Apple Announcement
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- mrdobolina0
Isn't some of this new stuff just a bite of Windows Media Center?
:D
- gruntt0
If a monkey has dandruff you don't offer him pudding. You know what I'm saying?
- mrdobolina0
it does seem like these new features are last year's media center features. Not that it is bad, but if the shoe were on the other foot, the black turtlenecks/architect glasses would say it.
- PacoTaco0
the biggest media center bite
Although... microsoft is leaps ahead. Plus, they are releasing a new one soon on the vista stage
- mightyj0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aud…
I am not one but one of my friends is and he has a seriously expensive set up at home. Consists of some custom made speakers and an insanely expensive record player and no not a technics mk2 or the like. It's a player built for certain sound.
If the system does play files at the level an audiophile would appreciate then that does say quite a bit. It's not the prettiest thing thats for sure. Audiophiles will be happy though. There is nothing out there to produce sound from an ipod at that level. Of course all the illegal mp3 files will not be in great quality for a system like this but most audiophiles only get the real stuff anyhow. That market is rather small though, maybe steve is into that.
Either way I wouldn't buy it, but I am sure many will. I guess it is also 5 channel which the bose is not.
- mg330
Was just reading some comments on engadget...
$99 leather case that offers no access to ipod functionality is STUPID STUPID STUPID!
Seriously, who is going to buy that?
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The Hi-Fi stereo, according to some people's observations, is niether HiFi, nor in stereo, nor at all comparable to a true stereo system.
- mrdobolina0
does everything HAVE to look like 1987 Bose products?
- mg330
It really is ugly, and from the sound of things (no pun intended) not all that great or groundbreaking.
I'd have rather them have built something undeniably drop-dead sexy that sounded like hell rather than something ugly that just might sound like the average stereo.
- mrdobolina0
so basically it is just a dock for the ipod with 5 speakers underneath it?
I'm sure you don't get that mono sound that you get out of a Y-cable running into a reciever. but if it doesn't have RCA jacks, it can only be used by the ipod, if not run from a 1/8 inch jack, right? So all other audio sources will be mono.
- todelete__20
No. I think it's only 3 speakers. 2 of the 5 are actually ports for the center subwoofer.
Not hearing it I can only imagine it's their attempt at the Bose which is basically the same idea, less open.
- mg330
It's so ugly.
- mrdobolina0
a stereo geek buddy used to say
"No Highs, No Lows, Bose"
This dude spent like 30 grand on his home stereo, what a dipshit.
- mg330
There's an old Tom Green episode where he visits Fabio at his home.
Fabio has this absolutely insane stereo set up. All this equipment, looks like something out of NORAD.
He won't tell Tom how much it costs, and Tom says "$20,000? Fabio did you pay $20,000 for this stereo?"
Fabio briefly laughs and says
"Maybe for the cables."
- arinya0
agreed that speaker thing is ugly...wtf apple?
- Meeklo0
first of all..
an audiophile is not going to be using an ipod.That being said, does it really matters if it doesn't sound as great as a pair of ns10s?
other than that, I don't think it's ugly, it might not look great but it's not ugly.
:)
- kyl30
another year without the iBrator =(
- cruz_azul0
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There's an old Tom Green episode where he visits Fabio at his home.Fabio has this absolutely insane stereo set up. All this equipment, looks like something out of NORAD.
He won't tell Tom how much it costs, and Tom says "$20,000? Fabio did you pay $20,000 for this stereo?"
Fabio briefly laughs and says
"Maybe for the cables.""
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LMAOyea that is a nothing special there are like 50 other products that do the same thing out there
- harlanerskine0
this apple announcement was underwhelming
- uberdesigner0
mp3s dont sound that great to begin with
- myobie0
lol
people wanted...
and are left wanting...