{"id":2020,"date":"2012-07-17T17:11:22","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T05:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/?p=2020"},"modified":"2015-06-26T14:51:13","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T02:51:13","slug":"sony-rdhgtk33ip-product-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/sony-rdhgtk33ip-product-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony RDHGTK33IP Product Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Its not very often that I get excited about a iPod-Dock\/Ghetto-blaster but when I was told that there was going to be a replacement to the already successful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/G_Tank_A_Big_Big_Unbelievable_Sound_Discontinued_2011_2012_\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sony<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>G-Tank<\/strong><\/a> I just knew this was going to be good!<\/p>\n<p>And what <strong>Sony<\/strong> has put together is on a complete new level compared to the <strong>G-Tank,<\/strong>\u00a0the <strong>Sony RDHGTK33IP<\/strong> was everything I expected it to be and even more!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2036\" title=\"Sony_1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first thing that I did when the <strong>Sony RDHGTK33IP<\/strong> arrived was try out the iPhone\/iPod dock, the iPod-Dock has a support arm that lowers on-top of your iPod\/iPhone to stop it shaking and falling out of the dock. This feature is brilliant and I wish more iPod-Dock&#8217;s featured this as even at high volumes my iPhone wasn&#8217;t going anywhere!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2037\" title=\"Sony_2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sound quality of the <strong>RDHGTK33IP<\/strong> is just beautiful out of the box and as the hours went by and the speaker wore-in it just got better! All up I spent a good twenty hours listening to music using the various Pre-Set EQ&#8217;s but it stayed on either the Rock or Hip-Hop settings most of the time, with the eight Pre-Set EQ&#8217;s (ROCK\/REGUETON\/TECHNO\/HIP-HOP\/JAZZ\/POP\/SERTANEJO\/FLAT) and a Bass-Boost I am sure there is a setting to suit all!<\/p>\n<p>At low volumes it had a nice crisp sound to it and even at higher levels it didn&#8217;t distort, it could even\u00a0comfortably fill my whole house with music when turned up in my lounge which I think is very impressive for a iPod-Dock!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2038\" title=\"Sony_3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The design of the <strong>RDHGTK33IP<\/strong> is very robust and tough looking but also very appealing to the eyes at the same time, with the\u00a0ability to be laid down like a normal Ghetto-blaster\u00a0or to be stood up on end makes it very\u00a0versatile\u00a0to where it could be placed or stored. I found it didn&#8217;t look out of place laying down on a work bench, standing in a corner of a room or even standing next to my TV cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>The display on the unit makes it easy to use and was very direct to what it did while not being harsh on the eyes in any light. The\u00a0Multi-coloured LED Speaker illumination is a very nice feature and has a lot more colours than the previous <strong>G-Tank<\/strong> model, my favourite setting for the LED&#8217;s is the Flash mode where it flashes white LED&#8217;s in time with the bass which my 9 month old daughter was\u00a0mesmerised\u00a0with and kept clapping and point at it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2039\" title=\"Sony_4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AMPLIFIER<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Power Output (RMS) 420W<\/li>\n<li>Function iPod, Tuner (AM FM), USB, RCA Audio In<\/li>\n<li>Type D-CLASS Amplifier<\/li>\n<li>Audio Line IN\/OUT (Analogue) 1<\/li>\n<li>Bass Boost Function<\/li>\n<li>Equalizer Function ROCK\/REGUETON\/TECHNO\/HIP HOP\/JAZZ\/POP\/SERTANEJO\/FLAT<\/li>\n<li>Timer (Sleep\/Play\/Rec) Yes \/ Yes \/ \u2013<\/li>\n<li>iPod Dock Yes<\/li>\n<li>USB Port Yes<\/li>\n<li>Dock for iPod\/iPhone Yes\/Yes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TUNER<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Station Preset (FM\/AM) FM 20 \/ AM 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SPEAKER<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>System 2 way<\/li>\n<li>Tweeter Unit 6.6cm x 2<\/li>\n<li>Woofer Unit 20cmx2 (Black Paper Cone)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>WEIGHT &amp; DIMENSIONS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Power Consumption (in Operation) 75W<\/li>\n<li>Main Unit Size (W x H x D) 76.85 x 32.3 x 38.5 mm<\/li>\n<li>Main Unit Weight 14.4 kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2040\" title=\"Sony_5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_5-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Overall this has to be one of my favourite items <strong>Sony<\/strong> has made (That isn&#8217;t car stereo related) in a very long time! With the ability to play iPod\/iPhone, USB, Radio and having a RCA input gives it versatility to be used in so many ways!<\/p>\n<p>Its has a clock on it so you can set a timer for it to turn itself off or even to come on in the morning so you wake-up with your favourite Radio Station which I didn&#8217;t even expect the <strong>RDHGTK33IP<\/strong> to have, this might not seem like a big feature but I think its a feature a lot of iPod-Docks are missing.<\/p>\n<p>I still can&#8217;t believe how loud this unit can go too! I demo&#8217;d it to many people last Saturday and everyone of them seemed very surprised with the volume it produced, this combined with its very affordable price and being packed with a massive amount of features makes for a very monumental iPod-Dock\/Ghetto-blaster!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2041\" title=\"Sony_6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sony_6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When compared to other iPod-Docks on the market the <strong>Sony RDHGTK33IP<\/strong> stands above all others in my opinion, being Louder, having more features and even looking better than its\u00a0competition at a more affordable price in most cases too!<\/p>\n<p>I want one!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its not very often that I get excited about a iPod-Dock\/Ghetto-blaster but when I was told that there was going to be a replacement to the already successful Sony\u00a0G-Tank I just knew this was going to be good! And what Sony has put together is on a complete new level compared to the G-Tank,\u00a0the Sony [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2020"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5887,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020\/revisions\/5887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}