Buy Chestnut Hill Sound George Audio Speaker System for iPod (White)Chestnut Hill Sound George Audio Speaker System for iPod (White) Product Description:
- Brilliant Sound. Drop in your iPod, select your favorite tune and hear it in a whole new light.
- Ultimate Control. Navigate through your music faster and easier than any other system.
- Smarter Radio.Traditional presets are great, if you have a photographic memory
- Advanced AM/FM alarm clock with BANDLESS Tuning
- Powers/charges iPod while docked
Product Description
George is the first digital audio system to combine an iPod music playback system, full-feature wireless remote, Bandless AM/FM radio, and alarm system in one product. George's front panel becomes the remote and presents all iPod, radio, and alarm information as well as the unique ability to control all. George's remote uses Zigbee-based RF technology and incorporates a high-resolution, graphic display. Also, George is the only table-top audio product capable of having its software updated through USB. George is supported by Chestnut Hill Sound's team of audio professionals, many of whom have extensive experience supporting the most demanding customers in the highest profile installations.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
Spectacular, great-sounding, and beautifully designed!
By R. Thompson
GEORGE does things very differently from most iPod products. The beauty of the iPod is it's interface, and Chestnut Hill has spent a great deal of time thinking about how users interface with GEORGE. What they've come up with is elegant and allows a significant feature set while remaining elegantly simple to use.In a brilliant touch, the controls can be removed from the radio and placed in a charging stand. In this configuration everything functions as before, only wirelessly. You can put the radio a distance away -- with your iPod mounted on top -- and have complete control of both GEORGE and the iPod from your nightstand.The sound quality also differentiates this product. It does not try to hide or gloss over the fact that it is a small box by using electronic tricks. Instead, it packs the cleanest, tightest, and truest sound I've yet heard from a box of this size. The bass is tight and musical, without the BOSE tendency towards flatulent exaggeration. Treble is good and articulate, without sounding harsh or edgy. And, considering it's size, GEORGE creates a decent stereo image as well. Just for reference, I own a BOSE SoundDock, Apple HiFi, and have quite a bit of higher-end audio gear. GEORGE has proven to be one of the best-engineered iPod-related products I've ever owned.Furthermore, the designers did not ignore the design of the built-in radio tuner. Connected to a Sangean Twin-Coil Ferrite AM Antenna, this thing pulls in each and every AM station that my top-of-the-line Sony Shortwave radio can. FM performance is also quite good and seems every bit as good as the tuner in our Tivoli Audio Model One.Highly recommended, and we've just ordered a second unit for our guest room...[UPDATE Jan. 20,2009]Well, add "customer service, second to none" to my list of pros about the George. I recently began having issues with decreased battery life in the remote. I contacted the company at 10 p.m. PST, received a reply from Rob of Chestnut Hill Audio (within 10 minutes, via BlackBerry), and they promptly sent me a new battery for free. It's a pleasure to do business with a company who values its' customers and tries to take care of them!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.Excellence in table radios
By T. Hill
My wife and I love this system! Yes, we looked at and listened to ALL the different table radio models. First, the remote is genius, this piece alone makes the system. Second, audio quality is superb! No, it is not a high fidelity home theater or stereo system, it wasn't designed to replace those systems. It sounds better that most home-theater in a box systems (and you would have to spend a lot to beat the Chestnut Hill Sound George), and it's audio fidelity is much more than what you would expect from a table radio. The sound is very natural, weighty and deep were it needs to be, clear and detailed in the other areas (if your afraid that it will be too bright, see next--->>). Third, if you choose to do so, the adjustability (is that a word) of this system is fantastic. Make the system brighter, warmer, or softer, depending on where you place the system and what sounds best. Most table radios can't do this!!! This unit fills the kitchen (where it is located) with sound, gets plenty loud, and is easily heard in each adjoining room of the house even at low to normal listening levels. From another room, you never guess that it is a table radio, it sounds too good! Don't hesitate, get this unit, not any of the others.Well, it's been a great radio, family loves it, but, we need some repairs and I have contacted Chestnut Hill Sound twice in the last month, no response.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
I wish I had George when I was a kid
By F. Nelson
I bought George as a present for my daughter. She wanted a clock-radio but also likes to listen to her ipod Nano and wanted speakers for it so she wouldn't have to use her earbuds all the time. George seemed like the perfect fit - and it was. She uses George to listen to her ipod and uses George's alarm function to wake up in the morning (and can choose which ipod tune she wakes up to - pretty cool feature!). The detachable remote sits in its charging cradle on her nightstand while George sits on her dresser.As far as sound quality is concerned, George is obviously does not produce audiophile quality sound but the sound it produces is surprisingly full and rich for its size.The only criticisms I have are:1. The battery in the remote doesn't hold its charge for very long (leave it out of its cradle for more than an hour or two and the battery will be almost completely drained)2. The remote doesn't seem to have a very large operating range (maybe 20-25 feet at the most).3. Being able to update George's software over the internet is a very cool feature, but unless its permanent location is right next to your computer, you'll have to unplug it and take it to wherever you have a computer (it updates via USB cable) to do the update.None of the above are a very big deal for me because of the way George is used in my house, but if you're placing George in a larger room and/or if you have a hard time remembering to put rechargable remotes back in their cradles, they could be larger issues for you.I have had to call tech support only once since buying George. The remote mysteriously lost communication with the base unit and I couldn't get it back. However, I was able to talk to a tech support person immediately - no wait at all - and he solved the problem by simply having me reset George. There have been no problems since then.All in all, I'm very happy with George and so is my daughter. If you're looking for a device like this (and can afford the admittedly heft price tag) I can recommend George without reservation.
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