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Gear4 BlackBox Micro is Micro Black Box Speaker For MP3 Gear
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 12:15 AM on July 3, 2008
Last time we talked about Blackbox gizmos from Gear4 it was a largeish Bluetooth speaker, but this new one is different. It's wired, USB-powered and designed to be a portable companion for an MP3 player. You may think size sacrifices bass power, but apparently it's got an "SFX gel" base, meaning it uses any flat surface you stick it to to amplify sound volume and bass. It's got a normal driver too, takes line-in, and can be powered with a power-brick. Gear4's site doesn't reveal exactly how small it is, but it's out August in the UK for US$40. [Gear4 and Pocket-Lint]
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ps61318
Posted 12:48 AM 3/7/08
@Canthros: Sacrificing fidelity for size - the ruin of many marriages, my friend.
ps61318
Canthros
Posted 12:36 AM 3/7/08
So, instead of sacrificing bass for size, it's sacrificing fidelity?
Canthros
Log1c
Posted 1:31 AM 3/7/08
@SneakerFiend: Huh? Have you heard any idiots car stereo system? Bass >>> Fidelity there.
Log1c
SneakerFiend
Posted 1:24 AM 3/7/08
I doubt they'd be dumb enough to make something and sacrifice fidelity for bass. Thats just plain stupid. But then again it is only going to be $40 meaning it wont be as high end as possible.
Good concept im sure if it came to the US people would buy two of these and buy a split headphone jack plug it in and you wouldn't notice the difference from one of these and a average surround sound system. Well atleast i would, perfect for the bathroom where you want to be able to hear your music without disturbing your neighbors too much but just enough to hear it over the sound of the shower head. I wouldn't buy 2 for the bathroom im sure this must have a great sound in closed places that arent the size of a bedroom. Well atleast of a big bedroom. ( i have a big bathroom )
SneakerFiend
Canthros
Posted 3:09 AM 3/7/08
@SneakerFiend: I'm just thinking that the implication that they're going to use whatever flat surface you stick it to as a sounding surface means that they've given up control over the quality of the sound being output. Some surfaces will be good, some will be bad, few are likely to excellent.
I still haven't figured out what I need a portable speaker for my iPod for, anyway. I'm perfectly happy using headphones unless I'm in my apartment, and my stereo has an input jack.
Canthros