JVC NX-PN7 iPod/iPhone audio system review

Typical price: £140

What is it: Speaker system with dual dock for iPods and iPhone

What we think: Charging both iPhone and iPod is handy, and the speakers are great, but the NX-PN7 could use some fine-tuning

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Reviewed by: Jeff Bakalar

Reviewed on: 18 November 2008

Tags: JVC America, JVC NX-PN7 iPod/iPhone audio system, connections, sound quality, presets

We like:

Great-sounding dual iPod speaker dock with three timers; charges two iPods simultaneously; can output video from an iPod

We don't like:

No snooze button for timers; bright LED lights are a bit tacky; doesn't include iPod dock adaptors

CNET UK judgement:

Those with multiple iPods will find the great-sounding JVC NX-PN7 to be a worthwhile purchase, if they can live without a snooze button

Full review:

When iPod speaker docks began to surface a few years ago, we looked at them as a novelty item -- something that you'd splurge on if you had the cash. But now that the iPod and iPhone have become ubiquitous, it's getting harder and harder to find a radio or audio system without an iPod dock. Following in the old saying that if 'some is good, more is better', it's only natural for the next evolutionary step of these products to double down on their iPod support. Continue Reading...