Patent ID: 9071906
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. An audio playback system, comprising: a housing having front, back, left side, right side, top, and bottom panels; a plurality of passive radiators or ports positioned in one or more of the front, left side, and right side panels of the housing; a plurality of speakers or transducers provided in the housing, the plurality of speakers or transducers configured for at least stereo sound, wherein each of the speakers or transducers is configured for a full range of frequencies or a relatively higher range of frequencies and at least one of the speakers or transducers is configured for driving a bandpass enclosure tuned with at least one of the passive radiators or ports; a short-range, wireless communication module configured for receiving audio data from an external audio source comprising a media device, wherein the plurality of speakers or transducers is configured to play audio from the external audio source; a controller configured for directing the audio for playback at the plurality of speakers or transducers based on the audio data, and to select a sound profile relating to a configuration of the speakers or transducers by which to play the audio to obtain a particular sound image; and a selector control mechanism for selecting between an omni-directional sound image in which all full range speakers or transducers are driven and a directional sound image in which only some of the full range speakers or transducers are driven or some of the full range speakers or transducers are driven at reduced power.