Dock systems

Audioengine A5 active desktop speakers are composed and staunchly musical. Just add an MP3 player – though they work best with stands – and you'll

This novelty telephone-box style speaker system has appetising looks and specification, but in reality its sound can easily be bettered elsewhere

This compact, seemingly portable system is a bit of a odd one in that it only runs on mains power - that apart, it does a good job for its size and pr

Just add your iPod for what's virtually a micro system – great sound quality and decent FM/AM reception make for a versatile if pricey speaker dock

The Noxon 2 connects to your broadband network and allows you to listen to radio channels broadcast via the internet – plus it has an iPod dock, too

A really impressively built system for the money, which also sounds much more expensive than it is

A weatherproof, wireless speaker system with matching iPod dock perfect for those outdoor parties – it's powerful to make a party go with a punch

True, there are better-sounding and more highly featured iPod speaker docks out there, but for £70 the iLuv i552 gives a very good account of itself

The A302 (and the identical-in-all-but-colour A303) is but an average implementation of the most simple of iPod dock designs – others do it better

Variable quality in some areas leaves the i177 as a useful iPod dock/speaker system that also has a handy alarm facility if that's useful to you