Product Description
The K5 allows you to personalize your alarm sound with your choice of music. The alarm automatically switches on to ring the alarm, even when your K5 is switched off and a snooze option allows you to sleep for just a little longer when your need to. At night, a timer function and auto turn off function enable you to groove yourself to sleep. For times when you want to keep the music to yourself, use the accompanying state-of-the-art earphones with two-part buds that offer a bass-enhanced sound experience. Have access to your complete library of music, by interfacing with your PC to quickly and easily download music files via USB 2.0. The PlaysForSure-compatible K5 stores up to 1000 songs for the 4GB unit. With Samsung's proprietary Digital Natural Sound engine technology (DNSe), the K5 offers virtual surround sound. This guarantees great volume, no distortion, and a more natural and accurate higher quality sound, even with just two small speakers. In addition, 5 modes of Preset EQ allow you to customize the sound experience to suit the style of music. These advanced music functions allow you to enjoy the same acoustic wow that you would hear from your home stereo.
Enjoy a personalized picture slideshow as you listen. The 2GB K5 stores up to 20,000 JPEG photos, allowing you to carry 20,000 memories with you. Use your photos as your MP3 player's screensaver, beautifully framed on the OLED display in brilliant 128x160 pixel resolution. A gentle nudge from the thumb and the attached speaker effortlessly slides out and automatically pivots to position the speakers for optimal sound acoustics. At the same time, the K5 utilizes an interface that automatically switches from vertical to horizontal view, offering the ultimate in UI convenience. Engineered to produce a sound comparable to your home stereo system, this tiny device packs high sound fidelity.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Samsung YP-K5 2 GB Audio Player is a lightweight MP3 player that is loaded with features, such as an innovative touch screen, FM radio receiver, and a built-in speaker. This compact audio player also doubles as a mini boom box, and somehow defies engineering logic by squeezing a high-end music player--complete with a unique slide-out speaker--into a slim, compact device. The K5 also makes it easy to access your complete music library by interfacing with your PC so you can quickly and easily download music files (MP3 and WMA) via USB 2.0. This MP3 player is PlaysForSure-compatible, stores up to 500 songs with 2 GB of memory, and features a playback time up to 30 hours with earphones (up to six hours with the speaker).
This device is built with an attractive, slide-out speaker that features DNSe--Samsung's proprietary Digital Natural Sound engine technology. DNSe delivers virtual surround sound with great volume, no distortion, and a natural and accurate high-quality sound. A gentle nudge from your thumb and forefinger effortlessly positions the speaker for optimal sound acoustics. At the same time, the K5 utilizes an interface that switches from a vertical, personal-use view to a horizontal, shared-use view. And with a minimum number of keys, simplified system, and a stylish, minimalist look, the K5 is all about functionality, without sacrificing style, and superior performance. In addition, five preset equalizer modes allow you to customize the sound experience to suit your style of music. These advanced music functions will sallow you to enjoy a acoustic experience that you'd expect from your home stereo. And for times when you just want to keep the music to yourself, you can use the included state-of-the-art earphones with two-part earbuds that offer a bass-enhanced sound experience.
With the K5 in hand you can also tune in FM radio, so you'll never miss your favorite broadcasts. The device also features a digital alarm clock that you can personalize with your choice of music. And to make sure you never miss an appointment, the alarm will automatically sound even when the K5 is switched off. Of course, no alarm is complete without a snooze option, so if you need a few extra winks, just hit snooze and go back to sleep. At night, a timer function and auto turn-off function enable you to ease yourself into sleep with your favorite tunes without draining your battery. You can also enjoy a personalized picture slideshow as you listen to your K5. The 2 GB device stores up to 25,000 photos and allows you to take memories with you anywhere, anytime. You can even use your photos as your MP3 player's screen saver, beautifully displayed on the OLED screen in brilliant 128x160 pixel resolution. With superior sound, an innovative slide-out speaker design, and a simple, functional interface, the K5 is designed to exceed your expectations.
What's in the Box
Samsung YP-K5 2 GB audio player, earphones, USB cable, and installation CD.
