help me find ipod speakers!

June 9, 2009 10:24 AM

I'm looking for a smallish iPod dock with speakers to put in the kitchen or dining room (anywhere else besides the living room which has the stereo). I'm not interested in a clock, I don't care if it doesn't charge the iPod, just good sound, and a usable decent remote so I could naivigate without having to get up.

So I've seen this question before, but none in the last year. I've read reviews for a few of the Logitech models or Altec Lansing T612 - anybody have a recently purchased mobile speaker set that they love?

posted by canine epigram to Technology (3 answers total)

I bought the Altec Lansing inMotion after seeing recommendations here. It works great for us, is very portable, has a remote, has good sound. We use it almost every day, between the kitchen and the patio, and it's small enough to easily take with us on vacation next week. My husband is a musician, among other things, and he's happy with the sound quality.
posted by raisingsand at 12:10 PM on June 9, 2009

We also got the Altec Lansing InMotion, and it's great. But maybe more than you want, as it does charge the iPod, and also has FM radio (we're radio addicts, and wanted that). But the battery is excellent, and it's very portable - being one piece makes it very easy to move around. We don't use the remote much - I don't know if it would navigate through different menus, but you can move back and forth within a playlist.
posted by jb at 1:40 PM on June 9, 2009

Best answer: I have been super-happy with the Logitech Anywhere Compact Speakers -- the sound is great, even with classical music, and it's very nicely portable (lightweight and about 13" long by 4" tall. it comes with a little zippered case for traveling purposes.) It does indeed charge the iPod, it does have a remote, and it DOES get up to a pretty loud volume but can still maintain a good sound. And of course if you set your iPod to an alarm clock function, you can leave it docked there and it'll wake up at the appropriate time and blast your wakeup tunes. My speakerset usually stays in the kitchen, but I've been known to carry it around from room to room. I leave it plugged in, but it'll play from battery power too. (I just think it's awesome that I can pick it up and disconnect the power cord while the music's playing, and it keeps playing like nothing ever happened.)
posted by oldtimey at 8:08 PM on June 9, 2009