LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PerSuede Audio™ and GenAudio are out to prove that high-performance audio and fashionable design don’t have to be mutually exclusive, separate concepts! PerSuede Audio’s patent-pending Rebel Tower™, the first iOS speaker dock product for the consumer electronics market to incorporate GenAudio’s AstoundSound® for CE, debuted at CES 2012 and will reach retail this Fall.
PerSuede’s Rebel Tower combines both high-fashion and high-resolution audio. The speaker dock delivers an immersive experience from any stereo audio content engulfing listeners as if they were in a multi-channel audio environment -- all from a “single-point-source” speaker cabinet design. A precision-engineered 2.1 speaker system in a compact, modified-triangular tower-style cabinet design, the Rebel Tower by PerSuede is covered in luxurious fashion-suede* and will be available in a variety of exciting styles and colors.
“PerSuede Audio’s goal is to supply quality audio products that are also fashion-forward,” explains Jorn Huseby, President, PerSuede Audio. “AstoundSound for CE’s ability to play any stereo audio input and create an incredibly large sound field from a compact 2.1 system allows us to offer a very unique design to the consumer electronics marketplace, yet still deliver on our strict audio performance goals. The Rebel Tower plays audio that is more authentic and richer than you can imagine blended with an industrial design that is also exciting, bold, fun and eye-catching!”
Unlike other 2.1 speaker systems that attempt to reproduce surround-sound mixes, the Rebel Tower with AstoundSound for CE does not “colorize” the musical tone, but instead delivers a very real audio experience that remains “in-phase.” In addition, the speaker’s audio output does not compromise center channel clarity or low-end (bass) performance. This allows the Rebel Tower to maintain the integrity of the original music mix without compromising critical audio characteristics.
“We were really impressed with the direction PerSuede Audio is taking in pioneering a whole new segment of the MFI speaker dock market,” Jerry Mahabub, founder and CEO of GenAudio, explains. “In the extremely crowded market, the combination of a trend-setting industrial design and a strong fashion orientation coupled with our superlative AstoundSound technology have created something that will be truly innovative for the consumer electronics market.”
PerSuede’s Rebel unit will be available in select retail outlets the third quarter of 2012. The units are expected to retail for approximately $599 USD.
* PerSuede Audio Fashion-suede is a man-made product. Absolutely no animals were harmed in the manufacturing or production of the Rebel Tower.
About GenAudio Inc.
GenAudio has developed and licenses AstoundSound® technology -- a true multidimensional sound solution for any consumer electronics device as well as professional mixing, cinematic and other entertainment industry applications.
Based on decades of research on how the brain positions sound in space, AstoundSound is the most accurate and intense multi-dimensional sound localization cue technology available today. The technology works with all DSP based consumer audio equipment capable of stereo audio output, and no special hardware or decoding devices are required. For more information visit www.genaudioinc.com or www.astoundsurround.com.
About PerSuede Audio:
PerSuede Audio™ was founded on the passion for high quality sound fueled by the power of music and fashion. We are a cutting-edge audio company with innovative technology that bridges professional quality sound with fashion, function and lifestyle. Our mission is to fill the world with stunning quality audio sound products coupled with fashion-forward designs that set new industry standards for performance, luxury and lifestyle. For more information, please visit www.persuedeaudio.com.