PlasticDoc
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A case for "spacial" sound?Double glass with vacuum would be interesting,no resonances whatsoever from the inside
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A new hype in the world of the ultrarich: glass speakers
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How about double or triple glass with inner space(s) filled by water and/or special clear "snake oil" or "snake solution"?
I am a Ph.D. scientist as well as a "Certified Class-1 Radiation Protection Supervisor" (yes, I am serious, one of the most highly regarded difficult-to-get Governmental official certificates), and I know well that high-density ZnBr2 (zinc bromide) clear aqueous solution (around 45g/100ml) can be filled in thick glass case for radiation (gamma, beta, and alpha) shielding; it is a really heavy, high-density clear liquid.
But,,, if the speaker glass case filled with ZnBr2 solution would be broken by accident or earthquake, then....
I am a Ph.D. scientist as well as a "Certified Class-1 Radiation Protection Supervisor" (yes, I am serious, one of the most highly regarded difficult-to-get Governmental official certificates), and I know well that high-density ZnBr2 (zinc bromide) clear aqueous solution (around 45g/100ml) can be filled in thick glass case for radiation (gamma, beta, and alpha) shielding; it is a really heavy, high-density clear liquid.
But,,, if the speaker glass case filled with ZnBr2 solution would be broken by accident or earthquake, then....
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PlasticDoc
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Also available in a glass receptacle...
Nothing new about this. A video from eight years ago (the reviewer has since passed, RIP):
And the vast majority of the ultrarich do not care about glass speakers.
And the vast majority of the ultrarich do not care about glass speakers.
LOL! Looks it has drainage valve for exchange of inner liquid!
Not sure what was going on with the design of that speaker... Rather bizarre.
I am a little bit seriously wondering; what would be the change of the sound quality if we fill the inside with helium or nitrogen (both safe), or hydrogen (dangerous)?? Yes, filling with "snake gas"!
, but please avoid "skunk gas".
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Vladimir Filevski
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You are late to the party - they appeared some 15 years ago and they were instant hit. But now, as you said, the demand is peaking...
From the thread "Most beautiful speakers in the world" (additional bolding for emphasizing):
Other fun facts:
Damping material is in the short tube immediately behind the midbass driver, it is not a MLTL enclosure - it is bass-reflex with auxiliary passive radiator (PR) at the bottom. I auditioned the Iguascu Evo some 15 years ago - good sound, no glass resonances.
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Poor dog, being asked to listen to them.
Would be nice to use drivers with transparent cone material in a transparent cabinet.
Example driver from Visaton (small and not very high quality I assume, just added here to get the idea):
And maybe also the driver basket could be made of glass or some other transparent material. Basically, I would like every part that can be made transparent to be transparent.
Example driver from Visaton (small and not very high quality I assume, just added here to get the idea):
And maybe also the driver basket could be made of glass or some other transparent material. Basically, I would like every part that can be made transparent to be transparent.
In the review he talked about the German's 'revolutionary' glass. Its a safety glass laminate. So yes, your vibrations would be reduced. You could actually test this and I'm sure they did. High quality laminate glass like that isn't cheap or light. I would imagine its used in glass display cases for jewelry stores or windows. Maybe around Panzerholtz prices or higher?
Linkwitz is showing off a plexi baffle for the 521s... I would imagine they could do the same using this glass...
So an OB using glass could be cool. If you could afford it... ;-)
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I remember reading about these in a magazine as a kid, a bit over 20 years agoIt seems that glass speakers are the new hype in the world of the ultrarich. They get more and more installed in hi end (multi million) homes here in Europe, and look very stylish:
The question is, glass as enclosure material, it looks strange. It will resonate all kinds of ways that you don't want it. The speaker is made of security glas (almost unbreakable), but i still think it's a very bad id. Arguments pro or contra?
the speaker shown is the Watterfall Victoria XT, a 2 1/2 way MLTL type tower speaker that costs about 4500€/pair. Not that extreme expensive, but very popular with those ultrarich. I've never seen any measurements of it.
They all look awful lmfao
When I heard "Points" (the smaller version of these -- only two woofers per side) at CES in 2010 or 2011, I was totally blown away -- they were the best speakers I ever heard in my life (and that was after a long day of listening -- Magicos, Wilsons, Verity to name a few all reminded me an episode with Caesar and an alabaster bathtub in the History of the World -- "Nice. Nice. Not thrilling, but nice". Points sounded way above all of these (to my ears). It was the most natural reproduction of classical music I ever heard. Surprisingly, the big ones (depicted here) were not as natural and realistic as the Points. Long story short -- I got that pair for myself. In two years they released an updated version -- and I got another pair for my other place. Still, the best speakers I ever had.
Just to be clear
, ehm ...nevermindThey buy Focal Utopia III at $350,000 a pair!
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