Arcam rCube - the 'world's best' iPod speaker dock arrives

Arcam has unveiled details of its first iPod dock system, the Arcam rCube.The rCube has been three years in the making and it said to be the 'world's best' iPod dock to hit the market. There's not much science to back this claim up but the specs on the device are extremely impressive.Features include: Kleer lossless streaming, genuine high-fidelity sound and wireless streaming built-in. The speaker system has been built with quality in mind, offering 90 watts rms and 4 x high-quality speaker drive-units. All this is contained within a damped enclosure of aluminium, MDF and Triple-layer composite.Kleer cutAs it uses Kleer lossless technology, you will need to by some USB wireless dongles if you want to stream music from a PC or, say, an iPad. These are optional extras and cost �79.95 (for PC and Mac) and �69.95 (for iPod and iPhone).The size of the rCube is 200mm x 200mm x 200mm and it is portable though, as it weighs five kilos, you won't want to carry it around for too long. It does have a decent lithium-ion battery built into it though, so if you aren't near a power source you should get many an hour of music playing out of it.When it comes to extra connectivity, there's a 3.5mm audio jack, USB port, composite audio and video.The Arcam rCube will be available from John Lewis and has a UK release date of October, costing �500.Related StoriesCambridge Audio Minx micro system unveiledDental assistant