Jamo i300

[greenkite71]

Since Jamo is a Klipsch company, and the i300 dock and remote look very similar, is it possible that the Jamo dock is compatible with the iFi? If it is, why not send us the Jamo dock as a replacement (instead of making us wait 3 months)? I don't really care if the look matches, I just want one that works. I am willing to bet that it is compatible.

[klaatu]

As per a discussion with Klipsch support, yes it is, apparently. Both the control pod and the remote apparently work.

[colterphoto1]

those two products were designed by different engineering group. i300 in Denmark, Klipsch in Indianpolis.

[Pauw]

I spoke with a representative from klipsch, and purchased the replacement dock. They in effect, sent me the jamo dock and notified me that they'd also send the ifi dock when available. After having used the jamo dock on the ifi extensively, here are my findings:

(My critique of the ijamo300 done on a 1-10 point scale)

1. DESIGN

~The jamo i300 dock is sort of like the successor to the ifi dock, the dial is much more ergonomic, more sensitive, is larger, better looking, the blue LED light is more pleasing than the ifis original orange, it's heavier and it will stand its ground. Overall design: Great improvement over the ifis (has a "line-in" by the way just like the ifi, so it will work on computer, ect...)

Jamo dock design- 8 VS. Original ifi dock design- 6

2. SOUND

~ Here is where you can tell the docks are made for different speakers. Perhaps others have a different impression, but the i300 jamo dock pushes the IFI beyond its limits. When the dial is turned as far as it will go (i.e. the blue LED light fills up the entire bar just like the original dock), the sound emanating from my ifi satellites are significantly louder than with the original dock. I can describe the result as having a "strained" sound at max volume. With the original dock, I can remember turning the dial to max with the speakers sounding great. The ijamo dock should have the volume dial turned to no more than 3/4 the max LED setting on the dock (achieving a similar sound to the original ifi dock's max volume settings). Having said that, the sound is great with no distortion up to the aforementioned threshold, though I must nitpick a bit again, the bass of the ifi subwoofer just seems louder with this new dock. The jamo dock works just like the ifi's, and when the subwoofer setting is set at the 1/2 way LED point, the subwoofer seems a bit overpowering for my tastes, I turn it lower, (On some songs having to resort to "bass reducer" eq setting on ipod) but overall the jamo dock gets the job done, i'm curious to see who else has the jamo dock and what they think of it ?

Jamo dock sound- 7-9 (varies, requires more "tinkering" on certain songs to avoid that "strained" distortion sound, and balance subwoofer) Ifi dock sound- 10

My verdict: []

The jamo will certainly get the job done and I love having the ifi fill my living room with rich sound once more. The dock is much better designed ergonomicaly, and will match the ifi dock in sound (though it will require you to spend more time "fiddling" with the dock than the original) I hope it doesn't fail over time, (like what i've heard happens to the original ifi dock, I haphazardly broke the prongs on the original ) though I feel that it's certainly worth spending $50 to resurrect my discontinued $400 ifi