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Klipsch RoomGroove Wireless iPod Speaker
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Product Description
RoomGroove Wireless iPod speaker system
Product Details
- Color: Black
- Brand: Klipsch
- Model: RoomGroove/1006602
- Dimensions: 9.65" h x 17.00" w x 8.50" l, 9.00 pounds
Features
- Robust and sleek wireless speaker system and dock designed for most iPod models and other audio playback devices
- Premium 2.5-inch woofers, crossovers, and 1-inch horn-loaded tweeters deliver accurate and compromise-free acoustics
- Charges iPods with 30-pin connectors while docked
- 1-year limited warranty
- Includes convenient remote control
- Note: The RoomGroove iPod charging function will not work with iPod touch (2nd generation), iPod nano (4th generation) or iPhone 3G.
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
By itself, the RoomGroove makes an ideal iPod speaker and dock system, but combine it with other RoomGroove speakers, and you get an affordable, high-performance wireless home audio system that dynamically brings iPods, MP3 players, and any device with an audio output to life.
 The RoomGroove iPod speaker system uses premium woofers, crossovers, and horn-loaded tweeters. |
 Enjoy your portable music in any room of the house. View larger. |
 Robust 2.4GHz wireless technology lets you listen to music on your computer via other RoomGrooves in your house. View larger. |
The robust 2.4 GHz wireless technology found in the RoomGroove offers unlimited add-on opportunities. To ensure that your RoomGroove network doesn't disturb other wireless devices, RoomGrooves are designed to sniff out your entire 2.4 GHz band to detect other wireless technologies in use, such as wireless routers, and then transmit around the spectrum used by those sources. You can avoid interference from neighboring systems by using the home code dial on each wireless RoomGroove speaker to select a code specific to all of your units.
As an added convenience, the RoomGroove gives you a choice of listening options based on what room you're in. For instance, if a home has three RoomGrooves and "Song A" is playing in the bedroom and "Song B" is playing in the office, then the RoomGroove in the kitchen can listen to either song or play what's on its own iPod.
Under the hood, the RoomGroove speaker system packs in premium 2.5-inch woofers, crossovers, and 1-inch horn-loaded tweeters to deliver accurate, efficient, and compromise-free acoustics. A frequency response range of 65 Hz to 17 kHz ensures that the music comes out crisp and clear.
The RoomGroove features a retractable dock that charges all iPods with dock connectors and comes with Apple universal well inserts to accommodate multiple iPod sizes. Other digital devices can connect easily via an auxiliary input.
The RoomGroove not only brings out the best in your iPod, it also will work with your computer. All you have to do is connect the RoomGroove to your computer via its auxiliary input. Once it's connected, you can broadcast your computer's entire music library, including content from your favorite Internet radio station, to other RoomGrooves around your house.
Measuring 15.75 x 7 x 4.5 inches, the RoomGroove weighs six pounds. A remote control is included with the RoomGroove for added convenience. The RoomGroove is backed by a 1-year limited warranty.
What's in the Box
RoomGroove speaker system, remote control, power supply, and universal well inserts.
Customer Reviews
RoomGroove - Great sound, Great price, Delivers on its promises
I was skeptical about the promise of the RoomGroove when I first read the specs. I knew that the sound would be good to great as they are Klipsch. But internetworking all of them together? Seamlessly? Sure.
I have now bought 3 RoomGrooves from Amazon - where I found the price to be the lowest. The units are amazing. The sound is top notch for an all-in-one unit. The best surprise was the interconnection of the devices. It was seamless. I can now play the same music throughout my home or play different music in each room. And have the volume set perfectly for each room. I have one attached to my PC so that it can access my iTunes library. It was a no-brainer to set up. It looks great. It sounds great. For $700 total, I was able to have wireless music throughout my property.
I did suggest to Klipsch that they develop a standalone device (without a speaker system) that could be hooked into a PC for iTunes access. One that would broadcast over Klipsch cast.
Finally a wireless that performs
I'm downstairs listening to music playing on my iPod connected to a RoomGroove transmitting upstairs from in my bedroom. The sound is truly inspiring in both rooms. There are none of the typical issues that you have with wireless speakers and I've tried a few - returned all of them.
Another reviewer wrote that the remote does not work as expected. I have different results to report. I used the remote pointed at the downstairs RoomGroove to advance to the next song when then iPod is connected to the RoomGroove upstairs. This system could not have been designed to work better than that.
On the box Klipsch chose to display these words in large bold letters:
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Yes, yes, and yes. The RoomGroove absolutely delivers what it promises.
FYI - I just ordered a third RoomGroove.
Update 12/15/08 - I just ordered a fourth RoomGrove. Using these for "surround sound" for my home theater. No wires. No hassle.
Update 4/17/09 - OK, I own 5 of these now: 2 upstairs, 2 downstairs, and 1 in the garage. One of them stopped transmitting. The other problem that I have is that transmitting a recording of the ocean, it will cut out quite often and that's very annoying. It does not seem to do this as often playing music as it does with the ocean recording.
Excellent multi-room music system
I bought this product with fairly low expectations, as every other wireless home networking device I've ever bought either hasn't worked or has failed to impress.
The Roomgroove is a great piece of kit. It takes less than a minute to figure out how to use it and the wireless networking is easy. Sound quality is awesome too.
