Price range: £605.96
What is it: Wi-Fi streaming music jukebox
What we think: Reasonable value, but the speakers on the accompanying 'Station' are quite disappointing
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 17 July 2007
Tags: philips, hard disk, station, remotely
We like:
Easy setup; simple menus; long-range Wi-Fi; sound on main unit is good
We don't like:
Painfully slow CD ripping; speakers on streaming unit are poor; can't stream networked media to other slave units; slow menus
You might also need:
iPod dock; iPod; some CDs
CNET UK judgement:
The follow up to the WACS700, the WACS7000 is a decent product for technophobes who want to get into digital music without getting their hands dirty with PCs. The sound from the main unit is good and it's easy to use, but there are too many little problems for it to beat the competition
Philips Streamium WACS7000 History
3 Aug 2007 in Reviews
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