The iPod Hi-Fi speakers
So, it’s basically a nice set of speakers with an ipod slot? Oh.
I’m sure all the masses of manufacturers who have been selling similar concepts for a fair while now, ‘enhancing’ the ipod for their owners (ie: apple’s customers) are going to LOVE that! Hmm. Not.
Is this ‘biting the hand’ or digging the pocket?
Yet another Apple example of form over function – “…crystal-clear, audiophile-quality sound…”
That’s absolute BS. For a start the iPod itself isn’t capable of producing crystal-clear sound, the SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) is so poor that Apple have never published the details. To cap it all off, the frequency response of this unit is poorer than an iPod (only 16kHz max.) – It’s incapable of delivering nice, clear top end (where your cymbals and hi-hats go) 😉
If they’re gonna claim audiophile quality, they should have at least put some tweeters on it. This is at best a toy, but I bet the marketing will sucker a LOT of people 🙁