A truly hidden Speaker - SoldidDrive: "Sound without Speakers"

tiefbassuebertr · 24th March 2011, 09:56 AM

What about this kind of transducer/loudspeaker setup ?

Solid Drive - Hidden In-Wall Speakers by SolidDrive (Induction Dynamics)
http://www.soliddrive.com/pdfs/solid-drive-brochure.pdf

It looks for me like the so called "body shaker" similar to that about
http://s345529248.e-shop.info/.media/747001551234.jpeg

Are there any experiences?
Is it rather "Hi-Fi", "Mid-Fi" or "Low-Fi" ??

2litre · 24th March 2011, 04:55 PM

IMHO it's mid-fi or low-fi, depending on the surface they're mounted to.

I've played around with audio transducers on various surfaces and, while I found the experience fun and the sound interesting, they don't trump boxed or open baffle speakers UNLESS you just don't want to look at speakers.

Although not about SolidDrive units, this thread has a bit of info on transducer application;
NXT.......rubbish??....THINK AGAIN! )

And besides, @$500 per unit (per channel!) is a bit stiff.

R/
Jim

borispm · 25th March 2011, 02:55 PM

Looks like a variant of the NXT speakers.
Just don't expect too much and you'll be okay.

human.bin · 25th March 2011, 10:33 PM

nxt: diyaudio has a section about exotic transducers, than look for 'ziggy planars' thread

tiefbassuebertr · 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by human.bin

nxt: diyaudio has a section about exotic transducers, than look for 'ziggy planars' thread

mean you this thread of follow URL ??
PIEZO NXT type panel
Elac offers also such technology:
http://www.elac.com/de/products/oem/exciter.html
http://www.avguide.ch/index.cfm/show...C282BCF5D6B5F2
http://www.elac.com/dbs/tests/2001/010813.html

24th March 2011, 09:56 AM	#1
tiefbassuebertr diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: D-55629 Schwarzerden	A truly hidden Speaker - SoldidDrive: "Sound without Speakers" What about this kind of transducer/loudspeaker setup ? Solid Drive - Hidden In-Wall Speakers by SolidDrive (Induction Dynamics) http://www.soliddrive.com/pdfs/solid-drive-brochure.pdf It looks for me like the so called "body shaker" similar to that about http://s345529248.e-shop.info/.media/747001551234.jpeg Are there any experiences? Is it rather "Hi-Fi", "Mid-Fi" or "Low-Fi" ??

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24th March 2011, 04:55 PM	#2
2litre diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bremerton, WA.	IMHO it's mid-fi or low-fi, depending on the surface they're mounted to. I've played around with audio transducers on various surfaces and, while I found the experience fun and the sound interesting, they don't trump boxed or open baffle speakers UNLESS you just don't want to look at speakers. Although not about SolidDrive units, this thread has a bit of info on transducer application; NXT.......rubbish??....THINK AGAIN! ) And besides, @$500 per unit (per channel!) is a bit stiff. R/ Jim

25th March 2011, 02:55 PM	#3
borispm diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2010 Blog Entries: 1	Looks like a variant of the NXT speakers. Just don't expect too much and you'll be okay.

25th March 2011, 10:33 PM	#4
human.bin diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2008	nxt: diyaudio has a section about exotic transducers, than look for 'ziggy planars' thread

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