Product Description

n1, n2, n3*, n4, 4G, 5G, t*,t2, c*, 3.5mm Black A World First! - Unique 18cm Cube Unit Powerful (90Watts RMS) Subwoofer Systems. Recharging and Sync facility for iPod. Industrial Dock Connector, LED Light guide. 3.5mm Line-in for other Audio devices

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4627 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Logic3
• Model: MIP100K
• Released on: 2007-10-22
• Dimensions: 9.84" h x 9.06" w x 11.02" l, 8.38 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
Jive Box

Product Overview
The Jive Box has been designed to set the benchmark in ultra compact audio system performance. Whilst turning heads with its stylish design, the Jive Box has been acoustically engineered to deliver an output of 70Watts RMS. Patented technology including an external ClassHDTM Amplifier and a Hi-X Woofer has made it possible to achieve its very high acoustic output and deep bass from such a small enclosure. The Jive box boasts connectivity for iPod and other audio devices, LED Light guide, DSP Technology and a multi functional remote control to make it the complete sound solution.

Revolutionary Technology
Achieving such high performance from a small cube of only 18 cm square requires a bold new approach to compact audio design that utilizes several new technologies in amplification, transduction and signal processing. These new technologies are all incorporated within the Jive Box.

ClassHDTM Amplifier
Rated at 70 Watts, the ClassHDTM amp is not only the most powerful in its class but also the most efficient. The key benefits are; greater volume, less distortion, and the overall size of the amplifier is allot smaller. Thanks to Logic3’s technical wizardry the ClassHDTM AMP has been incorporated within the power supply and therefore does not impact on the size of the Jive Box.

130 mm Hi-X Woofer
The Jive box incorporates a patented Hi-X woofer which produces deeper bass sounds and lower levels of distortion. This revolutionary woofer accomplishes this as it has twice the excursion of a non Hi-X woofer of the same size, also thanks to an underhung magnet assembly usually only seen on professional studio monitors, the woofers structure is kept robustly centred and keeps the voice coil immersed in a constant magnetic field. The major benefits being lower distortion levels and the capability to deliver deeper bass sounds from a more compact subwoofer.

Digital Signal Processor (DSP)
The Jive Box also incorporates a Digital Signal Processor which manages the crossover technology between the satellites, the subwoofer, the equalization (EQ) tasks and all of the driver & system protection protocols. The optimization scheme is a powerful integrated 28 bit DSP + DAC + ADC processor. Using a DSP in such a device is essential to deliver precise control of the many electronic elements featured. The DSP can even match human perceived loudness curves, so that the Jive Box can deliver fuller sound even at very low volume levels.

2.1 Sound System
The Jive Box includes a combination of speakers including 2 Neodymium midrange drivers, 2 tweeters, and a Hi-X woofer and passive bass radiator. The Jive Box has been arranged in a 2.1 system configuration, with two satellites and a subwoofer. Middle and high frequencies are divided between two stereo channels each with a 75 mm Neodymium midrange driver and two 25 mm tweeters. Second order Butterworth filters divide the mid and the higher ranges. Additional bass is produced by a tuned Passive Radiator that also utilises the full Hi-X suspension technology. The 130 mm Hi-X woofer works in conjunction with the Passive Radiator to produce low frequency responses to 50 Hz.An ingenious feature of the Jive Box is the location of the two tweeters positioned on the top/front corners of the cube, this has proved to be ideal in creating spatial awareness and preserving the tonal balance whether one is seated in front of or standing above the Jive Box.

LED Light Guide
The Jive box provides stylish visual effects via an angled LED light guide which divides the top half of the Jive Box from the bottom. Red, green or blue LED’s can be activated by the remote control and can be dimmed to each user’s preference to create the desired ambience.

IR Remote Control
The Jive Box comes complete with a multi functional IR remote control. You can control volume, bass, treble, songs, albums and adjust the decorative LED’s colour and brightness from the comfort of your chair at the touch of a button.

Connectivity
The Jive Box is a stereo audio system featuring the iPod universal dock and with a 3.5mm audio input for MP3, CD and most other music players. Outputs are provided for iPod synchronization with your computer, and a composite video connector allowing you to play videos or pictures from your iPod or iPhone on your TV.

Customer Reviews

the music doesn't go on and on.........
Superb sound straight out of the box, BUT.......when it gets to quiet passages in the music it goes into standby and the music stops....I've tried two, both with the same fault or design flaw, their customer service acknowledged this problem but had no solution (they don't seem to answer emails, but do answer the phone, even though the technical expert is always in a meeting !!!!!!)

It could be a wonderful product, BUT.....they really need to sort this problem out.

Logic3 really know about sound
First impression is how can this little cube match up to a very expensive stereo?

It takes about an hour for your brain to accept that this little thing is resonating clearly though out the entire house and hardly breaking a sweat, in fact at close proximity your ears hurt before there is any distortion.

The various range of the 6 speakers makes for a really clear and fast responsive sound in all music types.

A very impressive piece of kit for the price and brings new life into your music.

brilliant design - fatally flawed
What is in a name? Clearly the jivebox has been designed for a market whose listeners ONLY listen to music recorded at consistently high levels. As other reviewers have noted this system flips into standby mode after about 20 seconds of any music that is not unremittingly loud. So if you listen to any kind or style of music that does not hammer away without stopping your jivebox will go to sleep! Such a shame because the sound is superb. The illuminated coloured strip is deeply pointless for anyone over the age of 5 and the simple cloth covering of the many speaker ports does leave one feeling that the unit might be vulnerable to physical damage. Solve the standby issue and this will be a highly competitive unit. In sonic terms easily beating the Bose system at half the price. BUT for now spend your money elsewhere. I replaced this unit with a Klipsch iGroove SXT which is a little cheaper, a lot smaller but with excellent sound as well.