Swedish audio model Nocs broadcasts a smooth new speaker, the Monolith Aluminium

Nocs Lab makes incredible wi-fi audio system, pairing high-quality parts with a stripped-back aesthetic that’s merely designed and finest described by the title given to its flagship speaker: Monolith.

Founder Daniel Alms has introduced a brand new model of this mighty piece of excessive constancy tools, the Monolith Aluminium. Designed and engineered in Lund, Sweden, like all Nocs’ earlier merchandise, the brand new aluminium mannequin is the results of an extended growth course of and exploration of one of the best supplies for the job.

‘We’re actually proud of the way it has turned out,’ says Alms. ‘In the long run, we have been in a position to skip utilizing any recycled plastics in any respect and go along with a full aluminium enclosure as an alternative.’ The enclosure has been CNC-machined for a single block of aluminium – that almost all recyclable and subsequently sustainable of metals.

‘The problem as soon as once more has been to strip away all that’s pointless,’ says Alm, ‘Numerous hours have been devoted solely to reaching the right symmetry within the positioning of the drivers. There aren’t any logos, no frills – solely the smooth but refined look of strong aluminium stays.’

Sitting between the hefty flagship and the Mini, the Nocs Monolith Aluminium is compact, moveable and designed to be absolutely repairable – a ‘cradle-to-cradle shopper product’, in Alm’s phrases. The sandblasted and anodized aluminium casing showcases the 5 drivers by way of the minimal integral grille design.

From the outset, Alm has labored with musicians and DJs to make sure that all Nocs merchandise have a definite but genuine sound signature. ‘We worth the insights shared by artists and DJs, as they information us in fine-tuning the speaker expertise to protect the authenticity of their craft,’ says Alm, including that ‘this additionally fosters a deep connection between the artist and the viewers.’

Along with the basic bare aluminium end, the speaker can also be out there in matte black. Deliveries will start in November 2024.