Buy Kanto SYD5SILVER SYD 5 iPod Speaker System, Rocket Ship SilverKanto SYD5SILVER SYD 5 iPod Speaker System, Rocket Ship Silver Product Description:
- iPod Universal Dock: Charge your iPod while it's playing and control the SYD 5 from across the room with sleek remote control unit.
- Video output: If you have music videos on your iPod you can play them onto your big flat panel TV while you listen to the "uncommonly robust sound" on your SYD 5.
- Hand crafted wood cabinet: The SYD 5 design utilizes a acoustically designed wood cabinet, delivering a unique, rich finish with superior sound.
- Volume Control: One particular feature that everyone comments about is the additional manual volume control on the back. Sometimes the simplest things just work so why change them.
- Audio Specifications: Frequency Response: 45Hz-20KHz, S/N Ratio: >90dB (typical, A-weighted), 80 real watts power, Low Drivers: 2x20 watts RMS 8 ohms @1% THD+N, Full-range Drivers: 2x20 watts RMS 8 ohms @1% THD+N, Bass reflex port enhances bass response
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"after testing a lab full of iPod speaker docks this year, we've determined an incontestable truth: either go big or go home. indeed, after being bombarded with flimsy, tiny, tinny docks festooned with clocks, radios, cute graphics, and other distracting "features," we found audio excellence in the kanto syd 5." maclife magazine announces the kanto syd 5 as a winner in its "gear of the year" awards. the only iPod speaker system to win an award in this category. iPod universal dock. charge your iPod while it's playing and control the syd 5 from across the room with sleek remote control unit. Video output. if you have music videos on your iPod you can play them onto your big flat panel TV while you listen to the "uncommonly robust sound" on your syd 5.hand crafted wood cabinet. the syd 5 design utilizes a acoustically designed wood cabinet, delivering a unique, rich finish with superior sound. Volume control. one particular feature that everyone comments about is the additional manual volume control on the back. sometimes the simplest things just work so why change them.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Kanto Syd-5 iPod Speaker Dock
By Mark Holt
My wife likes to listen to music in her studio, but didn't want something too obtrusive. Her studio can get noisy (glass lampwork) so she needed something with some power, but still able to faithfully reproduce sound quality, especially during quiet times. I bought her the Kanto Syd-5 for Christmas and she LOVES it. The cabinet is beautiful and if there's not an iPod docked on top, you don't notice it on the bookshelf it rests on. I read that the cabinet is made with the same finish they use for high-end pianos, and I believe it.PROS: Super sound quality, plenty of bass, and plenty of power if you want to crank it up. I tried hooking it up to a 32" LCD TV via the S-video, and while it wasn't HD, it was pretty good. You could pair it with a flat screen and maybe a DVD player and have a pretty decent home theater. The remote is OK and lets you adjust treble/mid-range/bass.CONS: Not many, but this is one heavy unit (25+ lbs). You won't want to move it around too much. We have the black finish, and while it's beautiful, fingerprints and dust are noticable.As far as pricing, the Syd-5 was in the $4-500 range when it came out, but I got it for $250. I've heard the Bose Sounddock (both models), and the Syd-5 outperforms them easily for a (lot)less money. If you don't need portability and if looks and price/performance are important, then you can't do better than the Kanto Syd-5
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
An iPod dock on steroids! Too bad the controls aren't as great as the sound!
By Alan Holyoak
UPDATE: After owning and using this unit for over a month, I'm ready to bump my rating from 4 to 5 stars. The sound quality is more than enough to offset the shortcoming in the controls.This isn't your usual iPod dock with tiny speakers! This baby can really put out the sound. As the product descrition states, "Maclife magazine announces the Kanto SYD 5 as a winner in its 'gear of the year' awards." And, this is the only iPod dock to earn such an award this year.This unit gathered immediate attention as soon as I pulled it out of the box. My 17-yr old son was extremely interested, as you might imagine, and he even wondered where it would be living at our place, since his older brother took the iPod dock with him when he went away to college. My wife even took notice, and she seldom pays much attention to technology that shows up at our place.We have had this unit for about a week now, and we are extremely impressed by its sound quality! It has two 3" full-range speakers and a 5.25" woofer. These speakers are housed in an attractive white housing and fabric-covered front panel that is held in place by magnets. The back panel has bass reflex ports. That front panel is easily removed to expose the speakers, and is easily replaced. The unit also has a wide variety of dock adapters for every type of iPod, from first generation Nanos through iTouch and iPhone units, and it charges them too.The Kanto can fill an entire room with sound. As I mentioned above, it provides better sound than any iPod dock I've ever heard, and it even provides better sound than just about any portable stereo I've heard. Of course, this is not going to be able to go head to head with a full-blown component stereo, but it does, in fact serve as our main sound system. I think this would be a fantastic sound system for an apartment or other housing option where space is at a premium. It has a footprint larger than most iPod docks at 22" x 8". Still it will fit nicely in most shelves.The rear panel provides multiple options for audio input including the following: a standard 4-pin S-video input, and an auxilliary input and 3.5 mm to RCA audio input for non-iPod MP3 player connection. The back also houses the power on-off toggle switch and volume knob.I give the unit 5 stars for sound quality and 5 stars for overall design and appearance.In my opinion the main weakness with this unit is the controls. Here is why I rate the controls at only about 3 stars. The only controls you can access without the remote are the one-off toggle switch and volume knob, which are both on the back of the unit. As such, these aren't especially convenient to manipulate. All other controls are manipulated via the small remote control unit that comes in the box. If you lose the remote or it gets broken, your ability to manipulate some of the controls for this unit will be lost.The remote allows you to do the following:- change the volume (remote or by hand)- increase or decrease the bass (remote only)- increase or decrease the treble (remote only)- mute the sound (remote only)- change the input selection (remote only, as far as I can tell)- and manipulate an iPod that is seated on the dock (remote or by hand - all functions)iPod manipulation is complete via the remote. You can turn on the iPod's backlight so you can see the screen, rewind or go to the previous selection, fast forward ro go to the next selection, change the shuffle status, manipulate the iPod menus, and it even has an option that does the same thing as the iPod's wheel. But, the remote is the only way that these controls can be accessed (of course you can always use the wheel on the iPod directly).Surprisingly there is no power on/off button on the remote - a large oversight in my opinion. So, when you are done listening and you want to turn the unit off you have to go over to it and reach around to the back and turn it off.All in all we are extremely pleased with this unit and it's seen lots of service at our place already. I think that it may find its best niche as a primary sound system for a small apartment, but it will be sure to find a place in any home.Worried about the price tag? Yes, it is up there. At $300+ it is a pricy unit, but I think the price is worth it for the sound.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Great docking speakers
By kevmcn
I listened to many similar products. This and the Bose top the list. Sound quality is excellent for both. The Kanto edges out the Bose based on the additional connection options (such as hooking this up to your TV).
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