I came across an article about these in the current issue of Popular Science -
http://www.popsci.com/gear-gadgets/article/2008-03/how-it-works-littlest-subwoofer
There is a link to the manufacturer on the page, but here is a direct link to the particular product:
http://www.ultimateears.com/_ultimateears/products/custom/ue11pro_description.php
This is just an FYI of what's out there - I have not seen anything like this before, and I have no idea what they sound like. There is not much technical detail about how the tiny individual drivers work or how clean they really are; the only thing I'd say is that for the money one could certainly build a very nice set of traditional loudspeakers, which is my preferred way of listening to music.
But I suppose these have their place, say at the gym, the office, studio etc. - as long as you're fairly affluent, or an audiophile, or both.
P.S. - does anybody have any idea how the crossovers in something like this work? Are they electronic?
http://www.popsci.com/gear-gadgets/article/2008-03/how-it-works-littlest-subwoofer
There is a link to the manufacturer on the page, but here is a direct link to the particular product:
http://www.ultimateears.com/_ultimateears/products/custom/ue11pro_description.php
This is just an FYI of what's out there - I have not seen anything like this before, and I have no idea what they sound like. There is not much technical detail about how the tiny individual drivers work or how clean they really are; the only thing I'd say is that for the money one could certainly build a very nice set of traditional loudspeakers, which is my preferred way of listening to music.
But I suppose these have their place, say at the gym, the office, studio etc. - as long as you're fairly affluent, or an audiophile, or both.
P.S. - does anybody have any idea how the crossovers in something like this work? Are they electronic?