A lot of home theater systems available today lack the capability for
expansion and restrict sounds to one room of the house. In
answering some needs from consumers, Klipsch is introducing a high-end
multi-room product series that wirelessly streams high quality sound
throughout a home.
The product technology is new and is called KlipschCast™. The
key
feature lets users create a super multi-room home audio system for
playing music and movies without having to cut holes, feed wires, or
retrofit the home in any way.
Introducing the new series is the Award winning 2007 CES Innovations
CS-700 DVD Entertainment System, a 2.1 virtual surround sound system
with a wireless subwoofer. This compact system is designed to deliver a
powerful, virtual surround sound performance on the market today. The
system’s has a wireless subwoofer and it’s easy set
up which also makes it a more user friendly product.
The CS-700 operates as a hub for wirelessly transmitting high quality
audio to not only the local subwoofer, but also other KlipschCast
products such as the RoomGroove Music Center. The product is
sold separately, and it requires no wiring other than its
power cable and has an iPod dock which is also retractable.
Klipsch is marketing its premium product toward users who want to
easily expand their Klipsch music surround sound from room-to-room
without being tied down or tripped up.”
Together the CS-700 and one or more RoomGroove units really deliver the
full-capability of the system – wirelessly sending CD-quality
music, TV or movie sound all over the house.
What is a Roomgroove unit?
The roomgroove unit is a two-way speaker design, the music system
houses dual 2.5-inch high-output woofers in a ported enclosure, a
premium crossover network system to adjust and balance the speaker and
finally the dual MicroTractrix™ Horn-loaded tweeters.
The RoomGroove’s hidden dock charges all iPods with 30-pin
connectors and it also comes with Apple universal inserts to
allow other multiple iPod sizes. The Klipsch logo touch sensor opens
and closes the dock that’s located on the front of the unit.
The RoomGroove is also compatible with other MP3 players or other
playback devices by providing an auxiliary input.
The RoomGroove is available in a black finish and ready to
perform as soon as you plug it in and dock an iPod. Its narrow
enclosure depth allows for low-profile wall mounting using
the available hardware. An IR remote control lets users select
the different KlipschCast sources.
Some KlipschCast Basics
The CS-700 sends a wireless CD-quality audio signal to one or more
RoomGroove systems, the transceiver section as it is called. This
signal can be the same one playing on the main CS-700 signal or an
entirely different source: The CS-700 is able to transmit up to two
separate sources at the same time. An example of this is the
CS-700 can transmit a DVD movie to the living room, while the
RoomGroove transmitts the AM/FM tuner to the kitchen. Now
that’s a really cool feature to have.
The RoomGroove can also play music in the same room using its iPod
dock, or through its auxiliary input for other MP3 players. The
RoomGroove is a transceiver, it can transmit as well as receive,
allowing the unit to send this music signal to other RoomGroove units
throughout the house. Users could make a multi-room music system with
just RoomGroove units. The 2.4GHz wireless technology added to these
units offer unlimited add-on opportunities.
CS-700 DVD Entertainment System
This entertainment system uses digital processing circuitry to simulate
the effect of a larger, five-speaker system using only two
wired satellite speakers, a wireless subwoofer and an
A/V center.
Each wired satellite houses 3-inch shielded woofers and a 0.75-inch
magnetically shielded tweeter mated to an exclusive Tractrix®
Horn, that produces more output using less energy.
The subwoofer houses an 8-inch down-loaded woofer and 200 watts of
amplifier power to generate hard-hitting bass response. Because of its
compact size and wireless capability, this subwoofer can easily be
stashed away out of site while delivering some thunderous low end Bass.
The A/V center features along with a progressive scan DVD player with
Dolby® Virtual Speaker technology, AM/FM tuner and 3 auxiliary
inputs, including High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI). It also
features an HDMI output for passing digital signals to a TV. A simple
universal remote control works all the system functions including the
TV and other entertainment devices.
Advertised as plug-and-play, the CS-700 can be operating in as little
as 10 minutes. All it takes is hooking the color-coded wiring to the
satellites and TV then up to the A/V center and then plugging in the
A/V center's power cable. With the system's subwoofer, all you
have to do is plug its power cord into the wall, as this is wireless
and no other connections are needed. A step-by-step set up
guide is included.
Availability
Both the CS-700 and RoomGroove will be commercially available in May
2007.
