Vers Ipod Docking Station
Written by Urban Sherp on July 8th, 2008
Who: Vers Audio; Wayland, MA
What: Bamboo iPod Docking Station
Where: Vers Audio, $179.99-$199.99, free shipping & get $30 off if you recycle your old docking station
Why: Not all i-pod docking stations are created equal. Vers Audio offers a unique and sleek solution to the i-pod docking station. With sustainability in mind, they avoided plastics, glues and non-recyclable components to create a high performing audio system. Using all natural woods from sustainable managed forests, using screws instead of glues and using recyclable packaging along with an 80% more efficient amplifier, the result is an eco-friendly system that looks great! Will keep you posted on the sound quality-it would make sense that the tones resonating from woods would be far superior to those from plastics………
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Update: July 28, 2008 – Thanks for the votes of confidence–I am now the proud owner of a Vers!! And I have to agree the sound quality is great and the design is impeccable. Note to buyer’s, word is that Vers most recent order from the manufacturer got lost in the mail so there is limited supply right now and the Vers site only has cherry availabe. Also, have heard the complaint that if you use your i-phone with the Vers, the i-phone automatically switches to ‘airplane’ mode meaning that you will not be able to receive incoming calls.
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I’ve had mine for a couple months now – it sounds BETTER then it looks, it that’s even possible!
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Awesome–thanks so much for the post–might have to run out and get mine today–was concerned about sound quality–but you have convinced me!
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We got this as a wedding present and it is awesome. So small and pretty with a really great sound.