TwelveSouth releases the BassJump portable subwoofer
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Nov 23, 2009 at 1:09pm
TwelveSouth has announced the BassJump, a portable, USB powered subwoofer that turns a MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air into a portable sound system. It’s available now for US$79.99.
The BassJump sound and power comes from one single USB connection. Proprietary software blends the sound output of the BassJump subwoofer with the output of built-in MacBook speakers for enhanced sound performance.
BassJump makes the great sounding, built-in MacBook speakers sound even better by adding mid- and low-frequencies for a fuller, richer sound, according to designer Andrew Green. It’s perfect for small offices, hotel rooms and other near-field listening environments, he adds. Along with making your iTunes library sound better, BassJump also adds feeling and depth to video games, streaming videos and Internet radio, says Green.
Behind the sleek, minimalist design of BassJump is a custom DSP-based software that blends the BassJump subwoofer with the MacBook speakers. The BassJump software also presents users with visual feedback in the form of two glowing, old-school analog VU-meters. A working mini VU-meter is also placed in the Menu Bar for quick access to settings. Finally, the software allows you to customize the sound for your style of music: rock, pop, R&B, etc.
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Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 10,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
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