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Great IT Show Deals - Speakers

Whether you're an audiophile or just want an iPod dock for your room, here are some great sound deals.

SonicGear Sonic Space DA500

$199 (usual price: $239), with free SW1 Subwoofer worth $79

Booth: 6146

The Sonic Space is any budget-conscious audiophile's gateway to musical nirvana. It blares out tunes with oomph, thanks to its bass enhancers and sound clarity technologies.

What really impresses is its ability to encode MP3 files directly from CDs and FM Radio sources without a computer. This enables you to record and save MP3 tracks onto the player just by inserting a CD into it.

To top it off, a USB flash memory and SD card reader let you blast your tracks when you plug in your thumbdrive or memory cards. So convenient.

When you tire of listening to the same few tracks on your iPod, tune in to the FM radio for some deejay chatter.

Altec Lansing Expressionist Classic

Booth: 6121

Altec Lansing is known for churning out desktop speakers that do justice to songs ranging from those belted out by crooner Frank Sinatra to head banging Guns N' Roses.

This gizmo (usual price: $139), with 3-inch drivers, lives up to that legacy. It also comes with an audio jack for you to plug in your CD and music players.

The volume buttons are at the top of its body, letting you adjust the decibels easily.

At just 5-inches wide, these desktop darlings take up little space on your computer table.

Divoom iTour POP Speaker

$39.90 (usual price: $69.90), with free music download at Geetune.com.sg

Booth: 6018

Most iPod speakers are huge, bulky devices that threaten to spread across half your bedside table. Not this dude.

Just slightly bigger than an iPod nano, it fits into your jeans pocket, letting you blast your music wherever you go.

The bass unit pops out when you push the centre of the speaker. The result: you get to feel the thump of hot tunes.

The built-in battery lasts 15 hours straight, so it is a great mate for your bus trips up country.

Sonic Impact IF-5

$269, with free $150 voucher for iPod accessories

Booth: 6463

Most iPod speaker docks require you to peel your butt off the couch to queue up a different playlist or adjust the audio volume. The IF-5 lets you control those tunes seated.

Its wireless remote control lets you mute out Paris Hilton from across the room.

Boasting a digital amplifier with advanced neodymium speakers, it means you get to enjoy clear tunes with no hint of distortion.

Its rechargeable lithium battery gives 12 hours of play time so you won't have to scramble for a power socket in the middle of a house party.

Revo iBlik Wi-Fi Internet Radio

$499, with free Sonic Impact IP-23 portable iPod speakers

Booth: 6463

This speaker seems to have a bout of identity crisis - is it an iPod dock or an Internet radio widget? Come to think of it, who cares as long as it plays good music.

With it, you have access to more than 15,000 Internet radio stations around the world just at a press of a button. That means you get to listen to stations in Russia or Canada, if they tickle your fancy.

A docking station lets you play and recharge your iPod music player too.

Use its alarm clock function to wake you up in the morning with your favourite tunes.

This story was first published in The Straits Times.


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