Spectacular Speakers!!

[stevoz]

2 hours ago, Hawkeye said:

Hi Stevoz,

This topic has similarities to this Top Gear - interesting, home grown or extreme.

Much of that topic centres around speakers. Yours might look at it from a different aspect,  fwiw.
 

Cheers

 

Yep, that pretty much covers this subject. I missed that one.

 

Maybe the mod's could just move my post (starting the dialogue with 'This is the 'model spec room' at Bugatti etc) to that thread and close this one?

 

 

[metal beat]

3 hours ago, stevoz said:

I just discovered that there is no dedicated 'tantalising speaker' thread (maybe I'm wrong but can't find one). I searched for one after I came across this video (Seen Through Glass....an auto channel) and took the following screen shot. 

 

Do we need a speaker thread such as this?

 

I think we do. Speaker design is wonderfully intriguing and sometimes crazy. So share pics of your own speakers, if you deem them 'tantalising'....or pics of any speakers you deem tantalising.

 

This is the 'model spec room' at the Bugatti headquarters in France. "What are those speakers?" I screamed. Indeed they are 'Bugatti Royale' speakers, you can see the company logo on them.....but turns out they're made by another company (TidalAudio) and badged Bugatti.....but impressive none the less. 

 

 

This is from Tidal's website: BUGATTI – TIDAL – ultimate audio systems since 1999 (tidal-audio.com)

 

 

Some more tantalising speakers....this time, Australian 'craziness'. The Kyron Gaia Evolution's @ $Au289,000. Wow!

 

 

This thread could/should be speaker picture heaven.....roll up!

 

 

 

Steve. 

 

Had one for the last 7 years  - 19 pages 

 

 

 

 

 

[stevoz]

On 16/05/2022 at 6:43 PM, metal beat said:

 

Steve. 

 

Had one for the last 7 years  - 19 pages 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh geeze, that's the one.....shut this one down!

 

Post edit: Now that this has been merged, I have reworded my first post (the Bugatti one). NB: Responses to that post may now be a bit confusing.

Edited May 20, 2022 by stevoz

[metal beat]

[Ittaku]

On 16/11/2021 at 6:44 PM, Phydeaux III said:

That's some good taste right there.

[Guest]

New flagship from Goldmund, the GAIA.

 

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stunning minimalist design aesthetic with internal mechanical grounding - 5 way, 8 driver, 8 internal Telos amplifiers per speaker.

 

 

 

 

 

Must be wireless too as I can't see any wires!

[Guest]

Premiere of Aries Cerat Aurora at Munich

 

 

 

 

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[Mr Tubson]

On 20/5/2022 at 11:55 AM, Marc said:

New flagship from Goldmund, the GAIA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Must be wireless too as I can't see any wires!

I can't wait to see what these look like after they take them out of the cardboard boxes...

[Chill3]

Well it’s all relative and these sound better in my room than anything else so far 

[aasza]

2 hours ago, Chill3 said:

Well it’s all relative and these sound better in my room than anything else so far 

 

Amphion Argon7LS 

 

Nice Finnish Speakers

[Guest]

VIva Audio Speakers - not sure of model but shown at Munich. 

Would really like to hear these.

 

Digging the matte finish on the Vivids.

 

[Guest]

What the .... are these things?

 

[TerryO]

On 20/05/2022 at 2:17 PM, Marc said:

Premiere of Aries Cerat Aurora at Munich

 

 

 

 

Hi Marc,

 

not sure if it is at my end or there is something else causing an issue but I can’t see the AC Aurora or Goldman Gaia pictures.

 

cheers,

Terry

Edited May 25, 2022 by TerryO

[Guest]

15 minutes ago, TerryO said:

Hi Marc,

 

not sure if it is at my end or there is something else causing an issue but I can’t see the AC Aurora or Goldman Gaia pictures.

 

cheers,

Terry

They were linked to someone else's FB album. They've obviously moved/deleted them since.

I'll upload a copy here in future but I feel that is a little cheeky.

[ICUToo]

1 hour ago, Marc said:

What the .... are these things?

 

we often describe speakers as Daleks, but these are the closest thing yet to the Mk III Travel Machine.

"Exterminate!"

[aasza]

2 hours ago, Marc said:

What the .... are these things?

 

 

A prototype speaker of Western Electric using Ayra Audio Labs AirBlade for the high frequencies and Western Electric's new midrange driver.

 

https://www.arya-audio.com/airblade

 

Edited May 25, 2022 by aasza

[Grimmie]

3 hours ago, Marc said:

What the .... are these things?

 

i do love this thread and I guess these do qualify as speccy in a freaky, retro, Darth/Kaled kind of way, but man, there's surely a spot reserved for these in the F-ugly thread too. You'd like to bet they sound incredible though. Imagine looking like that and sounding just as ugly.

 

 

[Guest]

You're probably right, I've likely posted these in the wrong choice of two potential threads

[BuzzzFuzzz]

Howdy Folks.

 

I was searching online for artwork on speakers and this image popped up.

 

 

Art, or speaker?

[aasza]

2 hours ago, BuzzzFuzzz said:

Art, or speaker?

 

That's open to personal interpretation..

 

https://audiovisualart.com/collection/

[BuzzzFuzzz]

7 hours ago, aasza said:

That's open to personal interpretation..

 

Indeed.

They are both to me.

[Grimmie]

17 hours ago, BuzzzFuzzz said:

Howdy Folks.

 

I was searching online for artwork on speakers and this image popped up.

 

 

Art, or speaker?

 

Wow! How can something look so expensive and so tacky at the same time. (Taste, I guess) Again the only saving grace would be the sound.

 

So frustrating that we see all these wonderful and hideous speakers on here but have no chance of getting to enjoy, perhaps, their only real attribute.

 

Would love to be at The Show, no doubt a few weird and wonderful entries to marvel at.

[Antipodean Brad]

On 25/05/2022 at 10:55 AM, Grimmie said:

 

i do love this thread and I guess these do qualify as speccy in a freaky, retro, Darth/Kaled kind of way, but man, there's surely a spot reserved for these in the F-ugly thread too. You'd like to bet they sound incredible though. Imagine looking like that and sounding just as ugly.

 

 

Nothing a little judicious addition of grill-cloth couldn't fix.  The shape is quite intriguing - it is just the sight of the innards that's a problem.

Maybe round-off the shape of the bass section to match the top sections as well.

Then change the rollers for spikes.

And there you have it.

 

And they aren't even paying me a consultancy fee - I'd accept an audition (at home, of course) as payment-in-full. 

[Grimmie]

1 hour ago, Antipodean Brad said:

Nothing a little judicious addition of grill-cloth couldn't fix.  The shape is quite intriguing - it is just the sight of the innards that's a problem.

Maybe round-off the shape of the bass section to match the top sections as well.

Then change the rollers for spikes.

And there you have it.

 

And they aren't even paying me a consultancy fee - I'd accept an audition (at home, of course) as payment-in-full. 

 

I'll be there for the GTG/audition please. I'll wear my darkest sunnies though, even with your improvements.