Sneak Peek: TDK Life on Record boomboxes
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TDK is revamping the old school boombox with some ultra-modern and high-tech touches, which is set to debut early next year.
Those sources can be connected on the side (as pictured) via USB, 3.5mm and auxiliary jacks for connections to iPod/iPhones, other MP3 media players, and flash drives. Users can also connect musical instruments such as a guitar to play along to favorite songs. It could also make for a fun karaoke party.
For a bit of retro design, the silver-shaded rotary dials have made more heavy for a 1970s stereo equipment feel.
On the sound front, the speakers really do provide intense bass beats as I listened firsthand last week. Owners have a chance to play around with the equalizer to control the bass and treble as they see fit.
This 3-speaker edition is set to drop for $499 alongside 2-speaker and single speaker versions in January.
Other products set to roll out from under the Life on Record umbrella include a pair of belt-drive turntables and a pair of high-fidelity headphones with 50mm drivers.