On test: Monitor Audio Audio i-Deck,
Apple iPod Hi-Fi,
Klipsch iFi,
Jamo i300
Earlier this year when Apple CEO Steve Jobs, a well documented audio enthusiast known to have speakers worth over $20,000 each, announced that he was 'throwing away' his hi-fi to replace it with Apple's new iPod dock two things struck us: firstly, that that claim was clearly not true (either that or the Jobs' dustmen got $40,000 worth of speaker for a bonus that week) but moreover that iPod docking stations have really come on in leaps and bounds in recent times.
One need only look at the models we have on test here to see some of the biggest names in home audio offering their wares: Harmon/Kardon, Monitor Audio, Jamo, Klipsch and, of course, Apple. Are the audio big boys just trying to cash in on the success of the iPod or are they genuinely offering 'audiophile quality' sound from your portable player?
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