Eos Core System
In a previous article, I mentioned the Eos Wireless System. Well, the people at IntelliTouch were kind enough to send over a review unit (core system plus three satellites) and, I've had a few weeks to play with them. As I was unboxing my newly arrived gadget, I found a note that the president of IntelliTouch had sent over reminding me a of a couple of key points regarding the speaker system:
- I should have zero resistance in setting up the system
- The sound quality should be good, but the system is not meant to replace a home theater or stereo system
- Each unit (both satellite and base unit) is portable and well-built
As I setup and started using the full system, I found the performance to be exactly as the note had mentioned. Setting up the base unit and wireless speakers was super easy. I was able to get the base and satellite from the core system out of the box and playing music in literally three minutes. When I took all five speakers to my mom's house, I was able to get Pandora running on my iPhone playing in five different rooms across the house in under five minutes. That was really cool! The connection was pretty good except when I put one of the satellites right next to a wireless router. Even then, the connection would only break for a couple seconds ever few minutes.
The sound quality on the speakers was pretty good given their size. The bass was lacking a bit, but not really enough to be distracting. I think the sound quality would be more than fine for a party/workshop/outdoor setting. The speakers were also light, yet felt durable enough to withstand the punishment of a college party or some serious time in a garage/workshop. Each satellite though had an interesting latch mechanism for securing the power cord that I never really got comfortable with. Even after following the instructions, I never felt I was using it correctly. I eventually ended up actually breaking one of the latches.
From a price perspective, I first thought the Eos Wireless System was a bit expensive, but the more I thought about it and used the product, the more I realized it was well priced considering everything it offered. At $249 for the core system plus $129 for each additional speaker, you get zero-configurationwireless speaker system that has a range of 150 feet and can go through walls. More importantly, every piece of the system is portable and requires no permanent mounting.
The bottom line: I have to complement IntelliTouch on delivering a product exactly as advertised. The Eos Wireless System was super easy to setup and use and it was portable. The sound quality wasn't outstanding, but they were completely upfront about it. I think if you're looking to wirelessly stream music throughout a home, office, or workshop, the Eos Wireless Systems is definitely worth checking out.
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