The World's 15 Sexiest Speakers Put Your Girlfriend to Shame

[darin]

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Home audio speakers are designed to sound great, but many designers take it to the next level and create something so sexy that people can't help but stare in awe at these works of art. The price of many of these sexy speakers exceeds that of high-end luxury cars and even homes in some cases. The fifteen loudspeakers below from all over the world are what we consider to be the sexiest speakers of all time. Enjoy the pictures and try not to drool on your keyboard.

http://www.audiojunkies.com/blog/711/the-worlds-15-sexiest-speakers-put-your-girlfriend-to-shame

[Hagbard Celine]

Those are cool. I think we're seeing a resurgence of beautiful machines. Up until the end of the 1970s, things people made were beautiful imo. They had style. Then once the 1980s hit everything, electronics, cars, clothes, buildings, everything became blocky, corporate and shapeless. I think now that certain technologies have been perfected, people are starting to make things beautiful again. Me likey.

[Monkeybone]

i would buy some of them....but then i started to pay attention to how much they were...ddddaaaaaammmmmmnnnnnnn

[glockmail]

Totally without class and such a waste of money. The only cool ones are the ones that blend into the room. I got all my electronics stacked up inside a cabinet, my old 1978 Advance speakers acting as end tables and holding up lamps, and my little ARs for channel B neatly tucked into opposing corners. I have an old Sanyo direct drive turntable set up with an older Marantz dust cover set up in the corner out of the way. All the wiring is hidden through the walls and floor.

[darin]

some of those in the article - they are ART, not just speakers.

:D

You want furniture? KlipschHorns are the way to go. :D

[PostmodernProphet]

I liked the one in spiked heels the best.....woofer......

[mrg666]

I liked the one in spiked heels the best.....woofer......

she'd come cheaper i think :D

[glockmail]

I'll keep my old crap. I rebuilt the "78's" a few years back (the cones had rotted out) and they sound just as great when I bought them. Plus the finish, although veneer, is actual walnut, not plastic like they make today. Besides, retro is the new cool.

[mrg666]

i had celestion dittons for about 14 years
i got some new tall standing eltax ive used em a dozen times in the past 3 years

[darin]

she'd come cheaper i think :D

Or, frankly, likely not at all. :(

:-/

:D

[manu1959]

my speakers.....carbon fiber and steel.....sound amazing....

[manu1959]

Totally without class and such a waste of money. The only cool ones are the ones that blend into the room. I got all my electronics stacked up inside a cabinet, my old 1978 Advance speakers acting as end tables and holding up lamps, and my little ARs for channel B neatly tucked into opposing corners. I have an old Sanyo direct drive turntable set up with an older Marantz dust cover set up in the corner out of the way. All the wiring is hidden through the walls and floor.

wow the distortion and lack of stereo must amazing......:laugh2:

[glockmail]

wow the distortion and lack of stereo must amazing......:laugh2: What's distortion?

I did have to replace my circa 1976 Technics stereo receiver a few years back with a Teac surround receiver. The analog volume control plain wore out. That was a heartbreak of a day.

[manu1959]

What's distortion?

I did have to replace my circa 1976 Technics stereo receiver a few years back with a Teac surround receiver. The analog volume control plain wore out. That was a heartbreak of a day.

wood box speakers deflect under the air pressure created by the speaker.....

speakers placed square against the wall with lamps on top also causes pressure wave bounce, deflection and rattle.....

and lastly depending where the speakers are aimed and you sit.....stereo is next to impossible.....

[darin]

wood box speakers deflect under the air pressure created by the speaker.....


Passive Radiator. Helps a Ton because it effectively expands the enclosure. Gives some of those waves of air pressure something to do rather than test the enclosures glue and nails.

:D

When I marry-into-money some day, I'll pick up this set:

http://www.klipsch.com/images/458/600x600.aspx

http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/thx-ultra2.aspx

[gabosaurus]

Advertisements with the usual pathetic lack of class and dignity. No wonder so many of you are attracted to them.

[manu1959]

Passive Radiator. Helps a Ton because it effectively expands the enclosure. Gives some of those waves of air pressure something to do rather than test the enclosures glue and nails.

:D

passive radiators or reflex ports do release pressure......

however a wood box still deflects ..... it is the nature of wood and glue .....

