Logitech S715i rechargeable iPod / iPhone speaker unleashes next generation hyperbole
By Thomas Ricker 
posted August 4th 2010 6:41AM
posted August 4th 2010 6:41AM
Have Tunes, Will Travel: Logitech Unveils Rechargeable Speaker Dock for the iPod
Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S715i Delivers Bold Sound for iPod or iPhone, 8-Hour Battery Life
FREMONT, Calif. - Aug. 4, 2010 - Today, Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) unveiled the Logitech® Rechargeable Speaker S715i, a portable speaker dock for iPod and iPhone that delivers bold sound you can carry around. Featuring eight custom-designed speaker drivers and an eight-hour rechargeable battery, the newest Logitech speaker looks like a beauty and sounds like a beast.
"With this system, we set out to deliver our next generation in sound quality for a speaker dock for the iPod," said Mark Schneider, vice president and general manager of Logitech's audio business unit. "The new Rechargeable Speaker S715i offers eight drivers – twice that of our previous speaker docks – and includes a rechargeable battery so you can take your tunes with you. So go ahead, lose yourself in your music – and never worry about disposable batteries again."
To bring your music to life, the Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S715i delivers crisp audio thanks to two three-inch laser-tuned neodymium drivers for a rich mid range, two half-inch neodymium tweeters for crisp high notes and four two-inch passive radiators for deep bass. The result is rich, balanced audio in a compact design for iPod and iPhone.
The Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S715i comes with a wireless remote control to give you command over functions such as power, volume, play, pause, shuffle, skip and repeat from up to 30 feet (10 meters) away. For your convenience, you can take the dock with you in the included travel case that also has space for the power adapter and remote.
You know that the Logitech S715i will work with your iPod or iPhone since the speaker is certified through the Made for iPod and iPhone programs. In addition, the speaker's innovative dock design works with any iPhone or iPod with a Universal Dock Connector – no trays necessary.
Pricing and Availability
The Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S715i is expected to be available in the U.S. and Europe in August for a suggested retail price of $149.99 (U.S.).
Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S715i Delivers Bold Sound for iPod or iPhone, 8-Hour Battery Life
FREMONT, Calif. - Aug. 4, 2010 - Today, Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) unveiled the Logitech® Rechargeable Speaker S715i, a portable speaker dock for iPod and iPhone that delivers bold sound you can carry around. Featuring eight custom-designed speaker drivers and an eight-hour rechargeable battery, the newest Logitech speaker looks like a beauty and sounds like a beast.
"With this system, we set out to deliver our next generation in sound quality for a speaker dock for the iPod," said Mark Schneider, vice president and general manager of Logitech's audio business unit. "The new Rechargeable Speaker S715i offers eight drivers – twice that of our previous speaker docks – and includes a rechargeable battery so you can take your tunes with you. So go ahead, lose yourself in your music – and never worry about disposable batteries again."
To bring your music to life, the Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S715i delivers crisp audio thanks to two three-inch laser-tuned neodymium drivers for a rich mid range, two half-inch neodymium tweeters for crisp high notes and four two-inch passive radiators for deep bass. The result is rich, balanced audio in a compact design for iPod and iPhone.
The Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S715i comes with a wireless remote control to give you command over functions such as power, volume, play, pause, shuffle, skip and repeat from up to 30 feet (10 meters) away. For your convenience, you can take the dock with you in the included travel case that also has space for the power adapter and remote.
You know that the Logitech S715i will work with your iPod or iPhone since the speaker is certified through the Made for iPod and iPhone programs. In addition, the speaker's innovative dock design works with any iPhone or iPod with a Universal Dock Connector – no trays necessary.
Pricing and Availability
The Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S715i is expected to be available in the U.S. and Europe in August for a suggested retail price of $149.99 (U.S.).
Come on, Logitech... don't fall into the BOSE trap.
Seriously, how does one "laser-tune" a speaker?
@r34p3r pfff, laser tuning is nothing unless it's dome by an air plane eating shark!
