当你的父母或保守的家庭成员第一次看到索尼LSPX-S2玻璃音箱时，你可能需要不断地向他们解释你的想法，因为相信我，它看起来和你在上大学的青少年房间里看到的东西惊人地相似。撇开玛丽·简(Mary Jane)的例子不谈，尽管这款产品看上去有些怪异，但它却是索尼的经典之作。
作为一家以最先进创造但又怪异的产品而闻名的公司，索尼的LSPX-S2或玻璃音箱是该领域的最新产品。玻璃音箱的设计看起来像一个烛台(我相信这是最初的意图)，它是作为一个全方位的视听娱乐，因为它也有一束光。当你舒适地躺在床上，或者正在准备一顿饭，或者正在享用一顿浪漫的晚餐时，室内的灯光就像烛光一样闪烁着，但更有趣的是下面的音响设备——扬声器，正下方的玻璃管，包括一个35毫米中程驱动器和一个被动散热器。然而，对于更高的频率，扬声器依赖于玻璃管。有机玻璃体本身振动后，由其下方的执行机构在360度的方向传播垂直的声音。有机玻璃管高音有一个更宽的表面(与传统的扬声器相比)，以创造晶体清晰的声音。
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nstantly need to explain yourself to your parents or co
nservative family members when they first take a look at the Sony LSPX-S2 Glass Sound Speaker, because trust me, it looks uncannily similar to something you’d find in a college-going teenager’s room.Mary Jane reference aside, this product, weird as it may look, is classic Sony. Sony as a company is famed for creating products that are state of the art, but also weird (Verge has chro
nicled most of them down)… and the LSPX-S2 or the Glass Sound Speaker is the latest entry into that category. Designed to look like a candle stand (I believe that was the original intent), the Glass Sound Speaker was made to serve as an all-round piece of audiovisual entertainment as it packs a light into it too. Made to sit on tabletops or bedstands, and to serenade one with music while cozy in bed or while preparing a meal or havin
g a romantic dinner, the light within flickers with the intensity of a candle flame, but what’s more interesting is the audio setup that sits underneath.The speaker, right below the glass tube, comprises a 35 mm mid-range driver and a passive radiator to deliver the mids and the low-ends. However, for the higher frequencies, the speaker relies ON the glass tube. “The organic glass body itself vibrates after being tapped by the actuator under it to spread the sound vertically in a 360-degree direction. The organic glass tube tweeter has a wider surface (compared to co
nventional speakers) to create crystal clear sound with minimal loss of volume.”, says Sony. Innovative, for sure, but I still can’t shake off the overall shape that Sony decided to go with… and priced at $700 that’s a mighty expensive water-pipe looking piece of tech right there.Designer: Sony
