Friday. 27 November. 2009. 10:02 am
Fancy crystal speakers cost as much as a pair of diamond earrings.
When Harmon Kardon said their new GLA-55 speakers were crystal clear they weren’t joking. These desktop speakers are encased in a faceted cut-glass enclosure that are a first in desktop audio systems and looks stunning either in home or at the office.
The GLA-55 speaker system is compatible with virtually any audio device with an analog output. A stereo mini jack connection allows you to enjoy high-quality audio from a variety of devices such as MP3 and CD players, desktop computers (all platforms), satellite radio and laptops.
The GLA-55 speakers feature a number of proprietary technologies built-in to the speakers that aims to provide the highest quality sound possible. CMMD drivers provide accurate high frequencies that are also capable of low-frequency extension to four octaves, while the Atlas AL drivers are capable of nearly 1″ peak-to-peak travel for tight, accurate bass reproduction. Their pairing provides a full, rich frequency response from the lowest bass to the highest highs.
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Monday. 3 August. 2009. 10:31 am
Not an audiophile yet? You don’t know what you’re missing.
If you’re an Edition 9 user, you’ll be pleased to hear that Ultrasone has just announced their latest successor to the Edition 9s, the Edition 8. Ultrasone is giving audiophiles a tiny break in the economic downturn, by lowering the price of the Edition 8 to more than 15% less than the price of the Edition 9. Still, if you’re not a dedicated audiophile, you definitely won’t even think about purchasing the “cheaper” Edition 8 for HK$12,880!
With the outer earcups shelled in beautiful and durable Ruthenium, and the interior covered in fine Ethiopian sheepskin, this pair of headphones definitely gives the WOW statement. Ultrasone claims that Ethiopian sheepskin provides the most isolation of any leather, so that you can listen to your music in total tranquility. If you owned the Edition 9s, you’d know of just how high quality these Ethiopian sheepskin earcups are!
These headphones will also be the first in the Edition series to offer Ultrasone’s newest S-Logic Plus natural surround sound technology. This will provide audiophiles with a new, wider level of soundstage that they’ve never experienced before.
With the launch of these headphones, Ultrasone also claimed that these headphones have ULE technology, which supposedly reduces radiation to the head by more than 98% than normal headphones. This leads us to another thought– Radiation!? Nowadays, it seems like everything proposes some sort of health risk!
If you’re the kind of “tech” person, here are the pretty-impressive specs for you to see:
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Thursday. 30 April. 2009. 10:19 am
Samsung launches 6 new home theatre systems in Hong Kong.
If you want quality sound, leave it up to the global leader Samsung to do the work for you. They recently released a total of 6 home theatre systems for your living room. All of these feature bio kelp technology to make sure that you get crystal clear sound with natural tone balance. Let’s take a look at them:
1. HT-BD1255
This is Samsung’s blue-ray home theatre system. It offers 1000 watts of output power and 5.1 surround sound to produce life-like audio. It also has wireless networking capabilities for convenience. Furthermore, Samsung’s BD Wise technology adjusts the blue-ray picture to best match your TV, so you’ll always get the best picture quality possible.
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Thursday. 26 March. 2009. 9:54 am
If you love music and love to show off, this is the system for you:
If you ever saw these things in the Bang & Olufsen showrooms and loved them, then your time is here: the BeoSound 5 Digital Music System is now available for purchase!
This music system is not for any ordinary people. It’s designed and priced for the high-end music lovers. The system features a table-top or wall-mounted remote control with an amazing 10.4″ 1024 x 768 resolution LCD display. However, what really does the work behind the scenes is the amazing BeoMaster 5. This is dedicated music server capable of holding up to 500GB of music, and remains connected to the internet in order to be controlled by your BeoSound 5 remote control, your BeoVision TV, or even your computer. With the Bang & Olufsen MOTS feature, the music system will be able to sense your mood, and automatically play music suitable for it!
If you suspected that this system is probably more than just for music, you’re absolutely right. The BeoMaster 5 has HMDI, DVD-I, DVD-D, S-Video, and Composite Video ports all for connecting to your preferred display in order to watch your photos and videos on!
The BeoSound 5 Digital Music System, including the BeoSound 5 controller and the BeoMaster 5 music server will be priced around HK$39,260. If you’ve got the money and want to show off, you can book a private product demonstration at the Bang & Olufsen store.
Thursday. 19 March. 2009. 9:23 am
There’s no other reason to buy this speaker other than for bragging rights:
Sony released this omni-directional speaker last year for the high-class market. Code-named the Sountina NSA-PF1, it’s one of the most expensive and stylish speakers in the world. It won the 2009 iF Design Award at CeBit, so we’re going to tell you what this speaker is really about.
This speaker is pretty much a huge 6-foot tube that’s made to stand in the middle of your living room. Most of it is a shaft of organic glass that’s supposed to vibrate in the 50Hz to 20KHz range. However, at the bottom of the glass is a 13-cm subwoofer and a 7-cm organic glass tweeter. At the base of the speaker are also 3 LEDs that can light up to a color that suits the environment. All together, it’s supposed to produce a full 360-degrees sound that fills up your room.
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Tuesday. 11 November. 2008. 9:42 am
A new universal port device is available mid-November for iPhone & iPod users.
The strangely named i24R2 is a bedside digital speaker system made for iPod Touch and iPhone that will be available soon in Hong Kong. This device not only brings you music from your iDevice but it can also plug into your TV and feed out the video, has scrolling text clock function and of course sweet sounding speakers.
Available this month from Aluminum, G.O.D., and Homeless for HK$1690. Click here to see more about it.
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