Most beautiful speakers in the world ?

[jkasch]

What is it?

Selah Audio (Rick Craig RIP) I told him basically what I wanted and he designed and built it. 10” Aurasound neo woofer, Scan Speaker Revelator mid, and Fountek ribbon. He called the veneer figured red oak with a curl. Still love them 16 years later.

 

[jkasch]

They would look really good in shiny black, but this veneer is absolutely inappropriate.

Strong opinion stated as fact.

Thanks.

 

[ryanosaur]

Selah Audio (Rick Craig RIP) I told him basically what I wanted and he designed and built it. 10” Aurasound neo woofer, Scan Speaker Revelator mid, and Fountek ribbon. He called the veneer figured red oak with a curl. Still love them 16 years later.

Ha! I was wondering. It kinda screamed Rick Craig to me. I was really into one of his designs a few years back, the Iluminoso, iirc. Also a truncated pyramid, using all Satori drivers: 9.5” woof, 5-6” mids and the Be tweet.

 

[Salt]

Strong opinion stated as fact.

Thanks.

In fact.

 

[xanalog]

My Fact: Nothing black in a home is feng-shui, natural and/or WAF.

I hate the look of my new speakers with black grills and seriously thinking to DIY to match walnut veneer.
Mate nix'd the idea of no-grills!

 

[MarkS]

My Fact: Nothing black in a home is feng-shui

In feng shui, black is related to wisdom and knowledge, as well as the water element. It’s also connected to the kan area of the bagua map, which represents your career and path in life. Black is a very yin color. It’s a more passive color, rather than an active one. It can also be contemplative. Black is also the combination of all colors, so it symbolizes depth as well as the incorporation of all things.

Feng Shui & The Color Black — Anjie Cho

www.anjiecho.com

 

[xanalog]

Feng Shui & The Color Black — Anjie Cho

www.anjiecho.com

I haven't set an appointment yet...

 

[ryanosaur]

Ha! I was wondering. It kinda screamed Rick Craig to me. I was really into one of his designs a few years back, the Iluminoso, iirc. Also a truncated pyramid, using all Satori drivers: 9.5” woof, 5-6” mids and the Be tweet.

Found a pic:

 

[boxerfan88]

 

[Audio Science Pal]

By no means the world’s most beautiful speaker, but the best looking I’ve owned.
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Looks good!

 

[Wolf]

Not necessarily the most beautiful, but I feel these appeal to the eyes rather well. They are a couple of my own design.

First up, my Hancocks build, using the Dayton SIG180-4 and AMTHR-4. Gloss white cabs are the same as previously used in the Monoculus, just a baffle swap and a new design. The baffles are 1.25" thick plywood, faced of spalted T111 3/8" siding. Black hot glue fills the worm trails for contrast, and a thin carded-on coat of epoxy finishes it off. Something i found in the garage, long forgotten, and with a vector of Dayton's "Awesomely Affordable" tag. Xover is at 2.2kHz/LR6. These placed 2nd in the >$300/Small category a few weeks back at PE's Speaker Design Competiion. Bolts on the face are required for this kind of replaceable baffle, so like or not, they have to be there.

Second up is a build I've worked on for about a year to get right. They are my Pangolins. Another Dayton combo using the 10" DVC SD270A-88 and a modified RST28F in a 2way, xover at 1450Hz, wired as a 2.5way. RSS265PR on rear tuned the 25ltrs to 32Hz for a very gradual roolloff. Think Dynaco, Advent, or Devore Orangutan and you would have my planned trajectory. Stainless screws are used except for the drivers, as they complemented the faux grey Rustoleum concrete paint. Where placed, the stainless are screwed into extra internal bracing, made up primarily of 2x2 poplar stock, and were required while gluing up the cabinets to keep things straight. Main cabinets are half inch birch plywood or countertop scraps, and still weigh approximately 40 pounds. Paint was rolled on with a smooth foam roller, and has a nice texture. Baffles and xover cases are clad in formica, of what appears to be simulated rusty patina sheet steel. It complemented the grey well. Again these are baffle swappable with the large furniture bolt heads shown as a requirement. I received many good comments about these as well that weekend, and while they did not place, they scored rather well. Backs are rather utilitarian I suppose, suitable for multiple things in the future, and the handle was for ease of transport. The Speakon and posts are in parallel, and the selectable jumper was not used at this time.

