Chestnut Hill Sound George

Audio Speaker System for IPod

The George, Chestnut Hill, a new sound, called strange audio system for fourth generation Apple iPod and time. Sure, it’s expensive, but this iPod dock is super and able to put out unbelievably good sound. If you want to get the best possible sound from your iPod and are willing to pay for it, this high-end iPod dock provides.

George beautiful the view that enhanced. Weight 10 pounds and measures 4.5×14.1×8.6 inch (HWD), this is slightly greater than the average table-top radio, and features a removable speaker grilles, and compressible side panel that allows you to customize your unit. The company says will begin to offer a variety of “skins” (in cherry, walnut, oak or black) in the month of October for about $ 99 each. Color speaker grilles will also be available for $ 29.

Like many iPod music system, there is a jetty built on top of the unit that recharges your iPod when attached to this (and George is inserted in). This system is equipped with the typical assortment of plastic sleeves or universal adapters that are designed to make your particular iPod model fit snugly in the dock. But what is unusual about George is the dock module itself is removable, and Chestnut Hill had said that he will eventually offer optional HD Radio module that includes the new iPod docks and accessories that will clip to the back of the unit. It’s not clear how much the new module will cost, but it appears quite easy to install. Modular design and also opened the way for other expansion possibilities in the future.

George’s design is the only real disappointment. First, It’s easy to mute or un-sound-when you remove the music away from the dock. The mute / snooze button is right where your fingers naturally land to take control. Second, the Speaker is not increased-angled, which is bad news for people who want to listen to their system at the table. That’s because the speaker sound will be shot in the chest rather than your ear, unless you really want to stoop low when you listen. Another problem with this setup is that you will not have a lot of separation between speakers for stereo imaging. Left and right speakers are around 6 inches, so unless your nose an inch from the screen, you can forget about the concept of a sonic “sweet spot.” (The sweet spot of the three dots appear the same side of the triangle two symmetrically placed speakers will make the head.) In an ideal world, the tweeters should sit at the ear-level place for the ideal balance between voice and speaker for optimal stereo separation. So, realistically, this is a bookshelf unit and should really be set at ear level. Initially, the only problem we have been raising and lowering the volume when the remote to navigate through the menu system. Because the two button navigation and volume control as an iPod scroll wheel, you have to wait a menu to switch back to the track to play a note or press and hold the menu button to return to the home screen (hours). After reading the company’s Web site, you can shorten the time required for the system “time-out” play with the screen if no key is pressed.

George’s voice quality is superior is an iPod audio system. To be fair, most docks cost less than half as much. But if you want powerful speakers that will not distort at high volume, fine and clear detail in the mid-to high-frequency, strict subwoofer that will rattle your innards rattles cage alone before, and EQ settings can be adjusted on a specific frequency and low high-end realms
Speakers sounded a bit rich at first, but after messing with the EQ to the results of rock, pop, and rap music: a plus-two increase at 80 Hz and four-plus increase in the 8 kHz, with the subwoofer knob on the back panel maximum. An audiophile might say you should not need to adjust the EQ settings to get the sound that is very good, and very true to high-end gear, but this is all-in-one product for discriminating audiophiles. After making this change, this system blew me away. To fulfill personal preference and confident you will be able to find the speakers quite impressive your friends.

Remote uses standard Zigbee communication unit to communicate with the main round of 25 feet. Because the Zigbee-based RF (radio frequency), there is no line of sight will be necessary because the standard infrared remote. – Zigbee uses the same crowded 2.4GHz frequency band shared by Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices as well as many cordless phones – but you can change the “path” if you find that something is interfering with the signal from the remote. Far from a removable lithium-ion battery recharges when you have docked at a remote main unit, or outside the contents, including back up. (The system comes with extra grill piece that covers the remote space usually sit when docked.) When the update system firmware, you do, however, have to dock at remote main unit firmware must be applied because both the main and the remote unit. There is also that, depending on the number of songs that have been stored in your iPod, it can take more than a minute for the first sync your iPod with the remote. The good news is that because the system cache or your iPod’s contents, so it does not need to fully Resync everything every time you dock your iPod. However, if your friend iPod dock, you have to Resync your iPod at the time you place it in the dock.

George’s whole function, except the subwoofer prominent panel on the back, can be operated via the buttons on the remote. One of the main drawbacks of most home iPod speaker system is a remote control that comes with the unit offers only limited control of your iPod. Keep your iPod in the dock of the speaker and you can do a little more forward and skip back through tracks (and playlists may be), raise and lower the volume, and pause and play the audio. If you are lucky, the speaker has a screen big enough for you to be able to see what song is playing from more than a few feet away. Most do not, because they rely on the iPod screen to display the relevant track and navigation info. It is important, Whatever that may be able to control the volume, EQ settings, radio surfing, skipping songs, setting the alarm time, or hitting the snooze-button can be done from a distance, even without the remote to the speaker. The wireless protocol used for this system is called Zigbee, and operate at one of 26 channels. You may have to experiment to find the channel with the least amount of interference, in which there are quite a few wireless competition. Four small circles, like a bar in the mobile phone, shows signal strength at a time.

Aux source options that have to listen to non-iPod devices connected through the jack on the rear panel. There are two rows of the key physical, numbers one through eight, at the bottom of the screen. They comply with the tab, and in different screen modes they perform tasks different. For example, in iPod mode, the screen replicates the iPod display, but with more options. In this case, the tab key and the letter that is connected to a group of artists to speed up the search. In alarm mode, and the tab key is used to help you quickly select the song and volume level that you want to wake up to. At the bottom of the remote, there is an easy to use click wheel configuration is more or less mimics the iPod’s array, and this is what you will use, especially when navigating through your music library.

George is also an AM / FM radio, alarm clock and also the powerful which allows you to wake up to the tracks on your iPod or radio, and it comes with a full set snooze / sleep options. Chestnut Hill, plans to update the device firmware hold this can be done either via USB on a Mac or PC. Finally, the FM / AM tuner is fine-that means that when you reach the final on the FM frequency of “fast,” immediately hops around to the first on the AM band. In addition, the tabs and the buttons on the remote in this capacity serve as station preset. What makes the radio functionality is a unique number you can save a preset, and “bandless” tuning that blends FM and AM stations (there is no separate button for AM and FM, you can simply roll from AM to FM). You can save as much as 24 presets, with 6 presets per “page” on the remote’s screen. What took a little way that is used is that “4″ and “8″ also functions as the “previous” and “next” navigation control is not entirely intuitive and can cause you to accidentally scroll from one page to the front of the station is not changing.

While in some ways it’s nice that you get a lot of presets, the people who listen to only a few stations may be found to be 24 too many – and, unfortunately, you need to set up all 24 slots, or you risk getting static if you click on one of the standard preset that does not comply with one of the stations in your area. We also noticed that there does not seem to be an antenna, which means you must attach the included AM and FM antennas (like most FM antennae that are included with the iPod, the system that George’s only wire). We have no complaints about the unit’s ability to pull in the station with an antenna that is included, but you can upgrade them if you want. Technical support, FAQ, and manuals can be found on the Chestnut Hill Web site, or phone (617) 618-1800 (ext. 2) with questions. Company offers a 30 day money back guarantee of satisfaction on George.