Logic3 i-Station Combo review

The i-Station Combo combines plenty of useful features, but it feels and looks cheap, lacks bass and has an annoying clock function.
Written By K.G. Orphanides
Published on 18 April 2011

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Logic3 i-Station Combo
Logic3 i-Station Combo top buttons
Logic3 i-Station Combo remote
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Reviewed price £80 inc VAT

Logic3’s i-Station Combo looks like something from the ’80s. It’s a garish gloss black and red affair that consists of two speakers and a main control unit, all of which can be wall-mounted. The main unit houses both an iPod dock and a CD player, as well as FM and AM radio tuners and a 3.5mm auxiliary input. The ability to wall-mount it is useful: position it near the door to your sitting room, and pop your iPod in to charge and play as you come in.

Logic3 i-Station Combo
Although the i-Station Combo has all kinds of features, not all of them are implemented very well. The built in clock is the most obnoxious of its features – it looks and works like a cheap digital alarm clock, is difficult to set and loses all its settings if it’s unplugged. Even on an inexpensive clock-radio, a battery to retain the time shouldn’t be too much to ask.
Logic3 i-Station Combo top buttons
The remote control is small and easy to lose and although there’s a video output in case you want to watch movies from your iPod, the Combo has no headphone or line output. Finally, although the speakers’ high and mid-range sound is clear, clean and precise, bass is non-existent. The system as a whole produces a decent amount of volume, though.
Logic3 i-Station Combo remote

The i-Station Combo could be useful if you need both a hi-fi CD player and an iPod dock, but its lack of bass and awkward configuration make it too much of a compromise.

Specifications
Rating ***
Speaker configuration 2.0
RMS power output 10W
Power consumption standby 3W
Power consumption on 11W
Analogue inputs 3.5mm stereo
Digital inputs none
Dock connector iPod
Headphone output none
Satellite cable lengths 1.5m left, 1.5m right
Cable type captive
Controls located base unit, remote control
Digital processing none
Tone controls EQ presets
Price £80
Supplier http://www.logic3.com
Details www.logic3.com

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