare the warranties to that of the other units (from a warehouse) and I find it makes recommending this unit much harder to do.
Digital camera Review: Bose...What else can I say!
Summary: 5 Stars
Its a Bose...What else can I say? This product is amazing and I use it daily. I have one in my ofice at work and one at home. The sound is incredible for such a small speaker system. It blows away my much larger and bulky stereo shelf system at home. Its a must have for iPod users!