Hello! We are BoomBocs…

Synonymous with great British engineering and design, BoomBocs is a speaker brand, “born in Brixton” London. Our speaker designs adhere to the same core values that have defined our brand’s musical and audio spirit, drawing on the world-renowned British musical heritage we all know and love.

New for 2021 comes the BoomBocs ACADEMY; derived from the retro styling of the original portable speaker, our modern-day classic has spent years in the making.

The main aim of this Indiegogo campaign is to raise the awareness of our brand and to give early adopters the opportunity to be part of our epic creation. We have it ready to go with our manufacturing partner, we just need to place that initial order to get the ball rolling.

How Can You Help & What Do You Get?

Our aim is to become a household name for consumer electronics and speaker technology so to do this we would like to raise £60,000, allowing us to hit ‘go’ on production. We want BoomBocs ACADEMY to be affordable for everyone without compromising on audio quality, functionality, or aesthetics.

We’re offering you the chance to get your hands on your very own BoomBocs ACADEMY smart wireless speaker before anyone else. You can even get a limited-edition version that won’t be available at any other time apart from now.

Other rewards range from merchandise; to once-in-a-lifetime adventures; to unique combos.

By helping BoomBocs, you’re helping put a brand that cares about music into the big world of consumer electronics. We are going to finally show people what audio quality is all about!

If for any reason our target is not reached, funds raised from the campaign will still go towards building a production batch so you WILL receive any Perk you have purchased.

What is the 2021 BoomBocs ACADEMY?

Everybody loves a bit of nostalgia, and BoomBocs ACADEMY aims to bring back the original ‘look’ of the 80s boombox but fully loaded with modern technology. Now you’ll be able to connect wirelessly via WiFi, Bluetooth, DAB radio or FM radio.  Our internet radio service gives you access to over 50,000 worldwide stations, as well as podcasts, episodes and ‘listen again’ services.

Our app for Android and iOS devices makes life extremely easy when streaming direct from Spotify HiFi, Deezer, and Amazon Music.

Wait, Spotify HiFi?

Yep! BoomBocs is one of the world’s first wireless speakers to give full access to Spotify’s new CD-quality audio streaming service. 

If you haven’t heard about Spotify HiFi yet, it’s essentially music streaming in lossless format, matching that of CD-quality. For the audiophiles, Spotify Premium’s previous bit rate maxed out at 320kbps. With Spotify HiFi, you’re getting lossless audio up to 1411kbps. For those less nerdy, lossless audio files essentially carry more data, giving you more detail in the audio so it’s good news!

Our unique 2-way speaker design, coupled with intelligent frequency management, high-performance digital amplifier and specifically designed bass reflex port ensure BoomBocs ACADEMY’s superior sound quality puts it above competitors. This, along with its unique aesthetics make it an extremely desirable wireless sound system.

For those that like to keep it ‘old school’ we’ve even got a 3.5mm auxiliary input and stereo RCAs for cable connection. And for those that like to keep it REALLY old school, we’ve built in a stereo phono connection and pre-amp for your record player so you can play your precious vinyls at the best possible quality.

The karaoke enthusiasts out there are invited to the party by utilising the XLR mic input with dedicated gain control on the back.

Press

BoomBocs speakers have been toured and used by highly acclaimed recording artists throughout recent years. Their durability and sturdy construction have made them the choice of musicians such as Steven Tyler, Tom Petty, Rita Ora, Kylie Minogue and Lady Gaga.

In 2018 BoomBocs v2.0 was nominated for ‘Best Wireless Speaker’ by T3 Magazine. We’ve also been feature in publications worldwide, receiving rave reviews from established media. Trusted Reviews even rated the BoomBocs v2.0 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Let’s Get Technical

How do you describe a sound? Well, the answer is with great difficulty! Trying to explain how impressive something sounds without hearing it is no easy task but given our expertise in this field, you can rest assured we know what we’re doing when it comes to the remarkable BoomBocs signature sound.

In order to ensure BoomBocs ACADEMY is at the forefront of smart acoustics, we have incorporated some very unique design features. We make the most of advanced scientific theory as well as using practical assessment to depict how BoomBocs ACADEMY performs in real life. It’s not just about facts, figures, and graphs; we use our ears to tell us what’s actually happening and that’s why it sounds as good as it does.

Too often these days, speakers are manipulated into producing a sound they cannot naturally create using digital signal processing (DSP). Whilst this isn’t essentially wrong, we believe a speaker should make use of the natural environment by pushing air through the enclosure efficiently, creating its own sound. BoomBocs ACADEMY does exactly this; our specially designed enclosure and porting system is tuned to specific frequencies that sound pleasant to the human ear. We then fine tune using DSP rather than creating the sound with it. One thing you’ll notice about heavily DSP-dependent speakers is that they may sound good at low volume, but as it gets louder, the sculpted sound does not maintain it’s low-high ratio in a linear fashion. Instead, the low end thins out and it starts to sound weak.

What is it you want from the low frequencies?

You want it to pack a punch! You want to feel the kick drum in your chest! You don’t want the bass to rumble; you want it to fill the room and sooth your belly.

What is it you want from the high frequencies?

