Speaker Innovations

skrol
skrol Posts: 3,381
edited July 2012 in Electronics
I think someone had posted some stuff from Kickstarter here before. These looked interesting.

Soundlazer
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1324892969/soundlazer?ref=category

DIY Plasma Arc Speaker (flame suits on!)
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/studentrnd/plasma-speaker?ref=category
Stan

Main 2ch:
Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

HT:
Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

Other stuff:
Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2012
    I really hate you for pointing these out. :P
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2012
    OK, so other than looking like cool toys for tech geeks. Does any of this have a future in higher end audio any time soon? Or is it just special applications like we see in link #1?

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,381
    edited July 2012
    #1 possibly could be aimed at a special surface designed to radiate the full audio spectrum or multiple surfaces that are tuned for specific ranges.


    #2 Maybe, but keep the fire extinguisher handy. Seriously, I kind of doubt it. All the plasma arcs that I have seen (heard) tend to be noisy. I am not sure how one would get around that. They also tend to fluctuate which seems like it would cause the sound to fluctuate.
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2012
    After doing more research on #1, it really is just a toy.

    The second one could be fun to use as a tweeter if it was moderately efficient.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    edited July 2012
    Plasma speakers are pretty sweet, novel and can sound pretty awesome.

    I heard these bad boys at CES this year, in this room!
    http://www.stereophile.com/content/ion-tweetered-lansche-speakers

    More info:
    http://www.lansche-audio.de/eng/details-2-6.html

    Cool stuff, cool technology...Didn't have much time to listen, but they played a song with female vocals and a trumpet backing her up...easily the most realistic trumpet I've ever heard short of the real thing.
    Up
    LSi15 LSiC - RX-V3000

    Down
    LSiM707 - 706c - 702f/x - Dual HSU VTF-15H Mk2
    Parasound HCA-3500 - HCA-2003A - Marantz SR7005
    Sim2 D60 - Dragonfly 106" Panny 500

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited July 2012
    Face wrote: »
    The second one could be fun to use as a tweeter if it was moderately efficient.

    The July 2012 issue of stereophile on page 64 reviews the Lansche Audio 5.1, which uses a plasma tweeter. I wonder if it has burnt anybody's house down yet.

    http://www.stereophile.com/content/lansche-audio-51-loudspeaker
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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