Hi, About how heavy is this unit? Also, is the remote easy to use? I'm thinking of getting one of these after Christmas. Courtney
Sent from my iPad On 5 Dec 2011, at 12:02 PM, Dane trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: > One word sums up this unit, "Beautiful!" in both looks and sound and price, I > bought the power house for $85.00 Australian, normally this little beauty is > around $225.00 Australian so shop around. > > A brief description, the dock looks like a very square boombox, a speaker > each side of the dock itself. > > Basic controls are on the top of the dock and they're well spaced with nice > big buttons, if you have good touch you'll be able to feel the symbols and > writing on each. The controls turn on power, play/pause, adjust volume up > and down and go to previous nad next track, a more advanced control layout is > offered on the remote. > > Sound is what you'd expect from an Altec Lansing device, plenty of bass, > plenty of mid-range and hice crisp clear tops. > > The set uses an internal rechargeable battery which gives around 6 hours of > playing time, when the dock is powered the iPhone or iPod will charge with > the dock. > > Convenience is another word which can be used to describe this piece of > equipment, you can for example pick the unit up and set it down on a stirdy > stand in a few seconds with the use of the folding handle, fold it upright to > pick the device up, fold it into a middle locking position to make a angled > stand for a desktop or tuck the handle away completely when carrying the dock > in a case or a bag. > > The small card-type remote control for the Dock slits into the back panel > when not in use or when transporting which is a nice touch, no excused to > lose the remote control for this dock <smile>. > > On list we've discussed the Jawbone Jambox speaker system so I guess the > obvious question is, "How is this dock different from the Jambox?". > > Firstly, the inmotion KICK IMT 520 is a wired dock, that is to say that an > iPhone or iPod plugs into it either by the dock connector or via the line-in > jack at the rear of the unit, this dock does not have Bluetooth facilities > and nor is it a hands free Speakerphone. If a call does come and your music > is playing, the music will be paused allowing you to answer the call in the > usual ways, either by tapping the screen of your iPhone or by using some sort > of speakerphone device. > > How does the sound compare to the Jambox? We're talking 2 totally different > beasts here, Jambox has a more "Solid" sound however Jambox would be totally > out of place in a noisy room or at a party, the Altec inmotion KICK IMT 520 > is clear and loud enough to be heard at your party or gathering so in the > words of the brochure for the system "Pick it up, put it down and play!". > > > -- > sent from my HP Powerhouse Notebook. > > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
