Most beautiful speakers in the world ?

[Audionaut]

Looks to me like a food thermometer by way of Claes Oldenburg

Everyone has their own associations, of course.
I think it’s a refreshing change of pace, but above all, I’d be interested to see how this Dispersion Design performs in a living room.

It comes from the PA sector and is a LD MAUI system, just like the 44G, for which I’ve attached a test report with measurements by Anselm Goertz.

Unfortunately, it’s only available in German, but maybe the translator works for PDFs too

P.S.
Anselm Goertz and Wolfgang Klippel essentially belong to the same German electroacoustic “school” or tradition and have also published several papers together.

for example
Goertz A, Leckschat D, Klippel W (1991) Real-time nonlinear equalization of loudspeakers using a signal processor. Fortschritte der Akustik, DAGA 1991

Anselm Goertz | IFAA

Publications Anselm Goertz Conference Proceedings Goertz A, Leckschat D (1990) Entzerrung von Lautsprechern mit einem Signalprozessorsystem in Echtzeit. Fortschritte der Akustik, DAGA 1990 Goertz A, Leckschat D (1990) Digitale Lautsprecherentzerrung. 16. Tonmeistertagung, Karlsruhe Goertz A...

ifaa-akustik.de

 

[Pearljam5000]

 

[Audionaut]

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That really drives home why speaker grilles were invented

 

[ernestcarl]

Unfortunately, it’s only available in German, but maybe the translator works for PDFs too

Seems to work well with Gemini to translate PDFs. I'm using Firefox's "Split View" below to view the original side-by-side the translation:

 

[somebodyelse]

It comes from the PA sector and is a LD MAUI system, just like the 44G, for which I’ve attached a test report with measurements by Anselm Goertz.

They may share a manufacturer, and broadly their appearance, but their approach to the tweeter is entirely different.

 

[Pearljam5000]

 

[Duke]

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Some more custom artwork, this time on some studio-and-light-PA speakers I made for my daughter:

 

[Pearljam5000]

Some more custom artwork, this time on some studio-and-light-PA speakers I made for my daughter:

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Very cool
Thanks

 

[Pearljam5000]

 

[Pearljam5000]

 

[Westsounds]

I would have been happier with black button heads instead of gold plated cap screws.

Interesting, I like the gold. Think it makes them look a little classier IMHO. Of course looks are as subjective as sound.

 

[Schollaudio]

Some more custom artwork, this time on some studio-and-light-PA speakers I made for my daughter:

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Is that a DSD horn?

 

[Paul7777x]

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If these were all the same shade of matte black they’d be a thing of beauty to me.

Who is the manufacturer?

I don’t recognise the badge.

 

[Pearljam5000]

If these were all the same shade of matte black they’d be a thing of beauty to me.

Who is the manufacturer?

I don’t recognise the badge.

 

[Duke]

Is that a DSD horn?

Yes, good call!

It's actually "DDS"... Design Direct Sound. The model is ENG 1-90 Pro. I wish they were still available.

Here's something more traditional with the same waveguide-style horn, circa 2006:

 

[Schollaudio]

Yes, good call!

It's actually "DDS"... Design Direct Sound. The model is ENG 1-90 Pro. I wish they were still available.

Here's something more traditional with the same waveguide-style horn, circa 2006:

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Yes DDS ENG 1-90 wanted to use those too but never got a pair. They had a huge midbass horn I saw\heard in Disney World.

 

[MattHooper]

Everyone has their own associations, of course.
I think it’s a refreshing change of pace, but above all, I’d be interested to see how this Dispersion Design performs in a living room.

It comes from the PA sector and is a LD MAUI system, just like the 44G, for which I’ve attached a test report with measurements by Anselm Goertz.

Unfortunately, it’s only available in German, but maybe the translator works for PDFs too

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P.S.
Anselm Goertz and Wolfgang Klippel essentially belong to the same German electroacoustic “school” or tradition and have also published several papers together.

for example
Goertz A, Leckschat D, Klippel W (1991) Real-time nonlinear equalization of loudspeakers using a signal processor. Fortschritte der Akustik, DAGA 1991

Anselm Goertz | IFAA

Publications Anselm Goertz Conference Proceedings Goertz A, Leckschat D (1990) Entzerrung von Lautsprechern mit einem Signalprozessorsystem in Echtzeit. Fortschritte der Akustik, DAGA 1990 Goertz A, Leckschat D (1990) Digitale Lautsprecherentzerrung. 16. Tonmeistertagung, Karlsruhe Goertz A...

ifaa-akustik.de

I find those speakers terribly offputting.

Speaking of associations… the
ungainly proportions of the stout body with a long protruding neck gives me flashbacks to an old horror movie, island of terror, and the bone eating monster that gave me nightmares:

 

[ryanosaur]

Or this from Eric at Tekton:

(PS: Not beautiful)

 

[somebodyelse]

Or this from Eric at Tekton:
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(PS: Not beautiful)

I bet the horizontal dispersion will be almost as ugly!

 

[Axo1989]

I find those speakers terribly offputting.

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Speaking of associations… the
ungainly proportions of the stout body with a long protruding neck gives me flashbacks to an old horror movie, island of terror, and the bone eating monster that gave me nightmares:

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oh I agree the horror movie version is disturbing, but I do like the Porsche design version … but 40 hz means I still need subwoofers