Your iPod Life: A Guide to the Best iPod Accessories from Playlist

Portable Speakers

The iPod comes with headphones, but sometimes you just want to listen out loud. In this and the next chapter, we’ll show you our favorite speaker systems for unwinding (and unwiring) on the road or for sharing your iPod’s music with family and friends (and even neighbors) at home. We start with portable systems.

Portable iPod speakers are all the rage, partly because there are so many interesting and stylish models on the market but also because people really like being able to enjoy their music without headphones—no matter where they are. After all, the iPod is a portable player, so it makes sense that you’d want to take your speakers with you, too. We’ve tested most of what’s out there, and these are our favorites; at prices ...