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The new Sony Sountina is a long, slender organic glass tube, energised by several drive devices to give sound that's dispersed from along the length of the tube, and all round the speaker in a 360-degree spread.

Unique speaker technology fuses with the stylish, elegant design to ensure the Sountina delivers exactly the same sound whether you are sitting or standing, and whether you are close to the 1.85m tall unit or some distance away. Sony calls it a Circle Sound Stage, and it's all made possible by Vertical Drive Technology.

The Vertical Drive Technology unit is backed up with conventional midrange and bass driveunits, with fully active internal amplification allowing it to work directly with Blu-ray Disc, DVD, Super Audio CD or CD players, plus portable players. Connections are provided on digital electrical/coaxial and optical inputs, and analogue stereo sockets.

See: www.sony.com.au