Voix MPX 2.1 tower loudspeakers

In-spire-ing sound quality?

The drivers also cope well with the greater sonic range offered by DVD and CD playback. The total of ten drivers provide fast enough response and enough accuracy to deliver a pleasing home cinema experience with enough crash, bang and wallop to deliver the final scene in Peter Jackson’s King Kong with aplomb.

There are enough connectors on the back to support two extra inputs, so a DVD player or games console can be accommodated. However, as the audio connectors are located on the back of the MPX, this does mean that a fair bit of spaghetti can be left hanging around and some cable tidies might be useful.

The sweet spot is tight, so set up is very important

There is a 3.5mm jack in the head of the unit, which means non-Apple players can be accommodated. We couldn't help feeling, however, that it would have been better to have this jack in the base of the unit. The position means that either there has to be a shelf nearby to sit the player securely on or you're left balancing the player rather precariously in the top housing of the speaker.

The remote control is pretty basic and delivers volume, bass and treble tweakers as well as limited control over any connected iPod: pause, rewind and jumping forward from track to track. When another type of MP3 player is connected, the remote can only control the sound levels. When you do adjust the volume with the remote - or, in fact, with the volume control on the top of the MPX - the sound goes up in quite large steps, making it difficult to be really accurate with the sound level.

Verdict

The MPX 2.1's sound quality is good, even taking into account the narrow stereo sweet spot. However, we felt the functionality and overall design let the product down, especially since it retails for £260. To make a really big impact in the market, Voix will have to improve the functionality to match the undoubted sound quality the system delivers.