Philips MCD900

The Philips MCD900 is one of two hi-fi micro SoundSphere systems (MCD900, MCi900) announced by Philips Spanish division in early 2010. Both systems feature a central receiver with a CD/DVD player and USB connection, and two SoundSphere speakers both made out of a single piece of aluminum.

What’s unusual about the MCD900 and its peer is that each speaker hosts a tweeter that floats on top of it—unlike most models, where the tweeter is embedded within. According to Philips, the free-floating tweeter “radiates [sound] in all directions to give a deeper, wider, sound impression.” As the weaker model, the MCD900 supports 100W of RMS power, and it can play songs directly from a USB hard drive.