Can you accept a speaker like this in your listening room ?

If rest of the room is as funkier as the speakers, they will be great

Regards
Ani

Im all for funky. as long as the room is dedicated, the decor can always be made to suit a speaker if it is sonically worth it

"This living room is guarded by Xeta 4 Pan Galactic Security Agency"

cool...droidy looking speakers...

Would love them only if they sound good.

abhi.pani schrieb:

Would love them only if they sound good.

Sir,

This is a Lawrence Dicky Design. They are speakers from Vivid Audio. Lawrence is the man that made 'the Nautilous' for B & W.

That does not mean that the speaker will sound 'good' !!!

Audio is very very personal, ....

However, here I just wanted to know how our fellow forum members warmed up to its 'looks' That is all !!!

Sorry for this later reponse. However, I felt that this question is better posed to our better halves....

My Wife's reaction : " UGH ! "

P.S: I find them Cool & Groovy...

Could be a big hit with Sci-Fi fans...

Hi Dudes the loudspeakers are not from Vivid Audio. They are O'heocha (O-HOO-KA} from Scotland. The designer is ex-BMW, and uses airflow technology and aluminium construction he learnt in his automotive years. They probably had the best wireless speaker in the world, now discontinued.
Regards Deaf.

bhagwan69 schrieb:

How about this transmitting triode amp to power those speakers. As an added bonus, you dont require a bulb to light up the room. Cant say about the heat though

Hi aks07;

Yr pic takes the CAKE !

Do i need 2 of those 'Thingys' for stereo ?

How much ? ( $$$ )

The hemisphere in the front, looks like a LAGRE electric bell ( Like they use in schools to announce the start / end of a period )

Lemme guess... that RINGS every time the amp clips or the output is shorted ?

But I would LOVE to know more of this OUTRAGEOUS yet interesting Power amp... I suppose its puts out not more than 3 watts ?
Do share. THANKS !

Deaf said:

They probably had the best wireless speaker in the world, now discontinued.

Sorry to digress, but I just HAD to vent my spleen about "WIRELESS Speakers"

What a SHAM.

They ALL need the Mains wire running to it, to provide juce. So 2 'ugly wires' carry mains or 2 ugly wires carrying the signal... the wires are there anyway .

Any how many of our houses 'naturally' have 2 mains outlets - one behind each speaker ?

If the mains wire can snake around, so can the audio... and you will almost certainly get better sound thru wires than wireless ( though that seems to be changing now )

P.S: I did read of a wireless speaker that runs on battery, but the battery needs to be recharged ( with a wired feed )

Dear Ampnut the speaker did have a substantial battery. What I meant by best was that it had the best audio quality known for a wireless loudspeaker.
Deaf.

Hi deaf,

No quarrel with you !

My point was that there REALLY is no animal such as a True 'Wereless Speaker'

Its a PITY to
i. pay as much or more,
ii. and still get poorer sound quality,
iii. despite the need for wires...

Yes, your key pointer was :

it had the best audio quality known for a wireless loudspeaker.

Cheers

Dear Ampnut,
You are too dear a pal to have a quarrel with.
The speaker did not rely on BS wireless technology like bluetooth, wifi etc, it had a defense level wireless technology, with a receiver atop the loudspeaker that looked like a anntena. The damn pair cost 10,000/- pounds, used top of the line Morel drivers and was encased in a chromed aluminium tower. You can still see it in the gallery of the O'heocha site.
Regards Deaf.

Dear deaf,

Yes, I too consider you as a GOOD friend and hold yr opinion in VERY high regard.

PLEASE Do NOT mis-understand... I do not have ANY quarrel either with you or the super looking speaker... I am just Bitching about 'wireless' speakers in general.

Hello Amp_Nut-ji

That amp will output several hundreds of Class A SE power. And yes you will need 2 of them for stereo. It looks formidable but quite easy to build if you got the components, tools and skill. best of luck

aks07 schrieb:

That amp will output several hundreds of Class A SE power.

I do not know much about amps - but a tube amp - se - several hundredS of watts::::
Can you shed some light ? Please.......
The link to that product - please........
Thanks,

aks07 schrieb:

How about this transmitting triode amp to power those speakers. As an added bonus, you dont require a bulb to light up the room. Cant say about the heat though

Is it Electron Luv?

I am sorry but I don't have a link.

That tube looks to be the Russian GM100. With a Pa of 1000W it should provide 150 watts in Class A even if run conservatively and maybe 300 watts if drawing grid current. The GM100 tube should be available in India.

Some transmitting type tubes (such as 8240 triode) are rated at 5kw. The biggest transmitting triode I have read about is the type ML-7482 made by EIMAC and rated at 200,000 watts. It requires vapour cooling. I don't know if anybody has attempted an audio amp around it

Yes I think its electron luv.

Anyways, sorry for the threadjaking.

That amp will output several hundreds of Class A SE power.

Hi Aks07,

WOW ! Yeh Amp ne to meri Batti Jala di !

Can you provide me a link on this wonderful thing ?

It looks formidable but quite easy to build if you got the components, tools and skill.

My wife has been reluctant to let me get a dog home.

Now I can offer her a choice / Ultimatum :

A Dog or I start building this thing ... I mean TWO of these things !

Now that link to build it PLEASE !

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That tube is on steriods

Amp_Nut schrieb:

My wife has been reluctant to let me get a dog home. Now I can offer her a choice / Ultimatum : A Dog or I start building this thing ... I mean TWO of these things ! Now that link to build it PLEASE ! :)

Amp Nut sir, thou art skating on thin ice...

...you could end up getting a dog home...i mean a 'dog home' for urself...

Amp_Nut-ji

PM'd.

Additionally this pic specially for you.



GM100 in its natural setting. This looks like a quick-n-dirty DIY transmitter built around the GM100 for ham use.

Note the extreme left corner. Looks like an ECC83 or EL84 size tube. Compare it to the GM100. I also note a power triode in the right and its safe to assume its rated at at least 500watts.

However, the type of wires and the casual construction style don't suggest use of very high voltage. Must be an experimental rig.

It must be brave soul to punch out Morse code from the keystroker in the front