iLive iH328B Dual-CD Home Music System with iPod Dock (Black)

by iLive

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 3.9 x 9.2 inches ; 9.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0015ASM2W
• Item model number: IH328B
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank

  #81 in	Electronics > Portable Audio & Video > MP3 Players & Accessories > MP3 Player Accessories > Speaker Systems
  #46 in	Electronics > Portable Audio & Video > MP3 Players & Accessories > MP3 Player Accessories > Docking Stations

• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy music from iPod, CD, radio, and more. A motorized door opens to reveal a dock for iPod and 2-disc CD player. The dock plays and charges your iPod, and the CD player features continuous play to keep your music going. Dynamic stereo speakers reproduce every nuance of your music, and the preset equalizer settings allow you to tailor music for any room. Sit back, relax, and enjoy your music while you control it all with the remote.

Enjoy music from iPod, CD, and radio on this stylish speaker system.

A motorized door opens to reveal an iPod dock and 2-disc CD player.

Blue backlit LCD and digital clock.

Docking Station for iPod
The iH328B's certified iPod Connector lets you dock your iPod. Dock it, close the door, and enjoy your favorite tunes--and control your iPod from the iH328B or the included remote--while your iPod gets a charge. The system comes with seven docking brackets to fit different iPod.

2-Disc CD Player
Listen to your CD favorites with the vertical-load 2-disc player, also behind the motorized door. Play CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs with programmable tracks, repeat, and random play.

Radio and Digital Clock
Instantly access your favorite radio stations with the user presets on the Digital Tune AM/FM stereo radio. The digital clock also features a Sleep Timer function.

Sound Features
Dial in the perfect sound with the preset EQ (Rock, Classic, Jazz, Pop), and enjoy clear sound from the full-range speakers.

Great Looks
The translucent door, sleek profile, and blue backlit LCD add an exciting touch to any room.

Input/Output
Enjoy video and photo from your iPod on your television using the Video-Out jack. Connect external audio devices with the RCA auxiliary input. The device also features a stereo headphone jack for quiet listening.

Remote Control
Control docked iPods and the iH328B from across the room with the included remote (uses included CR2025 button cell battery)

What's in the Box
iLive iH328B Dual-CD Home Music System with iPod Dock (Black), Remote Control, iPod brackets (7), Manual

Product Description

Enjoy music from you iPod, CD, radio and more! A motorized door opens to reveal a dock for iPod and a 2-disc CD player. The dock plays and charges iPod. Dynamic stereo speakers reproduce every nuance of your music. 13.31Lx3.94Wx9.25H in

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We're a two iLive household - for good reasons, January 28, 2009

By	Susan K. Lozon - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: iLive iH328B Dual-CD Home Music System with iPod Dock (Black) (Electronics)

When my brother found out Santa was bringing my teen-aged daughter an IPOD nano 4th genApple iPod nano 8 GB Purple (4th Generation), we talked about it and decided a stereo for her bedroom would be just the thing. We wanted a stereo that had the following:
1) full control of IPOD functions through remote
2) one with enough sound to fill a bedroom, but not enough to shake the house down
3) CD and FM radio with presets
4) good looks

The iLive seemed to fit the bill and since my brother is a dedicated Amazon Prime member- who has recently converted me to Prime as well- he settled on the iLive.

The iLive is one of those products that the instruction manual can be lost on day one and never missed. If you are part of the electronics generation(s), you certainly won't need it for the 5 minutes set up or for operations. If you can operate your IPOD thumbwheel, you can easily operate the remote. The iLive comes with about 8-10 dock adapters, but it didn't have the one for the iPod nano 4th gen chromatic, so we had to use the one packed with the iPod, which is white and if the door is open you may notice the white adapter. If it bothers you, close the door, I guess.

When I received a rather large Amazon gift card for Christmas (the amount was large, the card was the standard size), I liked my daughter's setup so well, I decided to duplicate it. Having the IPOD stereo system beats having my computer hooked up to a stereo, as now I can just punch the remote if I want to skip a song instead of going over to the computer to advance songs - or just being lazy and deciding I don't want the song skipped badly enough to get up and walking over to the computer.

Be aware that the iLive iH328B doesn't have the punchiest bass around and its wattage is low. If you are looking for a main home stereo for a medium-large home, this isn't it. It has an equalizer you can change if you need to. The factory setting seems okay on most songs.

If you want good sound for the money for a bedroom or small home, this is it. This is a very good looking system and the overlapped CD's with blue LEDs behind them give it a very up-to-the-minute appearance.

One con: The remote is very small. I only lose mine twice a day.

One last thing. The compatibility list doesn't include some of the newer iPods. My guess is because the product description hasn't caught up and because iLive doesn't have docking adapters for all of the latest iPod models. Just use the one that came with your iPod. If you've lost that one or use it someplace else, no sweat; the iPod would work even without the adapter, it just wouldn't be as stable.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Looks good, doesn't work well, April 26, 2009

By	J. Malek "Jonathan" (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: iLive iH328B Dual-CD Home Music System with iPod Dock (Black) (Electronics)

I bought two of these for Christmas gifts. The setup is easy, and they look nice wherever they are set up. I noticed then, however, how cheaply they seem built. And now, 4 months after Christmas, the CD player no longer works in one, and sporadically works in the other.

The controls are not intuitive, and with the shabby construction I could not recommend this to anyone.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Super cool design!, November 7, 2008

By	Melanie D. Reece (DFW, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: iLive iH328B Dual-CD Home Music System with iPod Dock (Black) (Electronics)

I recently purchased this stereo for my 9 yr old son. It's the perfect all in one stereo system for a child. Plays his ipod, the radio & cd's, and also protects them inside the vertical sliding panel. For those of us that watch Nip/Tuck, it is similar to the one in the operating suite on the show. As far as sound quality...eh, its really not so great. But it fits the bill for an inexpensive, cool looking stereo...