Sony SRS-GD50iP marries iPod dock with USB speakers

Aside from the flamboyantly oversized subwoofer, do you know what we really love about this new iPod / iPhone dock from Sony? The big logos sprawled across the middle of each speaker, that's what. After all, nothing yells audiophile quite like a chunky slab of plastic in the middle of your sound output, right? Marketing department 1, engineering team 0. To be fair, Sony is offering a nice bit of convergence here, as the speakers can also serve as a 2.1 PC set via USB, and they'll even use the same connection to sync up and charge your Apple device of choice. With 60 watts of power and that delightfully diminutive remote control, the whole setup will cost you $199 (or less, if you look real hard) and is available now.

[O Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:00PM]

It will cost me less if I look really hard...at what? The price tag? The cute girl at Best Buy with the tight dockers? Help me out here.

[socrates Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:08PM]

Usually when I look for cheaper prices it involves Google and a few weekly ads...

[solarpos Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:09PM]

The girl at Best Buy was cheap and the Speakers were not. I don't know, maybe you can get a sloppy seconds price.

[PreGHz Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:18PM]

Sony speakers or not, I think we're all still looking really hard at the cute girl at Best Buy with the tight Dockers.

[O Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:38PM]

I'm sure there are some here that are looking at the homely guy with the tight dockers and the overhanging gut...but let's not talk about them...or him...

[Mister Vicious Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:03PM]

Boy, they're grilling Sony today. Looks like someone didn't get a Christmas card

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:14PM]

maybe the logo is used for dispersion? lol

[fLim Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:15PM]

Oh noes!! Sony is putting their logo on one of their products!!

That's a no no!! Bad Sony!!

C'MOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!

On the other hand... Won't even bother looking out for this... My iPod is either with me at work, in my car, or in my arm while jogging...

[socrates Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:34PM]

the comment wasn't about them putting the logo on them... it was about the placement in the center of the speaker.

...some people

[fLim Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:40PM]

You definitely should be a lot of fun at parties!

The placement is not the best, indeed... But you really took the fun out of it.

[socrates Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:14PM]

I forgot. There's an unwritten rule that those who use the phrase "oh noes!!" are automatically the life of the party.

Just like jager-bomb.

[fLim Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:18PM]

You got me there... :(

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2009 6:56AM]

wow..."in your arm" eh!! :-)

[barCODE Posted Sep 3rd 2009 6:50AM]

I have owned a few sets including a 20 watt system (1990's) that was very similar to this one, Sony branded speakers really suck.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:25PM]

Wow they look awesome. Can't find anywhere on the net that sells them over here in the UK :( any news on when it'll be available over here?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:34PM]

I want one :)

[SirNoDroin Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:36PM]

SO NEAT


get it?! GET IT?!?!

[acme64 Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:54PM]

no, i don't

[sirapdivad Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:39PM]

Like Ford building cars for Chevy drivetrains...

[avengeryarr Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:47PM]

People still buy Sony products besides the PS3?

[Cheesus Crust Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:53PM]

I say the Z5500 > this a million times, and I'm a huge Sony supporter.

[acme64 Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:55PM]

why do pc speakers come in USB?

[blongo Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:49PM]

I love my USB speakers. I have them plugged into my displays USB hub and it's one less cable to hook up when I'm at the desk. It's not a lot, but I don't see the point in it not being USB if I'm not going to use them for anything else.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:29PM]

I can't believe people would buy speakers based on their appearance alone. I have heard Sony speakers that look like this (the home theater version 5.1 setup) at a friend's place and they sound like CRAP. I swear those little speakers sounds just like TV speakers and the subwoofer is basically outputting all midrange and low range. Really sounds terrible.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:31PM]

Hey Sony! It's 1990's Creative Labs. We want our crappy designs back.

[Tom20 Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:41PM]

Was this designed/made in the early 90's? Yuck!

[mattssmith Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:57PM]

test

[appleguru Posted Sep 2nd 2009 9:08PM]

Eh, not sure if ya'll know this, but the little dome over the middle of the speaker cone is just a dust cover, which has the sole purpose of keeping dust out of the voice coil. Placing a logo over the dust cover does absolutely nothing to degrade the sound... Not that moving out over the cone would effect it all that much/at all anyways though (certainly not nearly as much as putting a grill in front does ;))