iProng: Five stars for iP1

Wirelessaudioblog is no one to criticize website names.  I’m not exactly lighting up the world with my literal blog title.  But I can’t help but think iProng is a bbq poker-set I saw being sold on Sky Mall.  Whatever the case, they performed a thorough and enthusiastic review of iHome’s iP1.

None of this is to denigrate any of the competing products out there, some of which are excellent in their own right. But improbable as it may seem for a newcomer in this price range, the iP1 immediately becomes the new king of the hill

There were a couple insightful comments on the Bongiovi DPS technology:

I’ve seen plenty of cheaper stereo systems that included a button that would either enhance the bass or expand the spatiality of the audio, such options have generally had a synthetic quality to them, much like how a digital zoom on a camera is better than nothing but is really just a poor man’s substitute for a true optical zoom. But with the iP1, the Bongiovi button is a whole different creature, monitoring the music’s frequency spectrum for peaks and valleys and accentuating them appropriately.

Further:

…there was almost always a noticeable and desirable improvement when the B button was activated. I suspect that much like how the “enhance” button in iPhoto will occasionally turn a photo purple in its attempts to improve the color and light balance, there is perhaps the oddball occasional song that actually sounds worse with the iP1’s B button activated – but after having tested more than fifty songs from various eras and genres, I couldn’t find one.

Again, it’s gratifying to see media folks appreciate what the iP1 has brought to the compoetitive landscape.

Review: iHome iP1 : iProng Magazine.