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1 Not worth it.
Another customer, Brian O'Sullivan, wrote a review here entitled "home kit doesn't deliver", which you should read.
I would just add a couple things:
The remote control that comes with the home kit has very few functions. Play/pause/stop, forward to next track on current playlist or album, reverse to previous track on current playlist or album. It has a volume control, but that only works with the headphone jack, not the line out jack. You CANNOT use this remote to change artists, playlists, or albums.
The docking station is really not much of a convenience, especially since it doesn't come with the power adapter or cord to plug into your home stereo.
What is the docking station good for? You plug 3 things into the docking station: your unit's power cord, the line out to your home stereo, and the usb or firewire cable to your computer. Then, you can simply insert the player into the docking station (which takes about 5 seconds) instead of plugging these three cords directly into the player (which takes about 10 seconds). A savings of 5 seconds! Woo-hoo!
But if you own the leather slip case that was made for the jukebox 3, you will have to take it off to insert your player into the docking station, and put it back on when you take your player to the gym or wherever.
It would have been nice if we had the option to buy the remote separate from the docking station---you don't need the docking station to use the remote (and vice versa). But then, I'd only pay about 10 bucks for such a limited remote.
2 Completes The Package!
The Infrared Remote works great with the Jukebox by itself or when it's in the Home Docking Station. This makes the jukebox a super addition to the home stereo.
It's handy with the computer to leave the firewire or USB cables connected and just pop the Jukebox in and out.
Having the power supply plugged into the Docking Station all the time makes it easy to keep the batteries charged too!
My CD's are going in storage.
3 Home Kit Doesn't deliver
I bought 3 of these kits and was extremely disappointed. What I wanted to do, and what, in my opinion, the description of the kit led me to believe I could do, was hook up one at home, one at my ski cabin and one on my boat so I could simply unclip the Nomad 3 and easily use it at any of those 3 locations. The problem is that the unit doesn't come with either an ac adapter or a stereo mini to RCA "Y" cable. Thus if you want to use the Nomad in mulitple locations you have to trundle back to the store and purchase an ac adapter and a stereo mini to RCA "Y" cable. Since the Nomad operates on 5 volts DC, it is virtually impossible to find a dedicated plug and you have to buy a multiple voltage converter. These are expensive. The cheapest I could find was $25 (US) and I checked 4 stores. The stereo mini to RCA "Y" cable was less money, but still $5 (US). So all in all I spent $59.99 on each unit but had to spend an additional $30 (US) just to be able to connect it! I would seem that Creative Labs could have included an AC adaptor and a mini cable for a lot less than it cost me to search for them on the open market. I would also seem that they could have clearly disclosed to the potential purchaser the fact that this unit did not include these items.
4 Great -- when using Speakers!
Having a Jukebox 3 has easily changed my life for the better. I can now take my entire music collection and all of my custom playlists with me everywhere I go -- and I love it!
I soon realized, however, that I wasn't content to just listen to my songs performed through headphones. I wanted to hear my music -- played through speakers -- filling every room of my house. The melodies produced by my Jukebox 3 (played out loud) sounded great -- but I found that I desired more control. This Creative Jukebox 3 Home Kit, luckily, is just what the doctor ordered!
The Home Kit comes with a docking station base and a credit card-sized remote control. The latter will adjust the volume, skip or replay songs, and enable or disable the EAX equalizer settings -- conveniently from across the room. Surprisingly, this was accomplished -- even if the base unit was left unplugged from the AC adapter -- making it even easier to use the Home Kit anywhere in my house (where I have speakers).
When plugged into the wall outlet, the base unit will act as a charger. And when connected to my home PC, it will serve as a convenient docking station making music downloads even easier (since it eliminates the need to search for one's seemingly always-misplaced USB or Firewire sync cords).
I can now recline on my favorite sofa, enjoy my custom playlists -- and adjust the volume or skip songs on the Jukebox 3 -- without ever having to get up out of my chair. What could be nicer than that?
This Jukebox 3 Home Kit makes music played through speakers much more enjoyable. I highly recommend it.