Most ridiculous speaker design ever?

[Grumpish]

Do PA systems count - Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound"

 

[Jukka]

This thread is full of Win!

 

[mhardy6647]

Do PA systems count - Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound"

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1) The JBL and EV drivers used in the Wall of Sound also found (and still find!) plenty of use in, umm, domestic* hifi.
2) Note the McIntosh MC2300(s) that are doin' the heavy liftin'.

Jerry Garcia's "Budman" McIntosh MC2300 Amplifier Sold for $378,000 at Sotheby's Auction

"Budman was essential to Garcia’s sound and became an icon in and of itself."

www.mcintoshlabs.com

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* OK, domestic might not be the best choice of adjective in this particular case.

 

[DJBonoBobo]

 

[DanielT]

Mostly on concept, development stage:

 

[Spkrdctr]

Do PA systems count - Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound"

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This trumps anything I have seen before. That is crazy!

 

[fineMen]

From a German DIY magazine, designed, technically and visually, when its grand collaborator Mr. Schmidt alias "Schmitti" passed away, the Memorial:

Schmitti Memorial

 

[fpitas]

Multiple entry horns (MEH) are the pinnacle of horn design, but those are badly implement...

Yeah, unless you sit *exactly* on axis. No moving!

 

[solderdude]

 

[fpitas]

You had to go there.

 

[fineMen]

The funniest driver "invention" ever, together with an implementation that obviously stumbled over so many imperfections from exaggerated idealisations when rushing into market with a fresh patent.

 

[fpitas]

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The funniest driver "invention" ever, together with an implementation that obviously stumbled over so many imperfections from exaggerated idealisations when rushing into market with a fresh patent.

Might be handy for darts, though.

 

[Mart68]

Might be handy for darts, though.

It's clearly a development of Bully's Prize Board:

 

[Berwhale]

This has a cardiac dispersion pattern...

...i'll get my coat.

 

[Pearljam5000]

 

[fpitas]

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Brave man. I wouldn't want to be seen with them.

 

[MAB]

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Bellows?

Can it tilt and shift?

 

[Pearljam5000]

Brave man. I wouldn't want to be seen with them.

I think he's the designer lol

 

[fpitas]

I think he's the designer lol

Especially then!

 

[Berwhale]

My PaintShop Pro skills are lacking and this didn't come out quite as intended, please don't take offense!