Lenco iPod Tower 2 (IPT-2)

Before we get to that, however, let’s address the key talking point: size. The IPT-2 is 208 x 189 x 870mm or 315 x 305 x 933mm with the bundled base stand. The shock for a world used to ever smaller and more powerful iPod docks is the height, but we’d argue the footprint is actually more interesting. At 208 x 189mm the IPT-2 is actually smaller than Arcam’s remarkably compact rCube and since it is designed to be freestanding the near one metre height is crucial. Given the IPT-2 also won’t use up any desk space it’s arguably far more compact than it appears.

So how has Lenco used this space? It all truth, quite simply. This is no bad thing. There IPT-2 has a 33 per cent increase in power for the Tower 1 outputting 80W RMS (composed of two 25W speakers and a 30W subwoofer), plus an SD/MS/MMC card reader, LED display, sleep timer and FM radio with 60 presents. An auxiliary input backs up the iPod dock (which, as expected, charges the iPod/iPhone connected)and front controls allow the treble and bass to be adjusted. Build quality is good even if we’d have preferred the matt finish of the top to replace the piano black used on both sides. READ ON