Interesting bits from Sony (here). The comment I find interesting is:
Sony brass did acknowledge that iPod compatibility was an important part of A/V strategy these days.
You can see it… they are all succumbing, one by one. Why fight it any longer? Right, Creative?
Sony’s recent splash into iPod accessory hell, the CPF-IP001, didn’t get rave reviews for performance when it came out… the $250 price-tag didn’t gain lots of friends either. One wonders if Sony has committed to this “important part of A/V strategy,” and if so, let’s hope they gets serious and bring their A-game to the show — and maybe draw on their roots and teach the incumbents — who are, let’s face it, audio-brand-wannabes — how to make performance audio products. I recently took umbrage with Gizmodo’s comparo, criticizing their seeding methodology, but to their credit, they’ve finally put the focus where it needs to be, finding iPod speakers that actually sound good.
I don’t care about donut shaped, velcro-leatherine-flip-covered, rotating alarm clock, water proof, C-minus-in-industrial-design-101 products.
Let’s make some speakers that flat out rock!
Don’t you think this is getting ridiculous? I do. More on this in months ahead, stay tuned…