@r34p3r
Well, it's questionable what value it has, but supposedly they use lasers to scan the shape of the speaker driver in order to pinpoint possible sources of distortion. Anyway, friends of mine rave about their PureFi Anywhere 2 iPod speakers, so hopefully these will be even better. I'm in the market for something anyway.
@tonicboy Actually its called a Klippel Analyzer and it is pretty significant it what it allows the designer to develop. Combined with dynamic EQ the results are actually amazing.
You cant go wrong with logitech!
Marketing BS aside, logitech have produced some class leading ipod speakers/docks.
The Mm50 for example is genuninely impressive.
@No Comment
...and this is just and updated mm50
@etwashoo2
...with more drivers...to be fair
WHY o Why o Why, dont other mobile phone manufactures come together & create a uni dock system, so that we can plug our, mototola, sony ericsson, samsung, htc phone in a pc dock, music station or HD TV dock.
Stop putting a hdmi socket on your phone & just create a uni dock on the bottom of your phones
@Newwales: They do. It's called a headphone plug.
This is Apple.
They don't want to share, hence why they put their headphone jack in awkward places on the phone.
@BlackedOut The top left corner is an awkward place. Man, I wish someone would have let all the portable media manufactures know that long ago so the would stop putting it there!
@tonicboy Docking port not headphone jack, The can use the mini usb port & just add a few more connection to the left & right of the usb port. & put on the bottom of the phone
id rather eat my own face that buy that!
@bernaa Youtube it?
@bernaa Logitech makes pretty decent audio devices now. I have a Squeezebox Radio and a Squeezebox Boom and they both deliver great sound for a small size.
@smcnally Agreed! The Squeezebox Boom sounds amazing for it's size. The whitepaper describing their audio architecture reveals they put a lot of thought into it. No shortcuts. Hopefully, this dock is of a similar quality.
It may sound good, but like 99% of these impractically designed (and somewhat pointless) docks, the iDevice has to be placed precariously without any support, so operating it causes it to flex backwards, not to mention, if the device is knocked, it will damage the docking mechanism on both devices.
One of the few devices that gets it right is the excellent looking and well built Sony ICF-C1IPMK2.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-ICF-C1IPMK2-Speaker-Clock-Radio/dp/B001EMZDJQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280920885&sr=8-2
No, I don't have an affiliation with Sony, but we have one and while it doesn't offer the same sound quality at the Logitech no doubt does, some thought has been put into the design. It's a pleasure to use too.
@Oflife But it's an alarm clock...
http://www.polkaudio.com/education/tech_article.php?id=25 - Different company, but one would assume the concept is the same.
@Quad5Ny
Lets just hope they didn't make the speaker cones out of paper that breaks down in 5 years, Logitech is known for using paper cones. =P
I love my Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere but some of the controls were damaged from someone pouring laundry soap on it...
Anyway, I'm in the market for something new and got on my computer to search but went here first. Looks fantastic. I would love a comparison between this and a bose dock.
Since we're talking about Logitec, does anyone have anything positive to say about the Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speaker System?
Well i bought 3 of the fi 2's and 1 has whimpy 2 hour battery after 20 charges? Other is dock broke after a month., which is why headphone jack back up cables are neet. The sounds is good on them even when I hammer em. Considering I bought 2 of them for 40 a piece and warranted them for new ones today I'm happy. Maybe these will hit louder with a little more bump? I'd buy a couple :)
Give me this:
http://www.slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/2/8/0/CardMini.JPG
...with a current day configuration and it's fucking sold. I don't want one of these dock stereo's. I have an expensive stereo with an AUX input. I have no need for a dock.
Who do I have to blow to get something even remotely similar to a portable radio with a built in dock for my EVO?!
how to laser tune a speaker?
Laser interferometry. Celestion ditton used it in the 80's and the results were stupendous.
how to laser tune a speaker? Laser interferometry. Celestion ditton used it to refine their tweeter design in the 80's and the results were stupendous.
Bose really did try to go beyond physics saying that you do not need a low mass driver to accurately reproduce high frequencies.
Laser interferometry is used to ensure that your drivers are not physically distorting. You can also use it to calibrate cnc milling machines, or find welding faults, or for many types of testing.