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Harman Kardon GLA-55 speakers cut from ice (OK, glass)

Harman Kardon GLA-55 speakers cut from ice (OK, glass)

Audio speakers are either boring black cubes of plastic and wood surround, or else they’re in some kind of dock that you stick an iPod into, right? Maybe for you, but for those audiophiles who can afford high-end equipment (and are probably not listening to compressed MP3 files on their iPod) comes the likes of the Harman Kardon GLA-55 speakers. They’re not carved from ice (because they’d melt, duh) but they’re exquisitely formed from clear glass. My audiophilia isn’t advanced enough to explain the tech involved in these speakers, but I can tell it’s cutting edge. Here’s the lowdown as explained in the press release: The GLA-55 features many proprietary Read more »

Kenwood create glass speakers: looks over performance

Kenwood create glass speakers: looks over performance

Does Kenwood make washing machines, because when I first saw these speakers that’s what I thought they were modelled on. These are glass speakers with white and blue LEDs, and they can even be supplied with some stands that also have lights built in. Trouble is, they cost close to $1,000 and yet they only offer 10W of output per channel, which is pretty pathetic. Read more »