This latter case appears to be the issue befalling A 3 Audio. So, the developers have done the next best thing, made the project open source, and are actively looking for more people to pitch in.

Premium audio specialist Bang and Olufsen has ventured into the iPad speaker world with the official unveiling of its B&O BeoPlay A3 sound system Falling under B&O's new 'affordable' Play range ...

This gave me the idea that I could do bespoke Colour, Material and Finish (CMF) versions of the speaker (now officially called the ‘A3’) for different people based around their home decor, one of ...