JBL On Stage 200ID High-Performance Speaker Dock for iPhone 1G and iPod
Sunday, 07. March 2010. 06:34
- Compatibility: iPod mini 1G; iPod nano 1G, 2G, 3G; iPod 3G, 4G, 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod touch; iPhone
- OnePoint iPod dock connection for synchronizing to iTunes application; Evercharge topology charges iPod even when unit is switched off
- 3.5-mm mini jack allows connection of other audio devices, such as MP3 and CD players, desktop computers, satellite radio and laptops
- Phoenix Transducers, Slipstream port design, and DSP provide a full, rich frequency response and great sound
- Includes an RF remote control with full iPod navigation
Price:
$132.99
Amazon.com Product Description — Posted May 22, 2008
The JBL On Stage 200ID loudspeaker dock is a complete sound system for iPod and iPhone–one that will become the new centerpoint of your personal entertainment space. Imagine a total audio system in one place, with no extra wires running across your table or desk. Connected to your new-generation iPod or iPhone, MP3 player or other music source, the JBL On Stage 200ID system produces clean, powerful sound, letting you take complete … More >>
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March 7th, 2010 at 8:34 am
I was given the JBL On Stage 200iD as a Christmas gift. I was very dissapointed to discover within the first five minutes of having it on that it randomly turns the volume up full blast. Since I got it to listen to quiet music in my office, it’s clearly unacceptable. I stuck with it a while longer, hoping it was a glitch, but it would only work for an hour or so before the volume would go up again. Apparently this is a problem (along with volume turning down) that JBL has had with the entire On Stage series for years (according to some complaints I found on the internet). The sound is great and I would love it otherwise, but I think that the entire line is to be avoided because of this glitch.
Rating: 1 / 5
March 7th, 2010 at 10:02 am
We had an older JBL player for our iPod and it was decent but this new unit for the iPhone is miles ahead in sound and simplicity. I bought it as a Xmas gift for my wife to use in her art studio and she loves it. It also has decent bass response for having such a small speaker. JBL got it right on this one.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 7th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Sound quality is better than the Bose in a side-by-side comparison (to my ears). Amazing volume capability, amazing bass, crystal clear sound.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 7th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
I bough this unit after listening to it and a few of its competitors on a dsiplay I found at Target. The display had a selector button you could press to hear the various manufacturer’s units. I was surprised honestly to find such a nice display at a Taget store. That really helped me make my mind on which speaker to buy. They also had the Bose unit there. Frankly the JBL and the Bose sounded the best – but the JBL is 1/3 the price.
I bought this particular unit and set it up in less than 3 minutes. The whole family was surprised how good the sound was. It has really remarkable base for such a small unit. I just bought a brand new 64GB iTouch and I can report that it works flawlessly with this unit. The remote also works fine. I had been concerned as to whether the iTouch would fit snuggly on the base – it does. JBL includes in the box little rubber spacers that attach to the plastic semi-cirlce on top of this unit – including a slightly thicker one for use with the iTouch.
Well, it works perfectly, the iTouch fits very snugly in there. To change songs or playlists, you can either use the remote or the iTouch – either works fine.
I’m not sure about the other reviewers claims of distortion at high volume. I can tell you that the volume on this unit is as high as I would want it to go for a 20′ x 25′room under normal listening conditions.
If you want to have a dance party with 20 people this is not a unit for that… get some big speakers if that is what you want to do…but it would be silly to expect that from a small unit like this.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 7th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
I got this product after discovering the Bose portable iPod dock I had bought wouldn’t work with my Nano 4G. Because I couldn’t get any sound at all from my iPod through the Bose, I can’t really say how the audio on these two products compare, but I’m very pleased with the JBL unit. I’m not an audiophile, but I didn’t see that much difference between the quality from the Bose display unit (which does not allow you to play your iPod) and the JBL unit (which does). The remote has all the buttons to navigate through the iPod – a real plus, since the Bose didn’t. And of course, the price was right. I bought a DC adapter so I could use this dock for long road trips, and it works fine there as well as in the apartment. I would have liked some sort of traveling case, which I would have been willing to buy separately.
Rating: 5 / 5