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iHome iH52B Bookshelf System for iPods with AM/FM Radio (Black)

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Brand: Soundesign
Category: CE

List Price: ~~$199.99~~
Buy New: $159.97
You Save: $40.02 (20%)

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

12 reviews

Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Battery: 3 AA
Shipping Weight (lbs): 17.9
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.2 x 0.1

MPN: IH52B
Model: IH52B
UPC: 047532889178
EAN: 0047532889178
ASIN: B000EA2DGU

Release Date: July 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand new in a sealed retail package. Same day shipping. Dilivery within 2-5 working days.

Features:

•	Listen to iPod, AM or FM radio, auxiliary audio sources
•	Subwoofer and 2 speakers with 32 watts total power
•	3 line display shows what's playing on iPod
•	Full function remote allows you to change songs or stations from around the room
•	Compatibility: iPod nano (1G only), iPod mini, 3G iPod, 4G iPod with click wheel, iPod Color, iPod Video, iPod shuffle (1G only)

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The iHome iH52B Bookshelf System for iPods with AM-FM Radio is a home stereo for your iPod that delivers a full-size sound from a compact system. The iHome Bookshelf not only allows you to listen to all your favorite tunes from your iPod in rich, stereo sound, but lets you listen to your favorite radio stations as well, all with the comfort of a full-function remote so you never have to leave your couch. The iHome iH52B has a built-in, large 3-line LCD that doesn't just allow you to navigate through radio stations, but can also be used to display your iPod's current song information. This unit has a built-in, external antenna that lets you listen to both AM and FM radio stations when you feel the need for something new, and allows you to program up to six station presets for each band. The iH52B's radio features automatic frequency control, PLL (phase locked loop) digital tuning, and radio frequency and volume displays.

Amazon.com Product Description
The iHome iH52B Bookshelf System for iPods with AM/FM Radio (Black) is a home stereo for your iPod that delivers a full-size sound from a compact system. The iHome Bookshelf not only allows you to listen to all your favorite tunes from your iPod in rich, stereo sound, but lets you listen to your favorite radio stations as well, all with the comfort of a full-function remote so you never have to leave your couch.

The iHome iH52B has a built-in, large 3-line LCD that doesn't just allow you to navigate through radio stations, but can also be used to display your iPod's current song information. This unit has a built-in, external antenna that lets you listen to both AM and FM radio stations when you feel the need for something new, and allows you to program up to six station presets for each band. The iH52B's radio features automatic frequency control, PLL (phase locked loop) digital tuning, and radio frequency and volume displays.

The iHome Bookshelf includes an easy-to-adjust clock function that features a battery back-up that saves your settings in case of a power failure, a calendar, and one-touch daylight savings time adjustments. The iH52B itself features a unique docking insert that lets you simultaneously charge your full-size iPod and your iPod shuffle, and comes with inserts that allow this system to be compatible with all iPod models. This unit includes a built-in auxiliary audio input so you can listen to other MP3 players or audio devices through you bookshelf stereo system, and comes with two external speakers and a subwoofer with 32 total watts of power output to provide you with a clear, deep sound at all volume levels. The iH52B comes in a stylish black finish that complements your iPod and your home decor, and is backed by a manufacturer's limited 90-day warranty.

Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...

2 out of 5 stars

ih52b B stands for don't BOTHER July 5, 2008
Patrick (Wisconsin, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

If I were to design a product, which has a symbiotic relationship with another product, wouldn't I want them to be compatable? The Ihome ih52b is not compatable with my Ipod. The remote isn't, which is specifically why I purchased this product. I wanted to put it in the garage, for working out there and for music in my backyard. It worked for a month. then the remote stopped changing tracks of the Ipod. I tried swapping batteries in the remote, to no avail. I contacted tech support, a person named Chee Ming told me in an email "yes, we have problems with that, try uninstalling your itunes and resetting your ipod to an earlier model or software, or return the product." Return the product? Is amazon going to take back a product older than 90 days and out of it's box? Is Target stores going to either? I doubt it. So, if you want a 200 dollar am/fm radio with an ipod dock, and what should be a full function remote which ummmm does not work for long, then by all means, go with this unit. I am disappointed. Ihome should offer to swap out either the head unit, or repair the head unit (dock) at no charge to the people who own one.

3 out of 5 stars

Good, but not fully compatible w/ latest iPods February 12, 2008
Sweth
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

The sound sound quality & features on the iH52 are pretty good, but it has some minor flaws (no alarm clock, no ability to navigate menus/choose playlists on iPod) and one serious flaw with the remote when using newer iPods (specifically, the Nano, the Video, or the Classic), where the forward/reverse buttons on the remote don't work reliably. After a year of grumbling about those buttons and wondering if maybe I was just too stupid to use a remote correctly, I finally called iHome and got someone on the phone who knew exactly what I was talking about before I finished explaining the problem.

Apparently, there's an issue w/ the hardware of the iH52 that means that it can't reliably send the correct instructions to skip tracks or scan within tracks for those newer iPods from the remote--some people have the "skip tracks" function work, others have the "scan within track" function work, and some (like me) have neither work reliably so we have to schlep ourselves over to the iHome to use those functions via the buttons on the main dock. He noted that people w/ older Nanos or Videos have reported being able to revert back to the original factory firmware and get them to work correctly w/ the iH52, but not users of the Classic (whose factory firmware is new enough to not recognize the codes that the iH52 sends when using the remote to control it).

(Apparently right now the only iHome product that can reliably control the skip/scan functions of newer iPods from the remote is the iH9 (IH9 Black Alarm Clock for Ipod), which doesn't have the external speakers or subwoofer of the iH52. The iH9 reportedly also has the ability to control the entire iPod interface (including navigating menus) via the remote, and has a line-level output that could in theory be connected to a stereo system for folks for whom the lack of external speakers is a deal-breaker.)

4 out of 5 stars

Awesome! January 27, 2008
Lan Huynh (Westminster, CA)
When I bought this item, the picture given by amazon looked okay, because of the white against the black finish, but when I received it in the mail and opened the box, the white part is actually a silvery gray which made the system looked incredibly sleek and "expensive". The speakers and subwoofer works perfectly and I love playing my trance music with the subwoofer since it rounds out the music very well and creates the "boom boom boom" factor that is signature in trance music. The reason I gave this system 4 stars is because the remote control does not allow you to actually search through all your songs. You have to physically walk over to your ipod and change to albums, songs, playlists, artists, or w.e, click on one of those, and then search for your song. The remote only allows for you to skip or rewind songs, but not search for songs through your ipod. So, you basically have to make a playlist in your ipod, and then play those unless you want to constantly walk to your ipod and change it yourself. Also, using my video ipod for tvs was also great to show my videos!

5 out of 5 stars

ihome ih52b bookshelf system January 1, 2008
Joe in Wisconsin
Unit has better sound quality then I expected. Quick set up and flexible mounting thanks to fairly long speaker wires. It filled my needs perfectly. Totally satisfied. Joe in Wisconsin.

4 out of 5 stars

Perfect little bookshelf system December 26, 2007
Joeseph Schmeau (Oregon)
This works great in my son's room. The subwoofer really rounds out the sound nicely, and the iPod integration is great. I would definitely buy this again.

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