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| Boston Acoustics Horizon Duo-I Clock Radio w/ iPod Dock (Midnight) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Boston Acoustics
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 3572
Color: Midnight
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13.3
Dimensions (in): 16.6 x 11.1 x 8.5
MPN: Horizon Duo-I
Model: Horizon Duo-I
UPC: 090283471963
EAN: 0090283471963
ASIN: B0013BVA2C
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Precision AM/FM stereo tuner with Integrated iPod dock with video output charges your iPod | | • | Dual high performance 3.5-inch full-range speakers | | • | BassTrac(R) audio processing for clean bass at all listening levels | | • | 10 FM and 5 AM station presets | | • | 2 auxiliary inputs for connecting additional media players |
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Product Description
AM/FM digital clock radio with built-in iPod dock * for all docking iPods, including iPod classic, iTouch and video iPod nano * two 3-1/2" full-range speakers * 5 AM and 10 FM station presets * dual alarm and sleep timer *
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Excellent in Comparison July 24, 2008
I replaced a Tivoli Audio Stereo/Woofer combo with this BA Duo-i primarily because I like the ipod dock and the Tivoli took up too much room. I have a BA Receptor radio that has proven itself over the past couple years. I have also had a similar system from Cambridge SoundWorks. The Boston Acoustics Duo-i has not disappointed me. The sound it great, it picks up stations well and the adjustability and control of the unit is well thought out. It has now replaced my Receptor Radio on the bed stand and the Tivoli with it's ipod adaptor on the bookcase. I can't think of any negatives based on comparisons to Tivoli and Cambridge systems. It is well though out, excellent sound, Above average control features and a fairly small footprint.
 Great sound for a clock radio July 17, 2008
FM reception is good, sound is good (well, make that great for the price range), *very* easy and tactically pleasant to use (set alarm, etc.)
Boston Acoustics Horizon I-Duo Volume limit problem: Mine came with "hospitality mode" enabled, and volume would not go past 19. To fix: turn on unit, turn volume all the way down to 00, push and hold volume button for 10 seconds until beep then release, then turn volume all the way up to 50 (max) and push and release volume button.
After one email to Boston Acoustics support, I received a courteous response within 12 hours with instructions.
Fantastic Interface July 14, 2008
Compared to the mediocre unit that the Boston Acoustics device replaced (by Homedics, and not much cheaper than the BA version) the sound is fantastic. Clear at any volume, without hiss or whine. Having a headphone jack at the front is nice as well. Since I put this clock-radio high on a bureau, I also prefer rotating dials on the front of the unit to repeatedly having to hit flat buttons, or reach to the top of the unit to spin a dial.
The best feature, though, is the digital interface, which is cleverly designed. First you spin a dial to choose the function (ipod, FM, clock adjust, alarm adjust, etc.) then a second dial to adjust that function. It cuts down on the number of buttons needed, and the screen is easy to read. I'm very pleased with this unit.
 Extremely disappointing June 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The volume output will not go past 22%, the antenna doesn't work, and it smells terrible.
The Boston Acoustics tech support department doesn't answer the phone, this
just my opinion based on three calls, 20 minutes each, before the automatic phone system disconnected me.
Yes, I called during business hours on three different days.
Their tech support department has never answered any of my emails or returned any of my phone calls.
They don't even have a product manual for this model on their tech support site.
Extremely disappointing overall, and Boston Acoustics clearly doesn't have any QC,
as volume output on the unit was defective coming out of the box.
best i have listened to so far June 17, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
for the last few years i have heard multiple ipod speakers - altec lansing, bose, klipsch, jbl etc. but have never found any which could compare to a regular portable music system. they all sound like ipod speakers.
around 2 years back i bought an altec lansing inmotion portable speaker for my ipod. i knew that it couldn't compare with my regular music system - it didn't. but it was portable and so ...
four months back i bought a jbl radial high performance speaker for my ipod. it was heads above my portable altec lansing. pretty good sound - but still not comparable to a regular music system. and at low volumes the sound is lifeless.
last week i came upon the boston acoustics duo-i in sears. i have a high opinion of the capabilities of the company and wanted to demo it. but didn't have an ipod on me and thought i will come back with it and test it out later.
but couple of days back to my surprise my wife presented me with it. it is much heavier than the jbl. i hooked it up, attached my ipod and yea it is good. sound is much fuller than jbl, even in lower volumes. the bass is also quite impressive. this is the first time i have heard an ipod speaker sound something close to a regular music system. i'm impressed.
i have a bose wave music system (the smaller one) and in my opinion the sound of the duo-i is better than that - at less than half the cost! though ofcourse the bose wave has a built in cd player.
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