Cygnett Unison i-TS Tower iPod speakers
Cygnett have been very busy this week. Firstly they announce the small, stylish Cygnett Micro and now they have announced their new Cygnett Unison i-TS speaker system for the iPod and iPhone.
The two couldn’t be further apart, mainly because one of them measures just 47mm high, 105mm wide with a depth of 23mm and the other is 820mm high x 210mm deep and 265mm wide.
The new Cygnett Unison i-TS is the latest in a recent and growing line of tower iPod speakers. If the Intempo IFI-01, the Regen Reverb and Phillipe Starck’s cutting edge Zikmu speakers are anything to go by, this year tall is definitely beautiful.
Cygnett have said that the Unison i-TS is ‘A statement of powerful and precise performance, this freestanding vertical speaker system ensures crisp and authentic playback of every song on your iPhone or iPod playlist.’
Well lets hope so Cygnett, because your tower looks pretty good.
The Unison i-TS as they’ve told us is principally an iPod speaker dock; it’s also an AM/FM radio and an alarm clock.
Now Cygnett come on. Is this not supposed to be an elegant piece of technology/furniture to adorn a living space. Is someone really going to use this as an alarm clock and sit it by their bed so they can hit snooze? Hmmm.
That aside, the Unison i-TS could do just what Cygnett say as far as the sound is concerned as its got most of what it needs to give a good account of itself. Onboard are 2 x 2.5″ Woofers, a 5″ sub-woofer and a 0.8″ Tweeter from which the melodic result of a 2.1 stereo output should be heard.
The speaker dock comes with a handy remote control that lets you control the usual power/volume/mode as well as letting you adjust the treble and bass aspects and lets you move through your playlist.
You have the choice of whether your LED display is white or blue (slightly weird) and the top of the speaker around the dock, has a nice glossy piano black finish.
According to Cygnet, the Unison i-TS is compatible with all iPod Classics, all Nano’s, all iPhone’s, all Touch’s and suprisingly all Shuffle’s, (although my guess is that the Shuffles might be connected via the headphone jack) and all those iPods and iPhones that can dock with the speaker system will be charged while their sat up top on their lofty perch.
The Unison i-TS has a total power output of 36 watts which is a little underwhelming for its size, but should be plenty for a pleasurable day to day listening experience, if not enough for a completely bombastic party.
VERDICT – At first sight this is a nice looking speaker and should provide a nice experience. Although it’s not as good looking, I’d prefer the Intempo IFI-01 for sheer power, but I know many of you will prefer the Cygnett for its looks and at £50 cheaper than the IFI-O1 that’s not a bad decision at all.
Price: £199 at Play.com
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