Nearly a year after Sony introduces its glass-tube speaker
prototype called Sountina, the Japanese electronics giant has just announced
that it will start producing these transparent audio tubes.
Sony says these 6-foot tall (or a little over 1.8m),
non-directional speakers are capable of a 360-degree sound projection, based on
the company’s “Vertical Drive Technology”. Essentially, this refers to the
woofer located at the bottom, a mid range unit on top, and a tweeter that makes
use of the vibrating, resin tube.
In addition to a frequency response of 50 – 20,000 Hz with
S-Master digital amplifier and DSP processing, the Sountina speakers also come
with an analog RCA jack, a digital coaxial, and up to 24bit/96kHz Linear PCM
stereo support. A choice of three different illuminations lets you create the
ambience of your living space to suit your mood.
www.sony.jp
via Engadget