Buy Low Price From Here Now
StudioDock: A Monitoring Milestone for the iPod Generation. Samson unveils StudioDock, a USB studio monitor specifically designed for today’s music production needs. StudioDock allows you to play or stream digital audio via USB directly to the monitors. And because the music stays digital, StudioDock produces remarkably high quality audio. The monitors also provide an onboard iPod dock so you can sync, charge and play music from your iPod. StudioDock makes life easy on musicians and producers that want to take their mix with them to listen on other consumer audio sound systems. It’s the perfect companion for today’s music producers who want true digital audio that sounds clearer and cleaner than a traditional analog cable with soundcard output.In addition to the USB functionality and onboard iPod dock, StudioDock offers studio-quality performance. The StudioDock offers 2 x 15 watts of internal power respectively, along with a 25mm silk dome high frequency driver. An all-in-one solution with studio-quality sound for the iPod generation was missing from the marketplace. StudioDock fills the void and provides an intuitive, comprehensive listening station for today’s musicians, producers and general music-lovers.
Readmore
Technical Details
- 3 inch magnetically shielded inverted cone copolymer woofer with butyl surround- 25mm silk dome high frequency driver
- Bass reflex vented cabinet design
- 2 x 20 watts of internal power
- Front-panel 3.5mm stereo aux input jack, headphone output jack, and volume control
See more technical details
By Charles (Coral Gables, Florida)
These Samson StudioDock 3i speakers are great. I use them in the living room, and do not use them w/ a computer - stricly w/ my iphone 3Gs. Sound quality is superb; crisp, good bass and capable of being very loud. I am not a "techie", but for the $91.66 range this is an exceptional product. - Phone will ring through on the speakers when someone calls, while the iphone is docked and playing music, so that's also great. They even seem to charge the iphone sometimes, but don't expect this.
By Matthew Taylor (el paso, TX USA)
I use these sometimes as an iPod dock but mainly as remote speakers for airtunes. These speakers have lots of bass for their size and the sound quality is very good. They remind me a lot of the old non-powered Minimus speakers from Radio Shack.
However, don't think you can really use them as studio monitors. The low frequencies are there, but are not accurate. The mids are accentuated on the low end by the porting. On the plus side, these have a very good stereo image -- unusual for designs where the amp is in one speaker only. Things mixed to the middle appear to exist in between the speakers, rather than off to one side.
If you need cheap but quality powered monitors, I can recommend the Alesis 520s.
If you need an iPod dock that sounds probably as good as the $200 model from Bose, and certainly better than the similarly priced junk at the discount retailers, look no further.
By Jay Janssen
Got these a few weeks ago and I'm pretty happy with them.
Pros:
- Great sound, very full, good bass response for smallish speakers.
- USB integrates perfectly with my "docked" macbook... they plug into my usb hub, I plug my usb hub into my computer when at my desk. OSX auto-switches to use them as the main output (except for sound alerts, they still go out my laptop speakers.
- independent volume control on the speakers with *tons* of headroom. I run these speakers at about the 9 o'clock volume level. (they go up to 5 o'clock).
Cons:
- Isn't "compatible" with iphone... iphone causes the standard, annoying cell noise in the speakers when docked. Iphone complains that it isn't compatible with the device (I haven't found anything "compatible" with the iphone 3GS besides Apple's charger anyway). I blame the iphone /apple for this more than the speakers.
- Dock for my iphone didn't work well... I had trouble getting it to make a connection with my iphone unless I docked it and pulled the iphone forward, which didn't seem very good. Maybe fine for other ipods. Because of the speaker noise, I prefer not to dock my iphone anyway, so I'd be happy with these speakers w/o the dock.
- Power switch for speaker is on the back of the right speaker. It's a bit inconvenient to reach over and turn it off/on. Turning it off/on while plugged into USB will wake up your sleeping macbook.
By Arboleda Crisostomo (Honolulu, Hawaii)
I needed a set of speakers that would give me clear dialogs or narrations on videos for my subtitling project. These speakers made me hear subtle sounds that I previously couldn't hear in my videos and the voices of the characters and narrations became easy to understand.
It's true what they say that there's not much bass but, for my project, I don't need it. When listening to music occasionally, I simply adjust winamp's equalizer to boost the bass, while the highs and mids remain brilliant.
I also have a set of Altec 2.1 active speakers with subwoofer,but for my subtitling project, the Studiodock serves me better.
By Hereme (Seattle, WA USA)
The StudioDock 3i is a nice, inexpensive option for sturdy desktop speakers that you can plug your iPod or iPhone directly into (nice feature). They are also fairly powerful and come with a USB wire to connect your computer or laptop into.
The sound is a bit tinny and the bass is less than advertised and expected. But there is a subwoofer input; you just need to find and add your own. If you're an audiophile and enjoy music with strong bass, you may want to find another option. And strong, complex synth sounds don't come through fully. I think I'll be a lot happier once a subwoofer is added because the highs and midranges do seem decent.
These were purchased to replace a Bose iPod dock. The sound was much better on the Bose; I just didn't think it'd be as dramatic as it is.
And despite all the features, this product is not set up to work with Airport Express. So,you will not be able to play your iTunes library wirelessly. This was a big disappointment.
After comparing some 15 different desktop speaker options between ($80-$200), I thought these would be perfect. In retrospect, the M-Audio speakers may have been worth the extra money for better sound and bass.
Images Product
Buy Samson StudioDock 3i Powered Studio USB Monitors with iPod Dock Now
No comments:
Post a Comment