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Niro 600

March 24th, 2005 | by Yongki Go

Features Cont'd

The NIRO 600 controller/amplifier is fully controllable from the supplied remote control.  This remote control is actually quite versatile.  It can be programmed to control other components by inputting the appropriate component codes, as listed in the system manual. The remote control buttons have various shapes and sizes, and they are nicely spaced and laid out.  Some buttons on the remote, which likely are the ones you use most often, can glow in the dark (a phosphorus type of glow).  The source/input buttons on the remote have a red backlight and light up for a second when pressed.  The silver finish of the remote matches the finish of the controller/amplifier well.     

NIRO 600 Remote Control      

The subwoofer of the NIRO 600 system uses a 6.5" driver in a bass-reflex design.  Its box-shape enclosure has a shallow depth, only a little over 4". Therefore, its footprint is relatively small, and since the port is located in front, it can easily be put against the wall.

NIRO 600 Subwoofer

All the necessary amplification for the system is housed in the controller/amplifier unit.  It contains five of 27 W/channel amplification to power the five drivers in the speaker, and a 45 W amplifier for the subwoofer.  These numbers may seem small compared to the amplification values boasted by many mini or home-theater-in-a-box systems out there, but NIRO gives you the RMS values, not just the peak values like many of those systems do.  I can tell you from my evaluation that the amplification in the NIRO 600 system can produce sufficient SPL for most applications in small to medium rooms.