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Newlaunches: KEF are known to be bringing forth some interesting devices every now and then. The company that’s so little spoken of these days is already 50 years old. In celebration of this amazing tenure in the industry, KEF has decided to roll out their hugely popular KEF Concept Blade for the masses. The speakers are simply stunning with, firstly, good looks, and then the cool features. Among these are the Single Apparent Source Driver Configuration, Latest Uni-Q Driver Array, Tangerine Waveguide, New Bass Technologies/4 Bass Units with Force Cancelling and Distinctive Design with Glass Reinforced Composite Cabinet. The sonic capabilities of the Concept Blade, a.k.a. the world’s first single apparent source loudspeaker are much spoken of.

The KEF Concept Blade is available starting today, in black and white. You can also get custom color jobs done in Garnet, Sapphire, Grigio, Racing Red, Racing Blue, Pale Gold, Orange Sorbet, Graphite, Stardust, Lemon Sorbet, Lime Sorbet or Snow White. £20,000 (~$32,433).

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Übergizmo: Do you happen to listen to music wherever you go, and have tracks that you wish you could share with whoever is around you at that very time, but your device lacks external speakers to do so? With the Ingenious Audio iTraveler loudspeaker system, doing so can now be a reality since it comprises of a couple of powered stereo speakers that are touted to deliver amazing sound quality. These components comprise of powerful neodymium magnets drivers which have been equalized, offering an extremely flat frequency response that your discerning ears will appreciate. A NiMh rechargeable battery system is said to provide up to 12 hours of playback, and if the situation arises, you can always split both speakers to suit your convenience. Retailing for 249 Euros a pop, you might want to check this out if music playback in public is your cup of tea while you break a dance.

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Stereophile: Almost every assumption you might make about Vienna Acoustics’ Klimt The Kiss loudspeaker by looking at it would be wrong. It is not a stand-mounted two-way loudspeaker. It’s a three-way, with a coincident tweeter-midrange. And that ain’t no stand—it’s an integral part of the speaker. It does not have a conventional cabinet—there are two separate enclosures, complete with micrometer control of both vertical and horizontal axes. And those sure aren’t plain-vanilla drive-units—they’re about as unique as they come.

When I say you, of course, I mean I. When I first saw The Kiss ($16,000/pair), when Vienna Acoustics debuted its newest addition to their Klimt series at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, I misidentified every one of those characteristics. Then I listened to the speakers—and that drew me in for a far more thorough examination.

Impressed by its performance before I was intrigued by its potential—it proved a fitting prelude to a Kiss.

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About.com: JBL is a well-known name in loudspeakers, providing solutions for both the professional and the consumer. The latest loudspeaker line from JBL, the ES Series, is targeted towards the consumer market, and is intended to provide a solution that will work for both audio enthusiasts and the home theater fan.The ES Series is both stylish and functional. On the style side, the speakers are available in both Cherry and Charcol, and are available in both bookshelf or floorstanding options.

On the performance side, JBL has incorporated a new tweeter design that provides up to 40kHZ high frequency response, a combination of both paper and polymer cone material for more solid mid-range and woofer speaker response, and a new port system for the ES subwoofers that provides more efficient low frequency output, which can go below 30Hz.

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Audio Junkies: The Davone Rithm is a Danish made loudspeaker that’s designed not only to sound good, but look good too. The Rithm is composed of a coaxial 8” woofer and 1” tweeter mounted in a horseshoe shaped cabinet. The oddly shaped enclosure produces less vibration and resonance than typical rectangular speaker cabinets while also making an artistic statement. Although to my eyes, the cabinet looks extremely reminiscent of a Star Trek communicator.

The Rithm’s driver and enclosure combination allows the Rithm to achieve a frequency response of 45-20,000 Hz at 8 ohms with a sensitivity of 85dB. The Rithm is also available in both oak and walnut finishes while the end panels are finished in matte black.

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