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■デザイン
【インテリアに溶け込むスリム&スタイリッシュ】
【操作もスマートにできる】
パナソニック専用リモコンアプリ「Panasonic Stereo System Remote2012」
Whereas my preference would have been a B&W Zeppelin Air the JPY 70,000 price tag put me off. That and the fact you cant remove the ipad dock - I just wanted airplay functionality, not a dock which usually attempts against bare minimalist looks.
I bought instead the SC-AP01 for JPY 16k. I obviously lowered my expectations accordingly.
The unit is smaller and much lighter than what I imagined.
Set up was a bit tricky for me. Accompanying manuals are in Japanese only. I usually get around this by downloading US/UK versions from the internet, which I also did. Problem is the initial set up, which is done from your ipod/ipad safari navigator is all in Japanese (the fields are the same but all the text in Japanese) - you cant change this setting, so there is a bit of guesswork. Not brain surgery either, you just have to match what you see in the screen to the relevant screenshot in the manual.
Operation via airplay is easy, the remote control app is a nice feature - once set up you never have to get near the speakers again, which goves you good freedom to place them anywhere.
The unit sounds well enough if a bit short of the bass. But for bass size does matter and to be frank it would have surprised me to get anything more. I placed it in my living room which is quite a large area to fill, I guess for a smaller room it will work fine.
Bottom line is I will continue to save for the Zeppelin or other more serious option for my living room and will keep the Panasonic for the kitchen or to liven up our backyard BBQ parties.