Customer Reviews:
A Great "Little" K5.......2007-11-12
I love the K5. I know "little" is a relative term and as far as other MP3 players go it may not be the slimmest or lightest but I think that if you can live without video, for what you do get and the versatility it is overall the best in this price range! Very easy, user-friendly interface, I am not a computer or gadget whiz but I had this machine up and running with music and pictures in less than 1/2 hour. The controls are so easy the user manual is almost not needed at all. The speakers are great for a player this small and they let you still enjoy the player without being "hooked up"; the sound through the headphones is very good too! And as far as I am concerned an FM radio is always necessary. A big added plus is the alarm, this thing is great to travel with. Picture quality is not the best but definately adequate and the only thing I could ask for is time display. However, for what you do get and great battery life, you cannot go wrong. Highly recommended.
What more to ask for?.......2007-07-31
THIS NEXT-GEN DEVICE,THE BROTHER OF THE Samsung YP-K3JAB IS 10x BETTER.THE NEW VERSION HAS MORE SPACE,BETTER FEATURES,AND A COOL DESIGN.WHAT MORE TO ASK FOR :)?THE BEST UPGRADE IS THE BUILT IN SPEAKERS THAT THE SAMSUNG COMPANY HAS ADDED.SHARE THE MUSIC WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS,GREAT FOR A PARTY(BEST WHEN VOLUME AT MAXIMUM).OVERALL THIS ITEM HAS REALLY SUITED ME,AND YOU WILL FIND IT IMPRESSIVE TOO......
A great player that could have been perfect........2007-07-28
This is a nice little player with a lot of cool features but has a few flaws that if fixed would make this a nearly perfect player.
For only a 2GB capacity you can stuff hundreds of songs on this player (I use WMA at 192kbps) which makes for hours and hours of listening. And transferring music files to the player is fairly quick.
The FM radio feature is really nice too. Station presets let you zip through four favorites easily. The player also has a clock and alarm which allows you to program a favorite track to wake you up.
Battery life is far better than I expected. I can go two days sitting at work listening to my music and still have a bar left on the battery life indicator.
The user interface is intuitive - very easy to navigate through the menus.
Audio playback is of good quality when listening using a quality set of headphones or earbuds. The earbuds that come with the player are too heavy on the bass which makes the music muddy sounding.
The built-in speakers have a decent sound. They're probably as good as speakers you would find on a laptop PC although being set so close together there might just as well have been one.
What kept this player from being perfect? It's all in the details.
The OLED display lags behind the audio playback when viewing the bar graphics. And the alternative visualizations are not music reactive. They just march to the beat of their own drummer.
The external speakers could have been omitted or reduced to just one small speaker that would still have allowed for the alarm clock function. For the size of the unit I would have preferred more memory over the speakers.
While audio playback is of good quality this player exhibits a playback flaw that is just plain annoying. When listening to albums where the end of one track carries over to the begining of another there is a pause as the player reads the track end/start markers. A good example would be listening to Operation:Mindcrime from start to finish. What's worse is that once the next track starts the first half second of audio is cut out.
Charging the unit with the USB cable takes FOREVER and you can't use the player except for synchronizing! It would have been better if a wall adapter was included and charge times were faster.
I see no way to replace the battery pack (someone correct me if I'm wrong) which means that when the batteries start to lose their ability to keep a charge the unit itself becomes trash. That's just totally unacceptable.
hard to get started, but an awesome player.......2007-07-25
After perusing Amazon for MP3 players to buy, I decided on this refurbished 2-GB Samsung K5 for around $90. After ordering it, it arrived in about 3 days. I was so excited, that I began to charge it immediately. After disconnecting it from charging, I realized that to turn it back on, I had to hit the reset button on the back. Nowhere in the QuickStart Guide did it say you had to do that, so that's one thing you need to know about this player. We also had a very tough time trying to load the Samsung Media Player. They say that the player comes with an installation disk, but all I got was the User Manual.
We ended up sending the player back at our expense, and they sent me a new refurbished one. The same thing happened with it, too. My mom then called Dell to see if it was a problem with our computer. We spent over an hour with the Dell supervisor installing the Samsung Media Studio, installing firmware to my player, and installing a Windows Media Player upgrade. After that, I tried ripping CD's to the computer then synching the songs to the player. I found that the Samsung Media Studio was so hard to use. I went around in circles. I then called the Samsung Customer Care number. They said that using the Windows Media Player is a lot easier. I tried it and it worked beautifully. I ripped CD's to the computer, then easily synched them to my player. Now I have music on my Samsung K-5 after a lot of problems. I have to say that you might come across these same problems. If so, call your computer manufacturer and they could help you.
