X-mini Max II and Happy to launch mid-September

Juniper Foo | Aug 27, 2009

At double the sonic boom of the original, the Max II is the only one in the X-mini family to deliver more directional stereo. (Credit: Kelvin Low/CNET Asia)

Five months after the Xmini Max II and MP3-playing Xmini Happy were announced here at Crave Asia, they're finally ready to ship globally come mid next month. According to Singapore company XM-I, both speakers have had their drivers fine-tuned for better sound playback. Certainly, when we got a demo of the tweaked Max II, it was a blast.

Generation two of the X-mini Max will retail for US$59, with the Singapore pricing awaiting confirmation. From the white prototype that we saw back in April, there will now be two additional color choices: Black and red. The volume dial now sits on the cable.

The MP3-playing Xmini Happy is slated for a September launch as well. (Credit: Kelvin Low/CNET Asia)

For X-mini fans concerned about the loss of portability with the significantly bulkier Max II, CEO Ryan Lee told CNET Asia that this latest iteration will be as large as the series gets, with the intent being to obtain the best directional stereo sound possible out of a pair of portable speakers. The hood, angled cones and bigger drivers have inevitably led to the Max II gaining more girth.

Battery life maxes out at a claimed 12 hours, similar to the Xmini II's mono outing.

Meanwhile, the MP3 playback-capable Happy doesn't yet have a price tag, but we're told it will be bundled with a 2GB SD card.

Both speakers come standard with the buddy-jack system which allows users to daisy-chain as many X-mini units as they desire to crank up the decibels.

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