Again, not the most beautiful, but appealing to the eye nonetheless.

 

[jkasch]

Not necessarily the most beautiful, but I feel these appeal to the eyes rather well. They are a couple of my own design.

First up, my Hancocks build, using the Dayton SIG180-4 and AMTHR-4. Gloss white cabs are the same as previously used in the Monoculus, just a baffle swap and a new design. The baffles are 1.25" thick plywood, faced of spalted T111 3/8" siding. Black hot glue fills the worm trails for contrast, and a thin carded-on coat of epoxy finishes it off. Something i found in the garage, long forgotten, and with a vector of Dayton's "Awesomely Affordable" tag. Xover is at 2.2kHz/LR6. These placed 2nd in the >$300/Small category a few weeks back at PE's Speaker Design Competiion. Bolts on the face are required for this kind of replaceable baffle, so like or not, they have to be there.

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Second up is a build I've worked on for about a year to get right. They are my Pangolins. Another Dayton combo using the 10" DVC SD270A-88 and a modified RST28F in a 2way, xover at 1450Hz, wired as a 2.5way. RSS265PR on rear tuned the 25ltrs to 32Hz for a very gradual roolloff. Think Dynaco, Advent, or Devore Orangutan and you would have my planned trajectory. Stainless screws are used except for the drivers, as they complemented the faux grey Rustoleum concrete paint. Where placed, the stainless are screwed into extra internal bracing, made up primarily of 2x2 poplar stock, and were required while gluing up the cabinets to keep things straight. Main cabinets are half inch birch plywood or countertop scraps, and still weigh approximately 40 pounds. Paint was rolled on with a smooth foam roller, and has a nice texture. Baffles and xover cases are clad in formica, of what appears to be simulated rusty patina sheet steel. It complemented the grey well. Again these are baffle swappable with the large furniture bolt heads shown as a requirement. I received many good comments about these as well that weekend, and while they did not place, they scored rather well. Backs are rather utilitarian I suppose, suitable for multiple things in the future, and the handle was for ease of transport. The Speakon and posts are in parallel, and the selectable jumper was not used at this time.

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Again, not the most beautiful, but appealing to the eye nonetheless.

Love the speakers and the name. Don’t be selling them at any wet markets.

 

[Sal1950]

I hate the look of my new speakers with black grills and seriously thinking to DIY to match walnut veneer.

What speakers are they?

 

[Sal1950]

Those cats at Volti Audio have some serious talent at laying down some incredibly beautiful veneers on their speakers.
The ones I heard at the last couple of Tampa shows were quite impressive sounding.

 

[Pearljam5000]

No doubt one of the most beautiful

 

[Lekha]

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No doubt one of the most beautiful

What a mess!

 

[Mr. Widget]

The snakes are definitely in need of a good oiling.

 

[caught gesture]

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I cannot believe they are letting all those cables touch the floor! It really negatively impacts the sound reproduction!

 

[ryanosaur]

Spaghetti salad!

 

[Wolf]

Love the speakers and the name. Don’t be selling them at any wet markets.

Devore has all the apes as names, so I went with an interesting and lesser known rare endangered species for some attention. One of the criteria to get there, was that the box modeled response is very similar to the spine of a walking bipedal pangolin, so it stuck. The design is a rarity as well amongst many smaller stand mounts just being what it is these days. It really is something out of the '70s but with a more modern design approach and drivers. A floor stander could be conceived easily as an adaptation for maybe more bass extension, but these do very well as is.
Thanks for the compliments!