NEWS: Denon's new iPod dock adds wi-fi streaming

Andrew Everard 24 September 2007 16:14


Den Asd 3W Wh 2.ScaledThis is the £160 ASD-3W, one of two new iPod docks from Denon. And as well as offering complete compatibility with the company's latest 08 series components and universal appeal via a supplied remote control, the new unit also has onboard wi-fi operation, enabling it to stream music from computers and Network Attached Storage devices, plus internet radio.

The ASD-3W uses high-quality digital to analogue conversion and preamp, and is compatible with all 4G/5G/6G iPods with the 30-pin connector, including the latest nano, iPod Classic, Touch and iPhone models. It also has a new on-screen user interface for easy set-up.

Also available is a non-wi-fi version, the £120 ASD-3N, which offers similar capabilities, but does its network streaming via a cabled Ethernet connection.

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Comments

BreatheEasy September 27, 2007 13:32

Now if this little beauty could connect to my NAS (Network Attached Storage) device WITHOUT my computer having to be on 24/7 then I'd write the cheque out now.

That's all I ask for, surely someone could make this device so I don't have to splash out £700 on a Sonos setup....

Beps October 5, 2007 10:33

BreatheEasy,

That should be possible; the user manual says it's DLNA-compatible, so providing you have the right NAS, you're in luck!

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About Andrew Everard

Andrew Everard, Audio Editor of Gramophone since November 1999 and What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision's Consulting Editor, read English at Queens' College, Cambridge a very long time ago! He started his journalistic career in 1982 on Haymarket's photographic magazines, and subsequently worked on What Hi-Fi?, High Fidelity, Audiophile and Home Cinema magazines, as well as contributing a monthly column to Japanese title HiVi.