Most consoles do not have a built-in power amplifier or speakers, so an external speaker cabinet is required.
The $245,000 clock features a marquetry reproduction of one of Klimt's paintings, "The Kiss," using 1,200 pieces of exotic wood meticulously cut and assembled to cover the external surface of the cabinet.
Another indication of the importance of image is that most companies spend almost as much on the cabinets and external look of their products as they spend on the components, says Kristensen. "Hi-fi is a complex thing it's about sound, but it's also about how it makes someone feel," he says.
Under Rao (who served until 1996) and the party's Manmohan Singh (who became prime minister in 2004), Mukherjee held most of the major ministerial portfolios in the cabinet: commerce (1993 95), external affairs (1995 96 and 2006 09), defense (2004 06), and finally back to finance (2009 12).
The Z-Base 525 incorporates five speakers, a powered subwoofer, amplifiers and PhaseCue virtual surround circuitry all in one low-profile cabinet, with no external subwoofer required.
Being able to stuff my printer, scanner, iPod dock and external hard drive into a cabinet without having to run a cable to my desktop is pretty sweet.
Stay away from large furniture, mirrors, external walls and windows, kitchen cabinets, and anything heavy.
Though the islands still remained a colony, the local chief minister and his cabinet would share responsibility for external affairs and internal security with the British-appointed governor.
Although the government published a new independence bill in October, Fiona Hyslop, the cabinet secretary for culture, tourism and external affairs, is reluctant about a second independence referendum happening so soon.
"Clearly it's an issue of foreign policy where the European Union wants to stay together," said Joost Korte, deputy chief of cabinet for Christopher Patten, the European commissioner for external affairs.
