{"id":23312,"date":"2017-01-10T17:18:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T21:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=23312"},"modified":"2017-01-10T17:18:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T21:18:11","slug":"muzen-audio-handcrafted-radios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/muzen-audio-handcrafted-radios\/","title":{"rendered":"Muzen Audio handcrafted radios"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, John Figliozzi<\/a>, who writes:<\/p>\n

This [company] was mentioned in regard to the CES show out in Las Vegas:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.airsmartaudio.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a Chinese company with a rather novel approach to the design of modern radios \u2014 AM\/FM\/Internet Bluetooth, along with the use of tube amplifiers in some models. The web site<\/a> is almost all in Chinese but the pictures are cool.<\/p>\n

Air Smart Audio\u00a0is the parent company; Muzen Audio the subsidiary.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

John also shared the following item from\u00a0Radio World<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Muzen Audio Group\u2019s founder Dejun Zeng, referred to as the \u201cFather of the Tube Amplifier\u201d in China, is looking forward to the new challenge, saying in a statement: \u201cIt is my greatest desire to build a legacy with this organization that will lead customers to say, \u2018I am proud to have a Muzen radio.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The company received a 2017 CES Innovation Award for their new AM\/FM\/internet radio and Bluetooth speaker lines, the fifth CES Innovation Award received by Zeng. Muzen Audio also designs a series of vintage-style tube amplifier radios and what the company calls \u201con-the-road\u201d radios.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/a>

(Source: Air Smart Audio)<\/p><\/div>\n

Thank you, John!<\/p>\n

From what I gather, Muzen radios are very much “boutique” radios, thus come with a “boutique” price tag–some models costing as much as $500 US.<\/p>\n

Still: it’s refreshing to see a Chinese radio manufacturer\u00a0marching to their own beat, making handcrafted products in small batches.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

According to Twice.com<\/a>, Muzen recently introduced the \u00a0“Classic 1<\/em>” AM\/FM radio with Bluetooth speaker that is\u00a0powered by a “fluorescent display tube amplifier.” Twice notes:<\/p>\n

The Classic 1 is handmade and crafted with real rosewood, and every unit comes with a unique code verifying its hand craftsmanship.<\/p>\n

Frequency response of the speaker is 75Hz to 16KHz, of the amplifier, 30Hz to 20KHz.<\/p>\n

Pricing and availability will be announced during CES 2017.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m looking forward to learning more about Muzen radios! I do love the designs.<\/p>\n

Click here to view the Air Smart Audio website (in Chinese).\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Post<\/em> readers<\/strong>: Anyone familiar with Muzen Audio or own one of their products? Please comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John Figliozzi, who writes: This [company] was mentioned in regard to the CES show out in Las Vegas: http:\/\/www.airsmartaudio.com\/ It\u2019s a Chinese company with a rather novel approach to the design of modern radios \u2014 AM\/FM\/Internet Bluetooth, along with the use of tube amplifiers in some models. 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