IPods for Christmas - The Gift of Sound

Sometimes playing the phone out of the little white earphones isn't enough and you have to share your subjectively wonderful music taste with the rest of the world. For this an iPod dock is the key. It can be used with all the iPods and the iPhone alike and just takes a quick dock before you can hear that familiar music come out of its speakers. So, whit so many of the iPod docks out there - which are the best on the market for Christmas 2011?CygnettBeautifully styled, this iPod dock is a rotating one that will fill your room with multi-dimensional sound. This stylish design looks great with the minimalist iPod and comes with an alarm clock for those cold winter mornings. The striking design features a motorised cradle that rotates your iPod or iPhone allowing you to flip it over to watch a video from the panorama angle. This is all done so hands free and it just looks great and is one of the best pieces of minimalist design we've seen in an iPod dock of late and great value with a HMV promo code.JamBoxThough not exactly a dock, we couldn't afford to not list the JamBox as not in our top 5. This red speaker costs a little more than most, but for its amazingly portable size offers an unbelievable sound and is packed full of spec, amazing when the price is helped with a discount code from HMV.com.The Jambox can be connected via Bluetooth and also allows you to call through its speaker which links back to the iPhone. The JamBox is created by Jawbone and comes in a range of colours to suit your mood. The fact it can offer such unparallel sound in such a portable manner means it is ideal for a room, party or festival. The device is also extremely useful for work and can be used with not just the iPhone or Apple devices, but all devices wirelessly.Arcam rCube This iPod speaker really packs in the mid and the lower bass ranges and is a tidy little speaker. Getting the best sound of this speaker involves placing it at a 45 degree angle. This allows it to be heard evenly. Placing it near walls also allows for increased bass and lower frequency sound.The speaker offers nice clear highs and mids and growing lows and really lets your music sing where it needs to and grunt when it wants. Get it with a discount codeB&W ZeppelinIf you have a little more money this Bowers and Wilks Zeppelin Air is one of the best consumer speakers on offer for the iPod. The sound quality of this device is amazing and the changes you'll feel if you upgrade are immediately obvious. It is great with bass heavy tunes and also is good with classical music, which is treble orientated. This shows the range of the speaker and is a real testament to the quality of the compopnents and what can be achieved with such a speaker. Bang and Olufsen BeoSound 8If you have more money again burning a hole in your pocket - somewhere around 1000 Euro, then you will be happy to purchase this amazing speaker. It's amazing shape and the quality if the sound will have you astounded.It is a heavy speaker which works well on all ranges and as a performer is very engaging and offers the best quality of all the speakers above. However, its high price will limit its desirability, though a voucher code can help that.Good speakers mean the difference between hearing music and actually hearing music, if you understand our pretension. These speakers will ensure you get the most out of your iPod and be able to appreciate music inside the player.