Feb 05, 2009 by simonp

What makes this special and different from other ‘Made for iPod’ music docks is that the Klipsch RoomGroove has the ability to share music wirelessly.

Using what they call the KlipschCast, it can send music wirelessly across to other RoomGroove units placed in other rooms, effectively delivering music from a single music source be it from an iPod or other MP3 players connected via uxiliary to everywhere else. As expected from a Klipsch, sound playback was crisp and natural, breathing life into tunes whatever the genre. Small as the speakers are, it has no trouble filling medium-sized rooms with a delightful auxiliary experience.

Verdict
Delectable proposition but priced like caviar

FEATURES
01 Aesthetics
Bathed in black with silver accents, the Klipsch RoomGroove looks like any other iPod speaker dock and is safe enough with any décor.

02 It’s not just iPod
While this is an iPod speaker dock, there’s an auxiliary input for music playback from other sources, including computers.

Not for the iPhone 3G
This current model does not support the iPhone 3G. Bummer.

QUICK SPECS
SIZE/WEIGHT: 401 x 179 x 153mm. 2.72kg.
FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 65 Hz to 17 kHz
ACOU STIC OUTPUT: 98dB
INPUTS: iPod dock. Stereo auxiliary output

Price: SGD499
Website: www.leapfroglobal.com

DID YOU KNOW? HISTORY LESSON
Klipsch was founded by Paul W. Klipsch in 1946. Back then, he hand built every speaker inside a tin shed in Hope, Arkansas. He only hired his first employee in 1948.

Note: This review was first published in Gadget3 Magazine November 2008.