Sonoro Cubo CD / MP3 clock radio

by Tony Leotta — last modified January 08, 2008

Summary

Product Name: Sonoro Cubo CD / MP3 clock radio
Manufacturer: Sonoro
Review Date: January 08, 2008 17:21
MSRP: $289
First Impression: Pretty Cool

Specifications

Executive Overview

Sonoro audio announced the release of Cubo, today at CES Las Vegas. The Cubo is a German-designed and crafted CD / MP3 clock radio. Cubo is built with a full-range speaker and integrated with a bass-reflex tube, providing music buffs a stylish solution for listening to their favorite songs in high-quality audio. The device comes equipped with a 3.5mm iPod / MP3 player connection, making music accessible from multiple sources. The product’s curved-corner design meshes easily with today’s contemporary or classic home and office atmosphere, coming in three sleek wood and seven-colored lacquer finishes.

Cubo fits comfortably on nightstands, kitchen counters and tabletops, adding flair to any room. User-friendly buttons let individuals effortlessly control their music and program alarms to a desired song or radio station.

Sonoro’s entry into the US market provides the opportunity for US distributors to offer the Cubo product line to specialty audio, high-end department stores and home décor and furnishing outlets

Cubo will be available for purchase through select retailers in early 2008 with an SRP of $289.

For more information regarding sonoro audio and its cubo line of products, please visit www.sonoro-audio.com.

About sonoro:
sonoro audio GmbH & Co. KG is a manufacturer of distinctive, high-quality audio products. The company originated the cubo family of products that are distributed exclusively through specialist interior design and home furnishing outlets and audio / video dealerships. sonoro is currently serving Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States and the United Kingdom, with more countries to be added soon. The company headquarters are located in Cologne, Germany.

Recent Forum Posts:

Read the Complete Thread

Post Reply

AVRat posts on January 20, 2008 13:20

I guess announcements on upgraded pre/pros was skimpy/non-existent since nothing was reported, eh?

The Chukker posts on January 15, 2008 23:28

Scratch that - when I wrote that article, I was converting from Yen to $ and came to $1800. Turns out it will cost more like $2500 according to Sony. Yikes. It would be interesting if someone used the average price points for LCD or Plasma tv's (from say 27" to 60+") and then applied that sliding scale model to OLED tv's to give a "rough" idea of what the larger panels would cost in comparison. I know this logic is inherently flawed but geez, $2500 for an 11" tv? pfffff.
Do you get the feeling these guys are just showing off for it's own sake?

Tom Andry posts on January 15, 2008 10:10

Scratch that - when I wrote that article, I was converting from Yen to $ and came to $1800. Turns out it will cost more like $2500 according to Sony. I'd love to see this tech mature but I have a feeling that no one is going to want to invest in it enough to get the infrastructure to the point were they can be produced cheaply. With the majority of the public rolling their eyes at me when I tell them that there is a difference between SD and HD, I can't believe that we're going to convince them that a high contrast ratio is reason enough to spend 5x on an OLED display.

Tom Andry posts on January 15, 2008 08:43

So what kind of price differential are we talking about here? Did Samsung actually have an MSRP for the 31" model? If mass production were to indeed start in 2010 of mid to large sized models, what price point is Samsung shooting for and what was the maximum size they were touting?

Sony just released their first 11" OLED at $1800
Toshiba isn't going to release any at all based on manufacturing costs
[read more [audioholics.com]]

Samsung didn't talk price (heck, they didn't have a price tag on a single item in their booth) but many times these tech showcases are just stuff they are exploring.

The Chukker posts on January 14, 2008 17:44

"there is ample evidence that OLED will never come down in price enough to be a serious contender against LCDs."
So what kind of price differential are we talking about here? Did Samsung actually have an MSRP for the 31" model? If mass production were to indeed start in 2010 of mid to large sized models, what price point is Samsung shooting for and what was the maximum size they were touting?