If you have an iPod or MP3 player and want to play your music out loud then these portable speakers are an ideal solution. Check out out list below of some of the best available. In no particular order.
 

Sony 2ch Piano Black Wooden iDock

Costs: £64.99 – Visit Retailer

20 watt output and bass boost function. Charges your iPod while it is docked. Further down the page is a featured video of this item, scroll down to watch it now, it gives you a great idea of it’s size and quality.

Sony Speaker Dock & Clock Radio

Price: £59.89 – Visit Retailer

A nice looking ipod dock from the manufacturer Sony. Good value for money.

PURE Chronos iDock Series II

Price: £70.37 – Seller Page

A whole range of features so you can play your iPod, but also listen to the radio, and wake up in the morning thanks to the alarm!

Logic3 i-Station Rotate iPhone/iPod

Price: £52.59 – Visit Retailer

This bit of kit can play either horizontally or vertically! And works well as a video player and well as music.

Klipsch iGroove SXT WWI

Cost: £72.99 – Seller Listing

A popular bit of kit by Klipsch, also charges compatible iPods and iPhones.

Logitech Purefi iPod Speaker Dock

Price: £39.99 – Visit Retailer

Logitech Pure-Fi Express Plus, very popular choice with good reviews. Comes with 2 year manufacturer warranty.

Sony AIR-SA20PK Airplayer

Cost: £unavailable – Retailer Page

Unplug your headphones and listen to your iPod® music player in a brand new way.

Klipsch iGroove iPod Speakers

Price: £83.38 – Visit Retailer

This is the uber cool iGroove by Klipsch.

Intempo Silver Metallic Speakers and Docking Station

Cost: £unavailable – See Listing

This is the ‘Intempo IDS-01-N-S’. A speaker system and docking station for your iPod or other MP3 players.

Logic3 Black

Price: £39.95 – View Sellers

This is an excellent little iPod speaker system by manufacturer Logic3, it is called the i-Station3.

Black Intempo Speaker and Docking Station

Cost: £unavailable – Visit Retailer

A tidy little system ideal for small bedrooms and kitchens. Low cost option.

Make sure to shop around for the best price and service. We automatically link to Amazon because they are competitive and so good, but there are others to take a peek at including Dabs, Play and if you want a bargain there are lots of decent sellers on eBay. There are also others on the UK market so if you don’t like any of these keep searching.

This pages featured video is of the ‘SRS-GU10IP’ which is the first product in the list above. It has an American guy reviewing it and telling you all about it, a good way to get an idea of what it is like. Click the play button to begin viewing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Here is a set of questions and answers we have put together as a result of things which pop up time and time again.

How good is the sound quality of the portable MP3 speakers? It varies between systems, however they are never as good as full sound systems, such as the home cinema kit you may have in your front room. The quality is still good though on higher end players. If you are on a tight budget and getting the cheapest available then the quality won’t be great – at the end of the day you get what you pay for.

How long will they last? If you look after them then expect to get a good few years problem free use out of them. If you are worried about quality always look at guarantees, or perhaps a warranty you can take out. This will give you a bit of piece of mind that even if something does go wrong you won’t have to splash out for another one.

How big and heavy are they? This obviously varies between products. But they are normally much smaller then a full sound system or boombox. Often fitting nicely on tables, windowsills or in fairly small bedrooms.

Are the players on this page all that is available? No, not at all, we simply try to find the best, but we don’t show everything available on the market. So if none of these tickle your fancy then keep researching and eventually you should be able to find the real bit of kit for your needs.

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Sony’s SRSGU101P appears on the surface as a no frills iDock. In a sense that is exactly what it is, and though it may not have a facility to play videos or have whirling blue lights, it does have a stylish audio look, and a 20 watt output which is the real selling point of this compact iDock.

Current Price on Amazon: £64.99

Spec:

• Piano Black Wooden Cabinet Finish
• Charges your iPhone/iPod While Docked
• Full-featured remote control
• Bass boost function
• Mini jack input

Costs £64.99

Sony’s SRSGU10IP has earned 5 out of 5 over 63 reviews to date. Many of the comments talk about the product’s remarkable sound quality. If you are looking for sound quality over features, then for the price you simply can’t go wrong.

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Sony’s ICF-C1IPMK2 is a iDock for iPhone and Ipod, and a clock radio as well. As expected from one of the world’s leading brands, Sony’s product can play tunes from the pod or phone as the alarm, should the product’s alarm buzzer not seem like a nice noise to wake up too. A nifty feature of the ICF-C1IPMK2, is that it sets the time automatically, and alters the time in accordance with daylight saving hours.

