LG’s experimental advertising and marketing platform is teasing a retro-modern remodeling of the jukebox forward of CES 2024 in Las Vegas. Dubbed the DukeBox by LG Labs, the idea fronts a trendy speaker unit pushed by old-school tube amp know-how with a totally trendy clear OLED panel.
Although most amplifier/speaker combos used for dwelling audio can be stable state, some high-end producers – like McIntosh, for instance – nonetheless supply prospects preferring the nice and cozy glow and “particular” sound of a tube-based setup to fulfill their wants.
Now tech big LG is toying with the concept of doing the identical, although with a totally trendy twist. Its experimental LG Labs arm is planning to point out off a sound system referred to as the DukeBox the place the front-facing audio system and top-mounted 360-degree audio system are pushed by a vacuum tube amplifier for “an immersive audio expertise that surrounds the listener.”
The entrance face of the trendy field is dwelling to an OLED show panel with adjustable transparency that may be adjusted to disclose the “fire atmosphere” of the tube amp inside the cupboard, or made extra opaque for exhibiting films and exhibits.
Different particulars haven’t been shared right now, however we readily admit to hoping that this idea turns into a actuality – which might nicely depend upon the reactions of tourists to the LG Labs exhibition house at CES 2024 in Las Vegas subsequent week.
Different ideas on present will embody an replace to its tech-packed Bon Voyage tenting trailer and the other-worldly Duobo espresso maker.
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