ZVOX Mini
The ZVOX Mini is now available
$449 incl GST and freight
Now available in black
Portable, high-performance stereo/surround system.
Perfect for iPODs, LCD TVs, laptop PCs and portable DVD players.
"Knockout sound. The best I've heard." Gary
Krakow, MSNBC
ZVOX Mini: The world's smallest, simplest surround sound system.
The ZVOX Mini is a revolutionary single-cabinet audio system for use with LCD TVs, iPODs® and PCs. It is small. It is simple. It is affordable. But most importantly, it sounds unbelievably good - and unbelievably "big."
The Mini combines high-quality speakers, amplifier, a built-in powered subwoofer and the ZVOX PhaseCueTM virtual surround sound system - all in one, easy-to-connect cabinet. The Mini produces lifelike, realistic, room-filling sound - including great bass. It delivers "big system sound" from a single cabinet not much bigger than a laptop computer.
Benefits.
- The Mini is small. Only 33cm w
x 25.4cm d x 8.4cm h, the Mini will fit just about anywhere.
- The Mini is simple to install. It uses only one connecting cable to hook up to the audio outputs or headphone jack of a TV. You can also use it with iPods, PCs, satellite radios, portable CD players - anything with a headphone jack.
- The Mini is simple to use. Once it's connected to your TV, it can be controlled using the TV's remote. Because it has an auto-on/auto-off circuit, it comes on when you turn on your TV. It is so easy to use, the "owner's manual" is on one sheet of paper.
- The Mini fills a room with high-quality sound. The ZVOX PhaseCue system uses "out of phase" signals to create a very wide soundstage. You'll swear you're listening to speakers 8 feet apart from each other - even though the Mini is only 33cm wide.
- The ZVOX PhaseCue system also acts as a virtual surround sound system. While listening to movie soundtracks, owners will hear three dimensional sound - with sound effects literally "surrounding them."
- The Mini uses high-quality speakers and amplifiers. Unlike many audio systems in its price range, the ZVOX Mini doesn't skimp on speakers. It uses three long-range 6.35cm speakers and a 10cm x 15cm powered subwoofer. Created by renowned speaker designer Winslow Burhoe (formerly with AR, KLH, Boston Acoustics - and founder of EPI), the Mini is a high-performance audio system that has received rave reviews from a wide variety of critics.
- The Mini uses the ZVOX Infinite Compliance system - which connects the outer two main speakers with an acoustic tube. This system helps create big sound from a small cabinet.
Features.
- The Mini is bi-amplified, using a specially designed amplifier that includes electronic contouring for superb frequency response.
- The Mini's 10cm x 15cm subwoofer uses a high-mass long-throw design and incorporates a bandpass cabinet designed using proprietary software.
- The Mini's three 6.35cm main speaker drivers use ferrofluid and neodymium magnets to create remarkably loud, remarkably clear sound.
- Unlike most systems in its price range, the Mini uses and MDF (medium density fiberboard) wood cabinet - instead of plastic. MDF is the preferred construction material for high-performance speaker systems.
- A subwoofer output jack on the rear allows owners to connect a separate powered subwoofer (optional).
- A slim, credit card-sized remote control adjusts volume.
- Auto-on/auto-off circuit senses sound from source (TV, iPod, PC) and turns on the Mini 2 seconds later. Three minutes after it has received no signal, it automatically shuts the unit off.
- Simple, single-cord connecting system uses mini stereo jack input on rear panel.
- Two connecting cords are included: one terminates in a stereo mini jack, one terminates in a pair of RCA jacks.
- The ZVOX Mini is backed by a one year limited parts and labor warranty.
Specifications.
- 33 cm w
x 25.4cm d x 8.4cm h
- Shipping weight: 4.6 kg
- Cabinet weight: 3.2kg
- Power supply weight: 1.4kg
- Finished in suede-like scratch-resistant silver paint
- Controls:Volume (front panel), PhaseCue (front panel), Subwoofer level (back panel).
- Main speaker size: 6.35cm (three speakers total).
- Subwoofer size: 10cm x 15cm
Review Quotes
"The best I've heard…knockout sound." - Gary Krakow, MSNBC
"The Mini can create a sort of sonic dance that makes the audio sound bigger… like listening to speakers placed eight feet away from each other." The New York Times
"The ZVOX Mini is amazing in its performance, simplicity, and price. If you are looking for a convenient and portable high-performance audio system for your iPod and other devices, the ZVOX Mini is a must-have!" - About.com
"The Mini plays amazingly loud for its size. It has a particularly pleasing tonal balance too. Music sounds like music. With heavier DVD fare, the Mini showed its versatility with a big, broad wall of sound at moderate volume. Enveloping, virtual-surround effect with soundtracks too." -The Chicago Tribune
"Check out the ZVOX Mini, which does basically the same thing as Apple's Hi-Fi Dock, and it costs less. The sound is enormous." - Steve Bass, pcworld.com
"Diminutive competitor to iPod Hi-Fi costs less, sounds better. Unmatched sound quality for the price; excellent build quality; easy setup; a great system for TV-perfect for a dorm room or bedroom.The Mini also outclasses every other one-piece system we've heard in terms of soundstage and imaging. ZVOX's PhaseCue technology is designed to simulate the ambience and sense of space you'd get by listening to a live performance (or at least a system with separate left/right speakers), and it works exceptionally well. As I tested the Mini, I was regularly surprised by the expansive soundstage I heard; on many tracks, audio appears to come from well outside the Mini. In fact, when I had the Mini set up in my listening room-in between my home stereo speakers, which are placed on stands approximately 8 feet apart-a number of people mistakenly thought the Mini's music was being produced by the left and right speakers. And when connected to a TV, on several occasions I thought someone in the next room had said something to me; it was actually someone "offscreen" in the movie or TV show I was watching. At the same time, individual instruments-for example, a saxophone in a jazz ensemble-remain distinctly placed in space, so you don't get the sort of fake "surround sound" produced by less effective processing. I haven't heard another system, portable or stationary, that sounds as good in the same price range. The ZVOX Mini is highly recommended." - Playlist
