Triode-Tube iPod Speakers.
After a positive response to my article about the Gold MacBook pro, I thought I would have a look around and see what other expensive toys might be competing for the title of “most desirable Christmas present,” this year.
Hammacher Schlemmer have a good selection and top of my list has got to be the Studio Quality Triode-Tube iPod speakers.
That’s right, these are tube based speakers made specifically for the iPod. These were developed and built by German audio technicians and the system consists of an aluminum-encased amplifier housing four powerful Class-A tubes which glow gently as they generate warm, low-octave sound that is virtually distortion-free. The tube amplifier smoothes over distortions found in modern digital recordings while helping to compensate and minimize the quality loss inherent in compressed audio such as MP3s, and in addition to the iPod line-in jack, a second audio-in port allows you to connect a CD player, satellite radio, or other audio component. The matching double-cone, full-range speakers designed solely for use with this system faithfully generate warm, realistic tones using a single, highly synchronized chassis per speaker (reducing ill-timed and out of phase audio.)
As any audio buff knows, the only way to get the best out of any recorded music is to play it through a tube amp. TheGrizz is right, these are way more practical than the gold Macbook. But when I checked, guess what? At $3,999.95, they have sold out already.
Other iPod Speakers from amazon.com:
TheGrizz | Oct 14, 2007 | Reply
LOL damn I actually wanted some of these, I like all these uber expensive toys you are finding. Still not sure I could ever justify buying them, but hey if it makes you happy. thankx Mark, another good review.