Harman Kardon's 'Bridge II' seems to fall short

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Harman Kardon is releasing the second iteration of its iPod bridge dock, which connects the media player to a home sound system, but it seems like a case of too little too late. For one thing, the "Bridge II" is apparently designed specifically for other Harmon Kardon equipment. Second, there's no indication that it can work wirelessly, as do other products such as Monster's "iSoniCast," which also provides similar remote functions. And it's more expensive at $129, as listed on iLounge. But if you're already eyeing Harman's new AVR-354 receiver, you can get one included for free this summer.

[cottonmather0]

Unless your friends regularly come over and to play music off of their ipods for you, a stereo-connected dock seems like a essentially useless product. If you have an ipod, you have a computer with iTunes installed, so why not for the same money get an Airport Express and use Airtunes to connect to your stereo?

[HarryMcOne]

Agreed.