  I don't know why, but it seems like almost every iPod speaker
I hear here at CNET is a wretched-sounding thing. Most have
screechy treble, lumpy bass, and vocals never sound remotely
human.  As always, you get what you pay for, and the cheapest
ones tend to be the worst offenders, but hey, they're cheap.
Some, going for upward of $300 are somewhat less horrible, but
for three hundred bucks, you could actually buy a nice set of
hi-fi speakers.  And since most iPod speakers are one-piece
systems, they don't do stereo all that well. Sure, many
incorporate some sort of processing to simulate stereo
separation, but that usually messes up their already pitiful
sound quality even more. With separate speakers, you can place
them far enough apart to make stereo sound like stereo. Which
stereo speakers, you ask?  I like Klipsch's little 2.1-channel
iPod solution, the ProMedia 2.1 iPod/Computer Speaker system
that goes for $150. It features a pair of two-way satellite
speakers and a 6.5-inch powered subwoofer. Separa