To celebrate the fact that a 100 years have passed since Denon produced Japan’s first gramophone they’ve launched the stunning Denon DP-A100, a 100th anniversary turntable using the same high-torque AC motor direct-drive technology they’ve refined for 40 years now. The DP-A100 comes with a 5 year guarantee, a Denon brand book, a 100th anniversary badge as well as a signed certificate from the chief production engineer who hand-crafted it.
It’ll cost you though, expect to pay up around $2,500 for it.
Read more @ Denon100.com
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Okay. There’s big speakers and there’s huge speakers, but I think Arcadian Audio’s Pnoe Horn deserves its own category (I had to publish this under “furniture” as well as “audio”, hah). After 10 years of development they’ve created a horn speaker designed to create “the smoothest, roundest path for the sound wave front, without any obstructions, so that there are no sources of standing waves and spurious reflections”. How about that now. It’s made out of shiny fibreglass (both in- and outside) with special damping materials and it uses the AER MD3B driver for “ultra detailed presentation and warm sound”.
There’s no word on pricing, but I think it’s safe to assume they’re crazy expensive.
ArcadianAudio.com
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Boston Acoustics announced that the midrange SoundWare XS 5.1 will be available as of July 2009; a speaker set with five ultra-compact speakers (measuring less than 4 inches) plus a compact subwoofer sporting a 100 watt amplifier. Each polyhedron-shaped satellite performs as a two-way speaker with a 2.5-inch woofer and a 0.5 inch tweeter.
Perhaps not enough juice to shake the foundations of a huge room, but it looks very interesting for someone like me, looking for a set of small yet-good-looking speakers able to provide decent sound for movie-watching in a small apartment.
Link: Boston Acoustics
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Are those generic white (or black) earphones you got starting to feel a bit too bland? Want to stand out from the crowd? Japanese Elecom has launched a limited edition of graphic design earphones designed by Power Graphixx Inc. and Rotterdam’s Doing. Nothing bland about these earbuds.
AudioCubes: Elecom Graphic Design Limited Edition Earphones ($35.99)
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Edifier iF500 Luna is a 5-driver iPod/iPhone speaker system with a quite unorthodox design that has been available in Europe for a while now will make its way over the big pond to the U.S. and Canada any day now. Besides the iPod integration you get aux in for other audio players as well as digital FM radio. The speaker power output is 10W x 2 + 32W (subwoofer).
Edifier: Luna iF500 Product Page
Amazon.com: Edifier iF500 Luna ($299.00)
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This is Handytrax, a portable USB turntable for those often finding themselves wanting to play (and digitize) vinyl records away from home. A plastic hardcase is included. No word on export status from Japan though.
Vestax.jp: Handytrax USB (Japanese)
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Here’s LHT888 by LG Electronics. A stylish DVD home theater system in that piano black finish some of just can’t get enough of these days. Besides offering 1080p upscaling via HDMI and support for media via USB you get DTS / Dolby Digital 5.1 / Dolby Digital 2 channel, XTS Pro and an AM/FM tuner.
Oh, and did I mention that the rear speakers are wireless?
LGE.com: LHT888 DVD Home Theatre System ($649.95)
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Converting vinyl figures into speakers is something people like Jason Siu has done for a while, but I really like this home made Munny speaker by Flickr-user Fungus amungus.
There’s no word on what kind of speakers he put in these, but considering the look of ‘em I hardly care. I just want them.
Update: I completely missed the link to the DIY guide on Instructables.com, the speakers in the Munnies are indeed Tang Band 3″ bamboo cone drivers. (Thanks Michael!)
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Those looking for a turntable standing out from the crowd, look no further; here’s the Lusso Turntable by German Montegiro.
Besides the striking looks it sports four height-adjustable cones in aluminum and black acrylic layers, all featuring different goodies like a 10″ Da Vinci Nobile carbon fiber arm, MG1 titanium cartridge and an ultra precise synchrononous motor.
As you probably guessed it won’t come cheap, the prices start at $47,000.
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Here’s Mustek PF-i700, a digital photo frame with a 7" display. Besides supporting regular storage solutions like SD/xD/MMC and Memory Stick this one comes with an iPod dock, so just plug it in and let it play back your favorite videos and picture slideshows.
The PF-i700 is scheduled for launch in March 2008 to an estimated price of $129.99.
www.mustek.com
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