The Sonos music system gets a bass-heavy addition with the Sonos SUB-- a wireless subwoofer promising to turn music into a "spine-curling, jaw-dropping, full body experience."
Now that's what we call dangerous-sounding PR talk!
Like all Sonos speakers, the Sub connects easily to existing Sonos networks with the press of a button. Thanks to a clever donut-style design, one can place the Sub anywhere within a room in either horizontal or vertical positions.
It carries x2 force-cancelling speakers (Sonos promises "all sound, zero vibration") while DSP circuitry handles filter settings, active equalisation and time alignment.
Powering all are x2 Class-D digital amps.
The cabinet is in proprietary resin, with acoustically dead walls creating maximum internal air volume.
The Sonos Sub works with all Sonos amplified compents and connects with the the Play:5, Play:3, ZonePlayer 100, ZonePlayer 120 and the Connect:Amp-- but not with the non-amplified Sonos Connect or ZonePlayers 80 and 90.
Go Sonos Sub
It carries an AllWinner A10 1.5GHz CPU and a Mali 400 GPU supporting 1080p video-out through HDMI port. It uses Android 4.0, but users can also install ARM-compatible Linux versions.
Ebode Electronics launches the Bluetooth Sound product group with a small wireless Bluetooth speaker ideal for use with mobile devices and laptops.
How come? Maybe European retailers are still slow in taking up the general soundbar concept. The lack of space in European homes (especially compared to US counterparts) doesn't help much, either.
Hofmann maintains his current position as CEO of QVC Italy (which he establishe on October 2012), and reamins based in Milan. He joined QVC UK in 2007 as Director of Commerce, and was promoted to CEO in January 2008. His previous position include leadership roles a Jupiter Shop Channel and Jupiter TV in Japan and with CNBC Asia.
