I purchased this ipod dock as a gift for my wife. She absolutely loves it. It looks good and sounds great. It has a cord which doesn't make it super portable, but we did unplug it all the time and move it around the house. I wired the rest of the house for surround sound so now it just stays in our bedroom. We have a 14x19 master bedroom and it completely fills it with music. I would highly recommend this to anyone who needs an ipod speaker dock.

She also has an iphone and has never had an issue using it on the dock.

I was trying to decide on this product or the Bose system. After reading many reviews and listening to the products side by side, this was easily the right choice. The sound quality is exceptional and the price was significantly lower. I bought it for the purpose of bringing music onto an outdoor patio. It fills the space with no problem and can be heard over the noise of a large party. I also use it as an alarm clock. It does not have this feature but when I couple it with my iPhone it works perfectly. It also serves as a white noise generator and a Sirius radio when you have these apps on your iPhone. I am very pleased with this purchase.

Sound is amazing for such a small unit.
-Wish it had an AM/FM reciever.
-Powerbutton glows blue when plugged in when not in use consuming power. Can simply unplug it but would be nice if it wasn't so noticeable.

The current price of 131 is a very good deal. I paid full price for this unit.

Since this does not have a clock or radio, my main purpose of buying this was to get a decent sound on an ipod player. Also, it had to work with 2G Ipod Touch or 3G phone (both charge and play--many unit will play but not charge these new Ipod models).

The choices are few. Some JBLs and Bose (System II), and Polk Audio. I do not know if the more expensive hifi brands work with 2G Touch; I just didn't want to spend 500-600 dollars for an ipod station.

This unit has much more power than the JBLs I tested. The Klipsh units (like IGroove) will not charge IPod touch 2G, although they have excellent sound.

So it came down to Bose SDII vs this unit, which is now less than half the price of the Bose SDII. They are both very good, but this AL unit can get louder with less distortion, and even at lower volumes separates sounds better. I tested both units, using multiple songs/music (classical solo and orchestra; rock; blues; jazz solos and band; folk; acapella like Take6, among others). I'm not sure what to say about people who say the sound is muddled--well, for some recordings this is true, but a modern folk acoustic album, for example, comes out very crisp and alive, or a violin solo, the sound couldn't be more alive. I think I did a fair comparison of these units, and believe the AL unit may be better, and certainly a much better value. The bass/treble control is also quite excellent.

I have owned several Altec Lansing speaker systems over the year for my iPods...this one is especially designed for the iPhone (and the only one on the market so far).

The sound is clear, rich, and you can crank up the volume quite loudly before you get interference. The sound fills my entire house beautifully.

This is basically plug and play -- plug it in, put in your iPHone or iPod, and play away.

It charges your iPod/iPhone while playing or while in its dock, even when not playing. It does not sync to your computer. It also does not serve as a speakerphone system - you do need to pick up your iPhone to speak into it. When you put it back it the dock, though, it remembers where you were and resumes playing.

It does what it says it will do -- and it is shielded from GSM signal interference, so you do not have to put your iPhone into Airplane Mode, which you must do with any other speaker system on the market currently - that is a plus.

The 199.00 is either cheap for this type of system, or too expensive, depending on your view of things. It is probably overpriced by about 50.00, but you really have no other choice if you want a shielded speaker system for your iPhone.

Recommended.

At first I had some trouble docking my 3G iphone until I removed the iphone adapter that came with the unit.
Bingo! No more problems, 3G works every time with out any errors or phone noise.
The sound is fantastic for a unit of this size and looks very nice, not plastic looking as were many models I considered.
It also works with the new ipod touch, same great sound.
After much shopping around, I believe the T612 is by far the best value and performance any where near it's price range out there right now.

This is my first Altec Lansing purchase. It's also my first docking station purchase for my iPhone because it's the only shielded device avaialable (as of the time I'm typing this).

Set up was a breeze, the iPhone sits perfectly in the cradle even with the extra large cork case I have on it. The best part!? There's absolutely NO dit-a-dit-a-dit-a-dit-dit-dit interference noise when I receive calls or texts while the phone is docked! The sound quality is great, even at very, very low volume levels. Unfortunately, I can't blast the sound while at work so I can't speak to full volume sound quality.

If I had to wish for something better, I would ask that the remote allow for more advanced menu/song selection. It only offers basic PWR, VOL +/-, BASS/TREBLE adjustment, TRACK +/- and play/pause. It would be nice to have a rotary style remote wherein I could browse other artists and playlists without having to touch the iPhone.

Other than that minor gripe, I'm much happier at work now that I have my iPhone and iPod playing at work and getting charged at the same time. This is a great product which I'm very pleased with!

I bought this for my iTouch 16 GB 2G primarily to play music in my office at work. This unit produces a nice, clear and distinct sound at low volume (as I must play it in my office), and sounds amazing at high volume (when I am working late or on weekends in the office and can crank it up).

My iTouch sits securely in the charging dock, which charges the iTouch even when the speakers are turned off (such as when I have to take a call).

The unit has a nice appearance that matches the iTouch well.

It would not be realistic to expect any kind of graphic equalizer on a unit such as this, which has only rudimentary adjustments for bass and treble, though the bass adjustment does make a noticeable difference.

The remote is very simple, and controls volume, play/pause, reverse/forward and the bass and treble. Changing artists or albums must be done on the iTouch itself.

If you keep in mind that this is not a full blown stereo system with all kinds of controls, but rather a very portable and nice sounding way to use your iTouch, you will not be disappointed. My only minor gripe is that Altec chose to use a clunky two part "brick" plug, which makes transporting the unit a little less convenient. But unless you plan to move it every day, that is not a consideration.

I am very happy with the sound and ease of use. Using Pandora free radio I can listen all day to different kinds of music that I like. I recommend this unit.