14 DAY TRIAL // Yamaha has quite a long history of creating some pretty nifty audio systems, and for this reason, we're expecting nothing but the best from their latest product, the TSX-140 Desktop Audio System, designed to offer users a multitude of functions and features, from iPod/iPhone docking to built-in alarms.
The TSX-140 Desktop Audio System has quite a compact, functional and elegant design, represents the latest addition to Yamaha’s TSX family of docks compatible with Apple’s iPod Touch and iPhone (3G/3GS/4).
Moreover, the Yamaha TSX-140 is capable of playing MP3 and WMA files stored on a USB stick, as well as FM/AM radio programming.
With its twin 3½–inch ported bass reflex speakers and Yamaha digital amplifiers, the TSX-140 delivers very nice quality audio through Concert Quality Sound, a proprietary Yamaha concept that virtually eliminates all unnecessary noise and distortion, and Extended Stereo, which creates a perceptually larger stereo sound field through Yamaha DSP.
Unique to Yamaha, the TSX-140’s IntelliAlarm wakes you gently with the audio source of your choosing, first filtering out uncomfortable high frequencies, then gradually restoring the full audio spectrum before beeping to ensure you are awake.
For added convenience, the TSX-140 offers a USB mini-B connector that facilitates iPod/iPhone syncing to a computer while charging in the dock.
In addition to the illuminated buttons on the top panel, three front panel controls give access to source, volume, radio presets, alarm clock and equalizer functions. LED indicators show which function has been selected for simple, fast tuning.
A brightness sensor automatically adjusts all display LEDs to suit the ambient light level.
“The Yamaha TSX-140 is designed for the consumer who wants a no-compromise sound experience, even on a nightstand,” said Tom Sumner, President, Yamaha Electronics Corporation, adding that “IntelliAlarm offers consumers a gentler, more natural way to get going in the morning, instead of being jolted out of a sound sleep.”
The Yamaha TSX-140 has a MSRP of $399.95, which is actually pretty OK, given the features this thing can provide.