Altec Lansing inAir 5000 see the light of day

An Apple AirPlay speaker has been in the pipeline for a while now from the legendary audio manufacturer, and today the revealed their Altec Lansing inAir 5000 AirPlay speaker to the world.

Based on the pictures and the information available it looks like Altec Lansing is prepared to take the game directly to both B&W and Philips, delivering what looks like a very stylish and accomplished AirPlay speaker in the inAir 5000.

The lines are smooth and the black finish against the metal trimmings gives it that high-end feel that we are seeing from many of their main competitors as well. Inside the unit Altec has put 3 amps that drive the tweeters, mid-range drivers, and subwoofers. According to Altec Lansing, the whole system is designed to limit any soundwave obstructions and delivered a room filling best in class sound experience. Altec has the experience to potentially pull that off, but we won't know until we get a chance to listen to the system itself.

The Altec Lansing inAir 5000 is available from amongst other Amazon UK and HMV at around £430.

[source: WhatHiFi via iPodRepublic]