As mentioned in the previous post, we had two sets of headphones. Therefore we picked two winners for the Kicker headphone giveaway. Anyway, without any further adieu, here are the two winners; gambits1990 from Twitter katmagick from the comments Now the ball is in your court. What I need is for you to send me more »

As promised in my earlier review post, we have a giveaway for the Gadgetell readers. Up for grabs is one set of Kicker EB51 ear buds and one set of Kicker EB71 ear buds. Due to the fact that we have two sets, we are going to have two winners. So, with two sets of more »

The fine folks over at Kicker were kind enough to provide me a few sets of earbuds to review. I received the EB51′s and the EB71′s, which are described as the Premium Full Range Ear Buds and the Noise Isolation In Ear Monitors respectively. They were also kind enough to send over two pairs of more »

Product: Kicker iK500 iPod Speaker SystemPrice and Availability: Currently available and retailing for $299.99Rating: 9/10Pros: Simple, easy to set up and useCons: Docked iPod sits a little “off”Overall: Solid sound with a great overall look

While we were able to review the iK500, which is made for the iPod, Kicker also offers the ZK500 for the Microsoft Zune, which also retails for $299.99.

The iK500, after first getting it out of the box has a nice look to it. Keep reading for the rest of the review…

While we are taking some time getting our full thoughts down, we wanted to show off the pics of the latest gadget to make its way into the Gadgetell headquarters. Its the Kicker iK500 iPod speaker system. While we have the iK500 which is made exclusively for the iPod, Kicker also has the zKick ZK500 for the Microsoft Zune.

Aside from the obvious difference that one is made for the Zune and the other for the iPod, they both offer the same features. The systems both ship with a remote control that offers a full range of options, and have two 5-inch woofers, two 3/4-inch tweeters, one 6-inch square reflex subwoofer that are powered by a 40-watt stereo amplifier. In addition they both have a 1/8-inch stereo aux-in jack and stereo RCA out. They both measure in at 8.5 x 19.2 x 8.4-inches and weigh 9.2-pounds.

The iK500 includes eight dock inserts that will allow for just about any iPod to fit snugly in place, and the ZK500 comes with three inserts to fit the various available Zune players. The iK500 and ZK500 both retail for $299.99 and are currently available. During our (so far brief) testing the system sounded great and worked well with a variety of iPods, to include the nano, Shuffle and even the iPhone, while in airplane mode. Be sure to check back for our full review and in the mean time enjoy the pics…