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iPod Hi-Fi is a speaker system developed, manufactured and sold by Apple Inc. which was released on February 28, 2006 for use with any iPod digital music player.. The iPod Hi-Fi retails at the Apple Store for USD $349. more...
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Features
The unit resembles a typical center speaker from a 5.1 setup, with a white encasing and a black speaker grill. It features a three driver speaker system: two 80-mm wide-range speakers (75 watts each) and one 130-mm dual chamber subwoofer (150 watts). It uses an internal power supply, which can run off of AC or DC (with six D batteries). It has a total FTC power of 300 watts and a total peak power of 600 watts.
An Apple Remote (a remote control) is included with the unit so that the user can remotely adjust the playing volume, start and pause tracks, fast-forward and rewind within each track and skip tracks. The Apple Remote cannot navigate iPod's menu system.
It includes a dock with adapters for every model of iPod that feature the 30-pin iPod dock connector. Non-dockable iPods and iPod shuffle must use an auxiliary audio input port on the back of the unit. It can also be used with a digital audio source via an S/PDIF digital connection, as well as any device (including computers and television sets) with an audio out jack.
The unit's frequency response is 53Hz to 16kHz ± 3 dB. The maximum peak sound pressure level is 116 dB at 1 m (using AC current) or 108 dB at 1 m (using DC current).
The unit's measures are 167.6 mm x 431.8 mm x 175.3 mm. Its weight is 6.6 kg (7.6 kg with batteries).
Reaction
At launch
The iPod Hi-Fi was announced by Steve Jobs on February 28, 2006 alongside the first Intel-based Mac mini. Many Apple users were expecting to see other new products (such as the anticipated Macintosh Tablet or an iPod dedicated to video) and much of the disappointment associated with the release was directed to these products themselves. In fact, Apple's stock price fell by almost $3 per share in the two hours following these announcements reflecting this disappointment.
Early criticisms
High price, more expensive than other similar products such as the iBoom and Bose's SoundDock.;
Lack of an AM/FM radio.;
Placement of the iPod itself in a vulnerable location compared to other similar devices such as the Bose SoundDock. This is due to the iPod device sitting atop the unit, with no other method of securing the player to the dock besides the 30-pin dock connector. ;
The speaker menu and Tone Control features only work with the iPod video and the iPod nano. ;
The supplied remote control has limited functionality. The remote can only skip between tracks within the selected playlist. The menu button switches between the dock and the audio-in port; it cannot assume the function of the menu button on the docked iPod itself.;
iPod compatibility: Only some iPod models can use the iPod Hi-Fi dock. The stereo comes with adapters for third generation (20GB, 40GB, U2 special edition), fourth generation (20GB, 30GB, 40GB, 60GB) and fifth generation (30GB, 60GB, 80GB) iPods, and the first and second generations (all models) of the iPod nano. The iPod mini and other iPods can only connect to the audio-in port and cannot be recharged by the stereo. ;
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