The Logitech Pure-Fi Elite stands above the iPod speaker competition with a can't-miss combination of excellent design, great sound, and a low price. The Logitech Pure-Fi Elite is a sleekly designed iPod speaker system with AM/FM radio. It has composite and S-Video output for displaying photos and videos from compatible iPods. It boasts an excellent LCD display plus the good sound quality, with decent bass and clarity for a speaker system this compact. And most especially, it's affordable.
Unfortunately, it has no alarm to go with the clock. The S-Video slot is recessed, making it difficult to plug in some S-Video cables. Also, the video output doesn't work with sixth-generation video iPods.
The Pure-Fi Elite is an all-black affair that caters to owners of like-colored iPods, but white and other rainbow-hued iPods don't clash too badly with the system; they'll just stand out against the black background rather than meld into it.
It includes an easy-to-read LCD-screen backlit control buttons located just below the display. One of the changes Logitech made was to those buttons--in the AudioStation they were touch sensitive, in this model they're standard, pressure-sensitive buttons. the 8-pound system measures 16 inches wide (at the front), 7.25 inches high, and 4.25 inches deep, which makes it shelf-friendly.
Logitech has redesigned the remote for the Pure-Fi and we found the new remote, which has raised, rubberized buttons designed to be easier to use, though it's not intuitive how to get to the bass and treble controls.
We were easily able to connect a standard composite cable (you know, the yellow video cable), but S-Video offers better quality, so you may have to shave down the plug on an S-Video cable to make it fit the connection. It's important to note that while the Pure-Fi Elite's video output works fine with older video iPods, it isn't compatible with the latest generation of video-enabled iPods, including the iPod Touch, the Classic, the new Nano, and the iPhone.
The included power adapter is pretty bulky. We suspect this has something to do with having to power an 80-watt system (that's the number listed in the specs anyway), but just be aware that it isn't all that easy to hide.
Specifications:
Unfortunately, it has no alarm to go with the clock. The S-Video slot is recessed, making it difficult to plug in some S-Video cables. Also, the video output doesn't work with sixth-generation video iPods.
The Pure-Fi Elite is an all-black affair that caters to owners of like-colored iPods, but white and other rainbow-hued iPods don't clash too badly with the system; they'll just stand out against the black background rather than meld into it.
It includes an easy-to-read LCD-screen backlit control buttons located just below the display. One of the changes Logitech made was to those buttons--in the AudioStation they were touch sensitive, in this model they're standard, pressure-sensitive buttons. the 8-pound system measures 16 inches wide (at the front), 7.25 inches high, and 4.25 inches deep, which makes it shelf-friendly.
Logitech has redesigned the remote for the Pure-Fi and we found the new remote, which has raised, rubberized buttons designed to be easier to use, though it's not intuitive how to get to the bass and treble controls.
We were easily able to connect a standard composite cable (you know, the yellow video cable), but S-Video offers better quality, so you may have to shave down the plug on an S-Video cable to make it fit the connection. It's important to note that while the Pure-Fi Elite's video output works fine with older video iPods, it isn't compatible with the latest generation of video-enabled iPods, including the iPod Touch, the Classic, the new Nano, and the iPhone.
The included power adapter is pretty bulky. We suspect this has something to do with having to power an 80-watt system (that's the number listed in the specs anyway), but just be aware that it isn't all that easy to hide.
Specifications:
- Product Type: Speaker system with digital player dock
- Width: 16 in
- Depth: 4.3 in
- Height: 7.2 in
- Weight: 7.9 lbs
- System Components: 2 x speakers
- Speaker Type: Active
- Max (RMS) Output Power (Total): 80 Watt
- Built-in Devices: Alarm, AM/FM radio
- Controls: Bass, Treble, Power on/off
- Additional Features: Built-in LCD display
- Speakers Included: 2 x Satellite speaker - 2-way
- Included Accessories: IPod adapter kit
- Remote Control: Remote control - Infrared
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