Avidea Home Theater System

Continuum for Boston Acoustics

This was Boston Acoustics first entry into the home theater market. We helped develop the overall architecture and defined the outside enclosure for all components. What is most satisfying about this design is how well it held up. In 2004 most companies in this category were following Apples lead and were creating products that were very sculptural and translucent. We stayed closer to traditional audio component language and materials - leveraging the history of the brand.

Some of the earlier concepts were even more minimal, and I had hoped to get it that far, but this was a big step at the time. The satellite speakers are made from extruded aluminum, and the main visual detail is a simple dovetail connection between the stand or wall support. The console has a simple LED "map" around its primary display to indicate which speakers are active. A slot load drive takes the disk instead of a drawer- new to that category at the time.