After narrowly lose theBattlemodofinale , the Altec Lansing IMV712 was angry , wee-wee even . A disconnected decision loss was n’t what the heavyweight had in judgement as we called a few extra low blows on behalf of the lightweight champion , the Griffin Amplifi .
So the IMV712 begged for another fight , request the biggest , baddest dock we could drop at him . And it just so fall out we had one wharfage we could n’t let in in the competition due to rumored steroid use balloon the cost , the $ 499 Chestnut Hill Sound George .
It was the complete unfair catch - up to please our underappreciated IMV712 , which is the entire reason we ’re not doing a mind to steer . dispatch the jump for a more standard review of the Chestnut Hill Sound George . And we ’ll give you some impressions of how it stack up to the IMV712 .
DESIGN
The George … I’m distressing … the GEORGE is Chestnut Hill Sound ’s only product . And it ’s clear that there has been enough intention behind the design to base a troupe . It starts with a gorgeous remote control base upon the Zigbee standard ( think Wi - Fi with lower bandwidth ) . The pier downloads your entire tracklist from your iPod and commit it wirelessly to the remote control . I did n’t notice a postponement , but a full iPod can take up to one second to sync .
From here , the user interface is unflawed , as long as you like the standard iPod menus . Because the layout is copied near verbatim , the conflict which include a few convenient quicktabs on the “ Now toy ” screen . A clickable bike has a strong rubberlike feel , and form just like Apple ’s trademark minus the touch sensitivity .
The result is zero learning curved shape .
Plus you could read radiocommunication , fix the warning signal , or activate the course in from the remote . But our favorite part ? A snoozesque button on top deaf-and-dumb person the sound . The backlit remote is effective for about four hours of employment , and automatically reload on the Qaeda station .
SOUND
If the Bose Sound Dock was able to deliver on all its promises , it might be called the George . Beucase you get that Bose feeling of equaliser , cleanliness and resonance , but with a plenty of bass that follow the mellow and mids with precision .
Listening to folk hand us guitar that could effervesce with vocal that flowed like silk . We apprise the Griffin despite its over - performing extreme , and there may be similar component of the midrange that seems miss from the George ’s pop medicine repertoire , but when listening to authoritative , these inclination pay off , offer up us clean instrumentation that hit you wish some of your music was recorded at a high bitrate .
To liken the sound timber flat to the excellent IMV712 , we ’d call it a pilus less metal , and much richer in the lowest ranges ( tubas really off your catgut nicely ) . And the IMV712 is not very unspoilt at playing at the most quiet volumes , which is a non - exit for the George .
Does it sound low-cal years ( $ 150 ) , beneficial than the IMV712 ? In the audio world , yes . Most ears will notice a difference in that the George has a real component of sharpness and another finish of delicacy in every range .
I ’ve had both the IMV712 and the George hooked up for the past week . And I ’ve found myself not only listening to the George more , but listening to medicine more because of the uttermost convenience of the remote control .
Call it a racy homo ’s iPod dock , or a poor humans ’s Sonos . But I think the George is deserving its steep $ 499 pricetag for those look for a compact system that can sway a room . Now if only more of us had the money lying around .
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