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The I-Sonic ES2 includes a second generation HD Radio tuner with full multicasting. With its advanced acoustical system, Digital Signal Processing, and new HD Radio tuner technology, the I-Sonic ES2 is one of the highest performing self-contained HD Radio products on the market. The I-Sonic ES2 accepts all iPod models with dock connectors in its top-mounted iPod dock, craftily hidden beneath a sliding door. S-Video and composite video outputs allow the user to connect a television or video monitor to the IES2 for viewing video content stored on a video iPod.
 An elegant iPod dock with HD Radio and plenty more. Click to enlarge. |
 When not in use, the iPod dock is hidden under a sliding door. |
 Features S-Video and composite video outputs for enjoying your iPod video on TVs. |
 Four-speaker I-Sonic Technology means no matter where you are in the room, you'll get great sound. |
 Purchase songs you hear on HD Radio with the I-Sonic ES2 tagging feature and your iPod. |
Four-Speaker I-Sonic Technology
Polk's engineering breakthrough changes the rules for small system performance. Conventional table-top systems "beam" the sound straight towards the listener, even those with two speakers. At best, these designs can create a stereo soundfield for someone seated directly facing the unit. It's not at all satisfying for any other listeners in the room. Polk's exclusive, patent-pending I-Sonic design lets everyone in the room enjoy the rich sound. The I-Sonic stereo soundfield is projected all around. No matter where you are in the room, you'll get the full I-Sonic experience.
Deep Bass from Patented PowerPort Technology
PowerPort venting technology belts out the kind of rich, powerful bass you'd expect from much larger stereo speakers. Bass ports redirect the sound created by the back of the speaker cone into the room. But conventional bass ports lose efficiency and create distortion because of air turbulence at the mouth of the port.
PowerPort vastly reduces air turbulence at the port mouth thereby reducing distortion and increasing bass output. This is the same technology used in Polk's legendary $10,000 Signature Reference Theater system. In the I-Sonic ES2 PowerPort delivers sound that is rich and warm, making all of your music and movies sound life-like and satisfying.
Advanced Digital Signal Processing
Built into every I-Sonic ES2 is a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) with the processing power of a small computer. Polk engineers have programmed the DSP to ensure that you hear incredible sound at every volume level in every spot in the room. First, a Dynamic Loudness Contour automatically adjusts bass and treble response to account for your ears' frequency sensitivity at low volume. You'll hear rich, well-balanced sound even at late-night listening levels. The DSP also prevents distortion at high volume with its Dynamic Compression. Go ahead, crank up the volume and play air guitar to your heart's content. With I-Sonic the sound will always be crisp, clear and clean. Finally, the powerful DSP controls the time delay and frequency shaping that is behind Polk's exclusive and patented I-Sonic four-speaker technology. You'll hear full-bodied, huge stereo sound in every spot in your room.
HD Radio Technology
Radio stations all over the country are converting to digital HD radio broadcasting. The chances are very good that your favorite radio station is or will shortly be broadcasting in HD. HD Radio brings you a host of sound quality, convenience and programming choice benefits. Your HD radio listening will be free of the static and multipath distortion of old fashioned analog radio. You'll enjoy CD-quality sound from FM HD stations and FM quality stereo sound from AM HD stations. You will never want to go back to analog once you've heard the HD radio difference.
The I-Sonic ES2 also allows broadcasters to show information on the display screen--information like artist/program name, song title, sports scores, traffic information and stock ticker.
Conventional AM/FM Radio
The I-Sonic ES2 picks up all of the broadcast radio stations in your area. If your favorite radio stations are not yet broadcasting in HD you will receive standard analog AM and FM just like ay other AM/FM radio (only better sounding of course).
Sirius Satellite Radio (Optional)
Add Sirius satellite radio with an optional add-on plus monthly subscription from the provider. Sirius boasts over 130 channels of digital radio, including 69 channels of 100% commercial-free music, live performances, artist interviews, and talk shows. Sirius is home to the NFL and over 40 NBA and NHL games a week, plus college sports.
Big names on Sirius include Howard Stern, Tony Hawk, and Martha Stewart. The Sirius bundle has a separate screen to display channel, artist, and song names, and plugs into the auxiliary port of the I-Sonic for high quality sound.
