7 Of The Quirkiest Hi-fi And Home Cinema Products On The Planet

Making an allowance for the unending move of hi-fi and residential cinema merchandise we’re fortunate sufficient to look, pay attention and take a look at, it’s little surprise we’ve encountered no finish of extraordinary designs over time. Some are a lot more strange than others…

In the past, we had some a laugh record the craziest-looking hi-fi merchandise on the earth, which incorporates some particularly ingenious design alternatives within the high-end audio area. And now we’re taking a detour into the much more difficult to understand, quirky or simply outright a laugh merchandise throughout hi-fi and AV.

Should you facet with just a little silliness, you’ll be happy to grasp that one of the vital merchandise featured are nonetheless to be had to buy.

Sound Burger via Audio-Technica

Most likely probably the most recognisable product in this listing, the Sound Burger via Audio-Technica is a conveyable turntable that has been reissued lately.

Its distinctive, compact design led to a hurricane again within the ‘80s, and the new fashion includes a an identical design along side some fashionable touches. Those come with wi-fi Bluetooth connectivity and USB-C port for charging. If you wish to hook up the Sound Burger historically, there’s additionally an RCA port for connecting to a house stereo or speaker machine. 

The Sound Burger got here again as a sixtieth anniversary birthday celebration via Audio-Technica in 2022, and doesn’t glance adore it’ll be going away any time quickly. 

StanbyME GO suitcase TV via LG Electronics

One of the vital latest entries in this listing, LG’s StanbyME GO is a conveyable TV housed within a suitcase.

We see numerous turntables hidden inside suitcases at the moment, however a TV display is a new one… It won blended responses from the What Hello-Fi? workforce; alternatively, one member were given the danger to look the humorous little product in particular person at IFA 2023 and changed into a fan, regardless of the loss of 4K toughen or a top-quality display. 

With the internal lid decorating Dolby Imaginative and prescient and Dolby Atmos branding, we’re questioning what the GO is truly able to. We’ll permit you to know if and once we get to check out this little man. 

Should you ever get your arms on one, you should definitely stay observe of your baggage on the airport…

Lego turntable via Hayarobi @ Brickinside

Showcased on the Seoul Brick Pop Artwork Exhibition a couple of years again via a fellow named Hayarobi, this totally practical turntable is made solely out of Lego bricks and equipment, proper all the way down to the tonearm! 

The one addition to the Lego is an Audio Technica 1Ea Cartridge to complete issues off. When Lego releases its personal cartridge, we’ll cross the inside track directly to Hayarobi!

He additionally put in combination a Lego valve amp and case for a couple of audio system. Those further items aren’t totally functioning just like the turntable, however they’re cool designs nevertheless.  

SNS-NS7 Wi-fi Neckband Speaker via Sony

Ever concept to your self, what I may truly use is a neck pillow-type product with integrated audio system? No, us neither. On the other hand that didn’t prevent Sony from giving the fairway gentle to some of the wackiest audio product concepts we’ve observed shortly. 

We examined the Sony SNS-NS7 Wi-fi Neckband Speaker, giving it 3 stars. We felt it had some deserves however wasn’t a very good product, and located the Dolby Atmos immersive audio to be just a little disorienting. 

If you need a localised immersive audio revel in or have explicit wishes, then possibly this neckband speaker may well be of passion to you. For everybody else, we’d counsel a extra conventional speaker or soundbar set-up.  

RokBlok Moveable Document Participant via Purple Donut

A curious little instrument, the RokBlok is a conveyable wi-fi file participant and was once given a possibility to exist via a Kickstarter marketing campaign via Purple Donut. 

Appearing as each the needle and the speaker for a file, the RokBlok works via being put on peak of your vinyl, and with the rush of a degree, it’s going to get started riding over your file, enjoying it within the procedure. 

It additionally options Bluetooth connectivity, that means it might pair with wi-fi audio system or headphones inside 30 toes. 

There are some comprehensible issues in regards to the protection of your vinyl. A bit of block shifting round on peak of your favorite information isn’t precisely a comforting psychological symbol. On the other hand, developer Logan Riley claims the rubber wheels at the backside of the instrument make sure that the centre of gravity does now not leisure at the needle.

A at hand little instrument when you’re out and about with a burning want to play a file however haven’t any set-up handy, we think. 

Design Lab TurnT via Yamaha

Shifting on from a product that performs actual vinyl to 1 that performs digital vinyl…

Yamaha’s Design Lab TurnT is a conveyable speaker that includes a ‘stylus’ for taking part in ‘digital vinyl’ platters displayed in your telephone’s display. To modify ‘file’, merely swipe the display or reposition the arm. 

The theory was once to invoke a way of nostalgia and reaction for the track about to be performed in the similar method vinyl information do for plenty of customers. 

The TurnT was once proven off as one among 4 conceptual ‘audio artwork’ items, jointly dubbed “Stepping Out of the Slate”. There has but to be any announcement on those designs being publicly launched, however they’re attention-grabbing ideas nevertheless.

Symfonisk Image Speaker via Ikea & Sonos 

Ever sought after a wall-hanging speaker that doubles as an image in hide? Smartly, glance no additional as this collaboration meets your oddly explicit needs.

The Symfonisk vary is a joint effort between Ikea and Sonos and has led to some sneaky wi-fi audio system being hidden inside a wide variety of on a regular basis pieces for your own home. 

Along extra regular-looking bookshelf audio system, there also are each flooring and table lamps with audio system integrated. Probably the most curious merchandise within the vary, in our opinion, is the Symfonisk image body with wireless speaker and a changeable entrance. 

It resembles an acoustic panel, except for it makes noise moderately than dampens it…

All Symfonisk audio system attach over wireless, which means that you’ll create a multi-room machine round the house – just like you’ll with steady Sonos merchandise. 

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