Customer Reviews
Great Buy 
2008-09-30
I love the sound and quality of this Audio System, setting it up was a little frustrating at first because you have to do it with the remote control but once you get the hang of it, it is easy.
Missing two critical functions 2008-09-18
First let me say that the dual dock is awesome. I use this unit with my 3g iPhone and iPod Color. This unit has great sound, and good functionality. for instance, from standby, pressing the play button once, not only wakes up the unit, but also starts playing the last song played on the iPod, nice and easy!
However here are two critical flaws that no one else has mentioned.
1. There is no "Snooze" function! What kind of clock radio has no snooze????
2. Even worse, to use the wake up timer, you have to and I quote the users manual, " Turn off the unit (on standby)". On Standby the unit displays nothing but a blueish glow, THE TIME DOESN'T DISPLAY and can't display if you have a wake up time set. What???????
So just to make sure that you understand, when setting a wake up timer, (which this unit has 3 of) you cannot have the ability to display the time and have a wake up setting active. So rolling over in the middle of the night to glance at the time is not an option with this thing. How lame!!
Other than these 2 (in my opinion) huge functional missteps, this would be the perfect dual ipod AM/FM clock radio.
The JVC NXPN7 is a great product 2008-09-16
This is a great product with amazing sound. I charge my blackberry next to it and you don't get that static like some units. There are 2 negatives ... the time display is too small and the time does not show when playing the radio or iPod ... you have select "display" from the remote to display the time instead of the radio station or the iPod that is playing. However the sound quality and ability to charge 2 iPods or an iPod and an iPhone out ways the negatives.
Quirky in some ways, but no other way to get two iPhones in one dock! 2008-09-03
My wife has a 1G 16GB iPhone that she carrys in a leather belt holster. Nothing else we found would let her dock the phone without removing the phone from the case. Well, this one does: just leave the adapter out and cram the phone down into the dock.
Which brings me to my first complaint: for the price this should include a full compliment of dock adapters for the various iPods and iPhones.
The different colored lights are somewhat useful because it shows us clearly which dock port to use for each of our phones (hers in the case and my 3G outside of the case.)
The sound is reasonable for a clock radio.
I'm dissappointed that a lot of the functions have to be operated from the remote (sleep timer?) and that the remote is a cheesy "chicklet" type.
Would I buy again? I did! I got a second one for our second bedroom in the house...
Dual IPOD Dock 2008-08-27
This is something that is very wonderful for individuals with 2 ipods. Other companies need to make more.
Sort of okay, bad interface, strangely engineered 
2008-08-10
There's a saying that 2 is better than 1. When 2 can get together it's special. The new JVC NX-PN7 clock radio is very special. It accommodates two iPod players side-by side with its integrated dual-dock technology, charging them simultaneously and offering playback from each through the dock's speaker system. Supplementing iPod playback is an AM/FM tuner, and adding to the unit's versatility is a clock and timer. In addition, there's an analog audio input for connecting other devices for playback. Though the NX-PN7 handles two iPod players, it measures a mere 13 inches wide. It features sleek and sophisticated styling, with a black cabinet and speaker grille, and controls arrayed clearly and logically in a band along the bottom. Adding a bit of flair are two illuminated strips, one under each docked iPod. These can display one of nine colors - including white, blue, red and others. The included remote control features dedicated iPod control keys that simulate the iPod control wheel layout, so users are able to easily shuffle, repeat, scroll and select songs from the iPod menu. Back illuminated LCD Analog audio input lets you add other MP3 players if you don't have an iPod Remote Control (also controls iPod when docked) iPod Play Mode - Shuffle / Repeat Also works with iPhone Unit Dimensions (WxHxD) inches - 12 9/16 x 5 7/8 x 6 1/8; Weight - 5.8 lbs
Could Have Been Great, But Instead Fatally Flawed 
2008-07-26
I bought this because I wanted to reduce the clutter of multiple chargers and cords and docks, and I wanted the convenience of a set of powered speakers for my iPhone 3G and clock radio all in one. While I can say that my basic needs were met with this, I can't give it a ringing endorsement for a number of reasons. But before I get into those reasons, a quick basic overview;
The JVC Dual Dock is a fairly compact unit, and the overall quality is fine. Not what I'd expect at this price, but no different than most clock radios. The glossy finish does come off as a bit cheap actually, but overall the unit is handsome. The buttons are clearly labeled and simple to operate, which is nice for those features that can be accessed with the buttons on the unit (more about that later). I'm irked that one of the few buttons on the unit is dedicated to the rather silly and pointless color LED function, but I can't weight that too heavily in the review. The one real downside of the design of the JVC Dual Dock is the power brick; it is absolutely huge. Bigger than I've seen for almost any electronic device ever. Maybe that won't matter for some folks, but in my case I put the unit on my bookshelf and am not able to put the power brick on the floor because I have to run the cable through the back of the bookcase. The power cords do not detach from the unit, so that means I have to have the power brick hidden behind the unit on the bookshelf. Though not removable, the power cord is plenty long from both plug to brick and brick to unit, so hiding the brick somewhere shouldn't be too much trouble for most.
