This is an interesting concept..

jcaut
jcaut Posts: 1,849
edited August 2006 in Speakers
Saw this linked-to over on the PE board. Speaker enclosures made of thin woods, "tuned" to vibrate constructively. Not cheap, though.

As those things on that Dark Crystal movie say, "Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....."

http://www.avrev.com/news/0806/30.onkyo.shtml
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2006
    The enclosure acting as a driver? Wow, that is really interesting.
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited August 2006
    I'll wait till I hear them before passing a judgement but I am curious how they sound.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited August 2006
    Bosendorfer has been doing the same thing based off their piano making experience...

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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited August 2006
    Very interesting. Here's the link if someone wants to fork over $2,000 to buy them...

    http://www.shoponkyo.com/detail.cfm?productid=D-TK10&modelid=134&group_id=1&detail=1&ext_war=0

    One thing that struck me about these speakers is the sensitivity on them is 80 db. That's the lowest I've ever seen, so it'll take lots of power to get these things to sing.

    Will the vibrating wood color the sound, especially at high SPLs? Probably distorts like hell, but I'm merely speculating.

    They're small, too, so they may only be useful in a bedroom or office.
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