TDK’s handsome new boomboxes aren’t about to make the typical concession of putting an iPod dock front and center. Their designs are an updated take on the classic ghetto blaster: business inside the front, and party within the front, too.
TDK’s new audio line, which incorporates two boomboxes, a distinct little sound cube, a turntable and 2 headphones, all exhibit the thinking that music have to be nice to observe in addition as take heed to. The 3 Speaker Boombox is the flagship of the line, and it’s gorgeous.
The 6″ subwoofer drive (15 watts), flanked by two 6″ speakers (10 watts each), soak up tons of the piano glass acrylic front of the boombox, leaving room for both chunky retro dials and capacitive touch buttons that illuminate to life when the stereo’s turned on. Inputs include standard 3.5mm and auxiliary ports, in addition as USB for handling iPod/MP3 player/smartphone duty which allows the weight of audio processing to be lifted off the portable device and shifted to the boombox itself. It should play files off of USB sticks and likewise has AM/FM radio. Any two of these inputs may be used and mixed dynamically, so you are able to plug in a guitar or microphone and jam along to the radio or a song for your iPhone. Or conveniently play two of Zaireeka’s four discs.
The 2 Speaker Boombox is the same-it drops the middle subwoofer and gains significant portability via it (both can work with AC power or a shit ton of ‘D’ batteries) and the Sound Cube fits an identical aesthetic on a 10″ box, putting a speaker on both sides and hoping on reflected sound to boost the stereo effect.
The line won’t be out until sometime around April of next year, with the 3 Speaker Boombox running $499, the 2 speaker boombox going for $399, and the Cube coming in at $299. But in case you’re searching for a relatively affordable boombox that you just’ll enjoy watching and listening to, TDK might need the ticket. [ TDK ]
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