Gear4 Duo review

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Review Date: 21 Jul 2008

Price when reviewed: £150

Buy it now for: £49

Supplier: http://www.gear4store.com

Our Rating 2 stars out of 5

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Gear4's Duo adds a new twist to the tired and overcrowded market for iPod speaker docks. The front speaker unit is battery powered and removable and can be used independently from the main unit.

The Duo is smaller than it appears, measuring just 130x230x150mm, and the docking cradle folds away to save more space. The portable speaker unit contains two sets of tweeters and woofers and is just 30mm thick.

Unfortunately, it sounded tinny on its own. When used with the bass unit, the Duo was louder and delivered more powerful low notes. However, the overall audio quality failed to impress us. Music didn't sound particularly clear and the speakers buzzed and vibrated at high volumes.

Gear4's Duo is a nice idea, but it's vastly overpriced. The portable unit is slim and easy to carry around with you, but we expected much better audio quality at this high price.

Author: Kat Orphanides

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The 2 most helpful reviews based on 4 reviews:

31 Aug 2008 Anonymous confirmed purchaser

Good Points

power- re-chargeable batteries or mains, the design of the removable portable speaker is very handy. well thought out design, very easy to use and compact.

Bad Points

while the removable front piece looks modern the back part could be a bit more attractive. when played with i-phone if not in flight mode sound tends to crackle, which happens with any device like this.