Pouch Speaker

Juniper Foo | Jul 26, 2004

JVC has a cool idea for audiophiles who crave more aural assault on their senses than their mini audio player can deliver. Called quite imaginatively Pouch Speaker, it's, well, a pouch featuring an internal active speaker for both the MD- and CD-playing crowd. The pouch looks ordinary enough to pass for a CD holder, but embedded inside is an active flat panel speaker capable of a fairly decent 500mW surround sound output, developed by British firm NXT, one of the leading developers of flat panel speaker technology. So as the esteemed Phua Chu Kang from Singapore's comic sitcom PCK Pte Ltd would say, "don't pray pray ah" (play play; mess around).

Price: ¥2,700 (US$25) for MD version, ¥3,000 (US$27) for CD version
Availability: Japan, first part of August
Device: Portable speaker
Basic specs: Available in blue, pink or silver, internal amplifier of up to 500mW, stereo mini plug, monaural, shock-resistant EVA material. For the SP-A200MD: 128 x 128 x 47mm, 200g, 67dB output and 7 hours playtime on 2 AAA batteries. For the SP-A300CD: 170 x 170 x 54mm, 360g, 70dB output and 15 hours on 2 AA batteries.

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