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Unique & Distinctive Speakers

everyone has seen them, but I still think they are distinctive. As most people I know are not really into audio, the first thing they do is walk around them, peer thru them and ask where is the sound coming from. Obviously I am biased. Not very well set up in this picture, but I sure think they look distinctive
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Ceramic Paper Speakers

Thay may not sound as good as they look, but very cool visual statement by Singaporean Yong Jieyu.

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Well each to his own taste, but for me, if those ceramic paper speakers don't sound as good as they look, they must sound utterly horrible. Too many of these unique and distinctive speakers seem to me just to be stunts, and not particularly inventive stunts, either.
I exempt beer case speakers from this condemnation since they are simply a cheap answer to a need.
 
I hadn't visited this thread in a while. I just reviewed the last couple of month's postings and I have to say my favorite is the Pendulo with the suspended speaker spheres (posted by Yamahalic in April). They're actually something I would want to look at in my own home.

What a great thread this is!
 
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At just 1.5mm-thick, Panasonic claims that it has developed the "world's thinnest speaker".

...cutting its previous best effort (an enormous 2.5 millimeters thick) by a full 40%, with this room-shaker sliding in at a far more manageable 1.5 millimeters (or 0.059 inches) . Rest assured, despite being sliced nearly in half, according to Panasonic, the speaker will boast the same great sound quality you've come to expect from a speaker the size of a postage stamp

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I can just imagine the myriad of crappy sounding yet stylish gear that will come out of this technology.
 
Gilbert Briggs (Wharfedale founder) used to encourage speaker builders to use their imagination when designing speakers and try to find suitable objects and materials.

It seems that's what the gentleman in the photo did.
 

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Concept Design...VERY COOL

Developed by designer Adam Moller. The speakers send out sound in an ultrasonic frequency around 30,000 Hz. The sound travels straight ahead and creates music inside your drums–assuming your in line with the sound beam. In short, only those lined up directly with the narrow sound beam will hear the audio. Unfortunately, they’re just a concept at the moment.

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Yamahalic said:
Developed by designer Adam Moller. The speakers send out sound in an ultrasonic frequency around 30,000 Hz. The sound travels straight ahead and creates music inside your drums–assuming your in line with the sound beam. In short, only those lined up directly with the narrow sound beam will hear the audio. Unfortunately, they’re just a concept at the moment.

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This concept has been one that I have been aware of for at least 8 years.
 
WANTED: Photo of Warren Gregoire Micro Transmission Line Speaker System

I cannot provide this image because I cannot find it anywhere on the net, nor on Warren Gregoire's website (link below). I asked them for a photo, and they said they did not have one??? Hmmm, that peaked my curiosity. Since most modern humans are probably aware of digital imaging, I have to presume this to be one ugly speaker, right? :scratch2: I am almost ready to order a pair just to see them...then I said perhaps someone in AK land has one they can add to this thread...would be a great addition. So...

WANTED: Photo of Warren Gregoire Micro Transmission Line Speaker System

http://www.warrengregoire.com/hifi-stereo-microtls.htm
 
Sonance NACSound Kayak Loudspeaker

Kayak is the latest addition to the NACSound range. It builds on the technology research started with Freewheeler, designed with Ron Arad, which introduced for the first time the concept of a single body with stereophonic emission.

Kayak is designed to be suspended horizontally between two opposing walls or pillars, or vertically between floor and ceiling. With its output of 60W, it is ideal for use in homes or anywhere with insufficient space for the speakers to be mounted from the ceiling.

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