It may be its beautiful Japanese simplicity or just our obsession with wood, but M's System MS0801 and MS1001 cylindrical wood speakers make me drool. A single unit will give you stereo sound and the manufacturer says that they are designed "like a musical instrument" for "amazing reproduction of live performances." Specs and more pictures after the jump.

According to M's System, Brazilian bossanova genius João Gilberto (yes, the guy who played the Girl of Ipanema with Stan Getz and his wife Astrud Gilberto) changed his mind about doing a CD release of one of his Japan concerts after listening to it on the MS1001.

MS1001 Features　 UNIT IMPEDANCE　８Ω Fs　８０Ｈｚ REPRODUCTION FREQUENCY RESPONSE 　ｆo ～２２kHz MUSIC POWER　１５Ｗ SIZE　２００φ×４００ｍｍ WEIGHT　３２００ｇ

MS0801 Features
UNIT IMPEDANCE　８Ω
Fs　１４０Ｈｚ
REPRODUCTION FREQUENCY RESPONSE　ｆo ～２１kHz
MUSIC POWER　１０Ｗ
SIZE　１６０φ×４００ｍｍ
WEIGHT　２２００ｇ

You can use two of these to give you front and back stereo in a 5.1 home theater setup, either set on on a stand or hanging them with hooks. Prices start at $749 for the MS0801. – Jesus Diaz

MS0801 [Dynamism via Cool Hunting]

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