# Loud ipod speakers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-ipod-speakers/340020>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 15, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-ipod-speakers/340020 "2006-01-15T01:05:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-ipod-speakers/340020/1 "2006-01-15T01:05:09Z")

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I have some 5W speakers for my ipod, but they just don’t make it in the dorm environment with a bunch of people around. Where can I find some speakers that can easily hook up to my ipod and give me fairly loud music?

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**Author:** ![biometricks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@biometricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biometricks)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-ipod-speakers/340020/2 "2006-01-15T01:11:58Z")

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You can connect an iPod to pretty much anything with the correct type of cable… TV, stereo, desktop monitor with speakers, computer speakers.

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**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-ipod-speakers/340020/3 "2006-01-15T01:15:57Z")

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> [@dauerbach](#):
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> I have some 5W speakers for my ipod, but they just don’t make it in the dorm environment with a bunch of people around. Where can I find some speakers that can easily hook up to my ipod and give me fairly loud music?

Get headphones. There is nothing worse than someone in the Dorms playing loud music.

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-ipod-speakers/340020/4 "2006-01-15T02:52:33Z")

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The iPod can’t drive very powerful speakers on its own, so you’ll need a stereo system of some kind to get any appreciable sound. I’ll agree with the suggestion to get headphones, though.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-ipod-speakers/340020/5 "2006-01-15T02:59:16Z")

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How about some [amplified speakers](http://www.daydeal.com/FoldUp_Amplified_Portable_Speakers_for_MP3_and_Music_Players-p-9506.html)?

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-ipod-speakers/340020/6 "2006-01-15T03:44:44Z")

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I picked up a set of “computer speakers” that had really nice sound and a compact subwoofer for under $50, and they’ll easily fill a room with sound using the iPod. They plug into the wall. I’ve never found battery powered speakers that generate decent sound, and the ones that run off of the iPod’s battery are useless.