At home in Florida HIFI Philips wireless music station review

Preface Page 1: preface Page 2: nextMany things in life are cyclical. Some of us think that'll never become a fashionable thing might really so appear in life, and potentially more violent than the original, such as fashion, music, literature and film, and so on.

Now there are signs that had swept over time home wireless audio system began a comeback. Maybe before you suddenly realize that much room sharing Hi-Fi music is also not very practical, the wire is wrapped around a nuisance. But now with wireless Wi-fi technology popularization and pop, manufacturers seem to have started excited: recent similar products on the market, including the launch of the company from Sky Gnome Wi-Fi radio to Sonos of more advanced wireless audio systems, etc.

Today we introduce the fly lipuxin near launched wireless music station WACS700 is also based on the concept of the product, but it is certainly not the kind of a continuation of the old concept. Seventies people can't imagine now have Wi-Fi technology and music compression technology, the original of all the impossible becomes possible.

Does Philips WACS700/05 wireless music system is a multi room Hi-fi Music System. It consists of a built-in a CD player and a 40GB hard drive base station, a satellite receiver modules. This satellite receiver unit through the base station built-in 802.11g adapter to wireless receiver and play streaming media files. WACS700/05 base station supports connection of up to five satellite receiver unit, and supports simultaneous broadcast different music content — it sounds really good. In addition, each receiving units built-in FM tuner.

The popularity of MP3 can be said that like music maximum extent from original heap all Yes music CD, and you can enjoy music anywhere, anytime. This may be the MP3 Walkman maximum advantage — of course, plus endless can share music resources. However Philips WACS700/05 system this portability to a new level: you don't even need to take it with both wireless network or PC connection — you just put the CD into the base station at the top of the CD player, and then press the "record" button, the system will automatically convert the music in MP3 format. Unfortunately the current system only supports 128Kbps and 160Kbps two compression rates.

WACS700/05 convenient "wireless" recording mode

WACS700/05 system built-in a Gracenote database file because you do not need an Internet connection you can directly find you recorded album of factions, singers, and other information. Of course, this database is accessible through a network connection to access and update.

Of course if you're already on your PC with your music collection library, you don't need to put them on WACS700/05 system re-engineering. Its base station provides the network card, and PC connection can easily with the built-in Philips Music Manager to copy music.

I put the base station is placed in the living room and then kitchen on a receiving unit. When the music comes out all is like a dream. Even when the Cook can switch music at any time without having to run to the living room to turn the CD holder. I also put the base station on the upper floors and receivers on the first floor — with several layers in the interval of Victorian stone casing — music receive and play it completely without any problems. It bidirectional remote control is also very easy to use, it has a LCD display that can synchronize with the receiver displays information about, and very often people far away from the receiving unit to see the LCD information.

Unique "party mode"

As mentioned above, you can let it sink unit while playing their music, or you can get them at the same time play the same music, so you move between all the room when it will not interrupt the music appreciation. Philips put this mode is called "party mode (Party mode)".

So far the system seem good, but it is impossible to be perfect. Initial Setup was easy going, but I found that if the base station and sink transform location problem came. After receiving the position variable unit loses the connection to the base station. But the strange thing is I found have to reinstall the base station's Manager menu to reset the base station status in order to establish a connection with the receiving unit.

Another problem is that if your music collection library number larger, browse and find the music you want are slow and cumbersome — at least compared with the iPod. Some general information, album name, singers, music genre, etc., but the process is a bit time consuming whole find; it also does not support the song or the singer's first letter to find.