OEPLAY Goes Full Circle as a Wireless Audio Speaker

Spherical audio system have been a factor for the reason that swinging 60s, maybe most notable with the Grundig Audiorama line of loudspeakers which nonetheless fetch a wholesome worth for his or her area age design. At the moment, Apple’s HomePod audio system are probably the most outstanding instance of spherically-shaped audio (Bang & Olufsen’s Beoplay A9 is spherical, however two-dimensionally so), however typically talking, audio stays principally trapped into the confines of the field. The OEPLAY, an upcoming wi-fi Bluetooth 5.0 speaker, units to carry one other spherical speaker again into the orbit of residential sound with an simply positionable tripod stand design.



OEPLAY purports to ship “10 occasions a wider frequency vary and 13 occasions extra sound area” compared to different audio system, which we’d guess would imply compared to different bookshelf sized wi-fi Bluetooth audio system, most notably using a pleated Air Movement Transformer tweeter discovered within the likes of high-end MartinLogan audio system for larger acoustic efficiency.

In response to OEPLAY founder Ansion Wong, integrating the AMT pneumatic tweeter proved an amazing problem to suit with the spherical aluminum design.

The spherical all-aluminum speaker is obtainable in orange, pink, white, or black piano lacquer end (in white the audio gadget takes on an virtually eyeball-like presence). And in contrast to these 1960-1970’s single pole stand designs, the OEPLAY is ready onto a tripod of wooden legs, robust sufficient to securely maintain the 14.3lbs speaker steady, but gentle sufficient to maneuver round if desired.

Moreover, whereas the audio system can be utilized singularly, they can be paired for a extra immersive sound.

The OEPLAY is at the moment in search of crowdfunding on Indiegogo, out there beginning at $449 with an eventual $899 retail worth.

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