Typical price: £200
What is it: Stylish iPod dock and CD system with USB support
What we think: Nice enough to look at, but distinctly average sound and feature set
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 6 December 2007
Tags: Philips, Philips DCM230, alarm clock, discs, lossless audio
We like:
Design; build; decent enough sound quality for casual listeners; great remote control
We don't like:
Lack of natural bass; price; lack of features; lack of codec support; no support for DRM'd music
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CNET UK judgement:
A stylish but distinctly average system. The typical MP3 fan won't highlight many issues, but a keen ear or more audio-savvy music fan will find sound quality and the feature set somewhat disappointing
Full review:
The Philips DCM230 is a stylish CD player and iPod docking station. We've seen a few offerings from Philips this year in the digital music category, notably the company's Streamium products. They gained fairly good scores in our tests, but numerous other systems let us down with average sound quality and uninspiring feature sets. Continue Reading...
Philips DCM230 History
13 Nov 2007 in Crave
Hands-on with Philips' DCM230: Premium but no Streamium
The Philips DCM230 is an all-in-one iPod-docking CD player and radio. It looks good and sounds okay for a £130 setup. Just one problem: it's actually £200
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