Beolit 12, $800, www.beoplay.com
Bang & Olufsen, best known as makers of high-style audio equipment, is starting what the company is calling its new affordable subbrand, B&O Play, with a high-fidelity lunchbox.
The product, a wireless music dock called the Beolit 12, is named and designed in homage to the company's old transistor radios, resembling the Beolit 707 line made from 1975 to 1981.
The Beolit 12 is a portable music dock with a battery-powered 120-watt amp driving a 4-inch woofer and two 2-inch tweeters. B&O said the Beolit 12, in dark gray, would be available in the United States in late January through its stores and website and at some Apple stores.
It may be the first compact portable player that one could say pumps out impressive bass without adding "for its size." Of course, one thing you do miss in a box this compact is the stereo effect. Its nod to the past includes high-quality monaural sound.
More up-to-date is its built-in Wi-Fi, so it can stream music from devices that share its network, like Apple's AirPlay-capable iPads, iPods and iPhones. There is also a 3.5mm input for when you aren't on a network. The company said the Beolit 12's fully charged battery would provide up to eight hours of play at normal volume.
What constitutes "normal"? Hard to guess when you consider that the company calls the Beolit 12's $800 price "affordable."
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