Conran Announces The Brionvega RR226 Sound System
Conran has announced the Brionvega RR226 sound system. The RR226 is an update of Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni’s 1965 RR126, and would certainly felt right at home in Captain Kirk’s bachelor pad. Handcrafted in plywood and aluminium it houses a Pro-Ject turntable, a wide dial AM/FM radio, CD player and built-in stereo speakers. All this retro design action doesn’t come cheap – it will reportedly cost a...
The Audiorama Is Back!
Grundig claims “The design is from the 70s, the technology from tomorrow.” We don’t know if that’s exactly the case, but we do like seeing a reissue of the iconic Seventies speaker. The archetypal Audiorama always looked a lot better than it sounded, however, with today’s technology, the original concept may be realized. The new model is more elliptical and has a dented and chromed silver band, but it...