Bang & Olufsen, is known for great sounding, high end, contemporary speaker systems. They’ve now released the Belolab 14 ($4400) at a lower price floor than their usual offerings. The Belolab 14 is an all-in-one, wireless speaker system that includes a 280 watt eight-inch subwoofer. In the same sub enclosure you also have 5 x 140 watt class D amplifiers for the five individually powered satellite speakers. Each of the speakers has a milled aluminum frame and can be either wall or stand mounted. The specs say the sats use a 2.5″ driver. I haven’t seen a frequency response for these speakers and I’d be real interested to see how much of the spectrum they cover. If you have a Bang & Olufsen TV you can also get their 4.1 system for $4000 and use the TVs speaker as the center. The Beolab 14 will be available at local retailers in June.
The Chinese smartphone company Meizu have really pulled out all the stops for their latest device the Gravity Speaker ($199). Designed with the award-winning and famed Buddhist designers Hironao Tsuboi the Gravity Speaker is balanced atop a transparent block to give the speaker a weightless look. While light flows around the rest prism-like structure for […]