iPod dock
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Shanling’s $995 iPod dock/CD Player/Tuner & tube power amp may be stupidtacular, but check out the tubes on the thing!
Here are the details:
The Shanling MC-30 Music Center is a brushed aluminum CD player and tuner with 3 watts per channel, single ended tube amplifier section, fully remote controlled with a built in iPod docking station.
Features:
- The top caps of the front pair of feet are in fact, an input selector and a volume control.
- Combining high quality CD player, tuner, dedicated iPOD input and tube power amplifier in one chassis.
- Philips VAM-12 pick-up mechanism coupled with CD-7II servo system for low jitter tracking
- D/A conversion is accomplished by Burr-Brown PCM1738 DAC chip
- High-quality FM/AM tuning system
- 2×6P1 single-ended tube output stage
- Mini multi-functional lever, concealed input selector and volume control
- All aluminum chassis with cylindrical support and internal screening
Creative has introduced the Xdock Wireless, which docks an iPod and plays music in “Xtreme Fidelity” — music beyond CD quality — via X-Fi Wireless Receivers in any room in the home. The Xdock Wireless also connects directly to a powered speaker system or home theater system to play video, photos and music in DTS surround-sound. The Xdock Wireless is designed to work seamlessly with the iPod and has been certified by Apple under the Made for iPod program.
“We designed the Xdock Wireless so an iPod can easily become the audio platform for your entire home,” said Sim Wong Hoo, chairman and CEO of Creative. “Your iPod goes in the Xdock Wireless to play music through X-Fi Wireless Receivers in as many rooms as you want — all upconverted to Xtreme Fidelity.”
Creative’sX-Fi Xtreme Fidelity is produced with X-Fi Crystalizer and X-Fi CMSS-3D technology. The X-Fi Crystalizer makes MP3s sound better than CDs by analyzing and identifying which parts of the audio stream have been truncated or damaged during compression. It then intelligently and selectively restores the highs and lows from instruments and vocals that are damaged during the compression of MP3s. X-Fi CMSS-3D creates virtual surround sound through speakers or headphones. It expands audio for superior headphone listening so music completely surrounds the listener.
Kensington has announced its first NXT-based product, the SX 2000 Speakers for iPod. The grille-less NXT flat panel loudspeaker, which forms the whole fascia of the docking station, provides a wide, immersive sound. A Universal Dock provides a way to connect any iPod with a dock connector.
NXT Chief Commercial Officer, Graham Ryan, said, “the Kensington SX 2000 is a great example of where NXT technology can really add another dimension to a product. The SX 2000 Speakers for iPod is the most visually striking iPod docking station available, and the excellent sound quality ensures that users will be able to get the most our of their digital music collection.”
Launching in November and priced around $159.99, the SX 2000 Speakers for iPod will be available from Apple Stores across the US, and in Canada, Japan and the UK, as well as from the Apple website.
Source: Kensington
