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iM7 iPod minisystem Monitor Audio's iDeck has the upper hand when it comes to quality and volume of sound, but for about a hundred bucks less, Altec Lansing's iM7 ($250) will give you enough clear highs and decent lows - thanks to a side-firing 4-inch woofer - to easily fill a smaller room. The iM7 is nicely self-contained - the 16.75-inch-wide tube is really all there is to it - and setup is simple. Just plug it in, slide your third- or fourth-gen iPod, iPod photo, or (using the supplied adapter) iPod mini into the compartment on the front, and you're ready to go. (The included 3.5-mm audio cable lets you jack older iPods, the shuffle, or the nano into an auxiliary input on the back.) There's also a battery compartment (eight Ds) for portable play, a tiny, wafer-thin remote, and even composite- and S-video outputs so you can use your TV to check out shots from your iPod photo. - Michael Gaughn alteclansing.com

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