Speakers Archive

  • Hands-on with Creative’s ZiiSound D5 and D200 Bluetooth speakers

    Hands-on with Creative’s ZiiSound D5 and D200 Bluetooth speakers

    Posted on June 17, 2010 | No Comments
    I’ve been following Creative for so long I feel like they’re old friends to me. I’ve been impressed over the years with their MP3 player line but they, like so many audio manufacturers, have seen the writing on the wall and the future isn’t in making the MP3 players – it’s in making the stuff [...]

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  • Murata develops world’s first waterproof, ultra-thin piezoelectric speakers

    Murata develops world’s first waterproof, ultra-thin piezoelectric speakers

    Posted on June 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Kyoto-based Murata has developed the world's first piezoelectric speaker that not only is waterproof but also ultra-thin (0.9mm). The devices are meant to be mainly used with mobile phones, which makes sense, given that almost 25% of the 50 latest cell phones released (on the Japanese market, at least) are actually waterproof.

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  • Bijoué: Audio Technica’s diamond-shaped speakers

    Bijoué: Audio Technica’s diamond-shaped speakers

    Posted on May 24, 2010 | No Comments
    Audio-Technica today in Japan announced [JP] diamond-shaped portable speakers, dubbed Bijoué/AT-SPF30, which are especially geared towards female users. Technically, the speakers aren't special: you'll get 600mW/φ28mm full range speakers running on two AAA batteries for 33 hours continuously.

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  • New Pioneer speaker system can link to 2 iPods or iPhones

    New Pioneer speaker system can link to 2 iPods or iPhones

    Posted on May 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Pioneer is about to release yet another iPhone-compatible speaker system. The company yesterday announced [JP] the XW-NAC1 in Japan, a speaker system that can connect to and alternately play music from two iPods or iPhones. The XW-NAC1 has two iPod/iPhone docks that charge these devices simultaneously.

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  • SOUND MUG: Sony’s tumbler-shaped speaker for your car or home (video)

    SOUND MUG: Sony’s tumbler-shaped speaker for your car or home (video)

    Posted on April 9, 2010 | No Comments
    You can't use this device as a tumbler and I'm not even sure it makes sense functionality-wise, but Sony Japan announced [JP] the SOUND MUG yesterday, a speaker that's shaped like a tumbler. To be more exact, the portable device is being marketed by Sony as a dock speaker specifically designed for their Walkmans.

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  • Logitech outs new clip-on USB speaker

    Logitech outs new clip-on USB speaker

    Posted on March 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Logitech promises that “Your built-in speakers just can’t compete with the stereo sound from this lightweight, portable speaker.” Whether or not that’s true will be up to you to decide, I suppose, but the single-cable operation of the “Logitech Laptop Speaker Z205” that’s “tiny enough to toss in your bag” may appeal to those of you looking for a bit more oomph.

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  • Review: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Wireless Speaker System

    Review: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Wireless Speaker System

    Posted on February 10, 2010 | No Comments
    The Short Version: You’ll be hard pressed to find a higher fidelity desktop audio rig than this. But the wireless capability is rather limited in its application, and the price runs a little high for a 2.1 system. Features: 2 satellite speakers and 1 subwoofer THX certified 2.4 GHz wireless transmitter Aux in / headphone out ports MSRP of $199.00 Pros: Excellent sound [...]

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  • Samson announces 2 new portable speaker systems

    Samson announces 2 new portable speaker systems

    Posted on February 3, 2010 | No Comments
    The gap between consumer audio and professional audio can be rather daunting. Large speakers require large amplifiers and large mixing desks and all sorts of convoluted patching bays. Another inescapable side effect of these professional systems is that they also require large, sweaty men to haul everything around, and some know-it-all engineer to make it [...]

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  • Altec Lansing announces three new products for CES

    Altec Lansing announces three new products for CES

    Posted on January 6, 2010 | No Comments
    Altec Lansing announced three new products today - a docking station, a new set of computer speakers, and a set of headphones. While not exactly earth shattering, they do look to be some decent sounding products.

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  • AQ Amigo USB speaker sits comfortably atop your notebook screen

    AQ Amigo USB speaker sits comfortably atop your notebook screen

    Posted on December 9, 2009 | No Comments
    Notebook speakers are generally the definition of suck. They tend to be flat, lifeless, and just plan bad, but then portable speaker sets aren't exactly portable. The USB-powered AQ Amigo seems to be a nice solution though.

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  • JBL resurrects ‘Creature’ speakers

    JBL resurrects ‘Creature’ speakers

    Posted on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
    Remember these things from back in the day? The “day” being 2002? JBL is bringing back the “Creature” series of computer speakers for the holidays.

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  • Soundmatters’ foxL v2 portable Bluetooth speaker rocks the suburbs

    Soundmatters’ foxL v2 portable Bluetooth speaker rocks the suburbs

    Posted on December 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Soundmatters made a few (sine) waves last year with the introduction of its awfully cute foxL Bluetooth speaker, but for those preoccupied with other matters, there's nothing wrong with snagging v2 in order to catch up. The pocket-sized (5.6- x 2.2- x 1.4-inches) speaker sports new BT circuitry that allows for 3x better reception than the prior version, and it also automatically pairs and searches for Bluetooth devices. Users can now answer and terminate a call from the speaker itself, and as expected, you'll also get a bit more volume out of this one compared to the original. The rechargeable battery will keep the jams spinning for five hours on a full charge, and if the international charging prongs weren't enough, there's also the option to regenerate over USB. It's set to ship later this month to jet-setting music junkies for $199, while a wired (read: non-BT) variant will go for $30 less.

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  • The Serio speakers from Waterfall Audio are stunning (and expensive)

    The Serio speakers from Waterfall Audio are stunning (and expensive)

    Posted on November 20, 2009 | No Comments
    I've never heard of Waterfall Audio before. I think they qualify for one of my rules in the audio world though: if you've never heard of an audio company and they cost more than products from a familiar brand, it's probably good stuff. Apparently the company made a name for itself a few years ago with a glass-enclosed speaker line. Who knew. The latest speaker line, Serio, keeps the glass theme alive, but manages to shrink the package down to a satellite-style size. Too bad all that glass and square lines scream the '90s.

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  • Klipsch ProMedia speakers rock the wireless

    Klipsch ProMedia speakers rock the wireless

    Posted on November 4, 2009 | No Comments
    Klipsch announced their new ProMedia 2.1 speakers today. Designed for use with a laptop system in mind, these THX-certified speakers are totally mostly wireless.

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  • Altec Lansing announces Rock Band speakers

    Altec Lansing announces Rock Band speakers

    Posted on October 21, 2009 | No Comments
    Why be a video game rockstar if you can't hear it? Have you always wanted to put your foot on something while you power chord-ed your way to stardom? For those of you who are using the stock speakers in your TV to play Rock Band, Guitar Hero, or Harmonica Hero, first off, shame on you.

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