Exact features and issues
Good points:
- It boots for the fist time in about 1 minute
- Fast menu navigation
- virtually no noise while operating on RCA outputs
- Very powerful speaker
- Clear sound on internal speaker
- Impressive sound clarity for Bluetooth, Lightning DOCK, DLNA (Local Network), Internet radio, FM Radio.
- FM Radio analog audio is somehow digitally reshaped so that the sound is better on it's internal speaker. Not good to listen via external amplifier.
- Can connect to hidden WiFi networks as you have the possibility to manually enter the SSID
- Very fast text search function via on screen keyboard (Internet Radio, Network Audio DLNA)
To be improved:
- Creates punch noise at resume from standby (Power button pressed). If you use the unit on an external amplifier you should first power up this unit and then the amplifier
- Bluetooth audio has some issues when playing via iPhone (latest iOS) the volume is extremely low. To fix it you have to reset bluetooth settings from the device's menu and then do a hard reboot (unplug the device from AC socket)
- If you are playing internet radio and somehow the radio station is on a busy server / low banwidth, the device gets stuck in "connecting" or "buffering" and if you click "Back" the screen remains black. You have to unplug the device to fix it.
- For network audio, (DLNA) if your server is slow, then you might experience the same issue described above as in the Internet Radio.
- The device seems to have a low frequency filter applied to RCA / Headphones output so frequencies below 40Hz are not reproduced. If you are expecting deep bass on your external amplifier, then this is not the right unit for you.
- Remote control is generally usable just for volume control.
I granted 5 stars for the product as it totally deserves them, at this refurbished price
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Refurbished