Octavio Videos Discovered

Hey everyone

Jamie and I have just been holidaying at the beachside town of Middleton so there has been a lull in posting. Anyway, we are back and ready to continue learning, finding, creating etc.

Until recently, we didn’t realise that there were videos on the octavio. But it turns out there are two and they are both great. My highlight would have to be Freddy Mercury’s guitar solo during the octavio demonstration. I can verify that Mr Vafiadis really is knowledgeable about the technical stuff as evidenced by his explanation in the interview. I asked him about the use of the passive bass radiator because some people are calling it a fake subwoofer and he went into detailed explanation about how although it’s passive, it fulfills a role similar to a port and allows the system to be more efficient. I am really quite excited about the mashup opportunities and a mashup would be a good excuse to make a soundtrack which would be fun so let’s do it.

Octavio Demonstrative Promotional Video

Octavio Interview with Mr Vafiadis

Jacob on behalf of VAF

Octavio in Top 8 Gifts for Zuners

Harvey Chute of Zunerama just named the Octavio one of the best zune-related gifts available. If I didn’t already have speaker systems lying around the house everywhere I reckon I’d be pretty pumped if my parents got me an Octavio. I don’t even own a zune or iPod (though I sometimes borrow my dad’s) but it would still be pretty convenient running off a CD player or computer (like Jamie does) and would be a treat to take out at parties.

If I ever get any work doing more location recording for people, I’m thinking this would be a really useful way to provide basic playbacks to people at the time at reasonable fidelity and volume as it can be a bit awkward passing the headphones around to 5 different band members. Actually we’ve been discussing some posts we could do about the different uses of the Octavio. In a couple of weeks time, Jamie and I are due for a family holiday to Middleton (a little seaside town near Adelaide) and I think we should be able to bring a little recording setup (like we did last year) using a tape deck and the Octavio.

Jacob for VAF

Zunerama Octavio Photo Review

I just found this extremely comprehensive review of the octavio including some heaps of useful photos that demonstrate the octavio’s various features and the included acoustic skins. Sounds like some people are starting to treat the Octavio as a full blown hi-fi and not just a portable speaker system to take outside or put in the bedroom. After listening to the Octavio at a Jamie’s house, I agree with the review – it really has the capacity to fill a room with music and not just provide a little background noise. As zunerama was saying – I also found it quite suitable for a wide range of styles because it’s sound seemed more balanced than some of the other modern speaker systems I’ve heard.

This is definitely the best review I’ve seen on the octavio so far and the photos are very illustrative.

Jacob – VAF Fanboy (why?)

First non-spam iPod Octavio Article We Noticed

As part of our school holiday experiment we started exploring yahoo pipes and we found heaps of spam and one nice article on the new iPod Octavio. Here it is check it out. Charles Starrett has written a basic review with nice pictures at the well regarded iLounge site.

Jacob on behalf of VAF