1Q: Natural sound for your mobile life

A project in Saxonville, MA by David Laituri
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1Q is a compact, powerful Bluetooth sound system with a hand crafted, solid wood cabinet.
Backers: 1309
Average Pledge Per Backer: $149

Funded: $194,682 of $10,000
Dates: Jul 17th -> Aug 16th (30 days)
Project By: David Laituri
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December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! Well... here we are, the official end of our 1Q Kickstarter project. The last of the 1Q's that we have payment and addresses for are now out the door and on their way to you! T shirts will be coming along soon as well... Please note that... (Read More)

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November 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello!  We’re not quite done yet here, still shipping every day! To date, we’ve received and shipped 1,631 1Q’s (about 81%), leaving about 381 to go. We have our next shipment arriving on Monday, and will be packing boxes again as soon as they... (Read More)

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October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
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