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At first sight this docking system looks really stylish and sleek. Goes nicely in a modern home. But not only that, the sound quality is really great!!! Sounds as if the bands playing in your house its that good! Also its an added bonus being able to wake up to your fave tunes.
The only downside is that you have to reset the time and stuff everytime you unplug it.
Great buy, but only for a stay at home system as its not small enough to be portable.

I've had this item for about a year now - it looks smart and works really well, with good sound quality and useful functions. I'd like to buy the travel version as well at some point. Ideal for falling asleep to podcasts, with the sleep function gradually getting quieter and quieter before switching off. Overall, a really good buy.... just a shame that although it is partly compatible with my new iPod Nano, the iHome doesn't charge the Nano while playing it, rather frustrating.

I bought this product as I wanted to listen to Pod-casts and play the radio in the kitchen. I'm satisfied with the product as the sound quality is more than adequate for my purposes and its very simple to use. The only thought process required on opening the box is which Ipod connector to use, and despite having an old original Ipod Mini, one of the connectors fitted perfectly. The different pieces of plastic click into place and are easily removed if you wanted to change Ipods at some stage. The instructions are very simple, you simply press the buttons on the top for radio or ipod. On feature I like is the 1 hour button on the back so you can change to summer time without adjusting the clock.

The unit itself is quite small and neat and once the I-pod is plugged in the top it will charge. You also have a small input cable (around 10 cm long) which allows you to connect any device which has the small form factor headphone connector - ie another Ipod or an MP3 player. I find that the sound and volume when connected via the standard Ipod connector is superior. There is also an Output connector using the same cable type and in theory you could use that to connect and therefore play your ipod on your stereo/sound system but I''ve never tried that as the device requires power so its not a portable unit.

There is a remote control but as the sound button is a simple dial turn I only use it to turn the unit off - and this turns off both the unit and Ipod. I've not tried the alarm as I don't need it but I guess having the batteries as a backup is a relief. The lights at night look rather bright so I am not sure I would enjoy those lighting up my bedroom.

So in summary the unit is well designed and does what it says on the box. The only downsides I found are that it does attract dust, its got bright lights which I can't turn off (not every energy efficient) and the volts convertor plug is quite a large object to hide.

I have had my ihome now for two days and it is a great product. The sound is much better than I expected,very good. I rate it very highy. The ipod sounds great through it. Many features. A GREAT buy.