Hasta La Gadget!

Do you like to crank your music up to 11? Are you the type of person who doesn’t care about their neighbors? Or do you live in a single-family home on a large lot? Either way, Sony’s latest stereo system should fit the bill.

The new Sony SHAKE-5 stereo system may be a “mini” system, but it’s backed by an ear-shattering 2,400 watts of power.  This thing is guaranteed to turn your house into a nightclub – and quite possibly bring the police to your front door. Each speaker is a 3-way setup, with a 13.8″ woofer, 7.9″ mid-range and a 1″ horn tweeter. Power is divided across four 600 watt amps.

In addition to its massive sound output, the SHAKE-5 offers a multi-colored LED lightshow built into the middle of its large subwoofers to help you complete the disco effect. It also offers several “DJ” effects, including a mode called “BASS BAZUCA” which is supposed to crank the low-end even louder. In addition to AM, FM, CD and USB sources, it also offers built-in Bluetooth connectivity for wireless music playback, and NFC sensing for devices that support it. It’s also got a microphone input should you want to play DJ.

The SHAKE-5 will be available in the U.S. later this month for $999(USD).

[via Sony Blog]

Builder Matthias Wandel is known for his awesome moving marble contraptions, which certainly can make some noise. But now, he’s gone and taken his DIY skills and applied them to a much louder noisemaker – his own air raid siren.

He built it by attaching a pair of spinning wood disks with specially-curved air channels, and then attaching them to a powerful blower motor. These are lined up with a set of matching holes, which cause air currents to intermittently blow out and create the familiar, whiny sound of a siren.

While Matthias’ siren doesn’t even have a horn on the front of it, it’s still quite loud. In fact, it’s so loud that he has to take it out to the country to test it out in this video clip:

I can only imagine how much louder this thing would get if he attached a giant horn to this thing. You can check out the full build process over on Matthias’ website, Woodgears. And promise me you won’t build one of your own if you live anywhere near me.