
- Stylish rounded cube speakers
- Wireless satellite speakers
- 10-hour battery life
- Expandable
- Sound quality
The Griffin Evolve Wireless Sound System is unique because of its wireless speakers, which let you place additional speakers in other rooms without running wires. Experts and users alike appreciate that each of the Evolve's cube-like speakers has fingertip hooks on the back so they can be easily moved from room to room. The Griffin Evolve is also feature rich; RCA-style audio-out, audio-in, composite video-out and S-Video-out ports all add to the speaker's overall appeal. However, almost all reviewers do note that the sound quality on the Griffin Evolve, while good, could be much better. If you don't need wireless satellite speakers, we found very good reviews for the Boston Acoustics i-DS3 Plus (*Est. $370), which has excellent sound quality.
There are three extensive reviews for the Griffin Evolve from iLounge.com, Laptop Magazine and PCMag.com. The iLounge.com review is excellent because it tests the Griffin Evolve directly against its closest competitors. The Laptop Magazine review is strong but not as comparative. Lastly, the PCMag.com review is helpful but brief and overly critical in spots.
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Our Sources
1. iLounge.com
Jeremy Horwitz is very impressed with the Griffin Evolve, raving about the incredibly stylish design and how well Griffin is able to blend beauty and functionality. Certain features, like a powerful remote and battery, are also noted as pros. While Horwitz says the sound quality could be better, he adds that the Evolve's sound is "impressive by wireless audio standards."
Review: Griffin Evolve Wireless Sound System for iPod, Jeremy Horwitz, Oct. 22, 2007
2. Laptop MagazineDetails/Subscribe
As with other reviewers, Laptop Magazine likes the Griffin Evolve's attractive design and portability. Kobrin also appreciates that the radio-frequency remote does not need to have line of sight to base station in order to work, a huge convenience. On the other hand, Kobrin is more critical of the Griffin Evolve's sound quality than iLounge.com is; he also points out that the speakers lack a 3.5 mm line input.
Review: Griffin Evolve, Mike Kobrin, Feb. 4, 2008
This PCMag.com review begrudgingly admits that the Griffin Evolve is undeniably "cool-looking," although Gideon insists it's not worth its price tag because of its poor sound quality. Contrary to the other two reviews that give Evolve leeway because it is a wireless system, PCMag.com does not and says the "Evolve should sound much better than it does."
Review: Griffin Evolve Wireless Sound System for iPod, Tim Gideon, Oct. 30, 2007
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