Current Price on Amazon: £59.89

Spec:

• FM / AM Tuner
• White LCD / LED Display
• Brightness Control
• Buzzer Alarm, Radio Alarm
• Extendable Snooze
• Sleep Timer
• Power Back-Up Capability
• Date Display
• Stereo Speakers
• Speaker Size (cm): 5.1
• Speaker Power: 3W + 3W
• Charges iPod when connected
• Dimensions 300mm x 130mm x 139mm
• Weight 2.5kg

Costs £59.89

Sony’s ICF-C1IPMK2 is a nice offering to the alarm clock / iDock range. Though it does not include a DAB radio function, it is still a nice product for the price.

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The Chronos iDock incorporates DAB and FM radio together with the capability to play tunes from the latest iPod and iPhone generations. Another added bonus lies in the fact that PURE’s offering is also an alarm clock which itself has some good features, such as weekend and weekday alarms can be set differently, and the option to be woken by the tunes on an iPhone / iPod, or DAB / FM radio are built – in too.

Current Price on Amazon: £70.37

Features:

• Dock for iPod/iPhone
• Charges whilst your listening
• 10W RMS total
• DAB/FM Tuner
• Remote control
• Four independent alarm settings
• 3.5mm headphone socket

Costs £70.37

The Chronos iDock is a good all rounder. At the time of writing the product had notched up a steady 4 out of 5 based on 42 customer reviews so far. If you want a product that can play your tunes, play DAB radio, and make sure you’re on time for work, this is a very good option.

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The i-Station Rotate’s best feature is its ability to play an iPhone or iPod either horizontally or vertically. This is to accommodate watching films or television programmes. Combine this with the unit’s portability, and the i-Station Rotate’s appeal increases considerably. The speaker system has been designed to work well as a video player as well as a music one, and features 10 Watts RMS output. It can also be connected to a TV.

Current Price on Amazon: £52.59

Spec:

• Dimensions (WxDxH): 31.5 cm x 5.5 cm x 12 cm
• Speaker Type: 2-way – active
• Nominal Output Power (Total): 10 Watt
• Response Bandwidth: 200 – 20000 Hz
• Audio Amplifier: Integrated
• Speaker System Details: 2 x right/left channel speaker – 5 Watt – 200 – 20000 Hz
• MP3 Player Compatibility: iPod touch, iPod classic 160GB, iPod classic 80GB, iPod nano (3G), iPod nano (4G), iPod touch (2G), iPhone, iPhone 3G
• Built-in Devices: Digital player charging dock
• Remote Control
• Can run on 4x battery (AA type)
• Connector Type: 1 x docking station | 1 x audio line-in ( mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ) | 1 x composite video output
• Power Device: Power adapter – external

Costs £52.59

Logic 3′s i-Station Rotate is a clever device and reasonably priced. It has received good reviews and has scored 4 out of 5 from 40 customer reviews. It would suit a range of users from people that spend a lot of time away from home, to the one that keeps their record collection in their pocket. A good product.

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The Klipsch iGroove is compatible with both iPhone and iPod, and has an alarm clock function. Klipsch have enabled the speaker to charge the phone or pod too which is a nice touch, and the speakers use Klipsch’s horn technology. This provides life like sound while consuming less power, which makes Klipsch’s offering more eco-friendly. It also features bi-amplification and active crossovers.

Current Price on Amazon: £72.99

Spec:

• Frequency response: 60 Hz – 20 Khz
• Crossover frequency: 6 Khz
• Max acoustic output: 90 dB SPL @ 1m
• Tweeter: 3/4-in./19.05 mm MicroTractrix Horn loaded
• Mid-woofer: Heavy-duty 2.5 in./6.35 cm
• Amplifier: Class D, Bi-Amplifier (separate amp for each woofer and tweeter)
• Enclosure material: ABS plastic enclosure
• Enclosure type: Tuned port
• Inputs: 30-pin iPod docking connector and 3.5mm mini auxiliary input
• Voltage: 230V
• Dimensions: 4.75 x 30.48 x 4.625 in./12.06 x 30.48 x 11.75 cm
• Weight: 4 lbs./1.81 kg

Costs £72.99

The Klipsch iGroove has scored a consistant 4+ out of 5 on Amazon reviews since its release late last year. This is based on 36 reviews at the time of writing. This points to the fact that Klipsch have invented an iDock of quality for the price.


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