Buy Creative PlayDock Z500 Portable speakers with digital player dock - white with black facadeCreative PlayDock Z500 Portable speakers with digital player dock - white with black facade Product Description:
- Versatile and powerful - Docks and charges the ZEN Vision:M while users enjoy music or video.
- Fantastic audio - Advanced acoustic engineering and high-performance materials ensure a balanced listening experience.
- Powerful 24 Watts RMS subwoofer delivers precise high-impact bass.
- Versatile connectivity - Headphone out Auxiliary in Video out. Users can connect the PlayDock Z500 to a TV and enjoy photos and videos from the ZEN Vision:M.
- Dual power - Operates with universal mains power adapter (included) or standard batteries.*
Product Description
Enhancing entertainment. The PlayDock Z500 Speaker System is the perfect partner for Creative's ZEN Vision:M. It leverages Creative's 25 years of leadership in audio engineering to give an outstanding experience in a stylish design that also docks and charges the player. There's a built-in subwoofer for extra bass plus versatile connectivity that allows users to output photos or video from the ZEN Vision:M to a TV. For total control from anywhere in the room there's also a wireless remote control. The PlayDock Z500 is a great system for portable music thanks to its ability to operate on batteries as well as mains power. Versatile and powerful - Docks and charges the ZEN Vision:M while users enjoy music or video. Fantastic audio - Advanced acoustic engineering and high-performance materials ensure a balanced listening experience. Powerful 24 Watts RMS subwoofer delivers precise high-impact bass. Versatile connectivity - Headphone out Auxiliary in Video out. Users can connect the PlayDock Z500 to a TV and enjoy photos and videos from the ZEN Vision:M. Dual power - Operates with universal mains power adapter (included) or standard batteries.* Magnetically shielded - Can be placed close to TVs or computer monitors. *Charging function not available when powered via batteries.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful.
Solid build, with amazing bass and clarity
By Bugsie
I was really surprised by the sound quality of this dock, it really packs a punch and sounds fantastic. I've heard a lot of i-pod docks and its fair to say that you really do get what you pay for - sure you can buy some docks for £30-£70 but they don't have the anything like the power or a separate integrated subwoofer like this (which even has its own control on the back). The bass is amazing and its easily as good as any mini or midi system. The other feature I liked was the 'Video Out' feature which means that unlike my Bose Dock for my I-pod Video I don't have to take my Creative Vision:M out of the Z500 once its docked to view my downloaded films - nice touch.....and it charges it too whilst its docked. Overall, really impressed, very well put together and thoroughly recommended.
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent Value For The Money
By G. King
Having recently bought myself the excellent Zen Vision M it wasn't long before I was hankering after a speaker deck to play it on-cue a problem.The only decks I could find all seemed to be geared towards the ubiquitous Apple I-Pod, and there was a dearth of units suited exclusively to the Creative Player. It was with some relief then that I discovered the Playdock on the Creative website-having explored Amazon and found the price to be a reasonable £120, I decided to take the plunge and buy one.It was with a degree of trepidation nonetheless and on opening the box when it arrived I wondered if such a (relatively) small unit really could do justice to my music collection. The answer proved to be a resounding yes-ok so it's not going to compete with a top notch hi-fi but then that's hardly it's purpose-what it will do is play your music(regardless of genre) clearly, with reasonable separation of different instruments and a power that seems to go beyond it's smallish proportions. In addition the bass adjustment is sensibly weighted and doesn't dominate the entire sound as I had feared it might, giving a welcome boost to weaker sounding tracks without swamping them in lower frequencies.I have no idea how this compares to units such as the Bose or Apple systems(geared towards the Ipod) but frankly I don't care-the Playdock does all you can expect of it for the money and more.As technology improves at ever increasing speed no doubt some more units designed for the Vision M will appear, but personally my advice is this-if you have a Zen Vision M you won't go wrong with the Playdock-it's worth every penny. Yes you can pick up cheaper units in the £70-£80 bracket but as another reviewer said you get what you pay for-the Playdock will beat them hands down. Well worth an investment and well done creative on a decent, value for money product which at last gives us Vision M owners something to listen to our music on other than earphones.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful.Excellent mid-ranges, not so good treble.
By Thanaset Chevapatrakul
Sitting bored in a hot summer afternoon, I thought of writing my first review on Amazon.co.uk. As a hi-fi buff, I'd like to share with you what I think of my Z500.The Z500's sound quality will no doubt put a lot of micro or even mini systems to shame. For a little more than £100 you get a lot of bass for the size. There is a knob on the back of the unit which allows you to adjust the amount of bass you like to hear. Although it's not floor-shaking kind of stuff, but it is fast enough to handle complex bass line well. The reproduction of the mid-range is quite impressive. I listen to a lot of classical pieces and the Z500 is capable of revealing a lot of subtle details. The quality of mid-range music reproduction is probably the strongest point of Z500. However, when it comes to the higher end of the sprectum, the Z500 leaves more to be desired. The Z500 does not seem to reproduce the high frequency tones as well as I expect. This makes the music slightly more on the dull side than the bright side.Nevertheless, when consider the price tag and other attributes of the unit, such as the build quality and the convenience of having my Zen M charged while listening to music, Z500 is still worth every penny. Highly recommended!
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