Unconventional Audio Designs!

[aeroash]

Here's a thread dedicated to AV designs that are outlandish.


Kicking off with the space-age JVCs

JVC HX-GD8
5-disc shelf system with DVD playback







JVC home stereo HXC-6






JVC HX-D77J
5-disc shelf system with DVD playback

 

[Nitin K]

Here's a thread dedicated to AV designs that are outlandish.


Kicking off with the space-age JVCs

JVC HX-GD8
5-disc shelf system with DVD playback


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JVC home stereo HXC-6

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JVC HX-D77J
5-disc shelf system with DVD playback
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When you press the power button , do they pop up like Transformers and fire the music at you ?

 

[aeroash]

When you press the power button , do they pop up like Transformers and fire the music at you ?

These could potentially fire missiles and win the war for Ukraine!

 

[Nitin K]

These could potentially fire missiles and win the war for Ukraine!

I'd really wish if it could stop the war and bring peace again.

An interesting unusual design for vinyl lovers. It is the Pro-ject Metallica version.

 

[aeroash]

MBL 101x-treme

MBL 101 X-treme Omnidirectional Floorstanding Loudspeakers Review

High-end audiophile reference loudspeakers that recreate a recorded musical performance like no other.

www.ecoustics.com

 

[coaltrain]

This is a fun thread!

Here’s the undisputed champion of unconventional audio design: the B&W Nautilus. Also takes top honours in the ‘Ugliest Speaker Ever’ Awards, winner of the ‘You Paid How Much For This Crap??’ Trophy and voted ‘Speaker Most Likely To Get You A Divorce’ since the day it was introduced.

 

[aeroash]

In case one of your 'C' sections is missing.

Bayz Audio Courante

Courante 2.0

6moons.com

 

[raghupb]

The original BW Nautilus

Weiterleitungshinweis

I had listened to these while living in SF Bay area during the heydays of dot-com era at a "high-end" audio store.
IIRC they were driven by Parasound JC amps. Sounded great, but the design was/is fabulous.

Cheers,
Raghu

 

[aeroash]

Tune Audio Anima​

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TECHNICAL DATA​

• System Sensitivity: 109db
• Impedance Nominal: 8ohms
• Crossover: @ 250HZ & 1500HZ
• Recommended Power: > 3watt
• Recommended Amplifiers: Low-mid powered, tube SETs or solid state. Low or no feedback designs are recommended.
• Recommended Placement: Near wall or room corner is desirable.
• Preferred clearance between speakers: >2 m.
• Listening Distance: >3 m.
• Dimensions: H158cm, W87cm, L87cm
• Weight: 75Kgr each

 

[aeroash]

Ferguson Hill FHOO1

Jetstream loudspeaker system. - Ferguson Hill

Ferguson Hill Jetstream loudspeaker system

www.fergusonhill.co.uk

 

[aeroash]

Living Voice Vox Olympian

Vox Olympian Horn | Vox Series Loudspeakers | Living Voice

When performance really matters only the best will do. The Vox Olympian is our finest design, internationally acclaimed as an extraordinary achievement.

www.livingvoice.co.uk

SENSITIVITY:	105dB
NOMINAL IMPEDANCE:	8 Ohms
TOPOLOGY:	Four-way exponential horn.
OVERALL BANDWIDTH:	70Hz–45kHz
MID-BASS:	70Hz–450Hz
MID-RANGE:	450Hz–5kHz
HIGH-MID:	5kHz–18kHz
SUPER HF:	18kHz–45kHz
POWER HANDLING:	100 Watts
CABINET DIMENSIONS:	W 680mm × D 620mm × H 1600mm
PLINTH:	Four individual adjustable bronze feet with bronze floor protectors.
GROSS WEIGHT:	210Kgs per cabinet.

 

[aeroash]

Examples of unconventional materials for speaker boxes, in this case, CONCRETE!


