Amped Up
CHEAP IPOD DOCKS are rampant these days. Most are simply dreadful. Roth Audio's Music Cocoon MC4 ($750, rothaudio.co.uk), though, is anything but. This retrofuturistic marvel infuses any source material you throw at it with the warmth that comes only from vacuum-tube amplification. It sports an iPod dock on top, as well as a one-eighth-inch minijack and RCA inputs for plugging in whatever source you like. Pair it with a decent set of speakers and enjoy the fireworks.