The iPod speaker systems from Logitech, the AudioStation, and the AudioStation Express, are solutions to most of the music lovers who crave for sound clarity. These sound systems are especially are designed with an intention of competing with the high-end iPod sound solutions mostly the Klipsch iGroove and the Bose SoundDock.
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The iPod speaker system from Logitech, the AudioStation Express, and the AudioStation are solutions to most of the music lovers who crave for sound clarity. These sound systems are especially are designed with an intention of competing with the high-end iPod sound solutions mostly the Klipsch iGroove and the Bose SoundDock.
AudioStation, the company’s most expensive till date, comes for nothing less three hundred dollars ($300). The overall design of the sound system is at par with the industry standard, it is a one-piece system carrying a dock to nestle the iPod between stereo speakers. Unlike the unending line of white iPod accessories, at present the AudioStation comes only in rich glossy black.
The AudioStation has few unique features that set it apart, mostly the composite video output (to display the iPod based photos and videos on a nearby Television) and S-video, 2-way stereo speakers (one-inch dome tweeters and four-inch woofers) with easily manageable cloth grilles. It also has an in-built FM/AM radio and a large LCD, which you may use as Radio Data System info (RDS), for displaying the clock, or as a spectrum analyzer.
The front panel of the AudioStation has backlit control buttons that are touch-sensitive and augments via wireless remote. The systems also boast about the stereo expander mode, which can widen the field of the sound.
There is no question of compatibility of the AudioStation with any docking iPod, and simultaneously the presence of the line-in jack makes it compatible with any other audio source too.
While the black beauty AudioStation strictly limits itself to home, the AudioStation Express, costing around one hundred and fifty dollars is a portable speaker solution. With looks of a downsize Apple’s iPod Hi-Fi version, it has its own unique charm. Though the AudioStation Express lacks the refined look, the clock, and the radio, it does have the auxiliary line input, the composite video output, and an easy wireless remote. One can use AA batteries when mobile and the additional bonus point is that it also recharges with the docked iPod, thus this makes a good road trip partner.