anybody heard of these?

poopydoopynoopy · 6th September 2009, 03:59 AM

looks like planar is going to be used a lot more...

http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#1u4S7r...flat_flexible/

Low-Q · 6th September 2009, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poopydoopynoopy

looks like planar is going to be used a lot more...

http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#1u4S7r...flat_flexible/

Looks new to me. I have a feeling that the sound would be some "blurry" and literally "crisp". Looking forward to hear one of these drivers, but I do not expect them to have much bass. However, I do expect they will have a very good "understandable voice quality" - even if the distortion might be quite high.

Wonder how they work. Looks like small neo-disc magnets in a sandwich construction made by conductive sheets....

Vidar

a.wayne · 6th September 2009, 08:06 PM

I was thinking the same , definitely limited bandwidth

kipman725 · 6th September 2009, 09:57 PM

I have actualy listened to these in an acustic chamber no less. Impresions were no bass and very low output level (they sounded not loud even in a room with super low background noise). I also think there was some high voltages involved as I was warned not to touch it due to electric shock hazzard and the guys developing it mentioned how they kept shocking themselves. In how it differs from traditional electrostatic drivers I think that it's just that the whole system is manufactured as a single laminate instead of having grids, diaphrams etc. I must have seen it in the summer of 07 so they may have improved it although I doubt it as they are selling it on size and suitbility for voice. Don't think this is of interest for HI-Fi.

Tech · 16th September 2009, 06:42 AM

Is anyone else sad to see that the history of the big beautiful loudspeaker enclosure seems to be coming to an end?

harry_at · 16th September 2009, 10:11 AM

Do you mean something like this?

IRS

I never had the chance to listen to this speaker system. So I don't know if this is sad.

Harry

poopydoopynoopy · 16th September 2009, 04:05 PM

those infinity things are comical, almost as big as the hairstyles of the time

Tech · 17th September 2009, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harry_at

Do you mean something like this?

IRS

I never had the chance to listen to this speaker system. So I don't know if this is sad.

Harry

Even just the standard towers that i've seen over the years, seem to be going away. Everything is the stupid little Bose style cubes now.

kevinkr · 17th September 2009, 02:44 AM

Looking in all the wrong places I would guess. No serious hifi shop I have been in sells the Bose Lifestyle stuff..

rdf · 17th September 2009, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by harry_at

I never had the chance to listen to this speaker system. So I don't know if this is sad.

Harry

If they exceeded my ancient memories of these babies - and I have little doubt - then it probably is sad.

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6th September 2009, 03:59 AM	#1
poopydoopynoopy diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 97220	anybody heard of these? looks like planar is going to be used a lot more... http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#1u4S7r...flat_flexible/

6th September 2009, 08:06 PM	#3
a.wayne diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Front Row Center	I was thinking the same , definitely limited bandwidth

6th September 2009, 09:57 PM	#4
kipman725 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London/N.lincs	I have actualy listened to these in an acustic chamber no less. Impresions were no bass and very low output level (they sounded not loud even in a room with super low background noise). I also think there was some high voltages involved as I was warned not to touch it due to electric shock hazzard and the guys developing it mentioned how they kept shocking themselves. In how it differs from traditional electrostatic drivers I think that it's just that the whole system is manufactured as a single laminate instead of having grids, diaphrams etc. I must have seen it in the summer of 07 so they may have improved it although I doubt it as they are selling it on size and suitbility for voice. Don't think this is of interest for HI-Fi.

16th September 2009, 06:42 AM	#5
Tech diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2009	Is anyone else sad to see that the history of the big beautiful loudspeaker enclosure seems to be coming to an end?

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harry_at diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Austria	Do you mean something like this? IRS I never had the chance to listen to this speaker system. So I don't know if this is sad. Harry

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poopydoopynoopy diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 97220	those infinity things are comical, almost as big as the hairstyles of the time

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