Philips Fidelio Ds8500 Speaker Dock With Remote For Ipod/iphone

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So this is my first video review I have ever done so please excuse the "ummms" LOL.

----- Side by Side sound comparison -----
I thought I would give a video review a shot to present the sound quality of the PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock as well as compare it to the BOSE sound dock which I already own.

From what I understand the quality of BOSE is considered to be one of the best so someone out there might find value from a side by side comparison between the PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock against a BOSE sound dock.

Over all the sound is very, very good to even great. In the video I am playing a song ("Space Lord" by Monster Magnet) which has a good amount of bass in the song. At the volume I am playing the song on the PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock the bass notes end slightly distorted. The best way I can explain "notes end slightly distorted" is if one note of bass is 2 seconds long the sound doesn't start with a distortion but rather when the sound of the bass ends you can hear a bit of static or distortion.

In the video review I say "You are not going to be able to compare this to a BOSE" .
And what I am referring to is the bass sound between the BOSE and the PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock. The bass produced by the BOSE is cleaner and BOSE is able to handle bass at a greater volume.

To be fair the base static/distortion is slight and nothing I may have noticed easily if I wasn't looking for problems and comparing the PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock to another quality sound dock. This may not bother the average user but someone who is connoisseur of sound, bass and /or music and is critical of these faults may not be able to easily look over this.

The PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock has great projection and full sound which can be heard across the house. The sound quality comes extremely close to the quality of my BOSE sound dock which cost about $200.00 -$300.00 more.

Good Points:
* Sound quality is closely comparable to a unit which costs $200.00 - $300.00 or more
* Great sound projection
* Full sound

Bad Points:
Nothing really "Bad" but a few note worthy.. not "perfect" items to list are

* Bass notes end with a slight static/distortion

----- USE WITH APPLE IPHONE -------
I own the Apple Iphone 3G.

Good Points:
* No static / feedback when playing music on the PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock
* Able to still receive phone calls when Iphone is docked and playing music
* PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock remote is able to control (Volume, Rewind, FastForward, Pause/Play ) using both the Iphone's Ipod application and Fidelio application
* Fidelio application is NOT required

Bad Points:

* Fidelio application is NOT required but must be installed to resolve the message "Application Not Installed ...."
* Incoming and exiting phone calls cause music to strongly distort.

When I first docked my Apple Iphone I received the error message

"Application Not Installed
This application requires an application you do not have installed. Would you like to install it from the App store?"

I chose "No" and it played just fine using the Iphone's Ipod application.

I found until you install the application "Fidelio" you will receive this message but it does not interfere with the Iphone's ability to play music through the Ipod application and the PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock remote is able to control the Ipod application (rewind, fastforward, play and pause).

So if you have a guest using your PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock there is no need for them to install this application on their Iphone.

Incoming and exiting phone calls caused some problems for the Iphone. When the call first comes in and after the call hangs up the music becomes distorted for a few seconds. This distortion occurred 8 out of 10 different phone calls using both the Iphone's Ipod application and the Fidelios application.

Just a note I was making these calls a good 15 feet away from the PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock so the distortion shouldn't come from the phone I was using to make the calls with.

---- Regarding the PHILIPS Fidelio Application ------

This is a free application which you will be asked if you want to install when you dock your Iphone.
Without the PHILIPS Fidelio Application the error message about "Application Not Installed" came up each time I docked my Iphone.

After installing the application "Fidelio" I received another error message that went something like

"This accessory is not optimized for this iPhone"

After I installed the application "Fidelio" I clicked on it and found it to be a player similar to the Ipod player except with a picture of a blue note against a background which changes colors (I uploaded a photo if you are curious). I did test whether the Iphone's Ipod application still worked with the PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock and it does so the Fidelio application in my opinion is optional and only if you get tired of seeing the error "Application Not Installed".

The Fidelio application is described as

"Fidelio is a suite of applications that brings cool, new features to your Philips Fidelio docking speaker. With Fidelio, you can easily browse and play your music collection, control your speakers acoustic properties, and check your docking speakers battery health from your iPhone or iPod.

Fidelio also has a clock feature with multiple music alarms. Now you can set your docking speaker to wake you up playing your favorite music and displaying your favorite photo.

Fidelio is a free app created by Philips exclusively for use with Philips Fidelio docking speakers and the iPhone or iPod. It is not compatible with any other docking speakers.

FEATURES

Playback mode:
-Album/ Music navigation
-Playback controls
-Sound setting controls* (e.g. DBB, Treble, Bass)
-5-Band equaliser
"

Source: CNET Downloads

The clock feature on the Fidelio application can be found at the bottom of the screen where there are two little dots, similar to when your Iphone has multiple pages. Click on the dots and the next "page" is your clock option.

Sound setting controls can be found by touching the little "i" (as in info) found on the bottom right hand corner.

---- Physical Attributes ------

Physical specs of the PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock here on the Amazon product page says it is 9 x 6 x 19 inches but I measured it to be 16.5" in length x 7" height and about 3.5" in depth. Perhaps they are referring to the box it comes in.

The PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock package came with a remote, CR2032 3v lithium battery for the remote, power cord, brick, instruction book and a line in cord so you can connect the PHILIPS Fidelio Sound Dock to other music sources.

In the video I reference the CR2032 3v lithium battery which is a type of battery I have only found to be purchasable over the internet or occasionally in stores which carry specialty battery types such as battery displays for hearing aids.

--- Remote Control ---
After I created this review I noticed a few people here say the remote does not work with the Iphone which worked for me.

So I tested the remote out again to be sure I did not miss something. This time when I used the remote it moved back and forth between two songs. I checked the playlist and placed it on "Shuffle" and was able to FastForward and Rewind between different songs.
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