Scandyna Micropod Speakers and Dock 0
Great looking, but does it sound good?
 By Jeremy Azevedo |
It took me quite awhile to get around to hooking up the Scandyna Micropod speakers, as they are a bit of a pain in the ass to put together. The docking device comes with several different iPod connectors, each of them numbered 1 through 7. Unfortunately, the manual informs me that the proper connecter for a Nano is number 8. |
Um, okay… Speaker wires are not included, and even if they were, the method of connecting them is bizarre, at best. Maybe they have different cables in Sweden or wherever the hell these are from, but it’s just not what I’m used to.
Once I got them hooked up, I had to admit that these speakers are some great looking units. The dock is small and unassuming, but the speakers themselves are very stylish, and fit in nicely with my aggressively modern Ikea home furnishings. Why every electronics company doesn’t make some effort to put a little more thought into visual design like this, I cannot even begin to imagine
The first song I tested on the Scandyna Micropod speakers was “I Can’t Go For That” by the magnificent Hall & Oates. The clarity was so great that I could almost feel John Oates’ mustache bristling gently against my ears as I shut my eyes in sonic ecstasy. Each and every note on the keytar was like a magical arrow of purity shot directly into my third eye. My obvious next move was to turn that shit up, but alas, the volume was already at it’s maximum.
