Product: Denon Cocoon
Price: $599.00
Rating: Weak Recommend*
With speaker docks becoming the boombox of today, it's no surprise that Denon has finally come to the table with its own offering. Features for ease of use are always important, but a full listen often reveals the true tonal balance capabilities of any speaker system. Here we'll dive in and evaluate the true sonic signature of this new Sound Dock from Denon.
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Despite the fact I've donated and sold almost every CD I own, I've yet to let go of one of my favorite designs: the Muji Wall Mounted CD Player (I have the original, shown above, without the FM feature added later). The "pull the cord to turn on/off" feature, alongside the minimalist design from Naoto Fukasawa/IDEO look as fresh as the first day it was prototyped back in 1999. But times and technologies have changed, and so must this design...
MoreThink of the Kendall as the Mumford & Sons of Bluetooth-enabled speakers, offering a handcrafted throwback aesthetic broadcasting authenticity. Made of solid walnut with a laser cut acrylic speaker grill, the portable device is equipped with two 5 watt class "D" audio amplifiers powering a pair of fullrange 2" magnetically shielded speakers, connecting to a sound source with both Bluetooth 2.0 or auxiliary audio-in for about 4 hours of playback. But the most likely reason anyone would purchase the Kendall over other wireless speakers out there is the beautiful logo-free exterior tuned into the best of midcentury style design.
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Volta Sound Block
• $190.00
• Volta Sound The Volta Sound Block is no doubt a little unusual. The handmade wood block passively amplifies the iPhone without the need for any power, with a big Bison horn connected with neodymium magnets for audio amplification as the "speaker". The whole cowboy theme is topped with a homey Pendleton Woolen Mills wool dock to keep devices scratch free as you sit back and enjoy some Waylon Jennings. A guaranteed conversation piece for the desk.
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Although I don't have speakers on my desk, as a digital life essential, I do always have my iPhone.I figured instead of adding more things to clutter the desktop, why not just get an add-on for something that's already there? I started on a search for attractive iPhone amplifiers, preferably ones that didn't require any batteries or cords. Here are my favorites. More
I'm absolutely smitten with all three of versions of Philip Wong's see-through Flow Radio for Lexon. It's a slightly larger than palm sized portable radio and MP3 amplifier (aka plug-in your device through the audio jack) with the minimalist's aesthetic in mind.
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It may look like someone removed one end of an old analog phone, but inside the retro shaped TeleSound is a Bluetooth enabled speaker with over 1,000 sound files chosen to represent popular Emoji characters with audio. So instead of your friend just receiving a "handclapping" Emoji, they'd actually hear clapping on their end...
As February winds down and we enter into March, I can't wait to be rid of cold weather and embrace the sights of florals and pastels. Last week, we found focused on the gents, so today we turn to Uniqlo's spring look book for the ladies, with pastels and florals mixed in with a bit of dark denim. Who doesn't love ice cream colors? I've paired some favorite tech accessories to match this look. More
• $1,800.00 • Symbol Audio
The price tag of this system definitely puts it into the "just dreaming" category. But oh what a dream. Each cabinet is individually crafted in the U.S. from solid American walnut, oak or lacquer finish, and inside 4" drivers with titanium cones paired with 5.25" subwoofer handles putting out the signal powered by a 2.1 channel class D amp. If Don Draper was outfitting his bachelor pad today, Pete Campbell would surely convince him to get one of these... More
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