Stereo

To keep the tunes going even on a rainy day, JBL's Flip3 and Xtreme speakers not only boast exceptional sound quality, but are also so water resistant that you can rinse them off under the tap. We recently got hold of each of them and put them through the figurative wringer.

Archt Audio is hoping to make a memorable entry into the wireless speaker market with a sonic warhead known as the Archt One. This wireless audio system features a proprietary speaker technology called the Sound Array that ensures every corner of the room gets bathed in consistent quality sound.

Rather than wasting hours of trial and error to find your listening sweet spot with a two speaker setup, The Core from Mass Fidelity aims to stand out for the Buetooth speaker crowd by thowing out a high quality wide stereo image from one portable little box.

Pyle Audio is looking to update the ghetto blaster for the wireless age with its Street Blaster. Ditching the rectangular boombox styling of the '80s, the unit adopts a cylindrical form factor that makes it look like something Geordi La Forge pulled out of the USS Enterprise's warp core.

We've already seen bike stereos that mount in the water bottle cage, in the helmet, and on the handlebars. BikeBeatz, however, sits over the back wheel on an included rear rack. Also making it unique are the facts that it's huge, and damn loud.

The Nissan Juke Box is a specially designed Juke with a massive integrated sound system.

Artist Nik Nowak has converted a Japanese mini-dumper into a "sound tank" that pumps out 4,000 watts of audio.

The 3Dxy guitar pickup system registers string vibration on two axes to offer a rich, surround sound effect called natural stereo.

Samson Technologies is about to release its smallest portable recorder to date, the Zoom H1 Handy Recorder

Bowers & Wilkins are set to release true hi-fi quality computer speakers, the MM-1

The Wall of Sound is an immense iPod dock which throws out an incredible 125 Watts of ground-shaking sound

Parrot has released a car stereo at IAA designed for iPhones and iPod. The many features include a great storage compartment behind the removable front panel that hides and recharges your iPod or iPhone.