The Thodio iBox XC ($800+) combines old school aesthetics with modern functionality. Each box is crafted from hard woods like teak, zebrawood, and oak. No detail is overlooked. The drivers are filtered Kevlar coaxial speakers with soft dome tweeters and power is derived from a 2 x 100 watt Tripath TK2050 amplifier. Options include an HD lossless aptX bluetooth receiver, and/or an integrated 30 pin universal dock with remote. The iBox also has a cool light in the bass reflex tube that lets you know when the units rechargeable batteries are running low.
Bang & Olufsen’s Wireless Beolab 18 Speakers ($6590) are the company’s latest update to their most successful loudspeaker, the BeoLab 8000. You can see that the Beolab 18 and 8000 share the same bones, but the 18’s have clearly marked out their own identity with some notable features. This includes a front panel made from […]