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For $147.72, audiophiles have another excuse to spend an exuberant amount of money on a “cryogenically-treated, gold-plated” doodad. And the vendor is 100% serious about their “audio grade” label, even going as far as trademarking the term.

But hey, it’s sooo worth it for the perfect sonic experience. Or so the product commenters will have you believe. Apparently “behind acoustic treatment, AC power is the second most under-invested aspect of home theater.” Well, I’ll be. You people will spend money on anything won’t you?

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Those little orbs or “planets” on the top of these new Urban Fidelity Speakers aren’t just for looks, they are a revolutionary technology aimed at producing 360 degrees of sound. In addition to the “planets,” Designer Markus Duevel has incorporated a high efficiency tweeter that combines with the sphere to create a sonic image that is “massively larger than any forward-firing tweeter.”

It also features a 5.9″ woofer that promises to low distortion and “shocking bass for the size.” Even the cabinets themselves are designed for optimum sound with a double-ported floor that helps to enhance bass and a top cabinet placement for the woofer that helps to reduce distortion. Just don’t expect an innovative product like this to come cheap. Available for $1295 and $1395 a pair. More pictures after the jump.

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Don’t get me wrong, I love a remote that has convenient features, but I also like a remote that’s compact. Unfortunately, the Pultius Remote from Art Lebedev falls a little short in that category.

The remote features 99 individual channel buttons and three additional buttons for adding 100, 200, or 300 to the original number. All in all, the user has access to 399 channels with a maximum of two button presses. Think of all the time you will save when you don’t have to hit three individual buttons when calling on the higher channels. Not to mention the fact that you could probably wield it like a bat to defend yourself against intruders. The damn thing is 20″ long.—Sean Fallon

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