SlashGear Japan
There must be something in the air; mere days after Sonoro’s luxury CD clock-radio went on sale in the US, Vita Audio have announced their own hand-crafted all-in-one audiophile music system. The R4 is being described as “a traditional music player for the 21st century”, complete with walnut veneer or white piano lacquer finish, and comprises a CD player, DAB radio, iPod dock and USB port. It also has Vita’s unusual remote control “rotodial”.
The rotodial normally sits in a niche on the top of the R4, but can be removed and used as a remote control for while you’re sipping brandy by the fireplace. Sound is via a 2.1 speaker setup, with 80W of power overall. The DAB radio picks up digital signals in the UK, and there’s FM with RDS as a backup. The CD player can handle normal discs or MP3/WMA discs.
As for iPod support, everything since the iPod Mini and 4G iPod range has a place in the R4’s dock, including the iPhone when in airplane mode. With both USB – which can play media files stored on memory sticks – and auxiliary inputs, there’s plenty of flexibility for a lifestyle system too. Then again, considering the price you’d expect it: the Vita Audio R4 will ship in the UK in June, priced at £500 ($974) for the walnut and £550 ($1,071) for the white lacquer version.
[via Shiny Shiny]
2 Responses to “Vita Audio R4 luxury iPod-ready CD & DAB radio”
J N Khanna June 3, 2008
Listening to music has come a long way since a decade ago and modern music instruments are a must possess thing for the younger lot. On the surface, the features and the price look attractive. However, the presentation lacks quality as there is neither a proper headline nor a formal beginning. The language is very faulty as the punctuation marks are missing or wrongly placed. The images given are not pleasing to the eyes. They are wrongly placed and lack any kind of uniformity.
-2J N Khanna June 3, 2008
Please ignore the previous comment.
Listening to music has come a long way since a decade ago and modern music instruments are a must possess thing for the younger lot. On the surface, the features and the price look attractive. However, the presentation lacks quality as there is neither a proper headline nor a formal beginning. The language is very faulty as the punctuation marks are missing or wrongly placed. The images given are not pleasing to the eyes. They are wrongly placed and lack any kind of uniformity. The music system in question seems to possess all the features of an iPod / MP3 player plus FM. But the real test is the acceptability of the product which depends on its performance that will be known only when it comes to the market. So, better wait till it is actually used by people and their opinion is available before making a buying decision.
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