House Of Marley Bag Of Rhythm

The House Of Marley is a commercial venture run by the children of reggae legend Bob Marley, providing a high quality range of audio products. As you would expect, the manufacture of the gear created under the Marley name takes into consideration the effect production has on the earth, and ensures that part of the profits go back into making the world a better place via their charity 1love.org

The House Of Marley currently offers two audio players, one a stand alone home audio system named 'Get Up, Stand Up' and the other is a very funky portable dockbox named Bag Of Rhythm. Pushed for comparisons functionality-wise, this unique system is nowhere near as complex as the Lasonic i931ghetto blaster and aesthetically, way cooler looking than Apple's own boombox.

As you'd imagine, if it has Marley's name on it, it's gonna look funky. Housed in a heavy-duty canvas cover, it features a clip down pocket for your earphones, plus offers the option of shoulder strap or carry handles. The unit's top facia features an ornate faux parquetry timber surface, with two impressive circular speaker grilles sitting flush.

The Bag Of Rhythm is as idiot-proof as they come, with on/off and volume being the only controls available to ponder. While audio purists may lament the lack of tone management, I defy anyone to doubt the sound quality of this unit, particularly at high volume. Plus if you know your way around your iPhone or iPod, then you may tweak away with apps, tracks and controls until your heart's content.

For the technophiles out there, the unit offers twin 1” tweeters, twin 4.5” high definition woofers and a powerful amp capable of pumping out 40 watts of musical punch. The dual 4” speakers and DSP Sound Processing reproduces strong, high-quality highs, lows, and mids. It features dual battery power and AC adapter for cordless mobility and power saving, and your iPhone or iPod charges as you play, and it has an Aux output. All materials used in the unit's construction are recycled. It is designed and built with FSC certified Birch wood and uses the most durable of canvas. Even the packaging it comes in, is made from pulp, recycled plastics and recycled paper.

At $399.95, you'd be hard pressed to find a more appealing portable iPhone/iPod-based audio system than the House Of Marley's Bag Of Rhythm... not to mention how much cooler you'll look with it slung across your shoulder.

For more info see thehouseofmarley.com.au