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Funky Bandai Diorama Recalls Old Tokyo

bandai 1 Funky Bandai Diorama Recalls Old Tokyo

There’s a lot going on in this diorama speaker set from Bandai, but for $2,230, is it too much going on, or not enough? The scene is a replica of Tokyo’s Ginza Street circa 1955, and only 2,000 of these elaborate rigs were produced, perhaps explaining the price. A set of LED lights illuminate the display, which can enter a nighttime mode for that dreamy nostalgic feel, and the integrated speaker is 2×1W.  It’s not clear what kinds of audio you can play from this diorama, but if you’ve got a couple of grand to blow on it, chances are it won’t be your primary music hub anyway. [Akihabara News]