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[ubernoob]

I am always on the lookout for strange things so I just wondered if any of you good people knew of any different types of speaker over the normal cone diaphram type we all know and use.

I know there have been a few companies that have used a rotary style woofer but that is about all I can find in regard to weird speaker designs. Eminent Technologies were looking at releasing an 8" rotary woofer for car use buy it sadly never happened-http://www.eminent-t...com/randd2.html

If you haven't read about their home theater sub it is pretty nuts, 110 Db at 1Hz- http://www.eminent-t...comparison.html

http://www.rotarywoo.../howitworks.htm

[syd-monster]

Electrostatic

Ribbon

Plasma

PG's Cyclone

Forgot Tactile technologies. (ie using tactile sensory products to turn any solid surface into a radiating/reverbrating (ie sound) one) Its still pistonic, but there is merit in that its almost electrostatic meets conventinal pistonic type of adaptation. Youtube Tactile speakers.

Edited by syd-monster, 12 April 2012 - 09:00 AM.

[data_mine]

I've an Alpine centre channel speaker, where in cone is inverted, looks more like a boob.



There's also plasma/arc tweeters.


And for the nerdy, computer equipment making music, not exactly hifi, but it works.

[data_mine]

[ubernoob]

Wow I'd heard of the PG sub but damn that is a really strange beast-


I should have listed ribbon, I have some of them, oops.

Does plasma make any useable output?

[Lunchbox.inc]

And for the nerdy, computer equipment making music, not exactly hifi, but it works.

on that topic...

floppy drive music...?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk_XaJ7gE4Q&feature=channel

[data_mine]

Plasma music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fakfEt_hYCo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFW28BjWLo&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Jjsv2zr-c&NR=1&feature=fvwp

[Lunchbox.inc]

i'll this one too, as i'm quite impressed but it... sound is very clear and it plays down super low too, apparently stays clean down just under 200hz...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyVTvtgm11o&feature=channel

[Lunchbox.inc]

altho not exact a different type of speaker, the ol' leslie cab deserves a mention too...

[data_mine]

so....

speakers + car wheels = awesome ?

[Dylby1]

Does this count with all the others?

[Winno]

Folded motion tweeters - search MartinLogan.

[SQXPRT]

Also, carbon condenser speakers, as used in old telephones. not high output, not really rugged, but they work and are cheap. good for high impedance circuits (aka valves)