MIKA27 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Sound System Coffin Lets Audiophiles Rock Out For Eternity It almost looks like an over-the-top prank by the Onion, but this $US30,700 coffin — equipped with speakers and a wireless streaming sound system — is apparently real. Even its name, the CataCombo Sound System, seems like something made up for a Saturday Night Live commercial parody. But if you can’t bear the idea of spending the afterlife without your favourite playlist, this is the coffin for you. The system comprises three separate components: CataPlay, a custom application that lets you, or your loved ones, build and manage a playlist. CataTomb, an upgradeable server (after all, innovation doesn’t stop when your body does) with a 4G connection that streams tunes from Spotify and displays track data on a 7-inch display. And then there’s the CataCoffin itself, your typical wooden burial box but accentuated with a pair of two-way speakers and an 8-inch subwoofer that have been fine tuned for each coffin’s interior. It seems like a lot of money and hassle for someone that’s going to be a pile of dust in a few months, but at least paying it off over a couple of years will help keep them in your memory. Catacombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckymtn22 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Why????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Riiiight. I'm sure the cemetery would be more than willing to let me run a power cable into my plot. Disturb mourners by playing death metal music in your coffin. Real great idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharks Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 The mourners stand by the grave and coming from the next door plot all you hear is ACDC Highway To Hell! Some might find it amusing? Sharks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypersomniac Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 This is definitely one of more asinine things I have heard of. Sadly, there are people out there that will probably buy this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayedfy Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I think this is a much better idea - press your ashes into a vinyl record to be listened to by your loved ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGC Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Not for me! My ashes will be scattered in a river or the sea... from a rusty, old coffee can. I have more sense than money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drapatrissor Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Ok, first post. Spoiler below: Probably no one will buy it since i believe it's just a PR stunt. This is a local HiFi retailer based in Stockholm, Sweden (as am i ) launching this "product". Pause is quite well known in Sweden for their spectacular ad's and comercials. The guy in the video on the coffin-screen is actually the owner of Pause - Fredrik - The only one who has bought it yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GernBlansten Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Perhaps you'd prefer the bacon coffin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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