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Posts tagged “speakers & headphones”

Re(al)view: Rockin' RP-HTX7 Headphones from Panasonic

Oh headphones, how we love thee! To listen to music in one's own little world on one's own little terms is pure auditory bliss... if done correctly. We here at Unplggd Audio Labs are on a constant...

Mikal Hameed's Chair Sound Systems

Here's a follow up to our recent Five Chairs that Seat and Play a Beat roundup: designer Mikal Hameed's De La Knoll was included in our roundup, but we realized the furniture remixer has some additi...

Elecom Lego Brick Earbuds EHP-CIN40

Depending upon the level of your affinity for Legos these earbuds from Elecom are either really cool or just plain weird. Though, when we imagine someone building upon the earbud design with additio...

Yamaha's Wireless iPod and iPhone Cradle

At Unplggd, we really like wireless stuff. Getting rid of the messy wires is part of our mission. That's why we were interested to find out that Yamaha's latest cradle is wireless. Sounds pretty cool,...

Re(al)view: On Ear with NuForce UF-30 Headphones

Earbuds are often painful in both the way they deliver sound and the way they fit your ears. Most of us just deal because they are small and they come with the player. If they get lost or broken, ...

Michael Young: Moshimy

It seems that no matter how much we love our current iPhone dock, we're always intrigued by new ones. Especially when the dock is designed by one of your favorite designers (that usually helps!)...

Splitterbot: The Adorable Way to Share Tunes

You've always got your iPod with you to keep from being bored for a trip to the gym or a ride on the subway. But when you're running/riding with a friend and you want to share the music love, be read...

Product Re(a)lview: Vers Audio 2X

If not for the $4 licensing fee that all 3rd party manufacturers must pay to Apple to use their connectors, iPod docks would actually be a dime a dozen. There are so many to choose from at such l...

Space Saving LG HLB54S Blu-ray Soundbar

If space is an issue and you're not super discriminating about your surround sound, a sound imaging, faux surround sound bar can be a good option. We have a Yamaha brand sound bar, and the reflected s...

Neil Poulton Designed LaCie Sound2 Speakers

We've always been oh-so-tempted to order a pair of Neil Poulton's LaCie speakers due to their modernist aesthetic, but reports of some audio hiss always gave us second thoughts. Well, we now have a ...

Super-flat Wall-mount Speakers

We love serious speakers. But with superior sound quality comes speakerboxes the size of Lake Superior—and a tough road ahead as you figure out where in the apartment to put 'em. Wouldn't it be ...

Music Balloon

We're suckers for unique speaker designers, and even though this isn't new by any means (remember the '80s giant foam mic?) it's innovative in this form. Plus, we aren't limited to a really ugly ye...

SoundSpot Music Theater 1 Spherical Speakers

Looking to ditch the hard angles of most audio speakers? The SoundSpot Music Theater 1 system is a 5.1 system that cuts corners in all the right ways, offering a decor friendly modern sphere shaped sp...

Alonso's Brings Music Into the Bathroom

Unplggd reader Alonso sent us a DIY audio speaker solution which brought music into his bathroom with a handsome finish that would make any shower or bath a more relaxing (or exciting) time accompan...

ELAC's De Stijl Edition Speakers and Subwoofer

From those crazy Germans who last brought us the Rubik's Cube subwoofer, the De Stijl artwork of Piet Mondrian is the latest source of inspiration for Electroacustic's newest line of speakers and subs...

The Little Horn Speakers

At 36” height and and with an opening over 14” across, these phonograph-era style speakers make it very clear they're not ordinary audio equipment by any means. Designed to work with almost any ...

Bird Electron Dice Speakers

These Bird Electron Dice Speakers (45mm squared) were designed specifically for mini sized flash drive MP3 players like the iPod Shuffle and Sony NW-E005's. Don't expect to rock the party with one of ...

MyPhones Volume-limiting Headphones for Kids

MyPhones are headphones designed for kids to use with the safety of their eardrums in mind. A built-in, always-on sound-control circuit plays the digital role of "concerned mom" by capping off the lou...

Stylish Kami Sound iPod Dock By Alvaro Uribe

In our quest to find great looking iPod docks, we are always confronted at how some of them just look awful while other ones look really good. It's hard to make a choice when there are so many on the ...

Graphik iPod Dock

Though we are fond of our DIY iPod speakers (a hacked 1970s Weltron radio), we nevertheless keep our eyes open for interesting alternatives. We love the graphic design and slim profile of this iPod...

Michi Jung's Tasty Sounding Chocolate Music Furniture

Michi Jung's Chocolate Music ottoman is an obvious ode to that most delectable of treats, combining the appearance of a huge cube of our favourite confectionery with that of sound system embedded ins...

Diva Lamp and Music System

The Diva, designed by Dante Donegani and Giovanni Lauda, is a two in one solution that should appeal to your inner Whitney Houston: a LED bedside light with a music system specifically designed for t...

B&W Zeppelin Gets a Mini Edition

We've always loved the sculptural aesthetic of Bowers & Wilkins's Zeppelin iPod dock, but some were put off by the size, calling it over-sized and intrusive. After hearing these complaints, they've go...

Hot or Not: Focal Dome 5.1 Sound System

Focal Audio Dôme 5.1 home theater speaker system. ...

Moss: Stylish Modular Speakers

We've moved enough times in our life, to highly value an object's ability to be flexible. What resides in our home office one day, might need to end up in our living room the next. With the Moss s...