Ex Apple homepod designed launches 'triphonic' speaker

[Kachda]

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/17/...i-speaker-apple-designer-death-star-triphonic

 

[Billy Budapest]

Wow, that’s ugly.

 

[McFly]

So is an LXmini but its worshipped

 

[napilopez]

Personally, I love the look. It's about time we get something different.

So is an LXmini but its worshipped

Nah, it's a beamforming design with an adjustable soundstage width and positioning. It's a pretty cool concept as long as the basics are handled well.

 

[Kachda]

They are making very bold claims. But at $1800 for one this is way overpriced.

"Syng is making big claims about the spatial audio capabilities of the Cell Alpha. It’s styling it as the world’s first “Triphonic” speaker, because it offers spatial audio capabilities beyond the stereo audio that’s long been the traditional standard. In practical terms it’s supposed to allow the speaker to fill an entire room with surround sound audio, creating the impression that specific sounds or instruments are coming from distinct areas of the room. There are three microphones built into the speaker’s stand to measure the geometry of the space it’s in, similar to the HomePod, which helps it create the impression of surround sound using just a single speaker. "

 

[amirm]

Looks like he left behind everything he had learned about design when he left Apple....

 

[jonfitch]

How about just make a Homepod with Bluetooth and optical input and you can have my money.

 

[mononoaware]

Probability/chance drunk guest makes poor judgment and urinates into the Triphonic - 100%.

It even has alignment marking's for the stream.

I found this break apart image which is may be more interesting. . .

Second thought, someone may attach garden hose to the bottom of the stem/tube and use it as a sprinkler. . .

Sorry designer. . .

To be fair if the Apple HomePod was transparent it would be almost equal in looks (the stand/stem part makes the Triphonic extra funny looking).

 

[FrantzM]

Looks like he left behind everything he had learned about design when he left Apple....

Was thinking the same!

 

[Colonel7]

I had no idea that was the speaker on top of Will Robinson's robot

 

[mhardy6647]

Looks like he left behind everything he had learned about design when he left Apple....

Looks kind of harman/kardony (or is that harman/kardonesque?)

maybe with a little "soundsphere" thrown in?

As the author of Ecclesiastes put it

There is nothing new under the sun.

 

[maverickronin]

To be fair if the Apple HomePod was transparent it would be almost equal in looks (the stand/stem part makes the Triphonic extra funny looking).

This. All you'd have to do is paint it solid white and would be as Apple as it gets.

 

[Billy Budapest]

Probability/chance drunk guest makes poor judgment and urinates into the Triphonic - 100%.

It even has alignment marking's for the stream.

I found this break apart image which is may be more interesting. . .

Second thought, someone may attach garden hose to the bottom of the stem/tube and use it as a sprinkler. . .

Sorry designer. . .

To be fair if the Apple HomePod was transparent it would be almost equal in looks (the stand/stem part makes the Triphonic extra funny looking).

“Lung?” Interesting nomenclature on that diagram.

 

[Koeitje]

Wow, that’s ugly.

Looks like somebody put a Dyson vacuum on a pole.

 

[RayDunzl]

Just look what it did to the cactus!

 

[Soniclife]

The way the stand attaches to the elongated pole piece of the bottom woofer is, interesting, as is the way it's designed to work in 3s.

 

[mononoaware]

“Lung?” Interesting nomenclature on that diagram.

Also. . . “Head sink”.
I thought it was “heat-sink”.
Maybe if they use words like “Lung” and “Head” referring to body parts makes it seem more “organic” and cool product and give the user something to “talk” about.

 

[milezone]

Looks like he left behind everything he had learned about design when he left Apple....

That's a basic opinion... please elaborate? I personally don't like the incorporation of a pedestal/stem do celebrate (?) the design. I seems a bit antiquated or not well integrated. That said the speaker looks kinda cool. Sort of a hybrid between the HK Soundsticks and the Homepod concept as someone mentioned previously.

 

[Jim Matthews]

So is an LXmini but its worshipped

Parts for a pair of LX Mini cost $420.

 

[Tks]

This guy had the right idea