I also want to say that I love the player even though I had a rough start. The sound is great, even from the pull-out speakers, though the included earbuds kept falling out. I ended up buying a better pair. I really recommend this player, though the starting out process may be daunting. I haven't gotten the "up to 30 hours" of play time using the earphones, but maybe that was an exaggeration. I get about 2-3 hours for each battery segment without using the pull-out speakers; that uses a lot more battery juice. Using the great audio sound effects like bass boost or concert hall also uses more battery power. It doesn't say that in the manual, either. Using the player in "normal" operation is the best and most efficient.
The touch screen is cool, though it does hold your finger oil. I solved that by using a digital camera cleaning cloth which easily removes the fingerprints.
The FM radio is cool. I found that you can use the pull-out speakers with the radio, but you have to leave the earphones plugged in; they act as an atennae.
Over all, I say this player is a good buy even though the starting-out process may contain some problems. It has FM radio, picture uploading capability, screen savers, and more. Once you get everything worked out in the beginning, the player is a great campanion!
Efficient and Practical.......2007-07-12
When I bought this item, I already owned an iPod Video 30 GB, and a Samsung mp3 player which was XM-Radio compatible and allowed me to play and save XM songs and programs to it. What I needed was an mp3 player that was compatible with Napster to Go, an online music service which allows you to record a large majority of the songs Napster offers to a compatible mp3 player for a low monthly price. After researching the reviews on Amazon.com of those models, I chose this one because it did not suffer from the numerous problems some of the other brands/models had (no ni-cad battery, poor battery life, poor user interface, poor design/breaks easily).
I bought a refurbished model, but you never would have known that it was used because there was not a scratch on it. I managed to drop it onto my floor within the first two minutes I had it, but it didn't cause any damage. The player is built solidly, and has no external moving parts other than the power/Hold switch. The screen of the player is smooth and colored black, kind of like those smooth black cooktops. The player functions are controlled through the touch screen, which is incredibly sensitive and reacts to the lightest touch. For this reason, it's good that there is a Hold/lock switch so that you can keep from inadvertently changing the settings while listening to the player. I would also recommend buying a plastic screen protector to keep it from getting scratched. The bonus part of it having the smooth touch screen is that there are no potentially breakable buttons, gaps to get gummed up, or switches to give out after any significant use.
There were no special frills, other than the external speaker, which works very well. It is loud enough for others in the room to hear it, and has good clarity. I have not heard a "tinny" sound that some other people have described. Although it isn't the same as listening to music through a nice speaker system, it will do adequately if you don't have that available to you. Also, you always have the option of using your headphones.
The interface on the player is easy to use, and you will quickly be able to locate all of your music on it by searching by artist, track name, album, or music genre. You can even develop your own playlists.
My player was easily compatible with Napster, and I didn't even bother installing the Samsung interface, because I didn't plan on using it. Songs were transferred to it through a simple drag and drop interface. The only issues I had involved Napster's software, but this was easily cleared with the help of customer support. The player has not had any problems.
The only negative is that there are not a lot of options available for you to choose the type of output sound you are looking for, like you would do to control your treble and bass with an equalizer. They have five options (Normal, Vocal, Bass Boost, 3D Sound, Concert Hall), and at least one of these will probably work out okay with the kind of music that you are playing. Also, if you choose an artist and are listening to their songs, and shut the player off, when turned back on it will revert to playing songs in alphabetical order by all artists on your player. It doesn't remember that you were listening to that artist.
Overall, this is a nice little player if you aren't paying a fortune for it. I think that there may be some better choices if you are looking to spend a significant amount of money. However, for me, I got the player and an extended warranty for a very low price, and the refurbished item works better than some brand new electronics items I have purchased. The player is compatible with several online music sources (Rhapsody, Yahoo! Music, Napster), and it consistently works without complaining. This is a good buy! I highly recommend it!
