In accordance with the present invention, an improved audio equipment is employed.
The audio equipment includes a housing, audio circuitry installed within the housing,
and a first protective bar flexibly connected to the housing. The audio equipment
may also include a handle attached to the first protective bar, a second protective
bar flexibly connected to the housing, and/or a connector assembly flexibly connecting
the first protective bar to the housing. The connector assembly may include a flexible
gasket preferably disposed between the first protective bar and the housing. Also
disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing an audio equipment.