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.
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