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Product Features:
- High-performance table radio with simple design and superior sound reproduction
- Attractive, furniture-grade, handmade wood cabinet doubles as acoustically inert housing
- 3-inch long-throw driver ensures accurate tonal balance and bass response
- State-of-the-art discrete component FM tuner improves reception and increases clarity
- Measures 8.375 x 4.5 x 5.25 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty
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Product Description
Tivoli Audio presents the Kloss Model One Radio for your desk or any location in home or office. Designed by Henry-Kloss, the Model One has become a legend among radios and an example of late 20th century engineering and design. Like other priceless instruments from past centuries, this radio remains a totally unique audio gem. This is THE table radio and we have it just for you. Auxiliary input for CD or MP3 use Headphone output Record output 12 volt DC input for use with optional cigarette lighter adapter in cars, boats, RVs & campgrounds Is this art, is this science, perhaps just the innovative genius of one rare individual. The Henry-Kloss Model One Table Radio may be prized for centuries to come. You can own it now. Classic Green-Maple Finish
Amazon.com Review
The Tivoli Model One has been praised far and wide for its high-quality sound, small size, and cool, retro styling. We got our hands on a sample unit and came away impressed, just as many others have. Anyone who wants a compact, stylish radio with surprisingly good sound should give the Model One a look.
Design
In many ways, the Model One is the culminating achievement of famed audio engineer Henry Kloss's long career. Designed from the ground up by Kloss, who passed away in 2002, the radio exudes understated class and elegant simplicity. We received the Platinum Series Model One, which features a hand-lacquered, high gloss dark walnut cabinet that is simply gorgeous. According to Tivoli, the genuine wood casing isn't just for looks as it provides "an acoustically inert housing" that maximizes the speaker's sound quality. At just over 8 inches wide, 4.5 inches high, and 5.25 inches deep, the Model One is about the size of a toaster turned on its side-- plenty small to fit on a desk, dresser, or nightstand.
The Model One's single rotary dial handles tuning for both AM and FM stations. It feels sturdy and smooth in the hand. The dial is designed to move between stations at a speed that is a bit slower than the speed at which the user turns the knob-- a 5 to 1 ratio, to be exact. This "ratio" dialing technique makes it far easier to tune stations accurately and quickly. It's a nice touch that sets the unit apart from other desktop radios.
The tuner band selection and volume dials are easy to control. Plus, they're well designed for hands of all sizes. A small LED power indicator, as well as an LED that helps determine signal strength, are positioned between the dials. We liked the light-colored face and dark lettering printed on the Platinum Series model we reviewed; it made for easy operation in dimly-lit rooms. The Model One's single, 3" driver is protected by a handsome metal speaker cover. Tivoli adds that the speaker is enhanced by a "multi-stage frequency contouring circuit that adjusts the speaker's output over half-octave increments." The result, Tivoli claims, is "musically accurate tonal balance and bass response."
The back of the unit features a coaxial antenna jack for the included FM antenna wire. While the Model One also has an internal FM antenna, Tivoli recommends using the supplied external one for tricky tuning in locales with a lot of stations crammed together. There's a handy switch for switching between the internal and external antennae. A standard 3.5mm headphone jack is also provided, as is a 3.5mm auxiliary line in port for plugging in your iPod or other music device. If you want to use the Model One as a component tuner-- not a bad idea given the overall quality and accuracy of the tuning circuitry-- Tivoli has provided a 3.5mm output port. The back panel also sports separate ports for AC and DC power, making the unit a great choice for boating or RV use.
Listening Pleasure
As with the Tivoli iPal portable speaker system, we were initially skeptical about the performance of a small, one-speaker unit that only offers monaural sound. The reality is that most small two-speaker systems don't allow you to place the speakers very far apart anyway, and the Model One's rich, resonant sound more than made up for its lack of true stereo separation. Plus, the Model One is a single, elegant box with no annoying speaker cords.
While the Model One isn't designed to provide earth-shattering sound at high volume, it produces surprising clarity and fullness at normal listening levels. When turned all the way up, the unit's rich sound persists and we suspect that Tivoli engineered the Model One's volume level to max out before any distortion arises. If you don't need a lot of volume, the Model One delivers. As with the iPal, we were left scratching our heads and wondering how such great sound could come from such a little box.
The Model One's tuning accuracy is also impressive; we were able to dial in stations we didn't even know existed. Tivoli says this is due to the unit's discrete-component FM tuner technology, which was originally developed for cellular telephones. Whatever Tivoli has done here, they did it right; closely-spaced stations are a breeze to tune.
