Fact of fiction? Helium run speakers??

danger boy

http://cgi.ebay.com/HILL-PLASMATRONICS-pr-RARE-FULL-RANGE-PLASMA-SYSTEM_W0QQitemZ150074676413QQihZ005QQcategoryZ50597QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I didn't make this up.. helium run speakers? WTF?? :eek:

I guess you could say it would give a very "airy" soundstage. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

F1nut

Ok, who's buying them for next years Polkfest?

mrbigbluelight

Most interesting ...... but a lot of areas for ..... DEATH !? :eek:


A few links about plasma speakers:

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~andrewp/plasma_speaker.html

This guy has a number of links. If you don't speak German, click on the "English Version" link.

http://www.plasmatweeter.de/



Another potential problem: there's a potential world helium shortage looming on the horizon.

http://www.simpleenglishnews.com/12377helium.shtml

http://energybulletin.net/3135.html

So by 2015, these speakers are KAPUTT !

fredv

Even free, it can be a hard sell, who knows, maybe this will be classified as hazadous material some day

ND13

I sure would like to get my ears on those, though.

bigyank

those speakers have been posted at the very least 4 times this year. Seller has not really budged on his reserve price. Maybe if someone sends him the helium link he will lower his price!

Yank

schwarcw

I wonder if all music played through them sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks?