One of issues that I come across more frequently than any other is how to hide the television and the technology. Most of us seem resigned to the fact that we have to have it and that means various black boxes dotted about the place. Until now. Last week I was sent a pink speaker. A speaker that is positively pink – sorry couldn’t resist.
It seems strange that this isn’t more common. I mean large areas of my house are painted dark grey and I still hate the black speakers everywhere. But the Swedish company Urbanears has developed a range of speakers that come in two sizes (this is the large one Baggen) in a variety of colours including this dirty pink (their words not mine) dark green, navy blue, goldfish orange and dark and concrete grey.
Before you rush to show me the coloured speakers you have found, most of them are in primary colours and won’t go in my house – or perhaps yours for that matter. These are very definitely of a Farrow and Ball type palette and are also covered in fabric rather than plastic as you can see from the image below.
In addition, they have two very tactile, rather old fashioned, switches which are entirely satisfying to turn on and off. I was hoping the volume went up to 11 (Spinal Tap joke for the older readers among you) but, and that may be my only complaint, it doesn’t.
Otherwise they have thought of everything – I have deliberately left it unplugged as even the cable and the plug matches. And that, is clever. Because that almost never happens and is the kind of detail that makes me happy.
Now I’ll be honest, the technical side of things isn’t my bag. But we’ll go with easy to set up, sounds good (to my untrained ear) and, on that side of things at least has had very good reviews. You can look those up for yourselves. Over here, for today at least, we’re ALL about style over substance. Because it’s been the other way for far too long when it comes to technology.
All together now:
So here it is the the pink speaker.
The rinky dinky speaker.
Isn’t it a speaker ever so pink.
It is really some groovy kit,
And what a useful thing, an urbanear, a clever bit!
It’s in the pink – the pink speaker
The rinky dink speaker
and it’s as plain as your ears
that it’s the one and only, truly original
speaker pink (speaker) from Urbanears
Do you all wish I had had the grey one now?
The smaller model, Stammen, looks neat as well. A bit on the premium side, but looks definitely better than the typical black box speakers.
I really, really liked that speaker….. until I saw the price 🙁
Oh so sadly beyond my budget x
HURRAH!! And the coordinating cable is the cherry on the (pink) cake <3 Does no man ever clean a black techie something-or-other and think, 'Damn, that shows the dust!'?
Oh gosh, I love these. I think they would fit in in every room of my house.
Love it – definitely going in my bathroom!
THESE
ARE
LUSH!