For many, owning a Ferrari is the pinnacle of life. From the exotic lines to the prodigious power, Ferrari is at the very top of the automotive food chain. But alas, exclusivity has a price. The only thing that may cost more than a new Ferrari is perhaps a used Ferrari.
Knowing that demand for their products is unquenchable, the folks over at Ferrari have decided to slap a Ferrari logo on everything from laptop computers to cell phones and everything in between. Ferrari world is on its way for the automotive kid in all of us. Travelers will one day even be able to shack up at the Ferrari hotel.
Now all we need is a Ferrari-logo'd home entertainment system. Lucky for us Meridian and Ferrari have just announced one. The F80 is the do-everything entertainment device that packs DAB/AM/FM tuning and a CD/DVD player into one super-sized snow globe shape that comes in classic Ferrari Red, Yellow, White or Silver. It can pump 80 watts of power into any enthusiast's living room or garage while providing the manly style that is all Ferrari.
No word yet on pricing or availability, but we'll bet on expensive and in time for Father's Day. Hey, if you can't afford a Ferrari and you aren't allowed to live in Maranello village, you might as well get some Ferrari love in your entertainment center.
[Source: Engadget]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Carlos @ Mar 5th 2007 11:18AM
Rebadging doesn't get any worse than this.
Justin @ Mar 5th 2007 1:01PM
Demand isn't unquenchable...this is just known as selling out.
moogy @ Mar 5th 2007 1:53PM
Just a bad idea...
The board just want to make more money again...
Fabulo @ Mar 5th 2007 6:52PM
I heard Ferrari is going to roll out Ferrari branded corn dogs at AmPm and a special coolant flavored slushy at 7-11. Now those are classy products.
Why thy do that? Greed probably.
Who are the fools that pony ip money for a chinese made piece of plastic crap because there's a Ferrari logon slapped on?
Rob @ Mar 6th 2007 1:03AM
I could understand this if Ferrari put their name on an audio system that actually performed well, like a full out marantz system, or at least something with decently large speakers for pretty even frequency response...but this? This like like putting Type R emblems on civics.... it's just ruining the Ferrari name.
TBOB @ Mar 8th 2007 7:48AM
have any of you seen it? listen to it? do any of you what meridian is about?
this is not just another radio with a ferrari badge stuck on it is has been designed with ferrari
belive me this radio needs to be seen before judgement is made on it
dont belive me go see for your self
BIG C @ Mar 10th 2007 9:03AM
wow for ferrari i figured it would be nice...you could go into any best buy and get a system with more power than 80 watts for $50...this will probably be a few thousand and delivers nothing power...it would be a waste of money.
Barbara @ Mar 10th 2007 9:51AM
Ferrari may very well become enlightened to the fact that there IS no unquenchable desire for their products. Ferrari is kind of like American Express - despite the companies' unrelenting attempts to attach an elite status to their products, they're not considered elite or desirable any longer. The companies just haven't figured that out yet.
Big Daddy @ Mar 10th 2007 12:48PM
How pathetically sad! To denegrate the inspiring name of Ferrari and lower the bar to the level of K Mart, so sad!
Andy @ Mar 16th 2007 7:37AM
You lot make me sick. You have obviously not experienced Meridian products before. They are certainly not made in Japan and in fact are hand made in the UK. They are a high end audio/video manufacturer and easily sit next to Ferrari unlike Marantz as mentioned earlier. The doubters should research Meridian before running their mouths off and realise they are a true ultra high quality UK company. Did you realise they invented MLP? Of course you didn`t.
Dooby @ Mar 20th 2007 10:20AM
I'm sorry but most of you are pathetic, like what has been said you obviously have no idea who Meridian are! Merrantz, there no where near Meridians league! You've obviously spoke before your brain thought maybe i'll look into this. Your all freakin nerds!
Smudger @ Mar 29th 2007 4:46AM
Actually, I'm surprised that Meridian would ally itself to a comparatively low-tech company like Ferrari. Seriously. Just think, every Xbox 360, every PS3 and any other next-gen disc player uses Meridian Lossless Packing codes.
Knocking out a flashy car is easy by comparison.