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Well many of us love to listen to songs that too loud isn't it ?? Well, it all comes down to good and excellent speakers. Well today's post contains unusual and cool speakers..
There are many important things when
choosing good speakers, starting with the price, size and sound quality,
and ending with your room acoustics. Every audiophile would say that
choosing speakers based on what they look like is the stupidest thing to
do. Basically, it’s like judging a book by its’ cover.
However, we did the opposite and
handpicked 10 cool and stylish speakers based solely on their looks.
Well, I’m sure there’s more than a few audiophiles who want to kill me
now, but we are a design site, for God’s sake!
1. Speak-Er
A speaker is a device that converts
electrical energy into sound waves. It’s also someone who expresses in
language. So if you combine those two definitions together to form some
sort of iconic gesture to retain both aspects, you get the Speak-er.
Even for a renowned outlet like Art Lebedev Studios,
it's hard to get quirky, design-centric products out in a
commercialized, race-to-the-bottom world. Far too often, dreams die at
the production line, and some of the best designed gear in the world
stalls on the drawing board. Somehow or another, Sherwood Forlee and
Mihoko Ouchi have managed to overcome the traditional production
limitations and bring this particular fantasy to life. If you'll recall,
we heard about The.'s Speak-er back in January
of this year, and while we knew plans were in place to start shipping
'em to end-users before the dawn of 2011, we maintained a healthy level
of skepticism -- there's nothing quite as heart-wrenching as having your
bubble burst after ratcheting your hopes up too high, you know? Today,
we're thrilled to say that the Speak-er is now shipping to those with
$99.95 to spare, and if you care to hear what we think about the most
awesome set of desk speakers this planet has ever known, head right on
past the break
For all intents and purposes, the Speak-er set is a rather elementary
pair of desk speakers. There's a volume knob on the rear, an AC power
input, and a 3.5mm audio input. This enables it to play nice with any
audio source with a 3.5mm output, which is just about everything from a
Nexus One to a Latitude D410 from a decade ago. We'd heard earlier that
they'd be priced at $120 a pair, but right now, a Benjamin will get a
pair shipped straight to your door -- or straight to the stocking of
your Secret Santa, now that we think about it.
There's no bass or treble controls, so any equalizing you do has to be
done at the source. We tested these out on our own desk, and found the
highs and mids to be shockingly accurate and lifelike, though the lows
were predictably lacking. That's not to say there wasn't any bass (read:
there was!), but pushing the volume knob past the 60 percent mark
generally led to muddled lows. Frankly, that's exactly what we expected
from a set of 2.0 speakers with no dedicated subwoofer, but our
expectations were exceeded when listening to the mids and highs. If you
plan on keeping these on your workspace while maintaining a relatively
sane, low volume level, they'll definitely do the trick. And they'll
look way, way better than any other set of speakers you'll find for $100.
(Designer: Sherwood Forlee)
2. Moonlight Speakers
The polyethylene spheres can be used inside your living room or out
on your deck to get the party mood going, streaming groovy tunes along
with their energy-efficient LED light. Made with German engineering, the award winning, contemporary Moonlight Sound
globes stylishly conceal integrated speakers providing up to 200 watts
of crisp, clean audio combined with rich LED lights that change color
with the rhythm of your music. Finally, there’s a solution to the
problem of separate light and sound fixtures by combining them both –
perfectly. Moonlight Sound is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use
whether entertaining at home, for weddings and special events, glamorous
nightclubs, luxury residences, four-star resorts, shopping malls,
virtually anywhere.
Available as either a hanging pendant globe or a versatile portable
globe, Moonlight Sound comes in three output levels: 120 watts, 150
watts and 200 watts and three diameters: 13.75 inches, 21.5 inches and a
giant 29.5 inches. Moonlight Sound globes are virtually indestructible,
made from a shatterproof polyethylene plastic that’s weatherproof,
resists UV light exposure and temperature extremes from 40°F below zero
to 170° F. All of the components are safely housed within the globe for
protection from harsh elements. (Designer: Moonlight USA)
3. Woofer Speakers
These woofers hold the midst between an addition to your sound system
and your loyal 4 footed companion. They are engineered by a
professional audio studio, and sound remarkably well.
This is functional kitsch; the wrong becomes the new right. By adding
a function to an otherwise grotesque object, it acquires new aesthetic
values, becoming an object of desire. Pun intended; these woofers hold the midst between an addition to
your sound system and your loyal 4 footed companion. They are engineered
by a professional audio studio, and sound remarkably well. Available as
a co-axial speaker system [two dogs].
(Designer: Sander Mulder)
4. Pig Speakers
Japan’s I.D.E.A. has created a new set
of free-standing speakers that resemble cute little pigs. Available in
white, black, gold, or pink, the ceramic objects have a built in
circular speaker in their bellies and an audio jack where the tail would
have been to connect your ipod or mp3 player. (Designer: I.D.E.A.)
5. MegaPhone
A ceramic form, simple and organic in shape, is gently contoured and designed to amplify and optimize sound output.
