My favorite Ipod Accessory Yet

I had been shopping for Ipod speakers for awhile, and was always mad that they either were attached to a clock or were more bulky than what I was looking for. But one day I was browsing through best buy and saw this little sucker! It was reasonably priced compared to other systems that I was looking into, But I was scared that I would miss out on sound quality because of that. So I bought the speaker and was sure to save the reciept incase it wasn't so good. I got it home and fell in love! It sits so nice on my desk, the Ipod sits on it and the whole system works as a docking station. And the sound is excellent! I know that Altec Lansing is a good name, but I personally had never owned anything from them before, so I wasn't quite sure, But I am thrilled with this purchase.
The other great thing is that it is so portable, it takes 6 AAA batteries that last 16 hours, and it comes with a little carrying cover to protect it when you do travel with it. The other nice thing is that it has an extra audio input wire for other types of MP3 players or portable CD players to be able to hook up to.
As for it sound Quality it is very good, Of course it also depends on the quality of the song, when i play old songs that I had downloaded long ago and where not of great quality you can really tell. But when you are listening to songs that have been ripped from a CD or bought from iTunes the sound is great! I live in an 800 sq. ft. apartment and I can hear the music when at a good volume throughout the whole apartment, But what i do find is that the sound quality seems a little better when you are in front of the speaker, but if you are in an area that is more to the side of the player it sounds a little different, but still good!