MetaFilter posts tagged with speakers

DIY Speakers

boo_radley — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 12:26:57 -0800

I want one.

thebabelfish — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 17:39:50 -0800

Explore your sense of hearing with LSD... the Leamon Sound Device, that is. The LSD is an extremely interesting audio project that I'd love to be able to listen to. [via]

The Boomin' System

Irontom — Mon, 06 Jan 2003 04:56:30 -0800

Introducing the FPS Personal Backpack Audio System: With Sound This Fresh, Who Needs Headphones? A Japanese loudspeaker company specializing in flat panel technology has released a backpack that allows "music fans on the go ... to crank up the volume and express themselves in a whole new way." [more]

keywords: Bose speakers audio video A/V satellite subwoofer tweeter marketing audiophiles videophiles home theater

Slithy_Tove — Fri, 29 Nov 2002 07:34:12 -0800

Just say 'no' to Bose. Bose speakers may be the best known brand to many people, but ask an audiophile about them, and be prepared for flames. Is this just snobbery and elitism? This guy walks you through why Bose speakers are a very poor choice for the money, Bose's deceptive marketing practices, and even gives you a list of better alternatives. [more inside]

arielmeadow — Thu, 06 Jun 2002 10:55:48 -0800

Gourd Speakers. While listening to my new favorite album, Verve//Remixed, I noticed that the CD jacket features these silly yet remarkably futuristic looking gourd speakers. At $1200 a pair, cuteness has its price, but these are quite possibly the world's most adorable examples of vegetable hi-fi equipment.

Spoon — Tue, 28 May 2002 07:32:52 -0800

Extreme Hi-Fi Buff. "...A further modification to loudspeakers that I found well worthwhile is to fill the cabinet with sulphur hexafluoride gas, SF6, in place of the air..."

johnmunsch — Thu, 11 Apr 2002 13:47:00 -0800

Truth in advertising is such a rare thing. I particularly like the reply to the VP of Engineering from Polk Audio. You can only wonder if it was a real email or somebody just trying to yank his chain.

o2b — Fri, 15 Mar 2002 09:00:02 -0800

Turn any flat surface into a speaker. "The Soundbug can be plugged into the headphone socket of, for example, an MP3 player or a Walkman and then fixed by suction to the flat surface — effectively turning a desk or window into a speaker."