February 15th, 2008Information about Bose iPod Docking Station
In a world filled of iPod docking stations, it’s no shock to see Bose launch yet another. The newest to hit the stores is just called Bose iPod Docking Station. The need for a docking station is in custody with one’s desire to have music played noisily, but it may not be that great an idea if you crave great loudness. Like all tech labs, we have seen our split of docking stations – even a water-resistant dock for that matter – and going by past knowledge, the Bose docking station does seem to cut through the opposition. At least, the docking station is huge, and can surely meet your miniature-sized party supplies.
The wharf comes with a removable rechargeable battery that, according to the manual, can blare music for almost half a day. To check, I hosted a dawn party with limited people and no power opening. The melody kept going for eight hours before it showed signs of subsiding. The battery charges whenever you plug in to your wall outlet, and also charges the iPod. The volume keys can be found on the top right. The player is mainly an iPod docking station, but for good measure also includes a 3.5mm input slot for any other MP3 players. iPods – we tried fifth and sixth generation ones – can be controlled with the remote control, which means you can tenuously control the volume, play back music and power off the player. You can skip tracks, and the remote has a enthusiastic play list skip button. The dock is hidden at the bottom right in front, just below the speakers. All you need to do is give it a slight nudge, and out it pops.
The sound is good, with a lot of volume to back it up. What it lacks is thumping bass. It does thump, but not with accurate lows. The sound is relatively balanced when compared to some others in the market. The sound seems strained when the volume is cranked up really high. For a room, the sound is clear and loud enough to merit the need to scream while talking to each other. The need of the hour is an option to EQ the sound from the dock itself. The Bose docking station lacks this. Sadly, and oddly enough, you cannot surf the song list using the isolated control. As is the case with almost all Bose products, this one too comes package with all types of wall indict plugs.
The docking station is not up till now available in India, but according to company sources, plans are on for a bureaucrat launch sometime in February. It’s predictable to be priced at Rs 24,637. This is bit sheer, but more than half the money you pay goes for the ‘Bose’ name. So if you have the money, go for it.
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