[manu1959]

Passive Radiator. Helps a Ton because it effectively expands the enclosure. Gives some of those waves of air pressure something to do rather than test the enclosures glue and nails.

:D

When I marry-into-money some day, I'll pick up this set:

http://www.klipsch.com/images/458/600x600.aspx

http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/thx-ultra2.aspx

there are better speakers for less money.....wood box design is an inferior material for speakers.......

[manu1959]

Advertisements with the usual pathetic lack of class and dignity. No wonder so many of you are attracted to them.

you have bad legs, small boobs, a big ass and your husband has a small penis huh......only thing that can explain how bitter you are....

[gabosaurus]

Nothing wrong with small boobs if the rest of your works.
And I would much rather have a man with a small penis than a small brain. For all the bragging about penis size on this forum, too bad the brain size is usually inverse to such.

[Pale Rider]

These have been my favorite speakers for quite some time. I got a chance to audition a pair in Phoenix a few years back... http://legacyaudio.com/focusmain.html I've never heard a better sounding speaker in my life. Legacy does have bigger and more expensive speakers, but that's all they are, bigger and more expensive.

The next time I upgrade my speakers from my Infinity Betas, it'll be those.

I did recently upgrade my receiver from the Sony STR DE-885 to the new Pioneer VSX-1017TXV with 7.1 channel surround at 140 watts RMS per channel into 8 ohms. It's also THX Select2 certified. But, I'm not sure if I like it yet. I was able to bi amp my front left and right Beta 50's with the the back two unused channels. That was a nice feature. It also has the auto set up where you place a microphone where you sit, and it sets itself up. I didn't like it, and the tone controls are convoluted and inadequate. Also, if you go through it with your HDMI to the TV, you have to hook up a seperate either digital or optical cable for sound. That's dumb, when audio is included on HDMI. I think I may be trading if off for a Pioneer Elite, if I stay with Pioneer. Otherwise it's going to be Denon.

[glockmail]

wood box speakers deflect under the air pressure created by the speaker.....

speakers placed square against the wall with lamps on top also causes pressure wave bounce, deflection and rattle.....

and lastly depending where the speakers are aimed and you sit.....stereo is next to impossible.....

The '78 speakers use a passive diaphragm to greatly reduce pressure inside the box. Besides, 3/4" pressboard deflects less than 20 gauge steel. There is no distortion, at least up to the rated wattage, which I recall is about 150 and louder than I care to listen too.

Speakers against the wall reflect the bass against the wall. Upolstered furniture absorbs it. This is a frickin' den not a sound lab.

The lamps are heavy brass and don't rattle. I don't listen to music at 150 db anyway since it scares the dog.

My old speaks have high dome tweeters that give excellent sound dispersion. The fact that you can hear both at nearly every position in the room is why I shelled out over 3 bills back then.

[glockmail]

Passive Radiator. ..
Where? They look like ports.

[darin]

there are better speakers for less money.....

Not for a home theatre...no way.

:D

In a theatre I'm looking for dynamic music - not necessarily the most-accurate reproduction type speakers.

Audiophile.


Where? They look like ports.

Where what? I haven't shown any passive radiators. I was just talking about them. :)


Advertisements with the usual pathetic lack of class and dignity. No wonder so many of you are attracted to them.

Honey - you KNOW you wish you had legs like hers. I'd say MOST women would like legs like that. Pull that stick out of your ass and relax a little bit, aight? :) it's funny how the first person to comment on the chick in the pic was YOU - we were all talkin' about SPEAKERS. :)

[jimnyc]

Advertisements with the usual pathetic lack of class and dignity. No wonder so many of you are attracted to them.

Can't pass a thread by without thinking you are better than others and throwing out insults?

I thought I saw you condemning others for looking at porn in another thread, and pointing out that your hubby doesn't do such things. Many of us like seeking out an alternate reality sometimes where we can imagine ourselves doing things to a woman that our spouses would never let us do to them. You know, golden showers, pearl necklace, stick it in the leather cheerio, dirty sanchez...

I'm glad to know that your hubby has found such acts at home and has no need to watch porn! :laugh2:

[darin]

my speakers.....carbon fiber and steel.....sound amazing....

Dang - those look like speakers a homo would own.


:poke::poke::laugh2:

[glockmail]

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Where what? I haven't shown any passive radiators. I was just talking about them. :)

.... I thought that's what you were referring to in post 15.

