Why settle for the measly
two speakers built into that
LED 120hz LCD when you can grab the new Evesham TV stand with
nine? The Sound Stage X1 jump starts your surround sound with a subwoofer, two center-channel speakers, four front speakers, and finishes off with two more for the rear surrounds. The speaker orientation uses the acoustic properties of the room to bounce sound off of the rear and side walls, so it works best in a square-shaped room, but it should be a good alternative to stringing wires under the carpet or through the attic. The stand will match many of the new piano-black reflective finishes in today's flat-panel screens, and retails for £300. Now if we could just get them to do something about the TV stand with
built-in drink holders...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ph @ Feb 15th 2007 5:18AM
600 bucks for nine speakers? Not going to sound good...and nothing beats full 5.1/7.1, no matter how good these things are at bouncing off walls.
Ebzy @ Feb 15th 2007 6:33AM
err... are you sure that this will have nine speakers, as I though x1 would symbolise 11
Sverre @ Feb 15th 2007 6:50AM
But wouldn't the speakers vibrate the telly off the set? I wouldnt watch war films on this...
Bob Grifen @ Feb 15th 2007 7:35AM
I like it but would prefer not to see the actual speaker cones all the time.
Jeff @ Feb 15th 2007 7:46AM
Onkyo already did this, though with a more reasonable number of speakers built in. I almost bought one, but it was a bit too expensive for me, and anyway, the styling of both the Onkyo and this unit I don't think is going to fit *anyone's* decor. (I'm sure you can cover the speaker cones, but even beyond that, who has furniture that looks like this?)
I think this is more a problem with TV stands generally. It's not about trying to match the look of the *TV*. It's about trying to match the look of the *room*. Would you buy a bookcase in a style that matches your *books*? Then why do these TV stand designers think people want to buy a TV stand that matches their TV? The whole idea is to get the TV to better fit the room, not the opposite.
You can probably tell I just went through a long process of trying to find exactly the right TV stand. There aren't many legitimately nice ones out there that don't cost $2,000.
Give me a wood cabinet with cleaner styling styling and I'd consider a stand with the speakers built in.
btw, this is *part* of a surround system; some of you guys seem to think it replaces one. (At least that was true of the Onkyo, I assume this is the same.)
Frank @ Feb 15th 2007 9:31AM
Good idea, but the speakers are too visible. I want my home to look like a home, not a BestBuy.
Ben @ Feb 15th 2007 11:58AM
Actually it does come with a piece to cover the speakers, that picture on engadget just doesn't show it. Here's the link: http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/gallery/index.phtml/news/6599/NEWS-6599-6b7dfbb0134dd9f90f2d2055345959d9.jpg
It looks pretty good with the speaker grills.
Uncle Fester @ Feb 16th 2007 2:57AM
It would look great down in Grandma's pad, add a bit of colour to Coro
St.
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