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An iPod dock you can take with you without getting a hernia, but without sacrificing a weighty sound in your home? Say hello to the Gear4 Duo... The key to this bit of audio kit is in the name: Duo. The unit comes in two parts, with a full speaker unit including woofer for home use, and a front panel that can be removed and used as a standalone portable speaker.
In practice, the front unit slots out extremely easily, so there’s no fiddling when you want to grab your music and run. A handy kickstand on the front portion also allows it to stand up and deliver the sound in your chosen direction.
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The Gear4 marketing guys said they were aiming for the kind of high-end sound you’d get out of something like a Bose unit and on first impressions it seems to be approaching that. However, given the large venue we were in, a more thorough listen is needed to let you know exactly how good it is in a home environment.
OK, so when you unclip the front panel things take a bit of a nosedive. That’s because the depth of sound provided by the main unit is gone and the speakers now have to take over the bass-handling functions. Things seemed a bit tinny, but again we’ll let you know how it fares when we get some of our better tracks pumping through it in some different locations.
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The addition of an extra battery slot is very welcome, doubling the unit’s battery life to a claimed 20 hours. We also liked the look of the protective carry case that will come in a travel pack sold with the extra battery. There’s a definite nod to Logitech’s case in its look and feel.
On first look, the £149.99 tag seems a good buy for something that could become your newest audio companion, home or away.
Complete your line of iPod accessories with these affordable Ipod Docks.
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