iLounge

Company: iHome/SDI Technologies

Website: www.iHomeaudio.com

Model: iHome2Go iH31

Price: $130

Compatible: iPod 3G, 4G, 5G, mini, nano, shuffle, 1G*, 2G*

iHome iH31 iHome2Go Portable System for iPod

By Jeremy Horwitz

Editor-in-Chief, iLounge
Published: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Category: Speakers - All-in-One/Room-to-Room

[Editors' Note: On November 1, 2006, iLounge published The 2007 iPod Buyers' Guide, with more than 30 brand new, capsule-sized product reviews - only for products we considered to be amongst the very best we've seen throughout the year. The short review below is excerpted from the Guide, which you can download here.]

iHome’s iH31 was pretty good when it was originally released as iH30 (iLounge rating: B), a same-looking speaker system with integrated FM radio, plastic shielded iPod and original shuffle docks, and both wall and car chargers in the box. Then iHome dropped the price by $20 and threw in a 15-button Infrared remote control, complete with access to iH31’s six FM preset stations - both nice improvements. As with iThunder, the four-inch drivers inside aren’t audiophile quality, but for the price and given its eight C-cell portability, it’s a solid option with good sound, and now available in white, black or silver.