Part II: Sony unveils personal field speakers, more

SRS-ZX1 multimedia speakers

Sony’s newest multi-media speakers -- measuring roughly six inches tall and five inches deep -- are designed to make users feel and hear music as it would have sounded in the recording studio or at a live concert. The unique mobius-band shape of the duct in the solid aluminum speakers reduces wind noise, according to Sony, delivering large crisp sound.

"The unique duct design combines with a digital signal processor in these speakers to enable something Sony calls 'turbo-shift' technology," the company explained. "This shifts bass sounds in the inaudible frequency range to the audible range, resulting in an enriched bass sound."

Materials used in the speakers play a major role in the quality of the sound they produce, according to Sony, with the front baffle designed from newly developed high-density polymer material to withstand the driving force from the speaker unit while contributing to the reproduction of deep mid-range sounds. The speaker cone, made from a traditional Japanese mino washi paper, aims to produce firm yet delicate vocal sounds.

The SRS-ZX1 multi-media speakers will hit store shelves in April, and will be priced around $400.

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