Sony's Sountina glass speaker; the $10k device gets approved

Sony's non-directional, glass-tube speaker prototype called the Sountina (NSA-PF1) glass speaker has been approved for production. The 6-foot tall, 50- to 20,000Hz speaker features inputs that include analog RCA and digital coax and optical TOS supporting up to 24bit/96kHz linear PCM (stereo). Specs include a 13-cm subwoofer, 7-cm mid, and organic glass tweeter. The piece is slated to cost around ¥1,000,000 (about €6,500 / $10,000).

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