Most beautiful speakers in the world ?

[dagfinn]

Another style described as : .... Arts'),[1] is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I),[2] and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s.

Speakers inspired by that style:

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Plus a subwoofer in the same style:
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Edit:
One more. I suspect this is an AI generated image. That is to say: AI design me a speaker that looks as if it came out of the art style X. Those of you who tinker with AI can try to do that.
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Please don't post AI content.

 

[Killingbeans]

One more. I suspect this is an AI generated image.

The top one clearly also. Look at the screws holding the drivers. Dead giveaway.

 

[Newman]

If they didn't name that speaker The Orchid, someone missed a golden opportunity.

 

[DanielT]

Please don't post AI content.

There you have a point. No more AI speakers from me in this thread.

Then there is the question of whether and, if so, how much designers, regardless of what it is, take AI to help them in the creative process. To get inspiration and ideas, that is. Presumably very common but that's a topic for another thread.
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The top one clearly also. Look at the screws holding the drivers. Dead giveaway.

They don't look quite real. Or it looks a little weird.

 

[Mnyb]

Please don't post AI content.

..and for the n'th time post manufacturer and name of the product every time possibly also link's if the product are in production , just don't dump random pictures

 

[Newman]

The last paragraph is the most telling always in JAs measurement summaries/opinion. Admitting he is "puzzled" after projecting some decent-ish adjectives means he probably would not personally consider these in a zillion years.

The last edition of Stereophile was quite entertaining in his final paragraph with two of the reviews.

How sad is it that a high profile audio review magazine writes reviews that need to be decoded?

 

[thewas]

How sad is it that a high profile audio review magazine writes reviews that need to be decoded?

I also wish some 70s-80s audio magazines back which were more measurement and even blind test based, on the other hand such classic press wouldn't be probably financially viable nowadays in times where people like us get everything for "free" in the internet, so I am still very happy for JA measurements and "encrypted" comments. It is easy to criticise but very difficult doing something better.

 

[Bleib]

 

[Count Arthur]

If they didn't name that speaker The Orchid, someone missed a golden opportunity.

 

[Duke]

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I have a new favorite post! Thank you @Count Arthur!

 

[Newman]

It actually does look like those could be cone drivers!

 

[EERecordist]

From Facebook, WW2 era Leslie-like organ speaker system.

 

[Bleib]

OK, more Sonus Faber

 

[Neekomax]

I'm not sure why, but I love the look of these speakers from the now defunct shop Vapor Audio. Nothing ornamental, just a beautiful piano white finish that sets off the cool ass driver complement and waveguide.

These guys did a lot of crazy ply/ stacking construction, like so...

 

[Yasuo]

No AI, got them from

https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/comments/1ha9qz9/speakers_designed_for_a_music_room_real_and_hand

 

[HeadDoc12]

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No AI, got them from

https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/comments/1ha9qz9/speakers_designed_for_a_music_room_real_and_hand

I love everything about these monstrosities: the insanely detailed woodwork, the crazy number of ports and cutouts (?), wooden drivers (??), and of course four built in legs on casters (???). That right there is an alien invader trying to disguise itself as a Tannoy. I, for one, welcome our new wood, no-doubt poorly measuring overlords!

 

[holdingpants01]

we have a winner, there can't be anything more tacky than that!

 

[Neekomax]

we have a winner, there can't be anything more tacky than that!

That speaker is totally insane... are those control knobs of some sort betweeen the midwoofer and tweeter? What could they be possibly controlling? Craziness level?

 

[Oddball]

Canton Reference 2.2 DC. I actually find them quite attractive. By any chance anyone in the thread heard them or owned them? Dual 10" bass, 3 way, 89dB sensitivity, 400W continuous - seems very competent.

 

[Pearljam5000]