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The top reasons people buy Apple products are quality, style and they “just work.” Naturally, when shopping for iPod and iPhone audio solutions, you’re looking for the same thing. That said, I use and gift iHome home audio solutions.

Here’s a familiar theme — the iHome iP90 ($99) was designed and engineered in the USA. Further, this and every other iHome product carries the “Works with iPhone” and “Made for iPod” logos, meaning you know your specific iPod or iPhone will work (check compatibility > click Technical Specs) — playback audio while charging your iPod or iPhone.

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This is an affordable countertop + nightstand + coffee table solution that will nicely fill a good-size room with sound. Further, unlike similar products Sony or Bose that only provide audio at three to 10 times the price, the iHome iP90 offers high-fidelity drivers with Reson8 speaker chambers and a full range of easy-to-configure alarm/wake settings (weekday + weekend, radio + iPod), as well as AM/FM radio and a mini-jack audio input.

Although that last item sounds common enough, the mini-jack is actually an important feature as it allows you to hook up an Airport Extreme Base Station or Airport Express hub. An iHome + Airport + Wi-Fi iPod/iPhone set up (see also: RemoteX iTunes, free) lets you play and control audio from your Mac or PC in any room of your home or office, which is a pretty sweet feature that requires minimal effort to setup and use.

If you need to fill a big, noisy room with booming audio, this probably isn’t what you’re looking. The iHome iP90 is a companion audio solution, meaning it’s gonna be great in the kitchen, office, bedroom or dorm room.

As noted in the lead, our family owns three iHomes, including an original iHome that’s at least seven years old, and the iP90 reviewed here is being given as a gift — hello, Uncle Albert. I like, use and gift iHome audio solutions.

For 15 percent off the iHome iP90or any iHome home, portable or computer audio product, use coupon code “CJDAD20″