You want clarity! You want to decipher every lyric and hear the air in the vocalist’s breath.

Well, what about the mids?

What about them? You’re not supposed to notice those but they’ll be there providing the overall sound with all the body it requires.

BoomBocs ACADEMY maintains its pristine, balanced, signature sound no matter what volume it’s playing.

The BoomBocs Signature Sound

It goes without saying that our founder (and chief acoustic engineer) putting his stamp of approval on BoomBocs products should be enough to vouch for the sound. Jonny’s extensive client list has some very impressive names on it, indeed. Just think, if you’re putting on a stadium show for 90,000 people, and one person is in charge of the sound for those 90,000 people, he’s going to be pretty decent at his job. Jonny’s audio wisdom has played a fundamental role in the development of the BoomBocs signature sound, always prioritising audio superiority over anything else.

We have a one-of-a-kind enclosure shape to help with air-flow efficiency and sound dispersion. Having speakers so close to each other can make it difficult to achieve true stereo imagery so we built a ‘ridge’ to angle our speakers outwards. In conjunction with the front face’s upward trajectory, BoomBocs ACADEMY disperses sound over a wider area, blessing the ears of everyone in the vicinity.

Our speaker drivers work in a two-way configuration, where the woofers (low frequency) and tweeters (high frequency) are separated. The woofers (funny word, isn’t it?) are comprised of coated paper, giving us an optimised rigidity for producing a sound that delivers clarity and great punch. The motor that drives the speaker is set further back than normal, which means the speaker can move further backwards and forwards, producing longer wavelength and extended frequency response, especially in the lower regions. The more a speaker physically moves, the more air it pushes and therefore the deeper and louder it can go.

To maintain clarity throughout the entire frequency spectrum, we use fabric tweeters with a silk surround. Their motors are based on neodymium magnets, meaning they’re extremely lightweight and highly responsive, allowing for lightning-fast movement. The featherweight fabric further enables us to move the tweeter diaphragms back and forth extremely quickly. The faster they can move, the higher the frequencies can be produced; some so high only dogs can hear them.

Another little secret we’ll share with you relates to our “BoomBocs reflex port” which is effectively a hole in the back of the enclosure for air to escape. Its main purpose is to extend the low frequencies, ensuring a tight, punchy, deep bass is achieved. Our unconventional port design features a specifically-designed tunnel, calculated precisely to give us the required tuning for our sound.

On-board is an adjustable EQ for the user to tweak their preferred sound according to personal taste.

Giving to Charity: Rays of Sunshine

We feel passionately about giving back to the world and helping those in need. We’ve teamed up with a fantastic children’s charity, Rays of Sunshine, and have agreed to pledge £5 from the sale of EVERY BoomBocs ACADEMY during this Indiegogo Campaign. The money we raise will go towards brightening the lives of seriously ill children across the UK, aged three to 18 by granting wishes and providing ongoing support in hospitals.

To find out more about Rays of Sunshine and the work they do, visit their website @ raysofsunshine.org.uk

Our Heritage

We’re immensely proud to be British, establishing ourselves in the vibrant borough of Brixton, South London many moons ago. The rich musical heritage of Britain (as a whole) has played an integral part in influencing BoomBocs, both the brand and the products. However, it’s not only the likes of The Beatles, Pink Floyd and David Bowie that have provided us with inspiration; it’s also those genius’ that have lurked in the background, making audio engineering breakthroughs to take music forward with technology.  So, to Rupert Neve, Joe Meek and all those super boffins at EMI Abbey Road in the 1960s and 70s that invented machines to make sounds or improve sounds, we salute you. You are our heroes!

The Vision

Our goal for this year is to build our first production batch of BoomBocs ACADEMY smart speakers and get them out by Christmas 2021.

We also have long-term goals for developing both smaller and larger BoomBocs systems to expand our family. We’ll take on more staff, with a focus on creating jobs for younger people in all aspects of business and creative practise.

Why We’ll Succeed

There is no stopping us! The world needs a wireless smart speaker like BoomBocs ACADEMY so we’re 100% committed to getting you yours! We are prepared for whatever challenges may come our way and given the extensive experience of our team, we have no doubt the project will be a success. Remember, there are no such things as problems, only solutions!

Right now we’re working round the clock to ensure every tiny detail is perfected in terms of BoomBocs ACADEMY’s design and build. We will not settle for anything less! Of course, we also need to ensure you get your BoomBocs on time so we’re hard at work confirming logistics and expanding our distribution network globally. Fear not, it will arrive and it will be awesome.

Your Support

We honestly believe what we have created is not only different to anything else on the market, but represents the true values of what we set out to do; and that was to create a speaker system that is well-built and allows you to listen to music as it was intended by the artist that created it.

By pledging your support and claiming your perk, you’ll be sending positive vibes to not just us, but the staff we continue to employ. All support is received with a big smile and we are eternally grateful to anyone that believes in the brand like we do.

If you can’t contribute but you’d still like to help, it would mean the world to us if you could help us spread the word. One of the easiest ways to do so is just to share our campaign on social media channels using the Indiegogo share tools. Anything you can do to help make some noise and let people know about BoomBocs ACADEMY is a huge help to us. We will love you forever.

Thank you so much for your support!

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