The sound quality is adequate. I would compare the sound quality to a $20-$30 set of computer speakers. But for a bedroom system where high audio quality isn't a necessity, this unit is just fine. It does have a bass enhancement feature, but I found that this decreased audio quality. The radio has good reception with the two included antenna (one FM and one AM).
The clock features are just a little better than your average $20 clock radio. Up to three alarms can be set, each with its own setting of daily, everyday or weekday. And each can be set with its own source for alarm, iPod (#1 or #2) or radio. This is pretty handy for couples, for instance, who have separate wakeup times (which I imagine is the primary audience for this device). While this sounds great, it falls a little short of what it could have been, since having 5 or even 10 alarms would have been just as easy, but added a lot of flexibility to those with more complicated schedules. And when it comes to clock/alarm integration with the iPod, there are some real problems. For example, the alarm function does not work when the unit is left "on" at night. So if you like to listen to your iPod when you're drifting off to sleep, and like to wake to the radio, you can't do it unless you take extra care to set up the sleep timer on the clock radio.
When an iPod is used as an alarm, the unit wakes and presses "play" for you, then fades the music in from 0 to whatever volume is set under the alarm function (nice detail, that - you don't have to wake to the same volume that you last used). But if you want to wake to a particular song on the iPod you'll have to leave that song playing on the iPod or set the alarm on the iPod seperately to have it play. The alarm on the iPod will not wake the JVC - only the JVC can wake the iPod. This makes sense, but is somewhat complicated for those that like to wake to particular music. Of course, you can just leave the JVC unit on and set the iPod itself to be the alarm, but this would only work with one of the iPods because the source would have to be set the night before.
All functions are handled through a small, one line monochrome LCD on the unit. The interface is done through hierarchical menus that, once you understand, are fairly easy to navigate. But there is nothing graphical to suggest that the menus are hierarchical, so it does take a bit of practice to understand exactly what is going on, especially when setting alarms.
The remote is where we start running into the fatal flaws of this unit. Sadly, JVC made the choice to have some functions - almost all functions, actually, accessible only from the remote. Philosophically I have a big problem with this, since remotes can be lost or broken and then you're left with a big expensive paperweight. To add insult to injury, JVC decided that of the limited buttons on the unit itself, one of them is dedicated to the color LEDs, which is just stupid. But what's most egregious is that the remote is one of the worst remotes I've ever used. The buttons are the sealed sort - all under a common piece of plastic. Very cheap feeling with almost no tactile response. Half the time or more, the buttons don't even respond, which makes setting alarms or tuning the radio station incredibly tedious and frustrating.
So overall the unit is pretty good at providing an easy way to get rid of clutter and bring iPod music into the bedroom, and it throws in some nice clock features. But its reliance on the poorly designed remote kills this unit dead. Until that is fixed I would not recommend anyone buy this at any price. And speaking of price this should be closer to $80-$90, better reflecting the value of a $20 clock radio combined with a $20 set of speakers with a pair of $30 docks.
