What is it: A hi-fi that streams music wirelessly across your home
What we think: Great at ripping CDs and enables the newcomer to easily set up a network. Interface flaws can make it a frustrating ride, though
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 1 December 2006
Tags: Philips, Philips WACS700, AAC, paper, audiophiles
We like:
Easy process involved in CD-ripping; solid build
We don't like:
Retro 80s design; lethargic CD-ripping; sound quality could be better
You might also need:
You'll need some CDs to rip
CNET UK judgement:
Audiophiles will want to look elsewhere, but beginners in the world of music streaming should find enough here to keep them entertained. Despite a few technical annoyances, the WACS700 streams music successfully and is more affordable than the obvious alternative, the Sonos
Full review:
The Sonos may own this market for the moment, but other music-streaming systems have reared their monstrous heads of late. The pithily named WACS700 consists of a base unit and a slave unit to which music can be wirelessly streamed. Both include built-in speakers (of a strange flat-panel design), but only the base unit can rip CDs to a 40GB internal hard disk. Continue Reading...
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