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The 1 in tweeter in each Aktimate Mini speaker, which sits above a 5.25in woofer (now hidden behind a metal grille), has also been redesigned as a soft dome tweeter with neodymium magnet.
The Aktimate Mini speakers package is made up of a pair of powered speakers, one master and one slave, capable of 40W per channel. The master speaker contains the amp, an iPod dock on the top (which can be covered when not in use) and all the inputs.
These include two sets of RCA stereo inputs for hooking the speakers up to a CD player or your TV, plus a 3.5mm jack for attaching an MP3 player or phone. There’s a stereo analogue output too, for daisy-chaining other Mini speakers together, or adding a subwoofer.
This makes them hugely flexible – doubling as a speaker package for your TV or CD player with the convenience of a built-in iPod dock makes them quite an attractive proposition. However, the two-speaker design won’t work for everyone and their need for careful placement (more on that later) should be a consideration too.
There’s also a small remote control in the box for controlling these functions from afar.
The iPod/iPhone dock is of the old 30-pin style, meaning iPhone 5 or new iPod users will have to get a Lightning adapter, hardwire into the 3.5mm jack or make use of the Bluetooth dongle instead.
Compare the sound between what the Aktimate Mini are capable of with even the most high-end of all-in-one iPod docks, and the difference is immediately apparent. For a start, they’re capable of true stereo sound, and far outdo their dock competition when it comes to out and out sound quality.
Dock your iPod or iPhone and the sound is solid, lively and punchy. There’s a good dynamic variation here, and a wider sound than you’ll get out of any dock avt this price range. While docks struggle to shake their physical form when it comes spreading the sound away from a single point, the Mini speakers place you right in the middle of the music making it more difficult to pinpoint where the music is originating from.
The 1 in tweeter in each Aktimate Mini speaker, which sits above a 5.25in woofer (now hidden behind a metal grille), has also been redesigned as a soft dome tweeter with neodymium magnet.
The Aktimate Mini speakers package is made up of a pair of powered speakers, one master and one slave, capable of 40W per channel. The master speaker contains the amp, an iPod dock on the top (which can be covered when not in use) and all the inputs.
These include two sets of RCA stereo inputs for hooking the speakers up to a CD player or your TV, plus a 3.5mm jack for attaching an MP3 player or phone. There’s a stereo analogue output too, for daisy-chaining other Mini speakers together, or adding a subwoofer.
This makes them hugely flexible – doubling as a speaker package for your TV or CD player with the convenience of a built-in iPod dock makes them quite an attractive proposition. However, the two-speaker design won’t work for everyone and their need for careful placement (more on that later) should be a consideration too.
There’s also a small remote control in the box for controlling these functions from afar.
The iPod/iPhone dock is of the old 30-pin style, meaning iPhone 5 or new iPod users will have to get a Lightning adapter, hardwire into the 3.5mm jack or make use of the Bluetooth dongle instead.
Compare the sound between what the Aktimate Mini are capable of with even the most high-end of all-in-one iPod docks, and the difference is immediately apparent. For a start, they’re capable of true stereo sound, and far outdo their dock competition when it comes to out and out sound quality.
Dock your iPod or iPhone and the sound is solid, lively and punchy. There’s a good dynamic variation here, and a wider sound than you’ll get out of any dock avt this price range. While docks struggle to shake their physical form when it comes spreading the sound away from a single point, the Mini speakers place you right in the middle of the music making it more difficult to pinpoint where the music is originating from.
