Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere v2 Black Dock for iPod and iPhone
Posted by Notcot on Jun 5, 2010 in Portable Sound & Vision |
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I’m not hasty in posting reviews on items (especially electrical) until a good 6 months after usage, and let me tell you this little portable audio system delivers in every aspect, in it’s own right!
Initially the sound is excellent, loud vocals, adequate bass and well capable of dealing with hard hitting kick drum music.
The build quality and looks, is of a very good standard, with two sturdy kickstands to keep upright and solid (well placed) buttons for operation.
The battery life is unbelievable, the manufactures claim it lasts 10 hours. I for one, can vouch for this claim as our station has been on two different continents since last April, and we played music into the night, in outside open spaces, with the music at volumes to cater for 20+ people and it has delivered every time.
Some of my friends have been so impressed they’ve sought to get themselves one of these, especially when they realised we could hook up their (non-Ipod) mp3 players with a basic double ended 3.5mm Jack which I keep in the case for such eventuality.
I have been using this station with the Ipod touch (1st gen), which is fully compatible with this station with regard to functionality, but does have a couple of snags;
1. The remote control moves the cursor up & down 2 spaces with one touch of the control, you have to expertly use the remote to get from odd numbered tracks to even, and, vice versa.
2. The repeat & shuffle buttons can be confusing as you check the ipod for this toggle but it will not always indicate the correct status if it has been changed from the docking station manually (button select).
Apart from the above mentioned minor issues, this unit will not disappoint, unless you have ridiculous expectations similar to acoustics of a high end, domestic speaker system.
Rating: 5 / 5
I own a iPod Nano and a iPhone and was looking for a pair of speakers that would work with both my devices. And as I wanted to move the speakers around the house (kitchen, living room, bedroom, …) I don’t want to be tied to use them only at places where a power outlet is available. So, I was finding battery-enabled speakers.
Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere v2 are amazing and do everything I want:
- Work with iPod Nano and iPhone (it comes with a series of connectors to use on the docking station for different iPods/iPhone but they are only estetical. I never used anyone. It connects perfectly with iPod Nano 4g and the iPhone and works flawlessly with both.
- The sound is great. Awesome!
- It features an excellent battery. It lasts ~10 hours.
- It is really portable (it also brings a small case to take speakers with you)
- It is beatiful. Excellent design.
- Comes with a remote that not only allow you to play/pause, prev/next, volume up/down but also browse playlists, artists, musics (not all speakers with remote allow that)
- Comes with power adapters for UK and EU (i’m from Portugal) which is very nice and didn’t require me to buy a separate power adapter.
I really recommend these speakers. It has an excellent price-quality ratio and I am more than satisfied with my choic
Rating: 5 / 5
These are undoubtedly the best sounding portable speakers available, which makes it even more annoying that they’re no good for classical music. Logitech have built in a battery saving ‘feature’ which turns off the speakers when no music has played for about a minute. “Great” you might think – but not if this feature interprets quiet passages of music as no music and turns itself off, on mains power as well as on battery. Even with soundcheck enabled on the ipod and the volume of the piece turned up to the max in itunes some tracks were still unplayable so mine went back for a refund. Sadly I’m still looking for portable speakers that sound anywhere near as good.
Come on Logitech. There are enough people moaning about this on your own forums. Sort it out.
Rating: 3 / 5
I didn’t buy this off Amazon but had to write a review of the product anyway.
Got this for my birthday after recently purchasing an iPod Touch 8GB (2nd Gen) and could not be happier with it!
The build quality is excellent on the dock and the remote. Easy to use, I unwrappped it, plugged it into the mains, plugged in the iPod and I was off!
Use it in my smallish bedroom and it’s more than enough, the stereo XL widening is especially impressive!
I would definitley recommend this product!!
Rating: 5 / 5
So JUST after a month the iPod interface stopped working. Amazon had no interest as they only accept returns in the first month. Fair enough.
Logitechs online support was down (and still is), so I phoned. I was told the problem is with the iPod touch OS and I should test the speaker with a different iPod (I don’t have one).
So I took it into work and ran it off a colleagues laptop through the line in and it kept switching itself off. A search on the Logitech support site show a forum thread with lots of users having the same problem. The solution: Turn the source volume up and the unit down! That sounds like the worst auto-shut off I’ve ever heard of.
Add the facts the buttons aren’t very responsive, the remote doesn’t work too well (if ever), and it comes on at full volume when you plug your iPod touch in (all documented on the Logitech forum) and you’ve got a total waste of money.
Rating: 1 / 5