SC-ZT2 Home Cinema Speakers Launched By Panasonic

Panasonic, at its annual convention in
Munich, has unveiled a pair of home theater speakers that match up with
the full HD 3DTVs that it's also been showing off. The
SC-ZT2 claims to deliver 7.1 surround sound from just two pole speakers.

They're wireless - requiring just power to function, no audio
connection to the television is required. They're also compatible with
audio return channel functionality - meaning audio signals can be
delivered with HDMI cable to the wireless reciever, simplifying the
connection process.

Each pole speaker contains four 2.4cm tweeters, which are aligned
vertically and emit sound parallel to the floor, so that audio should be
delivered equally at different heights. Useful if you like watching TV
while lying on the floor, we suppose.

There's also a down-firing woofer in the base of each speaker, using
the floor as a reflector to produce bass that will irritate the people
living on the floor below you no end, but should outperform most
speakers of similar size.

There's no pricing and availability info yet, but we expect that the
system will be available at the same time as its accompanying
televisions - around the end of April.