Harman Kardon - Go & Play - High Performance iPod Speaker System

harman kardon - tried the bose sounddock. this system is, in my opinion, far superior. the bass is strong and distortion minimal, even at high volume. the design is also superb. for the price, I cant see a better option if your after a high end ipod speaker

Great sound but a bit fiddly to use - I received my speaker system a month or so ago but had to return it after the device kept powering off after a couple of songs. I then received my next device (very prompt delivery - thanks Amazon) only to find the next one had the same issue. All very frustrating.I spent a few hours on the internet and discovered that the device had an auto power off feature. Experimentation showed that unless the ipod was firmly seated in the holder the device would switch off after a few minutes. Even using the ipod controls directly seemed enough to dislodge it. This means I now always use the remote control for flicking through the tracks.Pros:-* Excellent sound quality. High on bass but this can be offset with equaliser settings* It can go all the way up to 11(!) on the volume settings with minimal distortion* The remote control is RF so you don t need line of sight* Five stars to Amazon for sending a replacement so quicklyCons:-* Can be tempremental if the ipod isn t firmly docked* The remote control is non intuitive. (It s not very clear in the manual. Switching mode changes the colour of the LEDs and what each of the buttons do. Blue for speaker controls, amber for ipod navigation)* Harman Kardon support desk were useless. I got a single automated email saying they were busy. Not very helpful considering this seems to be a known problem with the product.I would have given the device 5 stars if I hadn t had to return the original.

Great device... but iPod touch does not fit :-( - The sound quality on this baby is awesome! It s beautifully ergonomic, stylish and of very high quality.. the only thing I can fault it on is it s lack of support for the iPod touch. The Go & Play was created with the older generation of iPod s specifications - and even though it has been designed to fit all iPods with docking capability - my iPod touch was just too long to fit in the docking station on the top of the unit!the spring on the tilting docking station is rather week as well - it doesn t stay in the upright position, but i m not sure if this is the way it s supposed to work or not..The iTouch is aprox 3-5 mm too long for the length of the dock at the top, and is unable to fit completely flat on the top of the unit.fortunately, i have an older Nano, which shall find a very comfortable new home in this lovely device.what i find really upsetting is that the Harman Kardon support staff, both technical and sales, did not inform me of this when i called and when i sent a support email asking about the compatibility with the iTouch...i like the sound quality and functionality way too much to send it back, and with a little improvisation, the Touch works well when propped up with one of the rubber attachments thats included for the other size iPods.the Touch wont be making a journey on this thing though, thats for sure.oh, and there are no rechargeable batteries included, in case you were wondering - but it takes 8 D size batteries which are supposed to then be able to power the unit for approx 24 hrs - have not checked this yet.all in all a very good device if you re looking for excellent high quality sound output unit... & if you have an older iPod :-)

harman kardon go+play - The sound from this is excellent we bought this to have in our holiday flat and it fills the room brilliantly with undistorted sound.HOWEVER please be aware the function which allows you to watch your videos through the TV via the s-video lead does not work with the latest generation of Ipods ( big shock ) No sympathy from H&K who just blame apple and an inability to keep up with the speed of their technology I wish I had bought another Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin as I have no problems with their product but was a bit steep for occasional use in a holiday flat If you can push the budget BOWERS & WILKINS every time

fantastic Portable - I have been looking for portable speakers for my Ipod for quite a while when i stumbled accross this at a friends house, the sound quality made was outstanding and immediately i had to get one, i already had a gear 4 speaker dock but immediately returned those in order to get these, fantastic buy for the money and this has given my Ipod a new lease of life! veryyyy pleaaaseeed

• Drivers : Two Atlas and Two Ridge transducers
• Power Output : 2 x 30 Watts for tweeters, 2 x 3
• Connections : Main connection - iPod docking co
• Auxiliary - 1/8 (3.5mm) Mini stereo jack
• S-video Out