OD-11 Cloud Speaker by Teenage Engineering Available for Pre-Order
Editor’s Update — July 16, 2014: Teenage Engineering has announced that, as of July 18th, the OD-11 will be available in the US at the two MOMA Design Store locations in New York City — across from the museum at 44 West 53rd Street, or SoHo at 81 Spring Street. It can also be ordered at http://www.momastore.org, or by calling 1-800-851-4509. MSRP is $899.
Teenage Engineering is a hardware developer that successfully captivated our audio imaginations with the OP-1 synthesizer — now they’re poised to do it all over again.
The OD-11 includes Orthoplay, a remote control app for the iPhone or iPad.
The OD-11 is a 100 watt smart cloud speaker that can provide playback from any device via Bluetooth or Wifi and also includes their free Orthoplay app for iOS devices that allows for configuring and controlling the OD-11.
The cloud speaker was also co-developed with the Stig Carlsson Foundation – Representing a pioneer in cutting edge speaker loud speaker development out of Sweden.
The OD-11 are available for pre-order now with a single unit available for $899 MSRP and stereo pair for $1,699 MSRP. Teenage Engineering also has a wireless volume knob available for pre-order for the OD-11 at $99 MSRP.
Here is more from Teenage Engineering:
OD-11 stands for Ortho Directional 1+1. In other words it’s a 2-way ortho directional loudspeaker.
Inside the OD-11 you’ll find the latest technology. An analog Class-D amplifier delivering 100 watts with the best sound quality you can experience. Combining this with integrated WiFi using MIMO technology, Bluetooth LE and our Ortho engine platform gives you everything you need to enjoy music directly from the cloud.
Orthoplay for iOS
With it’s clean, simple intelligent interface Orthoplay is the remote control app for the iPhone or iPad. It also helps you configure your cloud services and speaker groups, and will store everything you have played since the day you first turned on your OD-11.
You may switch input source at any time. Choose Wifi, Optical in or 3.5 mm Stereo in.
The only thing you need to get your OD-11 up and running is to connect to your home WiFi. Select your preferred cloud music service and enter your username and password. Orthoplay will do the rest.
Behold the OD-11′s inner space.
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