The realm of high-end tabletop radios once seemed to be the sole domain of Bose...Like most of the products in the rarefied tabletop radio world, the Radio CD 745i is pretty straightforward: it's an AM/FM radio and CD player with a dual-alarm clock radio and an outboard iPod dock thrown in to boot...Aside from the iPod dock, the Radio 745i is basically a dead ringer for its predecessor, the Radio...

Good sound quality in a compact (though chunky) package; works with any portable source; rechargeable battery; can charge iPod with a bit of resourcefulness....Not the best fit for iPods; sound a bit treble-heavy; audio connection cable too short; no remote; cloth...After testing the PlayDock MP3, I can tell you that it’s still better suited to Creative players, but this version at least includes features...

Now that I've sung the praises of smaller subs, let's take a look at five of them: Cambridge SoundWorks' Newton P200 ($600), JBL's HTPS-400 ($2,000), M&K's K-10 ($599), PSB's SubZeroi ($299), and Velodyne's SPL-1000 ($1,499...Then I slowly turned up the volume until either the subwoofer audibly protested or there was an obvious shift in overall tonal balance,...

The audio quality (surprisingly good bass) is about the same as a midlevel, three-piece PC speaker set...Good design in consumer products seems important only to Italian and German firms...Overall, the clock/radio is a solid performer...

The old Polks are good down to about 25 cycles, however...For the full audio spectrum you'll definitely want to add a good subwoofer to these babies, but they do not sound bad without it...If you want to experience 20Hz though, adding a PW2200 or a Servo-15 would be a good idea...

Several good things about it and a few quirks...Really nice sound for a small table radio, including decent low-end if your expectations are reasonable for the size...All the features can be worked from the front panel - Yea! It has a good remote but if you misplace it, you aren't locked out of controlling the radio...