Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 12

Also new from Bang & Olufsen is their BeoLab 12 loudspeakers. The speakers are a stunning design from David Lewis who created a minimalist yet striking design that packs big sound in a compact footprint. The speakers feature the brand's patented ICEpower amps that help deliver a total of 480 watts of sound. Link
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B&O Play Beolit 12

This year Bang & Olufsen is launching B&O Play, a new sub-brand that is design-focused with a more playful attitude and an eye towards contemporary styling. The first product to launch from B&O Play is a compact and portable audio system called Beolit 12. The Airplay-enabled speaker features a full-grain leather strap handle for mobility and lets you playback music from your iOS devices wirelessly or wired and has a battery playtime of up to 8 hours or 4 hours with Airplay. Link
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Meridian M6

Meridian's audiophile-grade M6 is a set of room-filling speakers have a unique tapered shape that not only gives you bigger sound, but clearer, and more accurate audio. The speakers also deliver deep bass with down-firing bass drivers and a specially tuned porting system. Throw in the company's Audio Core 200 and you have a complete, minimalist sound system to play your music from your favorite devices. Link
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Soundfreaq Sound Kick

Soundfreaq's new Sound Kick should prove to be a versatile music-pumping ally wherever you need some tunes. The Bluetooth-powered Sound Kick features a "XKICK" speaker chamber for big sound and the rechargeable Li-ion battery will give you seven hours of playback while also being able to help charge any USB-compatible device that needs a little juice. Available this Spring. Link / Source
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Sony Circle Sound Speakers

Sony's Circle Sound Speakers play your music through an omnidirectional speaker, meaning that the sound is delivered through the speaker in not just one direction, but in 360 degrees. That lets you place the speaker anywhere in the house to get room-filling sound. The speaker will be available in a wireless version with Bluetooth streaming or an iPod dock version with a rechargeable battery good for five hours of playback. Link
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Philips Fidelo SoundRing

Philips unveils a beautiful Airplay-enabled wireless speaker for their premium Fidelio line. The speaker combines a central bass pipe that's surrounded by four high definition drivers to deliver room filling sound. The speaker is also compatible with Philip's Fidelio App that gives you access to internet radio stations, music sharing through your favorite social sites, and features like custom music alarms. Link
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Sonos PLAY:3

Make the most out of your new Spotify account with Sonos's new PLAY:3 ($300) wireless audio system. Three speakers are matched with three digital amplifiers to pump out room filling sound anywhere you put it. You can stream your music from a variety of music services such as Spotify, Pandora, and Last.fm, or use your existing music library stored on up to 16 computers or a network connected hard drive. And as with every Sonos device you can control with their available smartphone app for Android, iPhone, iPad or the Sonos controller. Link
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Bowers & Wilkins PM1

Using a series of newly improved technologies, Bowers & Wilkins debuts the PM1 ($2,800), a new set of speakers that deliver big sound in a small package. The key feature of the PM1 is B&W's new Carbon Braced Tweeter which improves upon the company's aluminum domes that have been stiffened with filaments of carbon fiber to create a much smoother, more accurate sound. Link
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KEF Blade Speakers

After five years of development high-end audio company KEF is releasing the innovative Blade speaker. The speakers ($30,000) are built around what the company calls "Single Apparent Source" technology which has the bass, mid-range, and treble drivers working in unison and placed strategically in a tighter space to produce sound in one point in space creating clearer, more accurate sound. Link
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Lexon Titan Bluetooth Speaker

London-based designers Jeremy and Adrian Wright craft a beautifully simple Bluetooth Speaker for Lexon. The wireless speaker features built-in rechargeable batteries that are good for six hours of use and the built-in microphone lets you use it as a desktop speakerphone. Link
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