Monitor Audio - i-deck 100 - iPod Deck

Monitor Audio - i-deck 100 - iPod Deck Review

Monitor Audio - i-deck 100 - iPod Deck Feature

• Amplified player/dock for iPhone/iPod
• Automatic Position Correction technology
• Automatic bass management
• Driver complement: two 3" C-CAM metal cone bass drivers; two .75" Gold C-CAM metal dome tweeters
• Wireless remote control

Monitor Audio's i-deck 100 is small and elegant enough to blend with any space but can fill the largest rooms with astonishingly clear, full-frequency sound that's comparable with many full-sized hi-fi systems. "Behind the sculptural aesthetics of Monitor Audio's new iDevice docks you'll find some interesting engineering, including room correction and a well-spec'd DAC," notes Michael Berk in his July 26, 2011 review for Sound and Vision magazine. Dock your iPod or iPhone, and the i-deck 100 streams its pure digital signal to a high-performance audio engine consisting of two 3" C-CAM bass drivers individually powered by customized twin 30-watt 'Class D' amplifiers, and two .75" C-CAM Gold dome tweeters, each driven by precision-tuned 15-watt power modules. The i-deck takes maximum advantage of its digital connection to your iPhone or iPod. It bypasses Apple's DAC and instead boosts sonic performance by utilizing the i-deck's 28/56-bit dual precision DAC instead. Each time you plug it in the i-deck 100, it intelligently adjusts its sound to compensate for room-boom and positioning via Automatic Position Correction technology, so you'll enjoy a wider, more natural performance than you'd expect from such a compact design. How does it perform this feat? The i-deck incorporates a built-in microphone that 'listens' to the acoustics of your room and uses its digital equalization and digital signal processing to adjust for i-deck's placement near a wall, in a corner, or all by its lonesome out in space. Automatic bass management is another great feature. It makes sure you're getting plenty of solid, undistorted bass whether you've got the volume turned down low or cranked way high.