Most beautiful speakers in the world ?

[Lekha]

Very nice looking, but still plenty of space to add at least a treble

That's exactly the point; it simply doesn't require a treble.

From left to right: LF > Mid > HF.
That single flat membrane encompasses all three areas within it.
Then, the bass-reflex tube as an extra.

 

[Bleib]

That's exactly the point; it simply doesn't require a treble.

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From left to right: LF > Mid > HF.
That single flat membrane encompasses all three areas within it.

Yeah. That's what is claimed. Rarely do they cover so much in reality

 

[Lekha]

Yeah. That's what is claimed. Rarely do they cover so much in reality

Most manufacturers understand that large boxes are easy to sell using (old) technology. This Ukrainian engineer, Oleh Lizohoub, also recognises that his revolutionary speaker driver won't achieve much without a box. He can achieve more with a tiny box than most can with cupboard-sized boxes.

 

[OldHvyMec]

This Wilson (company), like B&W, I wouldn’t take into my home if I was paid!

Pay me and I'll take them home. Do I get to pick the ones I want?

I don't know if you've ever had a chance to listen to a pair of dialed-in top-of-the-line Wilsons but they are pretty friggin' impressive.
They are kind of like looking at "Old what's her name" You just keep looking back for some reason.

Alexx, (but no suffix that I remember) I remember the price though, 85,000. I was thinking at the time I could get a brand new hotrod Cadillac
for less money.

BTW I still drive a 2003 Toyota Camry. I wouldn't give up that car, period! What a great car. I'm pretty sure it will outlast me with
no problem.

Regards

 

[Tovarich007]

The more I look at this thread, the more I think it should be renamed "weirdest -or ugliest- speakers in the world".
Of course, among all these 243 pages, a minority of pretty looking speakers (and rarely quite beautiful ones) can be found, but mostly, the models shown are testimonies of bad taste and useless complicated designs, too often aimed at fluent and gullible people.

 

[dpturner]

Most manufacturers understand that large boxes are easy to sell using (old) technology. This Ukrainian engineer, Oleh Lizohoub, also recognises that his revolutionary speaker driver won't achieve much without a box. He can achieve more with a tiny box than most can with cupboard-sized boxes.

<yawn> another glowing review without a single measurement. that proves what, exactly?

 

[kma100]

The more I look at this thread, the more I think it should be renamed "weirdest -or ugliest- speakers in the world".
Of course, among all these 243 pages, a minority of pretty looking speakers (and rarely quite beautiful ones) can be found, but mostly, the models shown are testimonies of bad taste and useless complicated designs, too often aimed at fluent and gullible people.

At some point it will be "Speakers in the world"!

 

[Lekha]

Lowther Almira

 

[Axo1989]

This Wilson (company), like B&W, I wouldn’t take into my home if I was paid!

Maybe not what you had in mind, but pay me to take Wilson Sabrina or B&W Nautilus? I'd manage.

 

[Bleib]

Ugly and pretty

 

[Bleib]

 

[Bleib]

 

[Lekha]

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And all of them feature few new types of drivers, new technology, and, of course, a massive size to counter the back wave, as well as to overwhelm the buyers. Convex (and concave) honeycomb membranes, containing a multitude of tiny volumes of air within each honeycomb cell, create an orchestra of tiny panels.

 

[JiiPee]

Sonus Faber Olympica Nova II + Olympica Nova C I

Of all the current SF speakers, I like the Olympica Nova II best. Not only do they look nice, but as long as massive SPL is not required, to my ears they sound more balanced than the "nouveau riche favorite" fancy SF models with much higher price tags.

 

[Lekha]

Wood Monitors Urakov in Hong Kong

 

[dagfinn]

And all of them feature few new types of drivers, new technology, and, of course, a massive size to counter the back wave, as well as to overwhelm the buyers. Convex (and concave) honeycomb membranes, containing a multitude of tiny volumes of air within each honeycomb cell, create an orchestra of tiny panels.
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New technology, really? "As woofers we do use three 168 mm Accuton woofers with 3D shaped honeycomb sandwich diaphragm made out of aluminum."

Reminds me of the 1983 Technics SB-X700..."The honeycomb is sandwiched between two layers of thin aluminum-foil “skin,” forming a disc about 1/4 inch thick, with a conventional (though relatively large-diameter) voice coil bonded to its rear surface."

Technics SB-X700 Speaker System Review price specs - Hi-Fi Classic

www.hifi-classic.net

 

[Lekha]

New technology, really? "As woofers we do use three 168 mm Accuton woofers with 3D shaped honeycomb sandwich diaphragm made out of aluminum."

Reminds me of the 1983 Technics SB-X700..."The honeycomb is sandwiched between two layers of thin aluminum-foil “skin,” forming a disc about 1/4 inch thick, with a conventional (though relatively large-diameter) voice coil bonded to its rear surface."

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Technics SB-X700 Speaker System Review price specs - Hi-Fi Classic

www.hifi-classic.net

I am familiar with them. It employed a somewhat different method of transmitting vibrations from the voice coil to the diaphragm, more akin to the standard pistonic approach. Additionally, that diaphragm was not honeycomb but featured a radial and star-like core. The aluminium foil skin prevented the internal cells from functioning as an orchestra. Production was halted by the Japanese and Philips, all at once by the end of the 1980s. In the USSR, Estonia and Leningrad continued to produce those until the 1990s. Later, they maintained production for a while in St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) until the company eventually went bankrupt. Both Philips, the Estonians, and the Russians produced honeycomb panels.

Accuton also employs pistonic motion to drive the convex honeycomb diaphragms, thus still utilising the old technology to some extent. However, they tend not to discuss in detail how the convex honeycomb diaphragm actually functions. One could say, new-old technology. Estalon uses Accuton drivers, and the creator of Estalon is from Estonia and had worked at RET, if I am not mistaken.

This Ukrainian engineer, Oleh Lizohoub, employs somewhat newer technology, which is why I referred to it as revolutionary. There are three different actions occurring simultaneously on his flat composite panel. By the way, balsa is porous and has a honeycomb structure.

 

[Lekha]

Cube

 

[Palmer]

I am familiar with them. It employed a somewhat different method of transmitting vibrations from the voice coil to the diaphragm, more akin to the standard pistonic approach. Additionally, that diaphragm was not honeycomb but featured a radial and star-like core. The aluminium foil skin prevented the internal cells from functioning as an orchestra. Production was halted by the Japanese and Philips, all at once by the end of the 1980s. In the USSR, Estonia and Leningrad continued to produce those until the 1990s. Later, they maintained production for a while in St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) until the company eventually went bankrupt. Both Philips, the Estonians, and the Russians produced honeycomb panels.

Accuton also employs pistonic motion to drive the convex honeycomb diaphragms, thus still utilising the old technology to some extent. However, they tend not to discuss in detail how the convex honeycomb diaphragm actually functions. One could say, new-old technology. Estalon uses Accuton drivers, and the creator of Estalon is from Estonia and had worked at RET, if I am not mistaken.

This Ukrainian engineer, Oleh Lizohoub, employs somewhat newer technology, which is why I referred to it as revolutionary. There are three different actions occurring simultaneously on his flat composite panel. By the way, balsa is porous and has a honeycomb structure.

I am curious, on the website it states : "This driver is equipped with a single layer voice coil..." so how exactly does one get three different actions on the panel, and what is really revolutionary about the design?

 

[Newman]

I am curious, on the website it states : "This driver is equipped with a single layer voice coil..." so how exactly does one get three different actions on the panel, and what is really revolutionary about the design?

Perhaps, like the Manger, there is wacky stuff going on every which way.