Pros
- Compact form factor
- Excellent sound
- Supremely accurate tuning
Cons
- Not engineered to produce extremely high volume levels
Customer Reviews:
Awesome radio!!.......2007-01-10
I can't believe how good the sound quality is from this radio! I received this radio as a Christmas present from my husband for my office and I am so pleased. It's very easy to use, it picks up my favorite jazz station (which I can never get with other radios), it's very attractive, and it's the perfect size for my desk. I've already received several compliments on the looks and sound. This is a top-rate radio and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone.
inept customer support.......2006-10-25
Radio shipped was labeled a 230V model, and the enclosed North American power cable would not fit. It was literally a square peg in a round hole. The first tech suggested carving the cable to make it fit and see what happens, the second one suggested just using batteries. Back it went, and I'll be looking for another brand.
Tivoli Table Radio.......2005-09-16
My wife had problems at work getting any reception in the building she's located in. This radio really helped the situation.
Do touch that dial..........2005-01-19
I was hunting for "just a radio". No CD player, no components, no extras, just a radio. I hadn't purchased a radio in years. I was dismayed by what I saw "out there" (I shop locally, not on the internet). The plastic, the cheapness, the gaudy styling, the prices, none spoke to me. Then I saw a display of radios in my local TV repair shop. I paused, I smiled. Here was a radio which, figuratively, spoke to me. I was drawn to its aesthetics.
The shop owner showed me the various models, some stereo, some monaural. He played the sub-woofer. The sound on all of them was fine. I selected the Model One in Hunter Green & Maple. There were four others from which to choose. I am very happy with the purchase.
I have played my radio in my office with various and sundry environmental noises filtering in. It sounded great. I played the same radio in my home at the most quiet time of the day, very early morning. I listened to classical music. The sound was robust and full.
I love the analogue dial. I am from the generation which spent its youth adjusting the car's AM radio dial to just the right frequency, to pull in that just perfect pop song which resonated so perfectly with our mood. At home, late at night, I tweaked the dial to pull in those FM stations from exotic places like Memphis and Chicago hearing blues and jazz, which to my parochial mind were foreign and a little forbidding. Adjusting the dial makes me a participant. Something lost in the push button digital world.
I recommend this radio if you want just a radio. Just a radio with great tonal range, in a naturally pleasing wooden box, with a dial that allows you to participate in your listening.
Big, rich sound in a small, simple package.......2004-02-10
This is an excellent little radio. Its diminutive dimensions belie the extremely rich, full sound that the Model One produces. Unadorned by all of the knobs, switches, levers, lights and other inputs that clutter most modern radios, it has an appearance that could be described as retro, even austere by the standards of today's gadgets. With just three knobs to tinker with (Off/FM/AM; volume, and an analog tuner), it's refreshingly simple to operate, a fact reflected by the Owner's Manual being not much more than the size of a postcard. Tuning is extremely easy and accurate, facilitated both by a 5:1 gear ratio on the tuning dial - allowing you to make very fine adjustments - and by a light on the front panel that gradually brightens to indicate the best signal strength. Tuning on this radio is actually a pleasure - I find myself spinning the dial for the sheer enjoyment of seeing what I can find.
Anybody interested in the Model One should also take into account what it is not. First off, it's not stereo but mono. Those who simply cannot tolerate a radio without stereo should consider its big brother, the Model Two (essentially the same radio with an extra speaker). But the Model One being in mono is not so much of a limitation as a deliberate design choice: excellent sound in a single, small package. That being the case, this is the perfect radio to unobtrusively fill space-starved locations, like the kitchen or office, with superb sound.
Unfortunately, a few flaws in the Model One prevent my giving it 5 stars (I'd give it 4.5 if I could). As another reviewer has noted but I think is worth reiterating, the volume dial is extremely sensitive on the low end. This can be pretty frustrating, as the slightest twitch of the finger on the dial makes for significant volume variations at the lower volume settings. As a result, I spend more time than I think I should making tiny adjustments in the bottom 10% of the dial, while the remaining 90% remains largely ignored. My only other complaint, albeit very minor, is that plugging a CD or MP3 player into the unit disables the radio, and the only way to reinstate radio play is to physically unplug it. This seems to be a function that could and should have been on the front dial and would have avoided unnecessary wear and tear on the rear inputs. As I understand it, this was remedied on the Model Two.
Despite its minor shortcomings, the Model One is a fantastic little table radio. If you're looking for a compact radio that delivers amazingly full and rich sound at a reasonable price, it's a fine choice.
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