Re: [slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
See iPod Hi-Fi review at http://playlistmag.com/reviews/2006/03/ipodhifireview/index.php From the review, Zvox mini compared to iPod Hi-Fi: ZVOX mini ($200; $300 with battery and carrying case): The Mini, which is currently in our review queue, is in many ways the closest system to the iPod Hi-Fi: Although it doesn't include an iPod dock or remote control, it's a one-piece, box-shaped speaker system, designed to replace a traditional bookshelf stereo, with much more presence than you would expect. Although the Hi-Fi gives you better bass, the ZVOX system provides more treble detail (perhaps too much for some people), as well as slightly better imaging and a much wider overall soundstage—more than any other one-piece system mentioned here. It's also much smaller. Who will prefer it? People who want a bigger soundstage and more detail, or those who like the Hi-Fi but need better portability. On 3/3/06, Michaelwagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: These people sound interesting ...http://www.zvoxaudio.com/ Anyone know anything about them?--MichaelwagnerMichaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695___ Discuss mailing listDiscuss@lists.slimdevices.comhttp://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
These people sound interesting ... http://www.zvoxaudio.com/ Anyone know anything about them? -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
>From the ilounge review, the iPod Hi-Fi is best suited to annoy a dog or a neighbor :) Still a nice box, but might not the best choice for some. http://tinyurl.com/jk2v8 -- shvejk shvejk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1337 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
I didn't know that Pandora had sharing functionality. That's neat! If you start with "The Girl From Ipanema" and add a few other Jobim, Gilberto, and Getz tunes, after some thumbs up and down action you'll have a great list. -- walterrho walterrho's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
Would you be inclined to share your Pandora "radio station?". It would be interesting to find some new music to go along with my minimal Astrud Gilberto CD's. -- polocruz polocruz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4296 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
The Hi-Fi has a powered dock connector that will charge the iPod. It is an interesting to idea to tap into it, but while there might be 5V, there may not be enough current to drive a Squeezebox. The Hi-Fi has no wall wart as the transformer is internal. There may be room inside to install a 120V-5V transformer. An even sweeter idea would be to tap into the 9V output of the 6 D-cells. The newest NiMH cells would provide 66,000 mAH of power storage. That would give us a portable Squeezebox Boombox. -- walterrho walterrho's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
Interesting article comes up when I google iPod Hi-Fi: Jobs iPod Hi-Fi: Home stereo reinvented? Or load of HorseCRAP? http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2642 Also: from Forbes: http://tinyurl.com/n7gq8 > The Hi-Fi, with a price tag of $349, is more expensive compared with > third-party iPod accessories items made by Bose, JBL and Altec Lansing, > the analyst said. > > "We expect Hi-Fi to be successful, but do not believe it will be a > blockbuster product as its functionality is very similar to that of the > Bose, which is still recognized as a leader in acoustics." -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
iPods are feed 5V. And can run on as little as 500mA. This based on the fact that an iPod can be charged via usb and those are the usb specs. -- m1abrams m1abrams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=850 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
walterrho Wrote: > It has no power outputs. But it will power an iPod, right? Any chance of an iPod imitating connector that just picked up power? Anyone know what voltage an iPod is fed? -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
I use an SB3 with a Sony DA50ES receiver with Cambridge Soundworks Newton T500 towers. I also have an SB3 connected to a Cambridge Soundworks Model Twelve Sub/Sat system. I needed to use a ground-loop isolator cable to eliminate hum. Relatively speaking, dropping the new SB3 on top of the Hi-Fi and running the single optical cable was so easy, and would make portable setup a breeze as well. With Pandora Radio you can put playlist and setup menus behind, and cruise through music with thumbs up, thumbs down, and add to favorites. The iPod Hi-Fi has an iPod dock on top and a 1/8" analog/digital miniplug in the back. Supposedly the remote can switch between the two inputs, but I haven't gotten this to work yet. It has no power outputs. -- walterrho walterrho's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
Cool! It's starting to sound like something one might want to buy for one's SB. Too bad there's all that logic for supporting the iPod that'll never get used. How about power? Any chance it will supply power for the SB? -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
It has that 3.5mm female jack which accepts a miniplug analog signal or optical digital signal. Sony used these jacks on their minidisc recorders. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
So you just cover the iPod port? Does it have aux in capability? I didn't see that in the specs, but I might have missed it. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iPod Hi-Fi Box + Squeezebox + Pandora Box = Joy!
Glad you like that simple setup. Just wondering, what do you use prior to this simple setup? How does a more orthodox setup compare with this mini setup? -- agentsmith agentsmith's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1838 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21695 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
