Very good sound off this. I was dubious when I received it as a gift but I use it all the time.

http://www.iworld.co.uk/p/Gear4_Duo_iPod_Speaker_System.htm

best I got from relations was a box of biscuits, and once a ten pound gift voucher

the parents?

They might prefer something under-powered and tinny...

...and was advised by the Massive to buy the Klipsch IGroove. I did so and have had no cause to regret my decision.

We have this one in the bedroom. Excellent sound and it looks far more stylish than many out there.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000I1HUGS/sh-29-7-21

Didn't see David posting as I wrote my recommendation. I share an audio experience with the Gods !

I still use it and I think it's great. This must have been in 2006. It sounds excellent, looks good, is sturdy - it's used when I travel - and, if necessary, it can play at extremely high levels with little distortion. It has vents, like full-sized speakers and at full chat you can feel the air move, which is amusing. The only drawback is the huge and heavy transformer, but that may not be true for this model. I would definitely buy another, but mine is still in excellent health.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-MM50-Portable-Speakers-iPod/dp/B000FPG1...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41nZ4aKe2kL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

I've had these for a while. Bout 50 notes off amazon. Sound great, gonna use them for the hall where my daughters 3rd birthday party will be held. They're more than powerful enough. Recommended.

...they're really really good.

http://www.johnlewis.com/230687639/Product.aspx

Bang on the budget, DAB system as well.

as per Mr Hepworth very good (my son's Christmas present last year). The Logitech Pure Fi Anywhere's are great if you want to take them into other rooms with out wires (rechargeable battery is built in) Klipsch sounds a little better I reckon but Logitech's are great for holidays and awaydays (and BBQ's).

JBL.

http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/audio-output/i-want-it-iw900-2-1-ipod/

I've one of these. Sounds fantastic. I've also an older smaller cheaper speaker dock by the same people that I bought a couple of years ago that sounds really good, so I'm assuming(wrongly probably) that they would appear to be a brand to trust...

Picked up a JBL OnStage Micro reduced to around £34 in Currys the other week, takes batteries or mains and sounds great, has a remote control, and it's perfect for a small shelf space.

The slightly bigger one was only £39. They were both near the tills on an end-of-line-bargains shelf.

Step-son has Altec Lansing IM500, sounds great and is rechargeable, but had to get it replaced as the dock worked loose and snapped off!

Spending a lot could be risky if almost the entire unit is robust, but the small plug that you dock into turns out to be a bit flaky. Mind you a lot of them have an additional line input too.

but this post has caused me to tot up how many sets of spkrs our 2 iPods are used with:

1. 20 quid airport buy, Creative labs PC spkrs in my gallery flat bedroom-occasional late night use when I don't feel like wearing phones.

2. Pricier $99 souvenir of a US stay, Cambridge Soundworks set
http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/store/category.cgi?category=mul_spk_c...
in partner's conservatory-great sound for the money but needs a stepdown transformer.

3. Gear 4 set (a street party model of some sort) bundled with new iPod when I bought it at HMV, not bad at all for a tenner in her kitchen ...

4. Teac computer speakers in my office.

5. an Onkyo dock at partners connected to her Arcam amp and B&W speakers.

6. Another impulse buy, tiny travel speakers bought on a plane.

And there'd be a #7 except that my Arcam Solo doesn't work properly with Arcam's own lead-either software or (I suspect) hardware probs--can't be bothered to sort it and am using a Squeezebox instead for now.

Even when one allows for stuff that's being reused that's quite an aftermarket ...will this be the Christmas of the iPod dock (or the feast of St Steve as it's presumably known in John Lewis' AV department)