Sound Egg Chair Gets Full 5.1 Surround Upgrade
November 4th, 2009
This egg-shaped chair may look like a serious throwback to the 1970s, but it’s actually a brand new home entertainment plaything designed to be integrated with modern media rooms. The Sound Egg chair is a completely self-contained 5.1 listening booth, perfect for a private home theater watching experience.
Acousticom’s Sound Egg is an acoustically-insulated pod, loaded up with a 5.1 surround sound system. In addition to the 5 precisely positioned satellite speakers, there’s also a hefty 10-inch subwoofer right under your seat. Talk about some serious rump-shaking. The guys at Acousticom claim the speaker system offers solid frequency response all the way from 20Hz up to 20KHz. As you can see from the photo below, you’ll still need to B.Y.O. home theater system and amp, but the chair has all of the speakers built-in.
Originally created for audio testing and home theater demonstrations, the Sound Egg is designed to provide a completely enveloping audio experience, that’ll have you never wanting to head out to the theater again. At least not when you’re by yourself, since there’s not really a good way to have multiple people share in the Sound Egg experience at the same time.
Ready to sit inside a giant egg and chill out to the latest blockbuster movies and video games? Don’t care for red and grey. No worries – the Sound Egg’s outer shell is available in 7 different colors, and you have 11 choices for the sound-deadening foam lining (a few colors cost $25 bucks extra). You can sit your butt in your very own Sound Egg for $1450 (USD) over at Acousticom’s online store.
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pretty cool chair i must… great idea..
The position of the center speaker is where, exactly? I don’t see a speaker directly in front of your face (and that would interfere with viewing, anyway) – I assume they put the center speaker directly above your head? There are some greater-than-5.1 speaker configurations out there that include a center rear speaker position, and one for above your head (I think). If I were spending over a grand on a 5.1 system, I would be irked that the center speaker was missing (and impossible, in a chair, unless an arm containing the speaker somehow descends down closer to being in front of your face.
GOOD JOB !
Look nice!
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best chair ever to have in any place in your house