Most beautiful speakers in the world ?

[Bleib]

Why is this a "braindead" design?

Thought it was quite obvious.. the shape at the bottom is used simply to be different. This way they can charge more for the silly design.
Just like some brands do even less useful stuff, throw in very expensive cable inside the speakers

 

[MattHooper]

Thought it was quite obvious.. the shape at the bottom is used simply to be different. This way they can charge more for the silly design.
Just like some brands do even less useful stuff, throw in very expensive cable inside the speakers

Nothing wrong with trying to be different IMO.
Even if that’s just trying to not make yet another coffin with drivers.

 

[kma100]

Agree. Chris has explained some of the design choices in earlier posts. I like this look...it's different. I guess this entire thread is an exercise in subjectivity though!

 

[Lekha]

Braindead design but worth sharing

While a sandwich cone is not the same as a flat sandwich honeycomb panel, do you have a link to information about this Rohacell sandwich cone, particularly regarding the "12lb advanced magnet" structure?

 

[sander]

creating that form just to be different is utterly pointless

I see one functional side to it: it makes it easy to clean the floor underneath it.

 

[ryanosaur]

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Looks better maybe?

Ah. Took me a moment to figure out why there was a crank on top of a speaker…

Don’t do that to a man before coffee is had!

 

[Lekha]

@Bleib
There's nothing about that Rohacell sandwich cone or about that "12lb advanced magnet" structure here.

But, over here, you can see the flat composite Balsa panel, but not the magnetic system. Product also from Ukraine.

 

[Lekha]

Elektra Phantom and Elektra Mirage

 

[ckernel8]

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Elektra Phantom and Elektra Mirage

The Mirage is really pretty. (I can't find anything on this brand online)

 

[Audio Science Pal]

It is true that the Japanese produced quite a number of flat panel composite speakers in those days, but they were not exactly honeycomb; rather, they featured radial and star-like structures.

Less weight and more rigid.

 

[Lekha]

The Mirage is really pretty. (I can't find anything on this brand online)

It is expected to be released in the coming March. When that happens, I'll post a link here.

 

[Lekha]

Less weight and more rigid.

It has been discovered by more knowledgeable individuals than myself that six-sided cells are superior to any other cell structure. Even the bees understand this. And without bees, humankind wouldn't survive in this world.

 

[dagfinn]

I'd be sad if I was designer of this .

Technics, not being bees, but making speakers...

Some 1986 Sony drivers, seems they were close with the bees . Pretty drivers...

 

[Lekha]

I'd be sad if I was designer of this .

One of them was the Estelon speaker creator when he was working in that former USSR audio company in Soviet Estonia.
That one was taken from one of the three-way speakers he was supposed to have "designed" during that time.

 

[Lekha]

PMC Prophecy 9

What an amount of trouble people go to get the best out of that precious back wave!

 

[ckernel8]

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PMC Prophecy 9


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What an amount of trouble people go to get the best out of that precious back wave!

I like the looks of the PMC speakers, but man if their performance simply doesn't match their extremely high prices.

 

[Bleib]

Dali 15

 

[Lekha]

 

[Tovarich007]

Dali 15

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An old Dali model as a big classic 3 way. I didn't know it. Looks fine. Technically, it should be fine fine too.
Any other information and documents about this speaker ?

 

[Bleib]

An old Dali model as a big classic 3 way. I didn't know it. Looks fine. Technically, it should be fine fine too.
Any other information and documents about this speaker ?

From ~1989

Impedance: 8 Ohm / Sensivity: 89dB / Recommended amp: 20-150w
Frequency response +/- 3dB: 38-25.000 Hz
Vifa-driver : 8" bas / 3" mid / 0,75" treble
H: 54cm / W; 29cm / D: 31,5cm
Weight: 15,5kg each

Front baffle is 2 inches thick, about 5cm

The speaker is a little brother to Dali 18 which appears to be a floorstander..