Built-In iPod Dock
The I-Sonic ES2 has an integrated iPod dock on the top with a universal adapter for any size iPod, including the iPhone and iPod Touch. Listen to music or videos (Check Compatibility) through the dynamic sound of the I-Sonic ES2 speakers.
iPod Video with S-Video & Composite Outputs
Use the integrated iPod dock to connect your iPod to the I-Sonic ES2 and you can stream videos directly to your TV via S-video or composite connection. Now you can watch and listen to your saved iPod videos easily, let the I-Sonic ES2 handle the hard stuff, you just sit back and relax.
Hear it. Tag it. Download it. Never forget it.
Now it's easy to purchase songs you hear on HD Radio with the I-Sonic ES2 tagging feature and your iPod. Whenever you're listening to HD Radio and hear a song you love, simply hit the "TAG" button on the front of the I-Sonic ES2 to capture the song's information on your iPod. Then the next time you sync your iPod with your computer you will be able to download tagged songs via the Apple iTunes music store. It's that simple!
- Tune into any HD Radio station with the I-Sonic ES2. When song information can be tagged, the tag button will light up. When you hear a song you like, press the tag button on the front panel or the remote (shown right). The TAG (song data) is stored in the I-Sonic ES2 and will store up to 50 TAGs.
- Dock your iPod in the I-Sonic ES2 and TAGs will be automatically transfered to your iPod.
- Sync your iPod with iTunes and your TAGs will appear in a playlist called "Tagged" in iTunes, ready for you to purchase directly from the Apple iTunes Music Store.
What's in the Box
I-Sonic ES2, Remote Control (batteries included), Power Supply, AM External Antenna, FM External Antennas (dipole and wire), Owner's Guide, Online Registration Card
Product Details
| Publisher | Polk Audio |
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| EAN | 0747192114091 |
| Color | Black / Gray |
| Brand | Polk Audio |
| UPC | 747192114091 |
| Label | Polk Audio |
| MPN | AM1195-A |
| Studio | Polk Audio |
| Title | Polk Audio I-Sonic Entertainment System 2 |
| Model | AM1195-A |
| Manufacturer | Polk Audio |
Customer Reviews
Just what I wanted at a reasonable priceReview by Susan H. Aquino, 2010-08-08
iPod playback is great and no problems with AM or FM reception. Couldn't get the clock to set, and a quick call to CS told us to simply unplug and it would hard set correctly. No problems since.
Polk Audio I-Sonic
Review by Thomas Zoumaras, 2010-06-15
The I-Sonic is just about ready to use right out of the box. The sound is impressive as are the features. The base will surprise you. Comparable to the Bose without the cost. The IPod works seamlessly, and the remote does everything a listener expects.
Top Notch Table Top System - **Updated 07/05/10**
Review by B. Marshall, 2010-05-28
Purchased for my wife to take to class with her, she is a teacher and wanted a music system.
Combining with her iPod she can integrate music into her teaching, but mostly uses it before and after teaching to add entertainment while grading and what not.
She really likes the Tagging feature, and loves the sound. Great purchase, and makes me want one for my office.
Update - 07/05/10:
My wife still LOVES the I-Sonic. Really enjoys the Tagging feature, is very impressed with the sound quality - it is room filling. She teaches 5th grade, and will use this during classes, truly room filling.
She really loves the convenience of one device, with great sound, iPod/iPhone (iPhone 4) connectivity.
We live in SW Metro Denver, and she works even further west. At her school, the radio signal strength is weak, so the HD has a hard time locking in. This is not a Polk issue, but an HD issue. I have an Sony HD tuner at my office, which is Southern Denver, and it too struggles with signal lock. When HD locks in, it is a noticeable improvement. It can be quite annoying when it locks/then looses the signal (My Sony and her Polk).
I would still like to replace my office system with the I-Sonic, even if to cut back on my stereo equipment (I have components in my office, sounds great, but seldom get to utilize the full system, because I am in an office).
She has upgraded to iPhone 4, and as long as phone case is off, she gets great performance. Haven't played with it much, but if problems arise, we will update this again.
Polk Audio Ipod/HD radio
Review by RM, 2010-04-29
This is a great sounding unit. I bought as a desktop radio for work, but unfortunately it wants to rock out on the lowest volume setting. I would have preferred to have a few lower than the lowest one Polk provided. This is the only radio I could find with both Ipod and HD radio functions.
Not much HD reception (yet)
Review by John Mara, 2010-04-24
Radio and I-pod sound good. I only get one HD station even in NYC but I have only tried the straight wire antenna and haven't tried the included dipole. Amazon recommends an amplified antenna but the owner's manual says that an amplified antenna will degrade HD performance. More AUX jacks would be nice.
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