ipod mini - need external speaker
I want to get a mini CD player for my living room but in the back of my mind I think everything will be going flash or hard drive driven in the near future. I have an ipod mini on order but am now wondering what my options are outside of buying an overpriced Bose sound dock.
Can I just as easily plug the ipod into a line in input on any mini CD or radio system?
Help me please, there have to be some better alternatives to Bose.
Thanks, Tarter
I haven't listened to the Bose..
but I'd guess it's a pricey and underperforming product like almost every other bose product in the last fifteen years. Give it a listen though. It might be the Bose product that breaks the mold. The other iPod portable speaker systems I've listened to are awful. I've listened to many of them and unfortunately own one of them, the Altec Lansing inMotion. It's comparable to most inexpensive clock radios in sound quality. In other words, tolerable for news and talk but not suitable for music playback. If I were you, I'd go with a good 2.1 speaker system like the Logitech Z2300 or a comparable product from Klipsch or Cambridge Soundworks. Another alternative would be a Pal from Tivoli. It's a mono only solution but the sound quality is pretty good and certainly a step up from some of the iPod marketed products.
Solve your problem for $15 or less
All you have to do is get this adaptor that plugs in to your headphone port on any device and splits it up into Left and Right RCA jacks. Just plug those in to any audio system audio input. Adjust your IPod volume to match radio level (my MP3 player is at about 20% volume).
Here is the radio shack adaptor $15 (you may find the same type of adaptor cheaper somewhere else)
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...t%5Fid=15-2451
I found one for $4 at a local surplus electronics store.
that is it....only $15 or less
Excellent non-portable speakers for iPod
If you are looking for non-portable iPod speakers to set up in a bedroom, office or kitchen, I would recommend the Swans M200 speakers for $179 from Newegg. Some reviews of them are here and here. In my opinion, the Swans M200s are the best multi-media speakers for music currently on the market.