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VAF Octavio 1: A Luxury Zune Dock Worth its Price

Louis Ramirez — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:35:00 EST

The lucky folks at Zune Scene have gotten their hands on what could possibly be the best-looking Zune accessory out there, the VAF Octavio 1. The Octavio 1 is basically a stereo dock for your Zune, much like the Hi-Fi is for your iPod. The difference here is style. The Octavio 1 is oozing with it. The 52-pound dock comes wrapped in leather and can be connected to your Zune or even your Xbox 360. Audio-wise, the folks at Zune Scene think it's worth the $499 splurge delivering "full room" sound. They even connected it to their 360 and though it may not blow away your current speaker set up, it is far better than the built-in speakers that come with most flat-panels. I'd have to agree, based on looks and initial reports, if I had a Zune, I'd be saving up for this bad boy. – Louis Ramirez

Zune Octavio VAF [Zune Scene]

Hide Your Speakers in Mediocre Modern Art

Adam Frucci — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:39:05 EST

We've seen VAF's Soundwall, but if you are one of those people who is constantly compensating for… whatever it is you compensate for, you probably want something a big bigger and more ostentatious.

The Octavio should fit the bill nicely. It looks like a giant piece of abstract art, but it hides a speaker underneath its arty façade. There, now don't you feel like a big, cultured man? –Adam Frucci

Aving [via Born Rich]

VAF Sound Wall

Brian Lam — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:25:11 EST

Those aren't Ikea blocks you're staring at. Those are speakers. I wonder what happens to the wine glasses when you pump some Def Leopard through them at eleven. They're about 2 feet per side, and less than 5 inches deep. And I they come in colors other than salmon, in sub, standard and "acoustic treatment models", the last of which I have no idea about. And they'll be out in March. Oh, did you know that these high end beauties are made by the same VAF that makes those gnarly Zune docks? According to Rolling Stone and a grip of audio geek mags, they know what they're doing.

Um, iPod dock, please. –Brian Lam

VAF Research[VAF]

Octavio 1 High-End Zune Speakers From VAF

Jason Chen — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:15:18 EST

Retailing at $499, the Octavio 1 is the most expensive Zune speaker system we've seen yet. At twice the price of the actual Zune unit, the Octavio 1 can hook up a Zune, TV, game console, or DVD player and combines an 8-inch bass driver, two 5.25-inch woofers and 2 fluid-damped fabric dome tweeters all in one. Here's a photo of it in ~~iPod~~ white.

True to Zune form, the speakers ship with three skins, which allow you to go black or pink, too. Or you can strip them all off for the "naked" leather look. Ships now from Amazon. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Amazon]

VAF Octavio: Kinky Leather Zune Boombox

Brian Lam — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:05:42 EST

Jason Chen, Charlie White, and I Just got back from the LA Zune event's daytime activities, and found this amazing Octavio Boombox that we'd covered a little while ago. The $500 dollar dock is impressive as hell in person, made of the blackest leather they could harvest from biker jackets and baby cows. There's a controller on top with a slot for a zune. And the back panel has two sets of stereo analog inputs, and an audio/video output for watching zune videos on a TV. Look at the power requirements on the last photo after the jump: 24 volts at almost 4 amps. That's good juice for the 100-watt setup!

They speakers themselves consist of what looks to be around a 6 or 8-inch sub, plus 3 or 4 inch midranges, and tweeters. Sorry, no measuring tape up in the club when I shot it. There's not much info out there on the system, but I would go out on a limb and say this is going to be the Zune dock to have...if you buy a Zune.

Click through for more shots of this hot, hot, hot Zune dock.

–Brian Lam

Octavio Makes Your Zune Sing with Style

Louis Ramirez — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 12:08:15 EST

It's only been a few days since we brought you the first Zune review and a look at its accessories and now we bring you the Zune's first hi-fi dock. VAF's Octavio 1 is a 100-watt system with a Zune cradle nestled up top. Looks-wise, it's what the Apple Hi-Fi should have been and more complimenting your Zune in an elegant manner. The dock comes with 3 different skins that let you change the look of the system and in addition to playing music, it can be hooked up to your Xbox or TV and play videos stored on your Zune. It'll be out this month for $499. Click through for another pic.

Thanks, Nick
VAF Octavio 1
– Louis Ramirez