Concrete Audio B1

Startseite

www.concrete-audio.com

Master & Dynamic MA770

MA770

Stream and listen to music with our MA770 wireless speaker. Discover the luxury bluetooth speaker from Master & Dynamic for an exceptional sound experience.

www.masterdynamic.eu

Elipson

Elipson - a loudspeaker that made new music | Inner Magazines

In their hayday Elipson loudspeakers were witnessing at close range the emergence of new Western art music.

www.inner-magazines.com

 

[mbhangui]

College days, we used to make these kind of speakers and amps based on TBA810 IC, Takara Car audio cassette player, etc.
Apparently you can buy them how and the tag line is "Amplify the sound of earth"

The unique name of these clay speakers, Mapuguaquén, comes from the Mapudungun language meaning “sound of the earth.” At first glance, you might think these clay vases are meant for planting or decoration, but their true purpose is revealed once you see they’ve been capped with speaker cones. Mapuguaquén speakers marry traditional Chileanmanufacturing techniques with modern technology, thus keeping alive an ancient manufacturing tradition. Their name comes from the Portuguese word ‘mapuguaquén,’ which means ‘sound of the earth.’

Related: 10 Inventive designs from budding young artists at Milan Design Week’s Salone Satellite

Instead of using large factories, Ocqueteau creates these by hand by mixing natural and technological materials. Each speaker has a raw look and earthy colors, combined with cork finishing around the central speaker

https://inhabitat.com/handmade-wireless-clay-speakers-amplify-the-sound-of-the-earth/

 

[coaltrain]

College days, we used to make these kind of speakers and amps based on TBA810 IC, Takara Car audio cassette player, etc.
Apparently you can buy them how and the tag line is "Amplify the sound of earth"


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https://inhabitat.com/handmade-wireless-clay-speakers-amplify-the-sound-of-the-earth/

Yes! We had quite a few ‘matka’ speakers in our college hostel, being run by car decks. When placed under the bed, you got some extra rock n roll

Lest we forget, not all unconventional designs have to be outlandish. The Nakamichi RX505 was an amazing concept: turn the cassette, instead of the head! I could watch that side change for hours…

 

[aeroash]

Yes! We had quite a few ‘matka’ speakers in our college hostel, being run by car decks. When placed under the bed, you got some extra rock n roll

Lest we forget, not all unconventional designs have to be outlandish. The Nakamichi RX505 was an amazing concept: turn the cassette, instead of the head! I could watch that side change for hours…

Goodness me! This cassette-flipping concept is new to me. It's fantastic. During the cassette player era, the most mind-blowing breakthrough for me was the skipping tracks feature. Up til then we forwarded and rewinded the tapes to find the start of tracks.

I recall some of B&O's designs from the 1980s and 1990s being extremely ahead of their time, completely futuristic. Let me see if I can fish these out.

 

[Nitin K]

Yes! We had quite a few ‘matka’ speakers in our college hostel, being run by car decks. When placed under the bed, you got some extra rock n roll

Lest we forget, not all unconventional designs have to be outlandish. The Nakamichi RX505 was an amazing concept: turn the cassette, instead of the head! I could watch that side change for hours…

I remember seeing a similar Nakamichi Dragon I think years ago at an owner's house in south Mumbai connected to Bose 901 speakers which my cousin had gone to buy. It could flip the cassette & had a very deep cassette holder and was a real beauty unlike any other deck I had seen.

 

[aeroash]

B&O BeoSound 9000

This was their badass CD player.

BeoSound 9000

BeoSound 9000, introduced in 1996, was a 6-CD music system offering radio on the FM Stereo and AM wavebands. With the BeoSound 9000 Bang & Olufsen created an instant icon with the popular design looking like a work of art hanging on a wall or on its

beo.zone

Complete demonstration of the player.

 

[coaltrain]

I recall some of B&O's designs from the 1980s and 1990s being extremely ahead of their time, completely futuristic

For me, B&O design in the 80s was straight out of science fiction. I’m pretty sure Captain Kirk had one in his cabin

Speaking of sci-fi, here’s something from Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange: the Transcriptors Hydraulic Reference Turntable from the 60s. Kubrick himself approached the designer to buy one for the film.
It’s a pretty radical design with an exposed look that borrows its aesthetic from skeleton clocks(!) and a paddle in silicon oil bath to control speed.

 

[Subbu68]

Yes! We had quite a few ‘matka’ speakers in our college hostel, being run by car decks. When placed under the bed, you got some extra rock n roll

Lest we forget, not all unconventional designs have to be outlandish. The Nakamichi RX505 was an amazing concept: turn the cassette, instead of the head! I could watch that side change for hours…

Wow.. that is very quick response for a mechanical arrangement.

 

[aeroash]

OMA Audio - Imperia

OMA audio looks back at gramophone design for imperia horn series

designed by david d’imperio for OMA audio, the wooden conical horns are made from a choice of solid pennsylvania black walnut, cherry or ash.

www.designboom.com