It is worth pointing out that concrete is an awful medium for making traditional speakers. Its stiffness distorts any sound it comes in contact with. That’s why most speakers tend to be made of wood or plastic which can vibrate with the sound waves. Linski embraced this “problem” by selecting special Horn drivers which work with the material rather than against it. The sound is channeled from the Horns through the hollowed out body and out the bottom, resulting in what he refers to as “a sense of nirvana for concrete lovers and audiophiles”.
While I’m not so sure that audiophiles would find nirvana in such a product, these speakers look pretty enlightened to me (and I’m not even a concrete lover). [Linski Design via Core77]
Franz
Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 11:00 AMThat’s awesome, at least no one will steal them due to their weight?
Tai
Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 11:26 AMI thought concrete was excellent at deadening sound….???
Dave
Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 2:36 PMSo this isn’t a urinal?
Rob
Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 5:18 PMObviously you’ve never seen or heard of Audiosphere/Sophera speakers. Spherical concrete speakers made right in Australia that sound fantastic. Google them.
jeremy
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 1:22 PMconcrete is a standard audiophile thing, particually the lightweight kind (aggregate including plastic chips/balls), as is adding sand to the bottoms of enclosures. Speakers are not musical instruments – you specifically do NOT want them to resonate. Most speakers are light to make them easier to ship, not to make them sound better. An uncle of mine made a sub out of concrete pipe under his house – awesome :-)