Vocals sound very up-front and clear–I could hear every little rasp in Louis Armstrong’s voice on Ella and Louis Again, and Ella Fitzgerald’s voice rings like a bell. Overall, I didn’t find significant difference between the sound from a CD and that from an iPod (using Apple Lossless files).
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On default settings, the sound is very full and rich thanks to the subwoofer, and you can use the Jog menu to tweak the bass and treble and get the sound balanced just the way you like it. The IR remote’s control layout could use some tweaking, and you lose some granularity of control compared with using the speaker’s buttons. At least the most important button (snooze/mute, what else?) is big enough and conveniently located on top. Using the buttons on the front is easy enough, though I’d rather have larger and more distinct buttons for mornings when I’m not quite firing on all cylinders. Pairs of buttons on either side of the screen control the alarm and clock functions, and 17 more under the screen control the slot-loading CD player, AM/FM radio, and iPod functions. Just above the LED display on front is a slot-loading CD player, eject button, and a green CD indicator. The 745i’s front bezel may seem like a cockpit with all the buttons and labels, but it’s actually pretty simple to use as long as you can read the tiny labels next to each button.
You can also attach the included AM loop and FM antenna for better radio reception. (The 3.5-mm jack can also be used for another line-in source.) The back of the iPod dock has connectors for composite and S-Video, and there’s a slot on top for the remote, as well as the universal dock. Of course, it weighs about 12 pounds, thanks to the built-in subwoofer and integrated power supply, and you’d better have a decent-size nightstand.Īttaching the iPod dock is a matter of plugging in a 3.5-mm and a 2.5-mm cable to the appropriate ports on the back of the speaker.
The features, compactness, sound, and power offset the few minor quirks to make this a satisfying way to make your iPod rock out with its clock out, even at the hefty MSRP of $399.Ĭambridge SoundWorks packed tons of stuff into a 2.1-channel speaker enclosure that measures 5 1/4 inches high by 14 inches wide by 9 3/4 inches deep. We got our hands on one and nightstand-tested it for a week, and it was no letdown. The all-in-one CSW Radio CD 745i has sophisticated looks (in black or white), thanks to a bevy of on-board controls. IPod clock radios are a dime a dozen, but renowned speaker maker Cambridge SoundWorks supercharged theirs with beefy sound and a built-in CD player.
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