Bose xt sound dock yellow/white Argos £64.95, usually £129.95- amazing price for a basic bose.
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p-e-t-e
25 Nov 157#20
Really???... There are many manufactures that produce much better quality products than Bose, both in terms of sound and build quality. B&W or NAD for instance. I'm not knocking Bose as I love their SoundTouch systems (I use mine all the time) but my NAD Viso out performs similar priced products by Bose by a long way. Their old dock also looked like it used the cheapest plastic possible and I owned a £50 JBL dock which sounded twice as good.
I suggest you listen to Bose systems first as I don't think you can say it's great just because it has Bose written on it.
mikebate946
25 Nov 154#4
I'm looking for Android compatible version as well. Any suggestions? Do the manufacturers of these devices assume only 6 people in the UK own anything other than an IPhone???
Black Mac
25 Nov 154#27
A real pleasure to hear two people listening to each-others' opinions and respecting them. Notice the 'like' from the first poster to the second. Both posters deserve praise for their classy attitude. Nice to see on HUKD.
dadofdaisy to phoopha
25 Nov 153#5
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I bet you wish you had an iPhone now......
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pauldcocker
27 Nov 15#44
Thanks bought one for my wife.
austinc
27 Nov 15#43
In case you missed it, they are £113 on amazon.de - ordered one myself yesterday. You will see the total price in GBP at the final checkout stage. Also helps to use the chrome browser as it translates for you.
aing69
27 Nov 15#42
I have a code for Northampton Riverside ends today if anyone wants it please PM me
cookiep86
27 Nov 15#41
Yes but they wouldn't make as much money as you having to buy a new one. I do however find it weird that they don't do these kind of devices for android, I had a HTC one M7 for about a year and half and hated it, great build but hated the software.
Do any of the 30 pin to lightning adapters work on this? Got a 4th n 5th gen ipod which is obviously older connection. Seen some on amazon but people posting saying about issues.
Ta
timothyw9
27 Nov 15#37
The lightning connector has an inbuilt DAC
Slash
26 Nov 15#36
saw it at John Lewis today. Didn't fancy no bluetooth and its ugly. So might worth a try there if you want one.
witekgl
26 Nov 15#35
OOS :disappointed:
wm1980wiggy
26 Nov 15#34
Bought one today and have to say sound quality is brilliant.. Actually sounds better then my wireless Bose that cost 3 times more..
mousey
26 Nov 15#33
Oh thank-you, very helpful!
mousey
25 Nov 15#30
Sorry but I'm a bit of a novice technical wise but can I use this with my Nexus 4... anyone? Many thanks!!!
coz1873 to mousey
26 Nov 15#32
You could use it, via the Aux Input, but it would be a bit of a waste since you could not use the dock (Iphone 5/6 only). You would be better with a Bluetooth Speaker like one of these; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vezRUV3pHx8&feature=youtu.be
ashtad
26 Nov 15#31
What the difference in these compared to the original sounddocks
Bluebella
25 Nov 15#8
Does anyone know how this compares to the Bose Soundlink mini or Sony x3/x5's?
BubaMan to Bluebella
25 Nov 151#29
I can't vouch for the Sony but I can say that the XT has a more balanced sound than the soundlink mini but the soundlink mini has fuller bass.
BubaMan
25 Nov 15#28
Wow! Heat!
Paid twice this a month or so back :disappointed:
Great balanced sound from this - get it, you won't regret it :smiley:
Black Mac
25 Nov 154#27
A real pleasure to hear two people listening to each-others' opinions and respecting them. Notice the 'like' from the first poster to the second. Both posters deserve praise for their classy attitude. Nice to see on HUKD.
mikebate946
25 Nov 154#4
I'm looking for Android compatible version as well. Any suggestions? Do the manufacturers of these devices assume only 6 people in the UK own anything other than an IPhone???
If you do want a dock then I agree its a problem, though as much due to the makers of Android phones. Too many variants of size & shape etc...
p-e-t-e
25 Nov 151#25
I'm currently listening to Etta James (as I type) on my Bose QuietComfort 25 Headphones and do love these too, not had them long and have not tried any others so can't comment on comparisons, but can confirm they were superb on a recent long distant flight.
Both Headphones and Flight thanks to HKUD!!!
RebTheRebel
25 Nov 152#24
No that's fair enough. I'm going on the systems we used to review and quality test (physical and audible) in my old job, a number of products from different manufacturers. I will admit NAD wasn't one of them but we did compare and contrast against B&W, Bose products tended to out perform a large number of them. This was 7 years a go now, so true, I can't compare right now anymore as I don't do that job or have the equipment available to compare (nor the money) anymore. I did purchase a pair of sound cancelling headphones last Christmas for myself though which were Bose. And they are easily the best headset I've ever owned and I've had a few. They were pricey though. But maybe there quality had deteriorated over the last few years. Sadly I can't comment on that. I'll take your word for it though, except for my headset because they're awesome :-)
phoopha
25 Nov 151#3
Does anybody make something like this for Android devices, i.e.Galaxy Note 4?
dadofdaisy to phoopha
25 Nov 153#5
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I bet you wish you had an iPhone now......