Portable ceramic passive amplifier for iPhone.The shape is designed to amplify and optimize sound output at its best.After the success of Megaphone, en&is design focuses on
Megaphonemini. The intention is to create a small and compact object
that amplifies the sound with the same Megaphone acoustics, which can be placed in any house corner and can be
easily moved. Megaphonemini can be safely carried in your bag or
backpack, ideal for listening to music at park during a picnic or at the
beach while tanning, without any electrical supply.
The project starts from a reflection on the use of technology,
requirement almost essential today in many objects surrounding us.The technology is now inside everything, energy is consumed to produce
objects, to make them operate as well as to dismiss them right soon
after. With Megaphonemini we wanted to create an absolutely low-tech
product which let us reflect on the importance of things, and on the
potential value carried by everything which that surrounds us.
This is in sharp contrast with the technological object for excellence,
the mobile phone, widely used and sometimes a status symbol – as iPhone.To emphasize this “return to roots” we choose a traditional material
from the ancient working era, ceramic. It is a glass material that
enhances the transmission of sound.
So man goes back to the discovering of reality surrounding him, begins
to deeply study what he has got in order to make the most of it, and
smiles in front of a “magic” result. Let’s say “magic” since, as soon as
iPhone is placed on top of Megaphonemini, the effect it generates is
truly amazing. We are no longer used to magic of nature, nor magic of
simplicity.
Megaphonemini wants to draw a smile of astonishment to people – and to make them think about the value of what they have.
Compatibile con iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G/3GS, iPhone 4/4S iPhone 5, iPod Touch (dalla seconda generazione in poi) con custodia.(Designer: en&is)
About En&Is
en&is was born of a collaboration between Enrico Bosa, product and
interior designer, and Isabella Lovero, product and jewelery designer.
Both graduated in Industrial Design from Milano Politecnico,
specializing in product design. In 2004 they began working on design in
Milan at the international offices of Luca Trazzi, Stefano Giovannoni,
Sector Group, and Swarovski Internazionale d’Italia where they were
responsible for large-scale projects of interior design, home furniture
accessories, and other accessories. The firm’s activities started in
2007, ranging from market analysis to defining concepts, to project
engineering, and graphic design analysis of media for launching products
to the market. Their approach to projects is aimed at creating poetic
objects that tell something to those who observe them, creating a little
magic with their designs so as to make every room, place, or
environment an enjoyable place to be.
6. 500 XL
Sometimes bigger IS really better, especially when it comes to sound.
That's why we took a puny pair of earbuds, put them in Fred's highly
technical Way Big machine, and created 500XL - it's 500 times the size
of the original! How great will these look on your desktop alongside
your mp3 player or PC? 500XL includes a built-in amp and 3-way power. It
runs on batteries, you can connect it to any USB port, or plug it in
with any generic power supply, not included. Stand-up peggable display
packaging. (Designer: Fred&Friends)
7. Soundhive
Hive is a simulated surround sound speaker system. As of now the
market only has two options – either spread speakers around the room for
the real experience or invest in a sound bar which usually consists of a
long bar housing anywhere between 8-30 small speakers pointing in every
direction for a simulated experience.
The Hive takes the latter approach but adds in a bit of design since
sound bars are pretty boring. The hexagonal honey comb pattern is
graphic, bold, and each cell can pivot or turn for a truly customized
audible experience. And don’t worry about messy cables or cords. The
Hive only has 2 at most – one for power, and one to connect to your home
entertainment system. (Designer: Oskar Daniel)
8. Magic Spheres
In order to have a more enjoying music, make around space harmonious with your favorite music.Disco comes home with these shimmy speaker spheres that hang on the
walls like a mural or artwork. Adorable and very sexy, the lights
patterns displayed by the set go in sync with the rhythm and beats of
the music being played. Beyond awesome is the graphic bars
representation that corresponds to the equalizer of the speakers. The
woofers coordinate perfectly with either your PC or Home Theater and put
on an amazing lights and sound show for you.
A ring-sized finger-touch controller helps you navigate the setup. Using
this controller you can even do the usual stuff of play/pause/rewind
etc. and manipulate your PC/ HT. (Designer: Morteza Faghihi)
9. Hangin/Bowlin
This is a simple speaker with three
speaker elements in one 20 cm diameter ball or globe. It voices out in
every direction so there is no need to try to direct it, thus visually
it can be this simple. It can be either hanging from the ceiling or just
standing on a table. The case could me just plastic mesh or covered
with textured fabric.
(Designer: Sanne Salovaara)
10. Hearring
'HEARRING' is about taking the concept of 'urban lifestyle' to the next
level.
The idea was to define a new category of 'urban jewelry'.
We wanted to shake off the bulky appearance of metal and plastic and
transform it to an elegant piece of ornament.
The crystal functions as the 'call control button', using the crystal
clarity to represent the earphone status by different colors. (Designer: Kfir Schwalb Kfir)
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