[darin]

I thought that's what you were referring to in post 15.

two separate thoughts in one post. :)

[Pale Rider]

OK... I'm just going to have to do this... now THAT'S a speaker... the Legacy Focus...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2406/1750354910_871a72b3f2_o.jpg

[Pale Rider]

Speakers against the wall reflect the bass against the wall. Upolstered furniture absorbs it.

That's correct. That's why they say to keep your speakers at least a foot from the wall, and if you want to deaden your room, add curtains, carpet, furniture, etc..

[actsnoblemartin]

You wouldnt know class and dignity if you kicked you in the ass.

Youre a pathetic piece of garbage.


Advertisements with the usual pathetic lack of class and dignity. No wonder so many of you are attracted to them.

[darin]

okay - Gabby's done her usual drive-by-flame-post...let's get back to discussing Speakers! :D

[glockmail]

That's correct. That's why they say to keep your speakers at least a foot from the wall, and if you want to deaden your room, add curtains, carpet, furniture, etc.. Mine are about 9". I guess I'm not so dumb after all.

[Pale Rider]

Mine are about 9". I guess I'm not so dumb after all.

If you have a sealed enclosure, it's not that important. But with like my Infinity Beta 50's, they have a tuned base port in the rear. Even the smaller Beta 20's for surround have a rear tuned port, and I have them away from the wall as well.

[manu1959]

The '78 speakers use a passive diaphragm to greatly reduce pressure inside the box. Besides, 3/4" pressboard deflects less than 20 gauge steel. There is no distortion, at least up to the rated wattage, which I recall is about 150 and louder than I care to listen too.

Speakers against the wall reflect the bass against the wall. Upolstered furniture absorbs it. This is a frickin' den not a sound lab.

The lamps are heavy brass and don't rattle. I don't listen to music at 150 db anyway since it scares the dog.

My old speaks have high dome tweeters that give excellent sound dispersion. The fact that you can hear both at nearly every position in the room is why I shelled out over 3 bills back then.

glad you like your system.....

[manu1959]

Dang - those look like speakers a homo would own.


:poke::poke::laugh2:

not a homo but i did stay in a holiday in express last night....

[manu1959]

If you have a sealed enclosure, it's not that important. But with like my Infinity Beta 50's, they have a tuned base port in the rear. Even the smaller Beta 20's for surround have a rear tuned port, and I have them away from the wall as well.

pull them about two feet away......then tune your speakers at a listening chair about 15 feet away......if you have bass and trebel controls tune them to neutral....

[glockmail]

.....
however a wood box still deflects ..... it is the nature of wood and glue .....

All else equal, 18ga steel deflects 3342 times more than 3/4" medium density fiberboard:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z256/glockmail/Doc1.jpg

[glockmail]

If you have a sealed enclosure, it's not that important. But with like my Infinity Beta 50's, they have a tuned base port in the rear. Even the smaller Beta 20's for surround have a rear tuned port, and I have them away from the wall as well. Mine have 10" passive radiators facing front.

[manu1959]

All else equal, 18ga steel deflects 3342 times more than 3/4" medium density fiberboard:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z256/glockmail/Doc1.jpg

and the point of your post is what .... which speaker box is made of 18 ga steel? ... and tell me of the structural integrity of a steel to steel weld and wood to glue to wood......

you play tennis with a wood raquet huh? still have that persimon 3 wood?

[glockmail]

and the point of your post is what .... which speaker box is made of 18 ga steel? ... and tell me of the structural integrity of a steel to steel weld and wood to glue to wood......

you play tennis with a wood raquet huh? still have that persimon 3 wood?


You were pissing about wood boxes so what material and thickness would you prefer speaks to be made of?

[Pale Rider]

pull them about two feet away......then tune your speakers at a listening chair about 15 feet away......if you have bass and trebel controls tune them to neutral....

I don't have a big enough room to pull them that far out. Anyway, in the Infinity book that came with the speakers, a "foot from the wall, or more" was their recommendation. My listening position is about ten feet away. The new Pioneer receiver I bought, the VSX-1017TXV has auto tune up. I didn't like it. It adjusted the base to the point where the speakers sounded like a transistor radio. I had to redo it manually. I am able to save four different custom set ups in it though, and it also has EQ OFF, ALL CHANNEL DIRECT and FRONT ALIGN. I like my own set up the best.