Rickardo to phoopha
25 Nov 15#23
Samsung did produce a Galaxy-based speaker dock at one time and also Philips had an 'Android' one with micro USB.
When wireless charging becomes standard, combined with the likes of NFC, then that would be ideal - just lay it on top to charge and play.
Rickardo
25 Nov 15#22
And far more costly to licence etc.!
mikebate946
25 Nov 15#21
Yeah, I know. I'm hoping the Bose Soundlink drops in price for Black Friday.
p-e-t-e
25 Nov 157#20
Really???... There are many manufactures that produce much better quality products than Bose, both in terms of sound and build quality. B&W or NAD for instance. I'm not knocking Bose as I love their SoundTouch systems (I use mine all the time) but my NAD Viso out performs similar priced products by Bose by a long way. Their old dock also looked like it used the cheapest plastic possible and I owned a £50 JBL dock which sounded twice as good.
I suggest you listen to Bose systems first as I don't think you can say it's great just because it has Bose written on it.
RebTheRebel
25 Nov 15#19
Jeez that's a bargain. Worked in audio for years and nothing touches the quality of Bose. There are a couple that come close, but not in the same league. Boiling hot from me.
fazzy-bhoy
25 Nov 15#18
A chromecast audio would turn this into a cheap Sonos alternative.
aljack
25 Nov 15#17
Good price
dadofdaisy
25 Nov 151#16
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But the rate at which new phones are coming out; they'd sell the adapters in bucket loads :smiley:
themanthatcan
25 Nov 15#15
And do themselves out of being able to sell you a whole new dock when a new phone comes out?!Sounds like a terrible business model :smiley:
dadofdaisy
25 Nov 151#14
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But the Lightning connector is an Apple invention, therefore far superior than a 3.5mm jack connection :stuck_out_tongue:
pinkbubbley
25 Nov 15#13
HOT:):smiley::smiley::smiley::smiley:
Bluebella
25 Nov 15#11
I think it would work just as well as a speaker using the aux-in as the lightning connection (if not better if you read the Amazon reviews). :man:
dadofdaisy
25 Nov 15#10
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Not the same though is it? It's like buying a top spec Tv and only watching VCR cassettes
mikebate946
25 Nov 152#6
Let the smugathon commence...
dadofdaisy to mikebate946
25 Nov 151#9
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I was only joking :smiley:
I have wondered though, why don't manufacturers of these kind of items (even cars) make interchangeable "plates" specific to your phone model.
That way, you could buy a sound dock once and when a new phone comes out you could buy that plate for your model, that way, the company would still be making money from you for the upgraded plate.
If that makes any sense to anyone other than me??
Bluebella
25 Nov 152#7
"A 3.5mm auxiliary port lets you connect other devices, such as a tablet, laptop, CD player or other mobile device, to get the most from all of your music."
Not so smug now? :stuck_out_tongue:
metal godlee
25 Nov 15#2
Thanks op for the heads up, will be picking one up tonight.
tinks404
25 Nov 15#1
Thanks, I've ordered one for the oh's xmas present. He's going to be very happy - heat added.
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I suggest you listen to Bose systems first as I don't think you can say it's great just because it has Bose written on it.
I bet you wish you had an iPhone now......
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Ta
Paid twice this a month or so back :disappointed:
Great balanced sound from this - get it, you won't regret it :smiley:
If you do want a dock then I agree its a problem, though as much due to the makers of Android phones. Too many variants of size & shape etc...
Both Headphones and Flight thanks to HKUD!!!
I bet you wish you had an iPhone now......
When wireless charging becomes standard, combined with the likes of NFC, then that would be ideal - just lay it on top to charge and play.
I suggest you listen to Bose systems first as I don't think you can say it's great just because it has Bose written on it.
But the rate at which new phones are coming out; they'd sell the adapters in bucket loads :smiley:
But the Lightning connector is an Apple invention, therefore far superior than a 3.5mm jack connection :stuck_out_tongue:
Not the same though is it? It's like buying a top spec Tv and only watching VCR cassettes
I was only joking :smiley:
I have wondered though, why don't manufacturers of these kind of items (even cars) make interchangeable "plates" specific to your phone model.
That way, you could buy a sound dock once and when a new phone comes out you could buy that plate for your model, that way, the company would still be making money from you for the upgraded plate.
If that makes any sense to anyone other than me??
Not so smug now? :stuck_out_tongue: