Create the Ultimate iPod Sound System for your Dorm Room
Thousands of first year college students are preparing for dorm life in the coming weeks. This means a small room to share with someone else and not much room for personal belongings. Every student loves to listen to music but not every dorm situation will accommodate your big and bulky stereo and massive speakers that are powered by it.
Thank goodness for iPods and the advent of the compact speaker systems powered by them with a big audio punch and a pocket friendly price. Below are listed some of the hot sellers going into dorm rooms and shared apartments on college campuses around the country. They are all small and compact in design and with good to excellent sound quality and price ranges to fit any budget.
Bose Sound Dock
With its crisp, full sound and compact design, the SoundDock system is the ideal partner for your dorm room and iPod. It’s simple: just dock your iPod with dock connector, iPod mini, iPod nano or iPod with video and start Listening to your music by yourself or with your roomate. The sound dock has enough power and sound quality to rock the party with a room full of people.
The SoundDock also charges your iPod while it plays–or when it’s not playing. And a credit card-sized remote even controls basic iPod functions from across the room. Comes in black or white.
Price: $299.95
iPod Hi-Fi
Say goodbye to that bulky expensive stereo of the past and shelf of CDs. Hello, iPod Hi-Fi, a beautiful, gorgeous, compact sound system with an integrated Universal Dock for iPod that fills your dorm room with rich, audiophile-quality sound. It’s the home stereo – reinvented.
Any iPod with dock connector plugs easily into the integrated Universal Dock for iPod. With newer iPod models, you can view full-screen album art and even tweak the tone settings on iPod Hi-Fi to get the best sound depending on the room or type of music.* Of course, iPod Hi-Fi will charge any docked iPod when it’s on AC power. On DC power, you can also get a 30-minute quick charge.
Connect a second, external music source to the standard 3.5mm analog/digital optical input port. Ideal for your DVD player, gaming console, AirPort Express with AirTunes, even an iPod shuffle or other iPod without a dock connector.
Price: $349.00
Logitech mm50 Portable Speakers for iPod (Black)
The incredible bass and enveloping experience of a home audio system is now available for your dorm room and on the go. The Logitech mm50 Portable Speakers for iPod uses 3-inch pressure drivers to maximize bass and minimize distortion. The rechargeable Li-ion batteries last up to 10 hours, and you can charge both the speaker system and iPod battery simultaneously. Supports all iPod models with dock connector. Auxiliary input also provides compatibility for iPod models without dock connector.
Price: $149.95
iHome iH5.
If you want something that sounds good and will get you to class on time, then the iHome iH5 stereo is for you. The system wakes you gradually and lulls you to sleep with your iPod music. With the incredibly rich natural stereo sound from the Reson8 speaker chambers, it’s great for your dorm room. And it does all this while charging any iPod with a built-in dock connector, so it’s ready to go when you are. iHome is home base. Comes in black or white.
Price: $99.95
iHome iH26 Portable Travel Alarm Clock for iPod (Silver)
Sleep and wake to your favorite iPod tunes while you’re at school with the iHome iH26 portable travel alarm clock for iPod. With its portable low-profile design, the iH26 lets you take all the great features of iHome along when you travel between home and school.
Price: $99.95
Sony’s SRS-P11Q
These speakers are lightweight and distinctive, perfect for today’s portable audio systems and cramped dorm room settings. Supports all iPod models and all computers with a headphone port. Bulky stereo systems are fast becoming relics of an earlier century. These passive speakers are designed to connect to a portable audio system, such as your iPod or MP3 player, yet still deliver the same clear, vivid tones as much larger speakers. In the meantime, the 2-1/4-inch speaker bodies fit unobtrusively on a bookshelf, dresser, or desk, and also store compactly in a backpack when on the move. The speakers are lightweight and distinctive, with circular shapes and small bulbous feet that keep them from tipping over. Students with a flair for accessorizing will appreciate the interchangeable white and silver faceplates, which lets people match the speakers to their players.
Price: $24.95
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