Floating speakers

JohnR · « **on:** 6 Mar 2003, 05:33 am »

For audiophiles who like a lot of "air"

http://www.naodesign.net/archive_speakers.htm

Mathew_M · « **Reply #1 on:** 6 Mar 2003, 05:37 am »

Looks like it would be a lot of fun at a rave though you'd have to keep the party goers from trying to inhale the music

tmd · « **Reply #2 on:** 6 Mar 2003, 08:27 am »

On a serious note, would hanging speakers help the sound? I would think the fact that they won't couple to the floor is a good thing in general. The only thing I would imagine as a negative would be the bass driver moving the speaker during heavy kicks.
Anyone ever try it here?
Thanks, Neil.

Val · « **Reply #3 on:** 6 Mar 2003, 02:15 pm »

Quote from: tmd

The only thing I would imagine as a negative would be the bass driver moving the speaker during heavy kicks.

Good, that way they will more closely simulate balloons!

Pez · « **Reply #4 on:** 6 Mar 2003, 02:47 pm »

I dismiss it's validity out of the gate.

Thatch_Ear · « **Reply #5 on:** 6 Mar 2003, 03:31 pm »

Mylar ballons would be very sympathetic to the vibrations from bass drivers. These might be fun at the beach unless they blew away.
David Thatcher

JohnR · « **Reply #6 on:** 6 Mar 2003, 05:59 pm »

Quote from: Pez

I dismiss it's validity out of the gate.

They'd be perfect for you though! You could fill them with hot air instead of helium

Pez · « **Reply #7 on:** 6 Mar 2003, 06:08 pm »

God I hate you.

JohnR · « **Reply #8 on:** 6 Mar 2003, 06:11 pm »

JohnR · « **Reply #9 on:** 6 Mar 2003, 06:26 pm »

Quote from: tmd

On a serious note, would hanging speakers help the sound? I would think the fact that they won't couple to the floor is a good thing in general. The only thing I would imagine as a negative would be the bass driver moving the speaker during heavy kicks.
Anyone ever try it here?
Thanks, Neil.

I haven't tried it, but Linkwitz on his site does suggest that you could hang the Phoenix midrange-tweeter panel:

http://linkwitzlab.com/builtown.htm

Not so sure about hanging bass drivers tho, unless it had push-push drivers.