Buy Kima Akoo KS-110 Wireless Audio SystemKima Akoo KS-110 Wireless Audio System Product Description:
- Listen to MP3 and Internet radio audio from your PC or Mac anywhere in your house
- Wirelessly transmits up to 1,000 feet
- Compatible with any audio format
- Includes transmitter and base station
- Operates at 900 MHz frequency; easy to set up and use
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Great Product / Avoid when Wet.
By Jeff Johnson
This is an excellent, but overpriced product! This product lets you play music from your computer to your FM Radio on any stereo! This product is a system that comes with two units a transmitter that you plug into your computer that transmits a radio signal to the receiver up to 1000 feet away! This receiver sits near your stereo up to 10 feet away from it and can even be plugged into the stereo directly. No additional equipment / computer components / technical experience are needed, just plug the transmitter into your computer's soundcard and sit the receiver near your stereo. The two units are small a little bigger than a man's fist. There are drawbacks however, such as rain, if there is a rain or haze around your house, it will not work at all! Also this item is very overpriced considering that back in the 70s people used this same system to transmit a microphone to an FM radio for only $20.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.A nice option for a difficult need
By Mike C
I was looking for a way to get the free internet radio I get with my cable internet service routed to my outdoor stereo by the pool. My first choice was a Wi-Fi audio adapter, but the only ones that would function in a system without a video screen ( like the netgear wireless digital music system) did not support the WPA encryption I have in my home wireless system. Enter the Kima Akoo. The product consists of a broadcasting unit that attaches to your computer through the headphone jack, and a reciever unit that connects to your reciever or radio. I actually ordered a similar unit made by U.S. Robotics, and was sent Kima Akoo by mistake. No matter. Hooking the unit up was a breeze - It took about 10 minutes to get it up and running. Setting up a Wi-Fi music/media adapter will take an hour or more - I know from experience. The unit is secure. no one can hack into your system through the unit because it transmits the audio signal coming out of your computer's headphone jack. It's also cheap. I think I paid $50 for the unit, plus shipping. The Kima Akoo worked right out of the box, on the first try. I set up the broadcast and reciever units about 130 feet from each other, with numerous walls and appliences betwen them. The reciever unit (the box I hooked up to my stereo) didn't like sitting right next to my stereo reciever (it generated alot of hiss) but when moved 12 inches away the hiss disappeared. It's important to note I connected the Akoo reciever via RCA plugs to my stereo reciever - not via it's wireless radio connection. The sound quality was acceptable for outdoor listening, but with noticable background hiss during the quieter parts of songs. On rare occasion, a song will even break up. All in all though, for background music by the pool, the Kima Akoo worked well. I have only had the unit for a week or so, so I can't comment in it's durability. So, in conclusion, this buy was kind of a no-brainer. If you want to get internet radio to a stereo that is not close to a computer, and you have a WPA encrypted Wi-Fi network (and you don't want to hook your $1000 laptop up to your stereo every time you want music), this is the item for you. Just don't expect cd quality sound.Well, I'm back to edit this review after a few weeks, and I have to downgrade my recommendation to a "do not buy." I would have liked to change my star rating to 0 but for some reason I am unable to do it. The Kima Akoo I purchased works well for an hour or so, then the sound quality breaks up and becomes unlistenable. No amount of adjusting the unit will help. I finally gave up in it and purchased an Accurian Homeplug sender and reciever from Radio Shack, and voila! Problem solved. The Accurian unit is much more expensive, but works exactly as advertised - not like my cheaper but useless Kima Akoo.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.Very good value for money
By Evan H. Appelman
I have been using this system for 2 years, playing through a moderately high quality component stereo system, and I am generally very happy with the quality of sound reproduction. For the price (currently $55) it can't be beat! I did have some quality control problems when I first purchased the system. The original unit transmitted only one sound channel. It was promptly replaced by the manufacturer. After a month the receiver developed a little instability in maintaining the wireless link and was again replaced. Since then I have had no problems with the unit.
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