Customer Reviews

Boston Acoustics Horizon I-DS2 iPod Dock w/ Speaker System (Gloss White)

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Over the past two months I have read reviews for the various ipod speaker docks as well as tested several in stores. I'm not sure you'll find many comparable to this one, especially in this price range. I agree with the previous review that you will have to adjust the EQ on your ipod to boost the treble otherwise the bass can become overpowering with some types of music. If you're looking for simple design with surprising sound, this is the one. I owned a portable speaker dock prior to this and ended up parting with it. Although I can't fold this down and put it in a case to take it wherever I go, the sound quality far outweighs the portable ability.

Very full sound for small speakers...I use it for my Ipod Touch and Classic. It charges them both and can also connect directly to my lap top. At first it lacked a little clarity but when I changed my Ipod's EQ to treble boost it came to life. Worth every penny.

I had been looking a while for an IPOD speaker system. Then I saw this on sale at Amazon. Boston Acoustics at a reasonable price. I bought it (figured I couldn't go wrong). I'm happy I did.

I have owned it about 1 month. It is a substantial speaker system, heavy, not cheap like many of the other systems I see lining the shelfs at costco or bestbuy. The sound is terrific (no, it doesn't rival my expensive full sized polk audio stereo system, but it does sound better than my fairly nice altec lansing computer speakers). I can be a bit of an audiophile, so I was pleasantly surprised these sound as well as they do for a small bookshelf unit. I shouldn't be surprised, BA makes pretty good equipment.

Easy to use.

The remote is limited as someone said, but that is to be expected (we are talking simple operation). It forward/backs up for next or previous song, it pauses and it powers down. Simple functionality. You do have to choose your playlist through the ipod menus before hitting play.

I liked it so much that when I saw it on sale (apparently) again today, I ordered one for my bedroom and then decided to write this review.

Yes, I would prefer the black one, but I can easily adapt to white for the price difference.

I was searching for a good portable speaker for my ipod. I narrowed my choices to iHome iP1 and Altec Lansing Mix iMT800. Both bulky systems the third one was Boston Acoustics Horizon Duo-i that got a lot of positive reviews but finally I found out about Boston Acoustics Horizon I-DS2 iPod Dock on sale on Amazon. I couldn't go wrong with Boston Acoustics especially for $99. I love the sound and low bass. If you don't want to spend $300+ for ipod portable system - pick this one you will not regret.

For that price... just good; will be nice HD radio. Big time miss... batteries. Not for outdoors.

... it needs improved song navigation controls including a remote that does something more than simply move to the next or previous song.

We tried a lot of different sound systems before deciding to keep the Boston's. These speakers sound as good as the Bose Mediamate speakers and they have an on/off switch which the Bose don't have. They also have a remote and charge your iPod. Five stars. They look good too.

If you're looking for a compact speaker for your Ipod at a resonable price then this is it! I bought a Jensen system a while back and this Boston system blows it away. There's actually no comparison. The Boston speakers give a full rich sound that easily fills a medium size room, and the bass is amazing. As other's have said, the treble (higher notes) are a little difused and don't jump out at you, but in my opinion that's a small price to pay for such a great overall sound. I highly recommend this product!

Sounds as good as a bose system at a fraction of the price. The white model is almost $100 less than the black model for some odd reason. Highly recommend!

This is a terriffic speaker for my I-Pod Touch 3 gen. Sound is awesome and charges the 3 generation I-Pod Touch with no problem. I have it in my kitchen and it is a really nice looking unit - very compact and easy yo use.