XPS 2.1 Lounge
- Creating a mood with sound and style…
Description
- Designed in the « Lounge » Mood & Hi-Fi inspired technologies!
- 2.1 Speaker kit : 2 satellite speakers + wooden subwoofer + Remote control designed to house and connect iPod®, Zune® and any MP3 player
- Total output Power: 32 Watts RMS, Peak Power: 64 Watts
- Exclusive Design
- Wired Remote Control designed to house MP3 player:
- General Volume control
- Bass control
- External Line in connector (to directly connect the MP3)
- Stereo headset connector
- Microphone connector
- Wooden subwoofer integrating the Pass-Band technology
- Dual Echo chamber
- Bass Reflex Tube
- Wooden-made sufwoofer
- Satellites with design inspired by Hi-Fi
- Metal grid to protect the drivers
- Port inspired by Hi-Fi systems (bass-medium)
- Wall-mountable
- Magnetically shielded satellite speakers
- Speaker cable lenght: 1.80m
- Cable to connect the remote control and the computer: 1.80m
Box contents
- 2 satellites featuring a port
- Wooden subwoofer, integrates PassBand Technology
- Wired Remote Control designed to house iPod®, Zune® and MP3 players
- Cable to connect the audio source
- iPod® and Zune® Adapter
- Warranty certificate and user manual
Technology
- 2.1
- System for transmitting sound over three channels, with 2 channels reproducing medium and high range frequencies and 1 channel reproducing bass frequencies.
- Magnetic shielding
- Magnetic shielding shields against the magnetic field generated by speakers, for example. If a speaker is touching a CRT screen (television or computer), magnetic shielding is necessary to avoid disturbing the display.
- Satellite
- Satellite is the name given to a speaker which does not reproduce bass frequencies: this speaker is therefore the satellite to a subwoofer. In a X.1 kit (2.1, 4.1, 5.1 , 6.1 or 7.1), the digit before the point 1, i.e. the 2, 4, 5, 6 or 7, represents the number of satellites in the speaker kit.
- Subwoofer
- The subwoofer is a speaker which reproduces bass frequencies, and is often larger than other types of speakers as bass frequencies require larger membranes than is the case with high or medium frequencies. A single subwoofer is most often included in a speaker kit: as bass frequencies are transmitted all around the membrane (omnidirectionally) and not just in front of the membrane, a single subwoofer is sufficient to provide rich bass sound all across an area, as long as it is powerful enough. In a X.1 kit (2.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1), the digit after the period, i.e. the 1, signifies that 1 subwoofer is included.
- Speaker
- Unit reproducing an acoustic wave from an electrical signal which vibrates one or more membranes, the movements creating a sound wave.
- Line input
- Analog audio input designed to receive an unamplified sound signal. There are 2 line levels: the general public line level, at -10dBv: this is the signal output level of a Hi-Fi component connected to an amplifier via a connector known as a line input. The professional line level, at +4dBu, is much more powerful, and is used to connect studio or public-address (PA) equipment.
- Microphone input
- An analog plug to which a microphone is connected: microphone inputs may be in 6.35mm jack (1/4’’ jack), 3.5mm jack (1/8’’ jack) or XLR formats.
- Headphone plug
- Stereo audio output allowing for the connection of stereo headphones. A headphone plug uses a connector in 3.5mm mini-jack format.
- Stereo
- Abbreviation of stereophonic. A stereophonic signal is a signal transmitted over 2 channels: one channel on the left and one channel on the right, whereby the sound transmitted is different on each channel.
- Dome-shaped driver
- Speaker driver with a dome shape for enhanced sound distribution.
- Driver
- A driver is a device which transforms a signal into another signal: a speaker is a driver which transforms an electrical signal into a sound signal.
- Watts Peak Power
- Watts Peak Power represents the peak electrical power delivered by an amplifier to speakers.
Press
03/08/08 - BEL - XPS 2.1 Lounge - La Libre Essentielle
Elegance branchée
"Une elegance branchée, de belles courbes uniques, des satellites à event de la HiFi, un son suave et un clin d'oeil tendance à souhait: la télécommande est conçue pour accueillir et écouter immédiatement l'iPod ou tout autre baladeur MP3"
02/06/08 - IT - Test delle XPS Lounge su Jack
Jack ha assegnato 9/10 alle XPS Lounge 2.1
"Ti piace il design curvilineo e originale? Queste casse ti manderanno in delirio"
01/30/08 - SP - Metro - Ni Mortadelo los tiene
Metro da un repaso a los últimos "cachivaches" tecnológicos.
"Por menos de 60 euros te puedes hacer ya con Hercules XPS Lounge, un sistema que incorpora Passband, capaz de sacar lo mejor de la madera."
01/14/08 - UK - XPS 2.1 Lounge review in PC Utilities
PC Utilities gives 82% to this speaker system.
‘For £40.00 it's a very good performer'
12/12/07 - DE - XPS 2.1 Lounge review in MIM
"Vollwertige Mini-Anlage für zuhause: die XPS Lounge von Hercules."
