Cool deal on the Klipsch ifi

[yyoo]

Sorry if this may be off-topic, but I thought folks here would be interested. I've been eyeing the Klipsch ifi for a long time, but it was hard to justify to my wife given their $400 pricetag. Now Klipsch is offering refurbished ones for half price. I just snapped one up.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Factory-Refurbis...QQcmdZViewItem

This is the very best 2.1 system you're likely to find anywhere near that price. I've auditioned them at an Apple store and they clearly blew away the Bose SoundDock and the iM7's and are said to much more accurate and musical than any existing 2.1 system designed for PCs. Note that the Klipsch ifi isn't portable. The subwoofer weighs a good 40 pounds alone.

I'm not affiliated with Klipsch in any way.

P.S. I posted in the Portable Audio forum because these are designed for use with iPods. However, they have a line-in that any DAP or other audio source can use.

 

[Dale Caliente!]

So this works with any MP3 player?

 

[skudmunky]

meh, it's pretty cool. What I want is someone to tell me how good the sound quality on the Zen Micro Traveldock is.

 

[yyoo]

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Originally Posted by Dale Caliente! So this works with any MP3 player?

Yep, but if you don't have an iPod, you'll need a line out cable (stereo mini-plug to stereo mini-plug) to connect your headphone jack to the line-in on the Klipsch dock. Unfortunately, Klipsch doesn't include the cable, but you can pick one up for a buck or two at your local Radio Shack.

Added: non-iPods would need something like this...
http://froogle.google.com/froogle_cl...plug&scoring=p

 

[yyoo]

You can find discussion of these speakers over at the Klipsch forums:

http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/18/ShowForum.aspx

 

[Dale Caliente!]

stereo mini-plug to stereo mini-plug, does that give you the same sound quality as the iPod in that dock thing.

Is this system worth it if you don't use an iPod for it.

 

[imported_Echo_]

is this as good as gettin a high end 2.1 computer speaker system?

or 2 bookshelf speakers?

 

[Dale Caliente!]

So after a bit of reading, this thing looks to be more a compact stereo system, but better then a high end 2.1 computer system. A good thing.

Basically what we have here is an amp, sub, and satellites. I can't forget an iPod dock and compactness.

Seems to be a good system I might pick up. Then soon buy an iPod 5G to attach to it.

Might wanna check this out too...

Altec Lansing FX-6021
http://playlistmag.com/products/complete/53-detail.php

Anyone have good reviews for the Klipsch iFi?

Here are a few:
http://www.bonafidereviews.com/article.php?id=99
http://playlistmag.com/reviews/2005/05/ifi/index.php

 

[Mr.Sneis]

I'm not too keen on the looks, but as a Klipsch fan I wholly stand by their products! I want to hear this thing!

 

[yyoo]

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Originally Posted by Dale Caliente! stereo mini-plug to stereo mini-plug, does that give you the same sound quality as the iPod in that dock thing. Is this system worth it if you don't use an iPod for it.

The quality of sound you would get depends on the quality of the signal you're getting from the headphone jack on your player. But, in general, it would not likely be as clean as the iPod line-level output.

As for whether it's worth if you don't have an iPod, I've read good reports by non-iPod users, but you might want to check to see if your local Apple store has a iFi set up as a demo and bring your MP3 player (plus cable) to the store and audition it for yourself.

P.S. I think some Best Buys have demo units too.

 

[yyoo]

It looks like the first 26 went very quickly. They've put up 25 more.

They claim most of these units were demo or review units and not customer returns.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Factory-Refurbis...QQcmdZViewItem