Fluance FiSDK500

Fluance FiSDK500 Review

The Fluance FiSDK500 sounds a little bigger and more accurate than most (if not all) others in its class. However, considering it misses a lot of popular features, we wanted it to sound a few notches better than it did.We remain amazed at the glut of available iPod speaker docks today. Consumers have made it clear that they aren’t interested in simply patching their iPod into their existing audio equipment (a proposition that is usually just a $7 cable away). No, a dedicated iPod speaker system is where it’s at and we now have plenty to choose from. Perhaps as a result of high demand and hurried development, this rapidly expanding product category has been stumbling its way through a bit of an identity crisis. On the low end of the spectrum we have what are essentially the iPod-friendly versions of clock radios or other similarly compact speakers, many of which only squeak out sound just slightly better than the iPhone’s built in speaker. On the high end of the spectrum are the healthily-priced, sonic overachievers often equipped with Airplay and/or Bluetooth wireless capability, DSP, multi-channel amps, remote controls, customizable EQ, dedicated apps and all sorts of other frills.