14 DAY TRIAL // If you're looking for some new speaker systems to make a change at least on the visual side, you should take a closer look at and a good listen to Sony's freshly-announced loudspeaker for desktop use. And, if color is your game as well, you'll surely enjoy the new tones these products come with. The new sound systems have been created for those who like some nifty speakers on their desktops or attached to their laptop computers, without the usual fuss of large-scale audio systems. While small and cute, these contraptions will also add serious points to your style scale.
The SRS-D25 is the most neat of all the fresh speaker sets, as it comes with a rounded, stylish design for the subwoofer and slant satellites, forming a small, yet serious, 2.1 array.
Despite its rather diminutive dimensions, this system can deliver a hefty 25W sound, with authoritative bas and crisp, detailed mids and shimmering highs. They also come with built-in controls and dual inputs, being easy to link to a computer or another sound source. Moreover, since they've been created to match Sony's Vaio series of laptops, they come in Urban Black, Luxury Pink, Blazing Red, and Pure White color schemes, each retailing for around $60.
The Sony SRS-M50 is a set of two small speakers in cubic rounded shells, perfect for your laptop or MP3 player. With tits one-way, 5 W sonic output, the M50 will come in quite handy if you want to share some music with your friends, without passing the headphones from one to another. Then comes the SRS-Z50 and Z100, with slim profiles and a likewise small footprint, which makes them easy to place even on the most crowded of desktops. The Z100 sports a 2-way driver array, and is thus more promising, as far as its acoustic detail-reproduction capabilities are concerned. The Z50 and Z100 will also be available in March, for $70 and $100, respectively.
Finally, the SRS-DF30 is the flagship model of the new series, and comes in a bigger size, complemented by a heftier subwoofer, and digital controls doubled by an LCD screen and a built-in digital radio tuner for the FM waveband. This larger model will retail for around $200, and, hopefully, more tech specs will be made available by the launch date.
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