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The AktiMate series of the Australian manufacturer Epoz already convinced me long time ago. They surprised me with a good build quality and electronics from the well-known high-end manufacturer Creek. The smaller Micro model also has these virtues – and offers even more.
The AktiMate Micro are most convenient for desktop use only because of their size. The small beautiful boxes are also suitable for more, because they can also play back music without being connected to a PC. Almost everyone who seriously deals with music from the PC has an iPod or an iPhone today on which a part of the music collection is saved. And if it isn’t an iPhone, it is for sure another smartphone with Android or Windows operating system. Apple phones are plugged in on the top of the two Epoz speakers via the docking station; the other smartphones and portable players are connected via jack connection.
One of the two boxes hosts all electronics. This includes of course the Class-D amplifier designed by Creek, that - according to the manufacturer - has 40 W and is very compact in order to leave enough volume for the box. The second box is passive and is connected to the other one via a simple speaker cable, which of course minimizes cable work. The front of the active master speaker looks a bit different because of the integrated electronics - here the infrared eye for the remote control, the volume control bar and the source switches had to be mounted. An analog 3.5 mm jack input, an iPod interface and a USB port are available. The USB connection works adaptively up to 48 kHz and allows for a driver-free and carefree connection with any computer. Highres recordings are sampled down by the operating system to be able to send them via this connection. But owners of an AktiMate Micro can get over this for sure. The advantage is undoubtedly that you can just plug this speaker in and get started without long configuration times and driver installations.
