JBL Radial

I was given this docking station as a present last Christmas. I have owned an iPod for several years but had never really had a decent docking station. I do not profess to know much technical knowledge regarding this product so it will be very much a consumers review. The docking station in my opinion is very smart looking. The whole base is a speaker and your place your iPod in the docking part in the centre of the system. It came with several adaptors so all styles of iPods and MP3's are compatible. You can also use an audio jack if for any reason your system is not compatible with the base. It is very basic, as it simply is a ...  Read the complete review

I have only spotted these for £200 (although apparently John Lewis are doing them for £150), but I managed to get mine ex-display at Currys for a cool £80 (no remote or adaptor but can't complain). For a small iPod dock, these are astonishing! The sound quality is crisp and powerful, and it really fills the room. I was concerned that maybe small speakers would only work in a small room, but the sound quality from these are brilliant so no concerns there at all. There aren't many extra features on it, it is simply an iPod dock. A similar JBL version (the JBL On Time) has a similar look with an alarm clock and radio, but it sacrificed a little sound quality. But ...  Read the complete review

I picked up the black version of these in December 2007 at a price of a little over £100 due to a bit of clever price comparing and staff discount use. Still even allowing for the recommended retail of nearly two hundred pounds these speakers would be a bargain. To start with the speakers are beautifully designed, the round black and chrome design fits in beautifully with our house, or more accurately stands out like a sore thumb, but that makes it look like a piece of art in itself which is a big part of the reason that we bought it. The speakers obviously consist of an iPod dock connector in the centre as shown in the photo where you can insert a ...  Read the complete review