I've said it before, I'll say it again. 4 grand buys ALOT of stereo.

MagnoliaBoy

Hey listen to my 128Kbps mp3 in this $4000 amp.

No, way!...

Although, I believe that if you have lossless apple files (m4a) the sound would be awesome, you also need some B&W 800 series to go with that.

I suggest getting a B&W zeppelin instead for $600 it's worth the money, trust me.

Silvio_73h-1337

@Adrian Covert: If only the Kid Dock was named Baby Dock.

Hamm Beerger

Who's yo papa dock?

ps61318

inadvertently naming your product after a Haitian dictator = win

Adrian Covert

"Cold" take a bullet for me!?!? yeah, an ipod as a source will only be good if you're running rockbox or using ALAC, but i'd rather use FLAC or wav, and ipod touch/phone won't support that, so this would be useless with stock software :[. for 4000$, i'm gonna be running an RWA mod on my source :P

phospholipid

First thought upon glancing at the pic was, why is there an iPhone on my NES?

Geisrud

@dontforget: what do you consider cheap? I have an Altec Lansing IM7 and it kills at the beach!

Canuck.Viking

Gawd it would be nice to have that kind of disposable income!!

@Silvio_73h-1337: I have heard nothing but good things about that unit as well

Canuck.Viking

little off topic, but i've been searching for a cheap portable boombox that will hook up to my ipod. Even if all it has is a aux in connection (headphone jack), but to no avail i've found nothing worth spending money on.

Just want somthing to listen to when playin ball or at the beach.

WTF

please any ideas would be helpfull, it doesn't need great quality just loud enough to hear.

dontforget

This just shows that having a lot of money doesn't necessarily mean people have any common sense.

GT500Shlby

@MagnoliaBoy: And a LOT of vagina.

Dook_In_The_Urinal

I don't care what you pump it through, 96kbps is crap. Good way to trash a pair of expensive speakers.

JEmlay

Krell usually makes some pretty legit equipment, even though I don't usually care for their sound. That said, this product is for people with more dollars than sense.

aseriesoftubes

99% audiophile equipment = snake oil

BonoMan

This is gonna be slightly off-topic, but Giz I gotta say this not:apple thing isn't working out. If you were to check it out right now you'd see that it has two posts I'd consider apple-y (this one and that iphone one) and is missing the four newest posts. Not whining, just thought you should know.

mhlaxp

Now, I love my iPod, but let's get real here. Even if you're listening to an apple lossless encoded file, the signal to noise ratio of the iPod output (not the headphone output, the dock output, mind you) measures at around -84dB which is the effective resolution of an ideal 14-bit audio device. In other words, complete garbage. All the Krell in the world isn't going to make this sound better.

Notice you won't find this spec anywhere on apple's site. I had to measure it myself with an Audio Precision.

stretta

Your current computer + Devilsound DAC [www.devilsound.com] + Audioengine A5 [audioengineusa.com] = 90% of the performance of these clunkers with $3400 (plus whatever you would have spent on speakers) left over for hookers and blow.

If you really, really need a bit-perfect iPod transport, the Wadia iTransport [www.musicdirect.com] will do the Kid Dock's job for all of $400.

WeeWillyWinkie

I just send my iTunes over the Express via optical out into my THX receiver. Sounds fine. The iPod is better off in my truck, and with all the tire noise. Long live the CD changer. Farewell!

SigmundTheSeaMonster

Has anyone seen the ipod dock that you can sit in and drive around for $40,000? OH wait, that's a BMW.

Seriously, what's the point?

know1

@mhlaxp: And fake steve jobs.

hammertime94

@Canuck.Viking: perfect. i was looking for around 100 bucks, but that might be worth spending the money on it appears to do all ipods - i have a second gen nano (skinny).

but where's the easy to carry handle kid?
i only did a quick google search.

and where do i find this sucker?

dontforget

@dontforget:
Amazon $149

JEmlay

Krells sound like shit and cost a fortune. A Krell sounds like a decent amp with the treble turned all the way up. Do yourself a favor, buy the Wadia and anything but a Krell. BAT, Mark Levinson, ARC, doesn't matter. They all spank Krell.

davekaybsc