Tech startup Coleridge Design Associates is trying to raise $45,000 on Kickstarter to manufacture a sleek-looking and transparent-sounding desktop speaker system, the aCube BMR. I've covered Kickstarter projects before, but this time I had a chance to listen to the product, and the sound definitely piqued my interest.
The aCube BMR speaker
(Credit: Steve Guttenberg/CNET)
The aCube uses an advanced 4.5-inch BMR (Balanced Mode Radiator) driver mounted in handmade clear-cast acrylic 6.5-inch cube enclosures. The $180 speaker houses a stereo 20-watt Class-D amplifier, but if you want stereo sound, you have to buy a second speaker (without the amp) for $120. Optional at extra cost, inputs for Apple AirPlay, Bluetooth, optical digital audio, and USB 2.0 Audio will be available as individual add-ons that plug into the speaker's 3.5mm jacks.
Coleridge Design Associates sent a pair of speakers. Fit and finish are superb, and the thick, anodized aluminum speaker grilles look great; the quality of the parts is excellent. The sound is, pardon my pun, remarkably transparent... [Read more]
by Steve Guttenberg via CNET
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