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My brand new SoundDock was in a cloth bag, and took a gentle tumble out of the car, and I thought I had broken that “protrusion”, because it was wiggling and I hadn’t noticed it before. Yikes! So I took the cover off the bottom, and noticed that the whole protrusion is actually designed to wiggle around. It sorta floats on four round rubber bushings or shock absorbers, and is not fixed to the case at all. I’m not sure if mine is moving more than it should, but I think that the “slop” is part of Bose’s design, perhaps for breakage protection or sound isolation?? If it’s the former, it worked!

TungstenT2 wrote:

Just some notes:
- the front protusion where the iPod plugs in not fixed tightly, and can wiggle around a bit. It would not the pass the famous “creak test”.

Hmm. Mine does not sit loosely or creak at all. Maybe you have a manufacturing defect? All the seams are tight and smooth.

TungstenT2 wrote:

- the indent where the iPod sits is a fairly tight fit, and would not allow attachment with an iPod in a case.

I had that same problem when trying to use it with my iSkin case. It is made only for use without a case.

TungstenT2 wrote:

- I love being able to “drop” my iPod in there to charge. It’s like the difference between using a PDA with and without a cradle.

Amen!

TungstenT2 wrote:

- i really wish someone would create a external connector for this unit, so I could plug in my PDA.

I think that Bose purposely left that out so as to not make their existing WaveRadio line obsolete.

Just some notes:
- the front protusion where the iPod plugs in not fixed tightly, and can wiggle around a bit. It would not the pass the famous “creak test”.
- the indent where the iPod sits is a fairly tight fit, and would not allow attachment with an iPod in a case.
- I love being able to “drop” my iPod in there to charge. It’s like the difference between using a PDA with and without a cradle.
- i really wish someone would create a external connector for this unit, so I could plug in my PDA.

I’ve one of those Vaja cases…you know, the ones that once you put your iPod into it, it will never…NEVER…let it go?

It looks like a cool unit, but since my iPod is permanently in its case, I doubt it’d be very useful…

Great review and I agree. I got this unit for Christmas and as a dorm room stereo it’s perfect! It plays music wonderfully and has nice little design features (like fading out the music if you hit the off button).

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